The IPL 2026 mini-auction is set to take place today in Abu Dhabi, with all 10 franchises looking to fill specific gaps in their squads. Here is a complete breakdown of what each team needs, who they might target, their remaining purse, and their current squads.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

Requirements: As defending champions, RCB have a settled playing XI and will mainly look for quality backups or upgrades. An Indian top-order batter, an Indian spinner, and possibly an overseas batter are on their radar.

Potential Targets: Venkatesh Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, David Miller, Rahul Chahar, Prithvi Shaw

Purse Left: ₹16.40 crore
Slots Left: 8 (2 overseas)

Current Squad: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Requirements: CSK's priority is strengthening their lower middle order after trading away Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran. They also need a frontline Indian spinner and an overseas pace backup.

Potential Targets: Liam Livingstone, Ravi Bishnoi, Matheesha Pathirana, Matt Henry

Purse Left: ₹43.40 crore
Slots Left: 9 (4 overseas)

Current Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, MS Dhoni, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Sanju Samson

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Requirements: MI enter with the lowest-ever budget for a mini-auction at ₹2.75 crore. Their main need is a backup overseas wicketkeeper-batter for Ryan Rickelton. They might also look for lesser-known Indian middle-order batters and spinners.

Potential Targets: Jonny Bairstow, Quinton de Kock, Finn Allen, Salil Arora, Sarfaraz Khan

Purse Left: ₹2.75 crore
Slots Left: 5 (1 overseas)

Current Squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ryan Rickelton, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Naman Dhir, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Allah Ghafanzar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Sherfane Rutherford, Mayank Markande, Shardul Thakur

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Requirements: KKR have the most gaps to fill and the biggest purse. They need a top-order overseas wicketkeeper-batter, a middle-order backbone, a finisher, and an overseas pacer. A captaincy candidate might also be on their radar.

Potential Targets: Cameron Green, Matheesha Pathirana, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Kartik Sharma

Purse Left: ₹64.30 crore
Slots Left: 13 (6 overseas)

Current Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Varun Chakravarthy, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Requirements: SRH need one or two Indian fast bowlers and Indian finishers. Suitable backups for Heinrich Klaasen and possibly an Indian spinner are also on the list.

Potential Targets: Kartik Sharma, Auqib Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Salil Arora, Ravi Bishnoi

Purse Left: ₹25.50 crore
Slots Left: 10 (2 overseas)

Current Squad: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Requirements: RR desperately need a frontline spinner after releasing Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana. A top-order Indian or overseas batter is also needed.

Potential Targets: Ravi Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Chahar, Michael Bracewell, David Miller

Purse Left: ₹16.05 crore
Slots Left: 9 (1 overseas)

Current Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Donovan Ferreira

Gujarat Titans (GT)

Requirements: GT need a middle-order enforcer, possibly overseas, after trading Sherfane Rutherford. An overseas pacer to support Kagiso Rabada is also needed.

Potential Targets: David Miller, Venkatesh Iyer, Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi, Cooper Connolly

Purse Left: ₹12.90 crore
Slots Left: 5 (4 overseas)

Current Squad: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Glenn Phillips

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Requirements: PBKS need a replacement for Josh Inglis, who was released due to unavailability. They could also look for a Glenn Maxwell replacement.

Potential Targets: Jamie Smith, Cooper Connolly, Jonny Bairstow, Daryl Mitchell, Jake Fraser-McGurk

Purse Left: ₹11.50 crore
Slots Left: 4 (2 overseas)

Current Squad: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyala Avinash, Harnoor Pannu, Suryansh Shedge, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Requirements: After releasing Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser-McGurk, DC need overseas top-order batters. Overseas middle-order hitters and an Indian pacer are also priorities.

Potential Targets: David Miller, Jamie Smith, Quinton de Kock, Auqib Dar, Simarjeet Singh

Purse Left: ₹21.80 crore
Slots Left: 8 (5 overseas)

Current Squad: Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Ajay Mandal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Requirements: LSG need middle-order batters and finishers after releasing David Miller. Indian spin-bowling options are also needed.

Potential Targets: Liam Livingstone, Kartik Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhinav Manohar

Purse Left: ₹22.95 crore
Slots Left: 6 (4 overseas)

Current Squad: Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh, Mohammed Shami, Arjun Tendulkar