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IPL 2026: Samson departs RR, CSK retain MS Dhoni - Confirmed headline trades for Season 19

by Devesh Jaganath

image IPL 2026: Samson departs RR, CSK retain MS Dhoni - Confirmed headline trades for Season 19
The 2026 Indian Premier League may still be four months away from kicking off, but preparations are well underway, with all 10 franchises fine-tuning their squads ahead of Season 19. Last weekend, teams submitted their retained and released player lists for the upcoming campaign, and here we take a look at the headline trades.

Every IPL franchise's player trades for Season 19 

The 2026 Indian Premier League mini-auction is scheduled for December 16 in Abu Dhabi, with Season 19 of the competition set to commence on March 15, 2026, and run until May 31. Every match will be covered in our in-depth cricket predictions.

On Saturday, November 15, all 10 franchises were required to submit their final list of retained and released players for the upcoming campaign, while also confirming trades that had been agreed upon. Here are the latest moves for IPL 19: 

Chennai Super Kings: Remaining purse - ₹43.40 crore

Traded in: Sanju Samson 

Traded out: Ravindra Jadeja 

Released: Andrew Siddarth, Deepak Hooda, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Matheesha Pathirana, Kamles Nagarkoti, Rahul Tripathi, Shaikh Rasheed, Vansh Bedi, Vijay Shankar

Delhi Capitals: Remaining purse - ₹21.80 crore

Traded in: Nitish Rana

Traded out: Donovan Ferreira

Released: Darshan Nalkande, Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Manvanth Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Sediqullah Atal 

Gujarat Titans: Remaining purse - ₹12.90 crore

Traded in: None

Traded out: Sherfane Rutherford

Released: Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Mahipal Lomror

Kolkata Knight Riders: Remaining purse - ₹64.30 crore

Traded in: None

Traded out: None

Released: Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

Lucknow Super Giants: Remaining purse - ₹22.95 crore

Traded in: Mohammed Shami, Arjun Tendulkar

Traded out: Shardul Thakur

Released: Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Ravi Bishnoi, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Akash Deep, Shamar Joseph 

Mumbai Indians: Remaining purse - ₹2.75 crore

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Traded in: Shardul Thakur, Sherfane Rutherford, Mayank Markande

Traded out: Arjun Tendulkar

Released: Bevon Jacobs, Karn Sharma, Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Reece Topley, Krishnan Shrijith, Satyanarayana Raju, Vignesh Puthur

Punjab Kings: Remaining purse - ₹11.50 crore 

Traded in: None

Traded out: None

Released: Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey

Rajasthan Royals: Remaining purse - ₹16.05 crore

Traded in: Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran

Traded out: Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana

Released: Akash Maadhwal, Ashok Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Remaining purse - ₹16.40 crore

Traded in: None

Traded out: None

Released: Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi, Mayank Agarwal, Manoj Bhandage, Swastik Chikara, Mohit Rathee 

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Remaining purse - ₹25.50 crore

Traded in: None

Traded out: Mohammed Shami

Released: Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby, Abhinav Manohar, Wiaan Mulder, Adam Zampa, Simarjeet Singh, Rahul Chahar

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