Delhi Capitals have released 7 players, including vice-captain Faf du Plessis, before the IPL 2026 mini-auction. The franchise, who finished 6th on the points table in 2025, having won seven matches and lost six have made some tough calls, including the release of du Plessis and explosive Australian opener Jake Fraser-McGurk. With the team finalizing on the retention, there will be targeting to fill in the gaps in the mini-auction that will be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi.
DC release list for IPL 2026
| Player | Price |
| Faf du Plessis | Rs 2 crore |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | Rs 9 crore |
| Mohit Sharma | Rs 2.20 crore |
| Donovan Ferreira | Rs 1 crore |
| Manvanth Kumar | Rs 30 lakh |
| Darshan Nalkande | Rs 30 lakh |
| Harry Brook | Rs 6.25 crore |
DC retention list for IPL 2026
| Player | IPL 2026 Retained Price |
|---|---|
| Tristan Stubbs | 10 crore |
| Sameer Rizvi | 95 lakh |
| Karun Nair | 50 lakh |
| KL Rahul | 14.00 crore |
| Abhishek Porel | 4 crore |
| Axar Patel | 16.50 crore |
| Ashutosh Sharma | 3.80 crore |
| Vipraj Nigam | 50 lakh |
| Madhav Tiwari | 40 lakh |
| Tripurana Vijay | 30 lakh |
| Ajay Mandal | 30 lakh |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 13.25 crore |
| Mitchell Starc | 11.75 crore |
| T Natarajan | 10.75 crore |
| Mukesh Kumar | 8 crore |
| Dushmanta Chameera | 75 lakh |
DC trade deals before IPL 2026
| Player | Price |
| Nitish Rana (Traded from RR) | Rs 4.2 crore |
| Donovan Ferreira (Traded to RR) | Rs 1 crore |
Delhi Capitals have Rs 21.8 crore left in their auction purse and have 8 slots remaining to fill in in the IPL 2026 mini-auction.
DC squad in IPL 2025
KL Rahul, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mustafizur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Manvanth Kumar L
