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IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Franchise-wise purse and RTMs left for after retention deadline

FirstCricket Staff November 1, 2024, 13:13:25 IST

IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Punjab Kings (PBKS) will enter the IPL 2025 mega auction with a highest purse of Rs 110.5 crore and have four right-to-match (RTM) cards in their kitty.

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Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have one of the highest auction purse after retention. AP
Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have one of the highest auction purse after retention. AP

The Indian Premier League (IPL) retention deadline added more excitement to Diwali evening in India as franchises paid big bucks to retain their best players, but a few top names were also released in the auction pool. Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad emerged as the most expensive player as he was retained for Rs 23 crore, while Virat Kohli and Nicholas Pooran were paid Rs 21 crore respectively by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

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Overall a total of 46 players including 36 Indians were retained by 10 franchises ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) were the only teams to fill all six retention quotas while Punjab Kings (PBKS) retained the least number of players (2), both uncapped.

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This also means that PBKS will enter the IPL 2025 mega auction with a massive purse of Rs 110.5 crore and have four right-to-match (RTM) cards in their kitty. RCB have an auction purse of Rs 83 crore which is second-highest as they have retained just three players followed by Delhi Capitals (Rs 73 crore) who decided to release captain Rishabh Pant.

All IPl teams had an auction purse of Rs 120 crore.

IPL 2025 Retention: Team-wise retention spending, auction purse and RTMs left

NoTeamsRetained PlayersPurse used for IPL retentionPurse left for IPL 2025 mega auctionRight To Match (RTM) available
1Chennai Super Kings5Rs 65 croreRs 55 crore1
2Delhi Capitals4Rs 47 croreRs 73 crore2
3Gujarat Titans5Rs 51.50 croreRs 69 crore1
4Kolkata Knight Riders6Rs 69 croreRs 51 crore0
5Lucknow Super Giants5Rs 51 croreRs 69 crore1
6Mumbai Indians5Rs 75 croreRs 45 crore1
7Punjab Kings2Rs 9.5 croreRs 110.5 crore4
8Rajasthan Royals6Rs 79 croreRs 41 crore0
9Royal Challengers Bengaluru3Rs 37 croreRs 83 crore3
10Sunrisers Hyderabad575 croreRs 45 crore1

The IPL 205 mega auction as per reports will take place in the third or fourth week of November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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