IPL 2026 auction purse: How much money each team has left?
The 10 Indian Premier League franchises have confirmed their retained and released players ahead of next season’s mini auction, scheduled in Abu Dhabi on December 16.
All teams submitted their lists to the Board of Control for Cricket in India by the November 15 deadline.
The biggest change ahead of this year’s auction came with the trade of Sanju Samson heading to Chennai Super Kings and Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran moving to the Rajasthan Royals.
Kolkata Knight Riders also made a big move, releasing its Rs. 23.75-crore signing Venkatesh Iyer. The side also let go of two-time IPL winning player Andre Russell, who it had retained for Rs. 12 crore.
Here is the purse available with each team after the retention window closed:
Team-wise purse remaining for IPL 2026 auction
- Chennai Super Kings: Rs. 43.40 crore
- Mumbai Indians: Rs. 2.75 crore
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rs. 16.40 crore
- Kolkata Knight Riders: Rs. 64.30 crore
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rs. 25.50 crore
- Gujarat Titans: Rs. 12.90 crore
- Rajasthan Royals: Rs. 16.05 crore
- Delhi Capitals: Rs. 21.80 crore
- Lucknow Super Giants: Rs. 22.95 crore
- Punjab Kings: Rs. 11.50 crore
Published on Nov 15, 2025
