IPL 2027 Auction Simulator: Free Mock Drafts, Trades and Purse Guide Analysis

2027 is the last season of the 2025-27 cycle, so this is a mini-auction ahead of the 2028 mega auction. These are the dates and limits that shape it.

The BCCI moved the retention deadline because 15 November fell on the fifth and final India v New Zealand ODI, according to reports on 2 November. The auction itself falls on the same day as India's second ODI against Sri Lanka. Dates have already moved once, so check the BCCI and the franchises before you plan around them.

Several franchises reshaped their squads and cap space before the auction. These deals were reported by 11 November 2026, and the window stays open until about 9 December.

Delhi Capitals have reportedly closed their own trade window, with a club official saying there will be no more deals. That leaves the captaincy open between Axar Patel, the returning Pant and KL Rahul. Sunrisers Hyderabad were the busiest side, reshaping their pace attack through the Chennai and Delhi deals.

Fans often assume each team has ₹157 crore to spend in Goa. It does not. Under the 2025-27 player regulations the ₹157 crore is the total salary cap, which covers the auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees. What a team can spend on 16 December depends on its unspent purse, the fees of the players it retains, the salaries freed by releases, and the money moved by trades.

The 2026 auction purse was ₹125 crore per franchise. At the time of writing the BCCI had not published team-by-team purses for 2027, and trackers disagree on the figures, so this guide does not list them. Once the 17 November lists are in, the remaining purse is simple arithmetic: what is left after retentions, plus the salary of every player released, adjusted for the net salary of any trade.

The same arithmetic runs inside CricArcade's auctions. Our guides on how IPL auctions work and IPL retention explain the deductions step by step.

You can play the IPL 2027 mini-auction now, before the real room opens on 16 December. It is marked projected: squads are the 2026 squads plus the trades confirmed so far, because the official retention lists and team purses are not out yet. The game will switch to the official figures when they are. You can also replay any older auction.

• IPL auction simulator: pick one of the ten franchises, decide who to release, and bid against nine AI franchises in the 2027 mini-auction. Then pick your XI and play the season.
• IPL Dynasty: start on 2027, or from any of the 19 real auctions between 2008 to 2026, manage retentions and overseas slots, and build a multi-season side. Every lot is in the IPL auction archive.
• IPL 1v1 Versus: a live snake draft against a friend. Create a room, send them the link and play the match.
• WPL Dynasty and the Big Bash manager: the same auction idea for the Women's Premier League and the BBL. Our WPL 2027 auction results show a real mini-auction already played.

The game draws on career records for 819 IPL players, and players perform to those records rather than to invented ratings. It is free in the browser with no download, and signing in is optional.

Most online auction tools fall into a few kinds. Here is how the options differ in what you do after the last bid.

• Count overseas slots first. Eight in the squad and four in the XI go quickly, and the best overseas all-rounders are scarce.
• Do not spend the purse on the first big name. A mini-auction is usually won on the fifth to ninth players you buy.
• Read the retention list before you plan. A released player's salary is the money that funds your bids.
• Cover the death overs. Check your bowlers can finish an innings before you chase a third opener.
• Know the rules before you bid: see the guides on how IPL auctions work and the overseas player rules.

• Dates, rules and trade terms are as reported on 11 November 2026 and can change. Where outlets disagreed on a fee, check the franchises for the official figure.
• Team-by-team 2027 purses had not been published, so none are listed.
• The 2027 mode in CricArcade is projected: 2026 squads and ratings plus confirmed trades, a modelled purse and modelled releases until the official lists and purses are published.