Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have assembled their squad for WPL 2026, making smart purchases in the auction to add to star names like Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry and Richa Ghosh.

Smriti Mandhana, who was an important member of the Women's World Cup-winning team, is reportedly set to marry music composer-filmmaker Palash Muchhal on November 23

Off-spinner Shreyanka Patil and pacer Titas Sadhu continued to chart their way back from injuries as they were included in the India A squad on Thursday to tour Australia for a multi-format away series.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday drafted in Sneh Rana as replacement for injured Shreyanka Patil for the remainder of the WPL 2025 season.

The young bowler has been a consistent performer for India across white-ball formats, regularly delivering in high-pressure situations.

Fatima had to return home to Pakistan midway through the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, after the sudden demise of her father.

WPL 2024 was a tournament of two halves for Shreyanka Patil - she took only two wickets in first four games held in her hometown Bengaluru, before a hand injury sidelined her for next two matches.

Shreyanka bagged 2/14 in India's opening Women's Asia Cup game against Pakistan.

The Indian women's cricket team holds an 11-3 lead over Pakistan in T20Is.

With left-arm spinner Radha Yadav's form on rise since her international return and off-spinner Deepti Sharma being reliable, India are sorted in their first two spinners.