IPL 2027 retentions: deadline, rules and every team's list
Every IPL franchise must name the players it is keeping for IPL 2027 by 15 November 2026, a month before the mini-auction in Goa on 16 December. This page follows the deadline, the trade window and every retention and release as it is confirmed.
The key facts below are updated every morning.
Key facts · updated 29 Oct 2026
- 17 days to the IPL 2027 retention deadline
- Retention deadline: 15 November 2026, for the lists of retained and released players
- Trade window: already open; it pauses on 9 December 2026, a week before the auction, and reopens after the auction
- Auction: 16 December 2026, Goa (mini-auction)
- The last mini-auction of the 2023–27 cycle; a mega auction comes before IPL 2028