| 1 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Major Releases: Matheesha Pathirana, Ravindra Jadeja (traded) CSK released several key players including their star Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran (traded to RR), and Ravindra Jadeja (traded to RR). | 12+ | Matheesha Pathirana*, Devon Conway*, Rachin Ravindra*, Ra... | Big loss of Pathirana and experienced all-rounders |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Major Releases: Venkatesh Iyer & Andre Russell KKR made headlines by releasing Venkatesh Iyer (₹23.75 Cr, their costliest previous buy) and long-time star Andre Russell (₹12 Cr), along with Quinton de Kock, Moeen Ali, Anrich Nortje, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, and Chetan Sakariya. | 9+ | Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell*, Quinton de Kock*, Moeen A... | Biggest releases - Russell after many years with KKR |
| 3 | Punjab Kings (PBKS) Major Release: Glenn Maxwell PBKS released Glenn Maxwell along with other players like Akash Madhwal, Liam Livingstone (wait, actually from RCB but noted in lists), and supporting squad members to reshape their team under new leadership. | 8+ | Glenn Maxwell*, Akash Madhwal, and other supporting players | Explosive all-rounder Maxwell enters the auction |
| 4 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Major Releases: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk DC released Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sediqullah Atal, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Manvanth Kumar, and others. | 6+ | Faf du Plessis*, Jake Fraser-McGurk*, Sediqullah Atal*, M... | Experienced overseas batters released |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Major Release: Liam Livingstone Defending champions RCB released Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi, Mayank Agarwal, Manoj Bhandage, Swastik Chhikara, Mohit Rathee, and others. | 6 | Liam Livingstone*, Lungi Ngidi*, Mayank Agarwal, Manoj Bh... | Overseas all-rounder Livingstone released |
| 6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Major Releases: Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder SRH released Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa (mentioned in lists), Wiaan Mulder, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Atharva Taide, Simarjeet Singh, and others. Mohammed Shami was traded to LSG. | 7+ | Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder*, Adam Zampa*, Abhinav Manohar... | Spin and all-round depth released |
| 7 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Major Releases: Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman MI released Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Lizaad Williams, Bevon Jacobs, Karn Sharma, Vignesh Puthur, KL Shrijith, Satyanarayana Raju, and Arjun Tendulkar (traded to LSG). | 8+ | Reece Topley*, Mujeeb Ur Rahman*, Lizaad Williams*, Bevon... | Pace and spin options released |
| 8 | Gujarat Titans (GT) Releases: Gerald Coetzee, Dasun Shanaka GT released Gerald Coetzee, Dasun Shanaka, Karim Janat, Mahipal Lomror, Kulwant Khejroliya, and others. Sherfane Rutherford was traded to MI. | 5+ | Gerald Coetzee*, Dasun Shanaka*, Karim Janat*, Mahipal Lo... | Overseas pace and all-rounders released |
| 9 | Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Major Release: Ravi Bishnoi LSG released Ravi Bishnoi and other squad players. Arjun Tendulkar was acquired via trade from MI, and Mohammed Shami via trade from SRH. | 5+ | Ravi Bishnoi, and supporting squad players | Star spinner Ravi Bishnoi enters auction |
| 10 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Releases via Trade RR traded out Sanju Samson to CSK and received Ravindra Jadeja & Sam Curran. They released some depth players like Donovan Ferreira (traded). | Few | Sanju Samson (traded to CSK), Donovan Ferreira* (traded),... | Major trade involving Sanju Samson |