IPL 2026: What is the remaining purse of all 10 teams ahead of mini auction

IPL 2026 auction will be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16.

The highly anticipated retention and release list was announced by all ten franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday, 15th November ahead of the mini auction, which will take place on December 16. There are several stars who will enter the auction in search of a new team, and some of them have even captained an IPL team.

The five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have released the most numbers of players. On the other hand, the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI), and the last season’s runners-ups, Punjab Kings (PBKS) have maintained the core of the team and released the least number of players.

The auction is scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16. The biggest surprise ahead of the retention deadline was the trade between CSK and RR. Sanju Samson was traded to CSK in return of Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran, making it probably one of the biggest IPL trades of all time.

IPL 2026 auction: List of slots available for teams with remaining purse value

Three-time champions KKR will have the biggest purse (INR 64.3 crores) and most slots heading into the mini auction, while MI will head to the auction with the lowest purse of all – 2.75 crores. Five teams will enter the auction with a purse value of more than 20 crores and only two teams have more than 10 slots to fill.

Here’s a look at available slots, available overseas slots and purse of all teams after retention deadline:

KKR release Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer; CSK release Matheesha Pathirana

IPL 2026 mini auction will see some big names going under the hammer. Teams like CSK and KKR will look to rebuild their team with some new faces, while other franchises will look to pick players to fill in the gap they have. KKR released their most expensive player, Venkatesh Iyer, who was bought for INR 23.75 crores.

Along with him, the franchise also released veteran star Andre Russell, who has won two titles with the team. Apart from trading Jadeja, CSK also made another surprise move by releasing Matheesha Pathirana after investing a lot in him for the past few seasons.

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