The IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi ended with excitement as teams spent significantly on new talent. The Kolkata Knight Riders made headlines by signing Cameron Green for ₹25.20 crore, the highest price ever paid for an overseas player in IPL history.
Sunrisers Hyderabad also made a major move by acquiring England’s Liam Livingstone for ₹13 crore. Chennai Super Kings focused on their future by investing in uncapped players Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma. Other teams took a similar approach, combining established players with young domestic talent.
With the squads now finalized, this article provides an overview of the updated teams, key signings, strengths, and overall balance after the auction.
IPL 2026 Auction – Highlights
The IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi was action-packed as franchises reshaped their squads for the upcoming season. Kolkata Knight Riders led the spending, signing Australian all-rounder Cameron Green for a record ₹25.20 crore, the highest-ever fee for an overseas player, and also securing Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana for ₹18 crore.
Uncapped Indian talent made headlines as well, with Chennai Super Kings investing ₹14.20 crore each on Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma, making them the most expensive uncapped players in the auction.
Sunrisers Hyderabad bought England’s Liam Livingstone for ₹13 crore, while other franchises focused on blending star power with young domestic talent to strengthen balance, depth, and overall team strategy for IPL 2026.
All 10 Teams After IPL 2026 Mini Auction
The IPL 2026 Mini Auction reshaped the squads of all franchises, as teams strengthened key departments and aimed for better balance. Big buys, influential overseas stars, and promising uncapped players gave several squads a fresh look.
With these updated squads, each team enters the season with a mix of experience, young talent, and strategic depth, making the competition even more exciting.
Chennai Super Kings
| Player Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Kartik Sharma | 14.20 cr |
| Prashant Veer | 14.20 cr |
| Rahul Chahar | 5.20 cr |
| Akeal Hosein | 2 cr |
| Matt Henry | 2 cr |
| Matthew Short | 1.50 cr |
| Aman Khan | 40 L |
| Sarfaraz Khan | 75 L |
| Zakary Foulkes | 75 L |
Squad for IPL 2026: MS Dhoni (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel (wk), Shreyas Gopal, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Zak Foulkes, Aman Khan, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Khaleel Ahmed
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
| Players Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Venkatesh Iyer | 7 cr |
| Mangesh Yadav | 5 cr |
| Jacob Duffy | 2 cr |
| Satwik Deswal | 30 L |
| Jordan Cox | 75 L |
| Vihaan Malhotra | 30 L |
| Kanishk Chouhan | 30 L |
| Vicky Ostwal | 30 L |
Squad for IPL 2026: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox, Jaco Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Romario Shepherd, Satwik Deswal, Kanishk Chouhan, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam, Mangesh Yadav, Yash Dayal, Jacob Duffy, Nuwan Thushara, Abhinandan Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad
| Players Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Liam Livingstone | 13 cr |
| Salil Arora | 1.50 cr |
| Shivang Kumar | 30 L |
| Sakib Hussain | 30 L |
| Onkar Tarmale | 30 L |
| Krains Fuletra | 30 L |
| Praful Hinge | 30 L |
| Amit Kumar | 30 L |
| Shivam Mavi | 75 L |
| Jack Edwards | 3 cr |
Squad for IPL 2026: Travis Head, Aniket Verma, R Smaran, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Salil Arora, Liam Livingstone, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Brydon Carse, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Harsh Dubey, Jack Edwards, Shivang Kumar, Krains Fuletra, Zeeshan Ansari, Amit Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Shivam Mavi, Onmar Tarmale, Sakib Hussain, Parful Hinge
Mumbai Indians
| Players Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock | 1 cr |
| Mohammad Izhar | 30 L |
| Danish Malewar | 30 L |
| Atharva Ankolekar | 30 L |
| Mayank Rawat | 30 L |
Squad for IPL 2026: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Danish Malewar, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock, Shardul Thakur, Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Markande, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Mohammed Izhar
Gujarat Titans
| Players Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Jason Holder | 7 cr |
| Ashok Sharma | 90 L |
| Luke Wood | 75 L |
| Prithvi Raj Yarra | 30 L |
| Tom Banton | 30 L |
Squad for IPL 2026: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Tom Banton, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Jos Buttler, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Jayant Yadav, Arshad Khan, Sai Kishore, Kagison Rabada, Luke Wood, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Sharma, Prithvu Raj Yarra.
Kolkata Knight Riders
| Players Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Cameroon Green | 25.20 cr |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 18 cr |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 9.20 cr |
| Tejasvi Singh | 3 cr |
| Finn Allen | 2 cr |
| Tim Seifert | 1.50 cr |
| Rahul Tripathi | 75 L |
| Kartik Tyagi | 30 L |
| Daksh Kamra | 30 L |
| Sarthal Ranjan | 30 L |
| Prasant Solanki | 30 L |
| Akashdeep | 1 cr |
| Rachin Ravindra | 2 cr |
Squad for IPL 2026: Ajinkya Rahabe, Angkirsh Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rahul Tripathi, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Finn Allen, Tajasvi Singh, Tim Seifert, Anukul Roy, Cameron Green, Daksh Kamra, Ramandeep Singh, Rachin Ravindra, Sarthak Ranjan, Sunil Narine, Prashant Solanki, Varun Chakravarthy, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Kartik Tyagi, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora
Rajasthan Royals
| Players Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Ravi Bishnoi | 7.20 cr |
| Ravi Singh | 95 L |
| Sushant Mishra | 90 L |
| Vignesh Puthur | 30 L |
| Yash Raj Punja | 30 L |
| Aman Rao | 30 L |
| Brijesh Sharma | 30 L |
| Kuldeep Sen | 75 L |
| Adam Milne | 2.40 cr |
Squad for IPL 2026: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aman Rao, Dhruv Jurel, Ravi Singh, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Raj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Jofra Archer, Kwena Mapahaka, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Sushant Mishra, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen, Brijesh Sharma.
Punjab Kings
| Players Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Cooper Connolly | 2 cr |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4.40 cr |
| Pravin Dubey | 30 L |
| Vishal Nishad | 30 L |
Squad for IPL Auction: Harnoor Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shreyas Iyer, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ben Dwarshuis, Cooper Connolly, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Yuzvedra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Vishal Nishad, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur
Delhi Capitals
| Players Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Auqib Nabi Dar | 8.40 cr |
| Pathum Nissanka | 4 cr |
| Ben Duckett | 2 cr |
| David Miller | 2 cr |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2 cr |
| Sahil Parakh | 30 L |
| Prithvi Shaw | 75 L |
| Kyle Jamieson | 2 cr |
Squad for IPL 2026: Prithvi Shaw, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Pathum Nissanka, Ashutosh Sharma, David Miller, Sameer Rizvi, Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Ben Duckett, Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, Kyle Jamieson, Auquib Nabi, Madhav Tiwari, T Vijay, Ajay Mandal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Dushmantha Chameera
Lucknow Super Giants
| Players Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Josh Inglis | 8.60 cr |
| Mukul Choudhary | 2.60 cr |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi | 2.20 cr |
| Anrich Nortje | 2 cr |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 2 cr |
| Naman Tiwari | 1 cr |
Squad for IPL 2026: Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Aiden Markram, Akshat Raguwanshi, Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Josh Inglis, Mukul Choudhary, Arshin Kulkarni, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Rathi, M Siddharth, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Mayank Yadav, Naman Tiwari
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