The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2027 mini-auction is fast approaching, with the event scheduled to take place on December 16, 2026, in Goa. With just over a month to go, franchises have been given a deadline of November 17 to submit their lists of retained and released players for the upcoming season, which is tentatively scheduled to run from March 10 to May 15.
With the mini-auction approaching and retention decisions taking centre stage, franchises are actively working to strengthen their squads ahead of the bidding event. Teams are exploring trade opportunities, either through all-cash deals or player swaps, to bolster their line-ups and secure key players before the auction.
So far, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have been the busiest franchise in the trade window, having traded Zeeshan Ansari, Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards. Delhi Capitals (DC) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have also been involved in a couple of trades.
Meanwhile, several reports suggest that a number of other players could still be traded before the November 17 deadline, which is now just eight days away.
Here are the list of players traded ahead of IPL 2027
| Sr. No. | Player | Trade From | Traded To | Trade Type | Amount (INR) |
| 1 | Rishabh Pant | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | Player Swap | 15 crore |
| 2 | Kuldeep Yadav | Delhi Capitals | Lucknow Super Giants | Player Swap | 13.50 crore |
| 3 | T Natarajan | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Player Swap | 5 crore |
| 4 | Zeeshan Ansari | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Capitals | Player Swap | 40 lakh |
| 5 | Liam Livingstone | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai Super Kings | Player Swap | 6 crore |
| 6 | Jack Edwards | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai Super Kings | Player Swap | 3 crore |
| 7 | Khaleel Ahmed | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Player Swap | 4.8 crore |
| 8 | Nathan Ellis | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Player Swap | 2 crore |
