What the numbers say about IPL 2026's squads

Short reads from our values and the trade simulator: who is a steal, who costs too much, and who won the real trades.

Insight The 5 biggest steals of IPL 2026 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi costs RR ₹1.1 cr; an auction would pay ₹28.3 cr. Insight The 5 most overpaid players of IPL 2026 KKR pay Cameron Green ₹25.2 cr; an auction would pay ₹5.1 cr. Insight Every IPL team's biggest steal and most overpaid player All ten IPL 2026 squads: the contract that gives each side the most, and the one that costs it most. Real trade · June 2026 Pant for Kuldeep: LSG win the trade With the trade, DC win 0.7 fewer matches a season; LSG win 0.8 more matches a season. LSG free ₹13.5 cr for the auction. Real trade · 14 October 2026 Natarajan for Zeeshan Ansari: SRH win the trade With the trade, SRH win 0.1 more matches a season; DC win 0.3 fewer matches a season. DC free ₹10.3 cr for the auction.