IPL 2027: retention, trades, auction & every team in one place
Retention lists are due on Tuesday, 17 November 2026. The mini auction follows on 16 December 2026 in Goa. Ten players have changed teams through trades, three franchises have new head coaches, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru go in as back-to-back champions.
What happens next
Each franchise sends the BCCI two lists on 17 November: players kept for 2027 and players released. Released players can enter the auction pool. Because 2027 is a mini auction, there is no fixed limit on retentions and no Right to Match card; the limits are the squad size (25 players at most, no more than eight from overseas) and the money left under the ₹157 crore cap. Read the full retention guide and the auction guide.
| Date | Day | What happened or is due |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | Tuesday | Rishabh Pant (LSG to DC) and Kuldeep Yadav (DC to LSG) trade confirmed |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Thursday | Ajinkya Rahane (KKR) retires from all forms of cricket, aged 38 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Tuesday | Delhi Capitals confirm Sourav Ganguly as head coach, replacing Hemang Badani |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Wednesday | T Natarajan (DC to SRH) and Zeeshan Ansari (SRH to DC) trade confirmed |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Saturday | BCCI tells the ten franchises the mini auction will be in Goa on 16 December, with a briefing on 15 December |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Monday | BCCI moves the retention deadline from 15 to 17 November |
| 5 Nov 2026 | Thursday | CSK and SRH complete a four-player trade |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday | Hardik Pandya (MI to PBKS) and Arshdeep Singh (PBKS to MI) trade confirmed |
| 17 Nov 2026 | Tuesday | Retention and release lists due from all ten franchises |
| 15 Dec 2026 | Tuesday | Auction briefing for franchises in Goa |
| 16 Dec 2026 | Wednesday | IPL 2027 mini auction in Goa |
All ten trades for IPL 2027
Trades have moved ₹85.70 crore worth of contracts so far. The biggest is the straight swap of Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh at ₹18 crore each.
- Rishabh Pant: LSG to DC for ₹15 crore
- Kuldeep Yadav: DC to LSG for ₹13.50 crore
- T Natarajan: DC to SRH for ₹5 crore
- Zeeshan Ansari: SRH to DC for ₹40 lakh
- Liam Livingstone: SRH to CSK for ₹6 crore
- Jack Edwards: SRH to CSK for ₹3 crore
- Khaleel Ahmed: CSK to SRH for ₹4.8 crore
- Nathan Ellis: CSK to SRH for ₹2 crore
- Hardik Pandya: MI to PBKS for ₹18 crore
- Arshdeep Singh: PBKS to MI for ₹18 crore
Trade details, fees and what each player did in 2026 →
The ten teams
How IPL 2026 finished
RCB topped the league on net run rate, beat Gujarat Titans by 92 runs in Qualifier 1 and then beat them again in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on 31 May 2026, chasing 156 with 12 balls left. It was their second title in a row. GT, SRH and RR also reached the playoffs; Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants finished at the bottom on eight points.
| # | Team | P | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | +0.783 | Champions |
| 2 | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | +0.695 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | +0.524 | Lost Eliminator |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | +0.189 | Lost Qualifier 2 |
| 5 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | +0.309 | – |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | -0.651 | – |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | -0.147 | – |
| 8 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | -0.345 | – |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -0.584 | – |
| 10 | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -0.740 | – |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won the Orange Cap with 776 runs at a strike rate of 237.31. Kagiso Rabada took the Purple Cap with 29 wickets. Full season pages: IPL 2026 results, Orange Cap winners, Purple Cap winners.
Scoring keeps rising
IPL 2026 produced 65 totals of 200 or more across 74 matches, and the average first-innings score in matches not shortened by rain was 195.8. In 2008 it was 163.3. Teams chasing won 45 of the 73 decided games in 2026. The Impact Player rule, in place since 2023, is one reason: sides now bat deeper.
Grounds for IPL 2027
Since 2023, Eden Gardens (197.3) and Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (197.1) have the highest average first-innings scores among grounds with at least 20 such matches; MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) is the lowest at 172.7.
Ahmedabad · 53 IPL matches
Delhi · 104 IPL matches
Kolkata · 107 IPL matches
Mumbai · 132 IPL matches
Hyderabad · 90 IPL matches
Chennai · 98 IPL matches
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