With the IPL 2026 mini-auction scheduled for December 16 in Abu Dhabi, all 10 franchises have entered the final stretch of preparations after a hectic trading window and an aggressive round of releases.

Teams have cleared significant space in their wage structures, setting up one of the most competitive mini-auction floors in recent seasons. Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings hold the strongest financial positions, while Mumbai Indians remain the most cash-strapped after retaining a core-heavy squad.

The auction dynamics are expected to shift this year, with several high-value players entering the pool and multiple teams looking to rebuild key departments.

IPL mini auction: Money dynamics

KKR enter the auction with the highest purse after releasing several senior names, including Venkatesh Iyer and Andre Russell, giving them room to rebuild their middle order and overseas balance. CSK, despite acquiring Sanju Samson during the trade window, still carry one of the largest purses following the exit of multiple veterans.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals also have sizeable budgets, which positions them strongly for strategic signings. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans have moderate budgets that will require disciplined bidding. Punjab Kings have limited flexibility, while Mumbai Indians—left with just ₹2.75 crore—will have to depend largely on their retained core.

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With several established players entering the auction pool and multiple teams reshaping their combinations, the mini-auction is set to witness intense bidding as franchises lock in final reinforcements for IPL 2026.

Purse remaining ahead of IPL 2026 mini auction

IPL 2026 - Retained and Released Players

Gujarat Titans:
Retained: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav.

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Released: Mahipal Lomror, Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Kulwant Khejroliya.

Traded Out: Sherfane Rutherford (to Mumbai Indians)

Lucknow Supergiants:
Retained: Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, M Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh

Released: Ravi Bishnoi, David Miller, Akash Deep, Aryan Juyal, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar.

Traded In: Mohd Shami (from SRH), Arjun Tendulkar (from MI)

Traded Out: Shardul Thakur (to MI)

Delhi Capitals:
Retained: Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, and Nitish Rana.

Released: Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Sediqullah Atal, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Manvanth Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira

Kolkata Knight Riders:
Retained: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

Released: Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Moeen Ali, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande (traded out)

Chennai Superkings:
Retained: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary

Released: Rahul Tripathi, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Matheesha Pathirana

Traded in: Sanju Samson (from RR)

Traded out: Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja

Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Retained: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma

Released: Liam Livingstone, Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Tim Seifert, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Blessing Muzarabani, Mohit Rathee

Punjab Kings:
Retained: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Pannu, Musheer Khan, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Suryansh Shedge, Mitchell Owen, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar

Released: Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dube.

Rajasthan Royals:
Released: Kunal Rathore, Nitish Rana (to DC), Sanju Samson (to CSK), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ashok Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal

Retained: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Luhan Dre Pretorius, Shubham Dube, Donovan Ferreira (from DC), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja (from CSK), Sam Curran, Riyan Parag, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Yudhvir Singh

Mumbai Indians:
Retained: AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande (Trade In), Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur (Trade In), Sherfane Rutherford (Trade In), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Will Jacks

Released: Bevon Jacobs, Karn Sharma, KL Shrijith, Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, PSN Raju, Reece Topley, Vignesh Puthur.

Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Retained: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, B Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari

Released: Abhinav Manohar, Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder, Mohammed Shami, Smarjeet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa