IPL 2026: Remaining purses of all teams after retentions are revealed

Ahead of the mini-auction, several teams have dared to release some of their crucial players who have not proven promising in recent seasons. The IPL 2026 mini-auction is likely to be owned by two franchises with the biggest pockets, with some quirky interference from others.

The IPL 2026 mini-auction is now set to be an exciting saga with the arrival of some exceptionally talented players such as Cameron Green, Liam Livingstone, Andre Russell, Quinton de Kock, Matheesha Pathirana, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Glenn Maxwell.

Moreover, several teams still have many foreign spots available on their side and will be eager to grab these big names. But for this to happen, they would have to have enough money in their pockets.

IPL 2026 Biggest trade list for the season

The IPL 2026 preseason saw some of the biggest transactions in the history of the IPL. Several other trade speculations that appeared in the media failed to materialize, especially KL Rahul’s famous move to KKR or Washington Sundar’s move to CSK.

However, CSK traded Sanju Samson to align their hopes of a veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman for the future in the absence of veteran MS Dhoni. However, to bring in Samson, they agreed to let go of one of their most experienced guys, Ravindra Jadeja, who fills the role of best all-rounder for the Men in Yellow so far.

Several other big moves highlighted Mohammed Shami’s all-cash deal with LSG and some tactical exchanges between the Mumbai Indians and other teams like the Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants for players like Sherfane Rutherford and Shardul Thakur.

IPL 2026 mini auction to witness a monopoly of two major teams

The Chennai Super Kings turned out to be the franchise that released the most of their players. They have released a total of 11 players, besides some big names like Ravindra Jadeja (traded) and Matheesha Pathirana.

Besides CSK, another franchise that has let go of its seasoned campaigners, Venkatesh Iyer and Andre Russell, is the Kolkata Knight Riders. The farewell of these two has made their wallets a huge fortune.

Remaining purses for all franchises in IPL 2026:

Kolkata Knight Riders – INR 64.3 crores

Chennai Super Kings – INR 43.4 Crores

Sunrisers Hyderabad – INR 25.5 Crores

Lucknow Super Giants – INR 22.95 Crores

Capitals of Delhi – INR 21.8 Crores

Rajasthan Royals – INR 16.05 Crores

Royal Challengers Bangalore – INR 16.4 Crores

Gujarat Titans – INR 12.9 Crores

Punjab Kings – INR 11.5 Crores

Mumbai Indians – INR 2.75 Crores

How many player spots are available in all 10 IPL teams?

As all the teams have released several players from their squads, some of whom are popular cricketers and some are unknown entities, several spots have been left vacant in the franchises. Each franchise can have a maximum of 25 players and not less than 18 players as per the rules of the IPL.

Here are the number of vacant slots in all IPL franchises:

Sunrisers Hyderabad – 10 (2 abroad)

Chennai Super Kings – 9 (4 abroad)

Kolkata Knight Riders – 13 (6 abroad)

Mumbai Indians – 5 (1 abroad)

Capitals of Delhi – 8 (5 abroad)

Rajasthan Royals – 9 (1 abroad)

Gujarat Titans – 5 (4 abroad)

Lucknow Super Giants – 6 (4 abroad)

Punjab Kings – 4 (2 abroad)

Royal Challengers Bangalore – 8 (2 abroad)

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