IPL 2026 Auction: Meet All 10 IPL Team Owners of RCB, CSK, MI, KKR, PBKS, GT, LSG, DC, RR & SRH – Full List, Purse & Slots Ahead of Abu Dhabi Mini Auction

Shah Rukh Khan RS 64.3 CR vs Mukesh Ambani RS 2.75 CR: the Full moon of the IPL 2026 Team Owners, Purse Left, and Slots Available all before the September 16 mini auction to be held in Abu Dhabi.

Highlights of the IPL 2026 Mini-auction

Well-positioned to be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16, 2025, at the elegant Etihad Arena

Starting on its course with nearly 77 vacant slots left across all franchises this auction will only encourage furious bidding.

• Total number of registered players: 1,390
• Shortlisted players: 350
• Total Purse Amount: ₹237.55 Crores
• Players Retained; 173

The ownership structures of the ten IPL 2026 franchises remained the same, with all the ten teams having the same ownership.

IPL 2026: Team Owners, Remaining Purse & Available Slots

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Owner: India Cements (N. Srinivasan)

Purse remaining: ₹43.40 crore

Slots remaining: 9 (4 overseas)

Sunrisers starts the auction with the heaviest and deepest purse and plans to focus on all-rounders, middle-order, and pacers.

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Owner: Reliance Industries (Mukesh Ambani)

₹2.75 Crore Purse Balance

5 Slots: 1 Foreign

MI have always been data driven and they will look out for tactical low-cost additions even if the purse is low.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Owner: United Spirits (Diageo)

Purse remaining: ₹16.40 crore

Slots remaining: 8 (2 overseas)

Captain: Rajat Patidar

Star Player: Virat Kohli

For the second time in the IPL league, they are defending their championship.

"Management of RCB have preferred smart buying and consistency in their squad. Furthermore, an added bonus is that opener Devdutt Padikkal and fast bowler Mohammed Siraj have pressed their cases exceptionally well with their performances in the recently concluded international series."

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Owners: Red Chillies Entertainment & Mehta Group (Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla)

Purse remaining: ₹56.30 crore

Slots remaining: 13 (6 overseas)

KKR will be entering this auction with the highest purse in their bag, giving them an upper hand chance to fill out the squad for themselves.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Sun Group is the owner (Kalanithi Maran) of SRH.

Money left? INR 25.50 crores,"INR 25.50" crore is still available in the sack.

Slots remaining? 10 (2 overseas slots)."It has remained true to a data-oriented scouting approach and youth-infused philosophy.

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Owners: Parth Jindal and Kiran Kumar Grandhi of JSW Sports in partnership with GMR Group.

Purse remaining: ₹21.80 crore

Slots remaining: 8 (5 overseas)

The group will continue to strive for a mixed approach, mostly developing a strong-middle order as well as some raw overseas power.

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

As one might already know, Emerging Media is the owner, the team of Hanuman Health Care and Manoj Badale. Probably cushioned at the back, INR 16.05 crore.

Available slots? Nine, including (overseas)

Renowned for deep scouting and discovery of hidden Indian talent, Rajasthan ownership group name is indeed near-legendary.

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Owners: Karan Paul, Preity Zinta, Mohit Burman, Ness Nusli Wadia

Purse remaining: ₹11.50 crore

Slots remaining: 4 (2 overseas)

Until now, PBKS would have been undoubtedly quite discerning in its recruitment processes while the focus for the team will remain high potency and high impact.

Gujarat Titans (GT)

Owner: Hans Tung's CVC Capital Partners.

Purse remaining: ₹12.90 crore

Three spots left in the team; 6 spots left in the playing XI (3 overseas).

DC will aim to revisit their game play in line with analytics to accrue value picks while making up for their dwindling squad depth.

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Owner: GMR Group

Purse remaining: ₹11.35 crore

Slots left: 8 in total (3 overseas)

DC is anticipated as one of the big players to build up their weak departments most critically by accumulating the core components.