Indian Premier League · Season 20 · Auction 16 Dec, Goa

IPL 2027 Auction: Date, Trades, Retentions and Squads

8 players have already changed teams, Rishabh Pant is back in Delhi, and the retention lists are due on 17 November. Everything that has actually happened, team by team, updated as it happens.

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Road to Goa

IPL 2027 Auction Date and Key Deadlines

These dates come from the IPL's note to the franchises on 2 November, reported independently. Full detail in the auction date guide.

  1. Retention deadlineTue 17 Nov
    Teams submit retained and released lists. Moved from 15 November, the day of the fifth India v New Zealand ODI.
  2. Player registration closesMon 23 Nov
    Last day for players to enter the auction.
  3. Extra player requestsFri 27 Nov
    Teams can ask for players to be added to the pool.
  4. Final auction listThu 3 Dec
    The registered pool and the order of sets go to all ten teams.
  5. IPL 2027 auction, GoaWed 16 Dec
    A one-day mini-auction, the last before the 2028 mega auction.
Auction tracker

IPL 2027 Auction Live Tracker

These tiles switch to sold, spent and top bid when bidding starts on 16 December. Follow every sale in the IPL 2027 auction live blog.

AUCTION DAY · 16 DEC · GOA
8
Players traded
since June
0/10
Retention lists in
due 17 Nov
10
Teams
16 Dec
Auction day
Goa
3 deals · 8 players

IPL 2027 Trades So Far

Every trade confirmed by the IPL, newest first, with the fee each player moves at. Players often move at a lower fee than their auction price. The full story of each deal: IPL 2027 trade tracker.

CSK and SRH swap four players5 Nov 2026
Liam Livingstone
SRH→CSK₹6 crore
Down ₹7 crore from ₹13 crore. England all-rounder, at less than half his ₹13 crore SRH fee.
Jack Edwards
SRH→CSK₹3 crore
Same fee. Australian seam-bowling all-rounder, missed IPL 2026 with a foot injury.
Khaleel Ahmed
CSK→SRH₹4.8 crore
Same fee. Left-arm quick back at SRH, where he played 2018 to 2021; 15 wickets in 14 games in 2025.
Nathan Ellis
CSK→SRH₹2 crore
Same fee. Australian death-overs specialist.
Natarajan back at SRH, Zeeshan Ansari to Delhi14 Oct 2026
T Natarajan
DC→SRH₹5 crore
Down ₹5.75 crore from ₹10.75 crore. Returns to the team he played for from 2020 to 2024; 19 wickets in 2024.
Zeeshan Ansari
SRH→DC₹40 lakh
Same fee. Leg-spinner, six wickets in 10 IPL games, three on debut.
Pant goes home, Kuldeep to Lucknow23 Jun 2026
Rishabh Pant
LSG→DC₹15 crore
Down ₹12 crore from ₹27 crore. Back where he made 111 appearances, the most for Delhi; down from the ₹27 crore record bid.
Kuldeep Yadav
DC→LSG₹13.5 crore
Same fee. 72 wickets in 65 games for Delhi since 2022.
Ten teams

IPL 2027 Teams: Where Each Side Stands

Titles, how 2026 ended and every trade in or out. Tap a team for its 2026 numbers, trades and the questions for retention day.

❤️ Royal Challengers Bengaluru2× 🏆
2026: 1st, 9-5
Back-to-back champions.
🔷 Gujarat Titans1× 🏆
2026: 2nd, 9-5
The most complete side on paper.
🧡 Sunrisers Hyderabad1× 🏆
2026: 3rd, 9-5
The busiest team of the trade window.
Out: Liam LivingstoneOut: Jack EdwardsIn: Khaleel AhmedIn: Nathan EllisIn: T NatarajanOut: Zeeshan Ansari
💗 Rajasthan Royals1× 🏆
2026: 4th, 8-6
The season belonged to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: 776 runs at a strike rate of 237.3 and 72 sixes, the Orange Cap at 15, and 97 off 29 in the Eliminator.
🦁 Punjab KingsNo title yet
2026: 5th, 7-6-1
Finalists in 2025, one point short in 2026.
💙 Delhi CapitalsNo title yet
2026: 6th, 7-7
Rishabh Pant is home.
Out: T NatarajanIn: Zeeshan AnsariIn: Rishabh PantOut: Kuldeep Yadav
💜 Kolkata Knight Riders3× 🏆
2026: 7th, 6-7-1
Kolkata spent the 2026 auction record on Cameron Green, ₹25.20 crore, and finished seventh.
💛 Chennai Super Kings5× 🏆
2026: 8th, 6-8
Five titles and a rebuild in progress.
In: Liam LivingstoneIn: Jack EdwardsOut: Khaleel AhmedOut: Nathan Ellis
💙 Mumbai Indians5× 🏆
2026: joint bottom, 4-10
Their worst season in years.
🩵 Lucknow Super GiantsNo title yet
2026: joint bottom, 4-10
Lucknow bought Rishabh Pant for a record ₹27 crore in 2025 and traded him away after two seasons.
Out: Rishabh PantIn: Kuldeep Yadav
Last season

IPL 2026: Final Table, Caps and Playoffs

RCB, GT and SRH all finished on 18 points; RCB topped it on net run rate. Full review with every leader: IPL 2026 season in numbers.

Champions
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, second title in a row
Orange Cap
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 776 runs at 237.3
Purple Cap
Kagiso Rabada, 29 wickets
Most sixes
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 72
#TeamWLNRPtsHow it ended
1❤️ RCB95018Champions. Topped the table on net run rate, beat GT in Qualifier 1 and again in the Final by five wickets
2🔷 GT95018Runners-up. Lost Qualifier 1 to RCB, beat RR in Qualifier 2, lost the Final
3🧡 SRH95018Third. Lost the Eliminator to RR by 47 runs
4💗 RR86016Fourth. Beat SRH in the Eliminator, lost Qualifier 2 to GT
5🦁 PBKS76115Fifth. Missed the playoffs on the final matchday
6💙 DC77014Sixth
7💜 KKR67113Seventh
8💛 CSK68012Eighth
9=🩵 LSG41008Joint bottom with Mumbai on eight points, four wins
9=💙 MI41008Joint bottom with Lucknow on eight points, four wins
  • Qualifier 1: RCB beat GT
  • Eliminator: RR 243/8 beat SRH 196 by 47 runs (Sooryavanshi 97 off 29)
  • Qualifier 2: GT 219/3 beat RR 214/6 by seven wickets (Gill 104 off 53)
  • Final: RCB beat GT by five wickets
19 seasons

IPL Winners List: Every Champion Since 2008

Mumbai and Chennai have five titles each. Full list with every final and the records that still stand: IPL winners list 2008 to 2026.

2026
🏆 Royal Challengers Bengaluru
beat Gujarat Titans
2025
🏆 Royal Challengers Bengaluru
beat Punjab Kings
2024
🏆 Kolkata Knight Riders
beat Sunrisers Hyderabad
2023
🏆 Chennai Super Kings
beat Gujarat Titans
2022
🏆 Gujarat Titans
beat Rajasthan Royals
2021
🏆 Chennai Super Kings
beat Kolkata Knight Riders
2020
🏆 Mumbai Indians
beat Delhi Capitals
2019
🏆 Mumbai Indians
beat Chennai Super Kings
2018
🏆 Chennai Super Kings
beat Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017
🏆 Mumbai Indians
beat Rising Pune Supergiant
CSK
5 titles
MI
5 titles
KKR
3 titles
RCB
2 titles
GT
1 title
SRH
1 title
RR
1 title
PBKS
0 titles
DC
0 titles
LSG
0 titles
Solid bar: titles. Striped: finals lost. Deccan Chargers won in 2009 as a separate franchise.
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On Wednesday 16 December 2026 in Goa, as a one-day mini-auction. It is the last mini-auction before the mega auction for the 2028 season.
Not announced yet, so not on this page: the 2027 auction purse, retention rules and costs, and the season dates. Trades are taken from official IPL announcements and checked against independent reports; dates are from the IPL's note to franchises as reported on 2 November. Last updated 2026-11-05. RCB are defending champions.
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