IPL 2026 Teams with Updated Players List After Auction and Lineups

The IPL 2026 mini-auction brought significant squad changes across all 10 franchises. Teams entered the bidding process with varying budgets and strategic needs.

Kolkata Knight Riders held the highest purse at INR 64.30 crore, followed by Chennai Super Kings with an amount of INR 43.40 crore.

The auction saw multiple bidding wars for premium players. Cameron Green became the most expensive signing at INR 25.20 crore, followed by Matheesha Pathirana at INR 18 crore.

Both players joined the Kolkata Knight Riders. Liam Livingstone attracted strong interest and was acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 13 crore.

Uncapped Indian players commanded record prices this year. Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer both fetched INR 14.20 crore from Chennai Super Kings, making them the costliest uncapped players in IPL auction history.

Delhi Capitals spent INR 8.40 crore on Auqib Nabi Dar, while Lucknow Super Giants invested INR 8.60 crore in Josh Inglis despite his limited availability.

The auction concluded with 77 players finding new homes. Franchises spent a combined INR 215.45 crore to fill their roster gaps. Each team now prepares for the upcoming season with strengthened squads.

IPL 2026 Teams with Updated Players List After Auction and Lineups

IPL 2026 Auction Summary

The mini-auction for IPL 2026 took place on December 16. A total of 77 players were sold across all 10 teams. The combined spending reached INR 215.45 crore.

The tournament is scheduled to run from March 26 to May 31. Teams had different budget allocations based on their retention decisions and previous spending patterns.

Players Bought by All Teams

All 10 IPL 2026 Teams with Updated Players List After Auction and Lineups

1. Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings entered the auction with INR 43.40 crore, the second-largest budget among all franchises.

The five-time champions targeted premium players early in the proceedings.

They participated actively in the bidding for Cameron Green, making 29 separate bids before withdrawing.

The team also showed strong interest in Ravi Bishnoi, but could not secure either player.

The franchise made history by purchasing Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer for INR 14.20 crore each.

These signings set a new record for uncapped Indian players at any IPL auction. Both players became CSK’s most expensive buys in this mini-auction.

CSK added four overseas players to strengthen their lineup.

Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Matthew Short, and Zakary Foulkes joined the squad. The team completed nine signings using their available purse.

Final Squad of Chennai Super Kings

• Retentions: Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson (traded), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel
• Auction Buys
• Batters: Sarfaraz Khan (INR 75 lakh)
• Wicketkeepers: Kartik Sharma (INR 14.20 Cr)
• Allrounders: Prashant Veer (INR 14.20 Cr), Matthew Short (INR 1.50 Cr), Aman Khan (INR 40 lakh), Zak Foulkes (INR 75 lakh)
• Spinners: Akeal Hosein (INR 2 Cr), Rahul Chahar (INR 5.2 Cr)
• Pacers: Matt Henry (INR 2 Cr)

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2. Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals had INR 21.80 crore available for the auction. The team needed to fill eight roster slots, with five designated for overseas players.

Their auction strategy began with acquiring David Miller and Ben Duckett at their base price of INR 2 crore each.

The Capitals engaged heavily in bidding for Matheesha Pathirana, submitting 35 bids total. Kolkata Knight Riders eventually won that contest.

Delhi then focused on domestic talent and secured Auqib Nabi Dar as their costliest purchase at INR 8.40 crore, consuming nearly 39% of their budget.

They defeated KKR to sign Pathum Nissanka for INR 4 crore.

The remaining six acquisitions came at base prices, including pace bowlers Lungi Ngidi and Kyle Jamieson. DC maintained financial discipline throughout the process.

Final Squad of Delhi Capitals

• Retentions: Abhishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana (traded), Sameer Rizvi, T. Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam
• Auction Buys
• Batters: David Miller (INR 2 Cr), Pathum Nissanka (INR 4 Cr), Sahil Parak (INR 30 lakh), Prithvi Shaw (INR 75 lakh)
• Wicketkeepers: Ben Duckett (INR 2 Cr)
• Allrounders: Auqib Nabi (INR 8.40 Cr)
• Spinners: Nil
• Pacers: Lungi Ngidi (INR 2 Cr), Kyle Jamieson (INR 2 Cr)

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3. Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans operated with the third-smallest purse at this mini-auction, trailing only the Mumbai Indians and the Punjab Kings. The team submitted bids for nine different players during the session. They successfully secured five of their targets.

GT made opening bids for Venkatesh Iyer and pursued Liam Livingstone, Ben Dwarshuis, and Jack Edwards. Sunrisers Hyderabad claimed both Edwards and Livingstone, while Punjab Kings acquired Dwarshuis. The Titans then adjusted their strategy accordingly.

Jason Holder became their primary investment at INR 7 crore. Tom Banton and Luke Wood added overseas depth to the roster. Gujarat also signed uncapped pacer Ashok Sharma for INR 90 lakh after a four-way bidding battle involving KKR, CSK, and RR.

Final Squad of Gujarat Titans

• Retentions: Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Siraj, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar
• Auction Buys
• Batters: Nil
• Wicketkeepers: Tom Banton (INR 2 Cr)
• Allrounders: Jason Holder (INR 7 Cr)
• Spinners: Nil
• Pacers: Ashok Sharma (INR 90 lakh), Prithvi Raj (INR 30 lakh), Luke Wood (INR 75 lakh)

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4. Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders entered the auction with the largest purse at INR 64.30 crore.

The three-time champions conducted an active auction campaign, bidding on 19 players total. They completed 12 signings from those attempts.

KKR secured the two most expensive players of the entire auction.

Cameron Green cost INR 25.20 crore, while Matheesha Pathirana went for INR 18 crore. These marquee signings consumed significant portions of their budget.

The franchise missed out on Venkatesh Iyer, Pathum Nissanka, Liam Livingstone, and Kartik Sharma.

They acquired three New Zealand players at base prices: Rachin Ravindra, Finn Allen, and Tim Seifert.

Mustafizur Rahman became their third-costliest signing at INR 9.20 crore.

Several uncapped Indians joined the squad, including Tejasvi Dahiya, Daksh Kamra, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, and Kartik Tyagi.

Final Squad of Kolkata Knight Riders

• Retentions: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
• Auction Buys
• Batters: Rahul Tripathi (INR 75 lakh)
• Wicketkeepers: Finn Allen (INR 2 Cr), Tejasvi Singh (INR 3 Cr), Tim Seifert (INR 1.50 Cr)
• Allrounders: Cameron Green (INR 25.20 Cr), Sarthak Ranjan (INR 30 lakh), Daksh Kamra (INR 30 lakh), Rachin Ravindra (INR 2 Cr)
• Spinners: Prashant Solanki (INR 30 lakh)
• Pacers: Matheesha Pathirana (INR 18 Cr), Kartik Tyagi (INR 30 lakh), Mustafizur Rahman (INR 9.20 Cr), Akash Deep (INR 1 Cr)

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5. Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants brought INR 25.50 crore to the auction table with six open roster positions.

Their first acquisition was Wanindu Hasaranga at his base price of INR 2 crore. The team then shifted focus to other premium targets.

LSG participated in bidding wars for Venkatesh Iyer and Matheesha Pathirana.

They submitted 41 bids for Pathirana alone before conceding to KKR. Strong interest also emerged for both Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer, though neither joined their squad.

The franchise secured uncapped talents Mukul Choudhary, Akshat Raghuwanshi, and Naman Tiwari through competitive bidding.

Josh Inglis became their most expensive purchase at INR 8.60 crore despite his limited availability of just four matches in the upcoming season.

Final Squad of Lucknow Super Giants

• Retentions: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (traded), Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami (traded), Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed
• Auction Buys
• Batters: Akshat Raghuwanshi (INR 2.2 Cr)
• Wicketkeepers: Mukul Choudhary (INR 2.6 Cr), Josh Inglis (INR 8.60 Cr)
• Allrounders: Nil
• Spinners: Wanindu Hasaranga (INR 2 Cr)
• Pacers: Anrich Nortje (INR 2 Cr), Naman Tiwari (INR 1 Cr)

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6. Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians had the smallest budget among all 10 franchises. Despite this limitation, they bid on 11 different players throughout the auction.

The team made their opening bid for former player Cameron Green, whose base price of INR 2 crore nearly matched their entire purse of INR 2.75 crore.

Quinton de Kock represented MI’s best value acquisition. The experienced wicketkeeper-batter joined at his base price of INR 1 crore. This signing addressed a key roster need within budget constraints.

Four uncapped Indian players completed Mumbai’s auction haul. Mayank Rawat, Atharva Ankolekar, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar, and Danish Malewar all signed for base prices of INR 30 lakh each.

Final Squad of Mumbai Indians

• Retentions: AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande (traded), Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur (traded), Sherfane Rutherford (traded), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Will Jacks
• Auction Buys
• Batters: Danish Malewar (INR 30 lakh)
• Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock (INR 1 Cr)
• Allrounders: Atharva Ankolekar (INR 30 lakh), Mayank Rawat (INR 30 lakh)
• Spinners: Nil
• Pacers: Mohammad Izhar (INR 30 lakh)

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7. Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings entered with INR 11.50 crore, second-lowest among participating teams.

The franchise adopted a cautious approach initially, sitting out the first 10 player sets without raising their paddle. Their first bidding activity occurred during the accelerated round.

PBKS showed brief interest in Aman Khan but withdrew after a single bid, allowing CSK to secure him for INR 35 lakh.

Cooper Connolly then became their focus, joining for INR 3 crore. The team made 13 bids attempting to sign Rahul Chahar but ultimately failed.

Ben Dwarshuis became their costliest signing at INR 4.40 crore. Vishal Nishad and Praveen Dubey completed Punjab’s auction purchases alongside Connolly.

Final Squad of Punjab Kings

• Retentions: Arshdeep Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Mitch Owen, Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal
• Auction Buys
• Batters: Nil
• Wicketkeepers: Nil
• Allrounders: Cooper Connolly (INR 3 Cr)
• Spinners: Pravin Dubey (INR 30 lakh), Vishal Nishad (INR 30 lakh)
• Pacers: Ben Dwarshuis (INR 4.40 Cr)

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8. Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals arrived with INR 16.05 crore for squad building. Ravi Bishnoi emerged as their headline acquisition at INR 7.20 crore. His addition strengthens an already potent spin attack featuring Ravindra Jadeja.

The franchise targeted several domestic Indian pacers with high-pace capabilities. Adam Milne was their sole overseas signing in this auction cycle. RR participated in 15 total bidding instances and completed nine player acquisitions.

The team added depth across multiple positions while staying within budget. Their purchases balanced experienced players with emerging domestic talent.

Final Squad of Rajasthan Royals

• Retentions: Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira (traded), Jofra Archer, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-Dre Pretorious, Nandre Burger, Ravindra Jadeja (traded), Riyan Parag, Sam Curran (traded), Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Charak
• Auction Buys
• Batters: Aman Rao (INR 30 lakh)
• Wicketkeepers: Ravi Singh (INR 95 lakh)
• Allrounders: Nil
• Spinners: Ravi Bishnoi (INR 7.20 Cr), Yash Raj Punja (INR 30 lakh), Vignesh Puthur (INR 30 lakh)
• Pacers: Sushant Mishra (INR 90 lakh), Brijesh Sharma (INR 30 lakh), Adam Milne (INR 2.40 Cr), Kuldeep Sen (INR 75 lakh)

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9. Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bengaluru operated with INR 16.40 crore available for roster additions.

They opened their auction account by securing Venkatesh Iyer for INR 7 crore after a bidding contest with KKR. This represented a significant investment in an experienced all-rounder.

Mangesh Yadav, a Madhya Pradesh all-rounder, cost RCB INR 5.20 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad competed for his services before withdrawing. These two signings consumed the majority of Bengaluru’s budget.

The defending champions completed eight total signings. Six players joined at base prices, including overseas duo Jacob Duffy and Jordan Cox. RCB balanced premium acquisitions with cost-effective depth additions.

Final Squad of Royal Challengers Bengaluru

• Retentions: Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Nuwan Thushara, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Dar, Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal
• Auction Buys
• Batters: Vihaan Malhotra (INR 30 lakh)
• Wicketkeepers: Jordan Cox (INR 75 lakh)
• Allrounders: Venkatesh Iyer (INR 7 Cr), Satvik Deswal (INR 30 lakh), Mangesh Yadav (INR 5.20 Cr), Vicky Ostwal (INR 30 lakh), Kanishk Chouhan (INR 30 lakh)
• Spinners: Nil
• Pacers: Jacob Duffy (INR 2 Cr)

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10. Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad conducted an active auction with INR 25.50 crore at their disposal. The team completed 10 signings throughout the day.

Their first seven purchases focused entirely on uncapped Indian talent, including Salil Arora at INR 1.50 crore following competitive bidding.

Liam Livingstone became SRH’s most expensive acquisition at INR 13 crore. The English all-rounder brings batting depth and bowling options.

Shivam Mavi joined at his base price, while Jack Edwards cost INR 3 crore during the accelerated round.

SRH bid on seven additional players without success, including Josh Inglis, Ravi Bishnoi, and Auqib Nabi Dar.

Their final squad balanced experienced internationals with domestic prospects.

Final Squad of Sunrisers Hyderabad

• Retentions: Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, Brydon Carse, Eshan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Smaran Ravichandaran, Travis Head, Zeeshan Ansari
• Auction Buys
• Batters: Nil
• Wicketkeepers: Salil Arora (INR 1.50 Cr)
• Allrounders: Shivang Kumar (INR 30 lakh), Liam Livingstone (INR 13 Cr), Jack Edwards (INR 3 Cr)
• Spinners: Amit Kumar (INR 30 lakh), Krains Fuletra (INR 30 lakh)
• Pacers: Sakib Hussain (INR 30 lakh), Onkar Tarmale (INR 30 lakh), Praful Hinge (INR 30 lakh), Shivam Mavi (INR 75 lakh)

Conclusion:

The IPL 2026 mini-auction delivered several noteworthy outcomes across all franchises.

Kolkata Knight Riders dominated spending with their acquisitions of Cameron Green and Matheesha Pathirana.

Chennai Super Kings created history by making Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer the costliest uncapped players ever purchased.

Teams with limited budgets demonstrated financial discipline. Mumbai Indians maximized their small purse by securing Quinton de Kock and four uncapped players.

Punjab Kings waited patiently before making strategic selections within their constraints.

Overseas all-rounders commanded premium prices throughout the session.

Liam Livingstone, Jason Holder, and Venkatesh Iyer attracted strong bidding interest from multiple franchises.

Uncapped Indian talent also received significant investment, reflecting growing confidence in domestic players.

The complete ipl 2026 teams with updated players list after auction and lineups now provide clarity on squad compositions.

Each franchise has addressed specific needs through its purchases. Teams will now shift focus toward training camps and tactical preparation.

The tournament window from March 26 to May 31 approaches rapidly.

Final squad balances and combinations will emerge during practice sessions ahead of the season opener.