The stage is now set for the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. The Retention Lists have been officially announced by each and every team. So now the excitement continues to rise in finding out how many Right To Match (RTM) remain for each side after their retentions. There are a few sides who have no retentions left after having kept 6 players. While there are teams that have more than 2 RTMs as well. Let’s delve more into seeing how things stand for each team.
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians have spent the most in the IPL 2025 Retention List. They have retained 5 of their top players, including the Big 4. And with their budget heavily depleted, they also have their RTMs reduced as well. In fact, Mumbai Indians now have just 1 RTM left for the Auction which they can use only for an uncapped player.
Number of RTM left – 1 (Uncapped)
Jasprit Bumrah – 18 Cr. (18)
Suryakumar Yadav – 16.35 Cr. (14)
Hardik Pandya – 16.35 Cr. (11)
Rohit Sharma – 16.30 Cr. (18)
Tilak Verma – 8 Cr. (14)
Total Spent – 75 Crore
Purse Remaining – 45 Crore
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders have utilized all their retention slots. With 4 Capped and 2 uncapped players done, there is no slot left for RTM for the defending champions in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.
Number of RTM left – 0
Rinku Singh – 13 Cr (18)
Varun Chakaravarthy – 12 Cr (14)
Sunil Narine – 12 Cr (11)
Andre Russell – 12 Cr (18)
Harshit Rana – Uncapped, Rs 4 Cr (4)
Ramandeep Singh – Uncapped, Rs 4 Cr (4)
Total Spent – 69 Crore
Purse Remaining – 51 Crore
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings have gone on to retain just 2 players. They have the highest purse left as well as the RTMs. With 2 uncapped players done, PBKS now has the option to use 4 RTMs but those will be only for Capped players.
Number of RTM left – 4 (Capped)
Shashank Singh – (5.5 Cr)
Prabhsimran Singh – (4 Cr)
Total Spent – 9.5 Crore
Purse Remaining – 110.5 Crore
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru
RCB has retained just 3 players for IPL 2025. These include Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal. The Bengaluru outfits now have 3 RTMs left heading into the IPL Mega Auction. The team can use it for 1 uncapped and 2 capped players or directly for 3 Capped players.
Number of RTM left – 3 (1 uncapped + 2 capped players, or 3 capped)
Virat Kohli – (21 Cr)
Rajat Patidar – (11 Cr)
Yash Dayal – (5 Cr)
Total Spent – 37 Crore
Purse Remaining – 83 Crore
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals have gone on to retain 4 players. These include 3-star players and 1 uncapped player. With 4 players already in the side, DC has 2 RTMs remaining. The Delhi outfits can use the RTMs for 1 uncapped + 1 capped player, or directly for 2 capped players as they deem fit.
Number of RTM left – 2 (1 uncapped+1 capped, or both capped)
Axar Patel – (16.5 Cr) (18)
Kuldeep Yadav – (13.25 Cr) (14)
Tristen Stubbs – (10 Cr) (11)
Abhishek Porel – (4 Cr) (4)
Total Spent – 47 Crore
Purse Remaining – 73 Crore
Lucknow Super Giant
Next comes the Lucknow Super Giants. LSG have retained their core setup which includes 5 players. Out of these 5, 2 are uncapped players. This means LSG has just 1 RTM available during the auction which they can use it only for a capped player.
Number of RTM left – 1 (capped player)
Nicholas Pooran – (21 Cr) (18)
Mayank Yadav – (11 Cr) (14)
Ravi Bishnoi – (11 Cr) (11)
Mohsin Khan – (Uncapped, 4 Cr) (4)
Ayush Badoni – (Uncapped, 4 Cr) (4)
Total Spent – 51 Crore
Purse Remaining – 69 Crore
Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans have retained 5 players heading into the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Out of the 5 retained 2 are uncapped players. This means GT has just 1 RTM available which they can use it on a capped player.
Number of RTM left – 1 (capped player)
Rashid Khan – (18 Cr) (18)
Shubman Gill – (16.5 Cr) (14)
Sai Sudharshan – (8.5 Cr) (11)
Rahul Tewatia – (4 Cr) (4)
Shahrukh Khan – (4 Cr) (4)
Total Spent – 51 Crore
Purse Remaining – 69 Crore
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings have retained 5 crucial players who form their core. Out of these 5 players, MS Dhoni has been slotted in as an uncapped player. This means, CSK now has just 1 RTM available heading into the auction which they can use it either on a capped or on an uncapped player.
Number of RTM left – 1 (Uncapped or capped player)
Ruturaj Gaikwad – (18 Cr) (18)
Ravindra Jadeja – (18 Cr) (14)
Matheesha Pathirana – (13 Cr) (11)
Shivam Dube – (12 Cr) (18)
MS Dhoni – (Uncapped, 4 Cr) – (4)
Total Spent – 65 Crore
Purse Remaining – 55 Crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad too have retained their core setup with 5 players. Interestingly, SRH hasn’t picked any uncapped players. The Hyderabadi outfits now have just 1 RTM left which they can only use on an uncapped player.
Number of RTM left – 1 (Uncapped player)
Pat Cummins – (18 Cr) (18)
Abhishek Sharma – (14 Cr) (14)
Nitish Kumar Reddy – (6 Cr) (11)
Heinrich Klaasen – (23 Cr) (18)
Travis Head – (14 Cr) (14)
Total Spent – 75 Crore
Purse Remaining – 45 Crore
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals have retained 6 players. And like the Kolkata Knight Riders, they have used up all their slots. This means in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, RR won’t have any RTMs available for their perusal.
Number of RTM left – 0
Sanju Samson – (18 Cr) (18)
Riyan Parag – (14 Cr) (14)
Shimron Hetmyer – (11 Cr) (11)
Yashasvi Jaiswal – (18 Cr) (18)
Dhruv Jurel – (14 Cr) (14)
Sandeep Sharma – (Uncapped, 4 Cr) (4)
Total Spent – 79 Crore
Purse Remaining – 41 Crore
