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3 Teams That Could Target Sam Curran At IPL 2026 Auction if CSK Release Him 

Aditya Ighe

Sam Curran managed just 114 runs and a wicket in five IPL 2025 matches.

After an underwhelming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will look to rebuild their squad in the upcoming mini auction. CSK finished last in the points table for the first time in 18 years. Their struggle was not limited to one department. The batters lacked the intent to score at a quick rate, while the bowlers failed to take wickets at regular intervals. Their traditional strategy of having many all-rounders, such as Shivam Dube and Sam Curran, instead of specialist batters was criticised. As a result, the franchise might look to bring in a new breed of players in the IPL 2026 auction, aiming to match the tempo at which T20 cricket is played.

Upcoming – t20 – South Mackay
India A Women tour of Australia, T20, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 01:30 PM IST
Australia A Women AUSA-W

India A Women INDA-W

Upcoming – t20 – Visakhapatnam
Andhra Premier League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Kakinada Kings KNK

Amaravati Royals AMR

Upcoming – t20 – Visakhapatnam
Andhra Premier League, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 01:30 PM IST
Vijayawada Sunshiners VSS

Royals of Rayalaseema ROR

Upcoming – t20 – Visakhapatnam
Andhra Premier League, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Tungabhadra Warriors TBW

Simhadri Vizag Lions SVL

Result – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
East Delhi Riders EDR

235/5

Outer Delhi Warriors ODW

231/7

East Delhi Riders beat Outer Delhi Warriors by 5 wickets

Toss – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
New Delhi Tigers NDT

Purani Delhi 6 PD

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
09 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
Central Delhi Kings CDK

Outer Delhi Warriors ODW

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
09 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
East Delhi Riders EDR

South Delhi Superstarz SDS

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECI Croatia-Cyprus, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 12:30 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECI Croatia-Cyprus, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 02:30 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECI Croatia-Cyprus, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 04:45 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECI Croatia-Cyprus, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 06:45 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Result – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
Croatia CRO

135/6

Cyprus CYP

136/7

Cyprus beat Croatia by 3 wickets

Live – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

137/5

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Banstead BAN

Spencer SPE

Match Awarded to Spencer

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Wimbledon WIM

160/5

East Molesey ESM

166/3

East Molesey beat Wimbledon by 7 wickets

Canceled – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Match Canceled

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:00 PM IST
Spencer SPE

East Molesey ESM

Live – oneday – Northampton
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Northamptonshire NOR

Yorkshire YOR

299/3

Live – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Surrey SURR

Gloucestershire GLO

220/6

Toss – oneday – United Kingdom
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Somerset SOM

Durham DURH

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Gauhati Town Club GTC

43/5

91 Yards Club 91YC

44/1

91 Yards Club beat Gauhati Town Club by 9 wickets

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Navarang Club NVR

111/10

Bud Cricket Club BCC

112/3

Bud Cricket Club beat Navarang Club by 7 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 09:00 AM IST
City Cricket Club CCC

Nabajyoti Club NAJC

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 01:15 PM IST
Gauhati Town Club GTC

Navarang Club NVR

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 10:15 PM IST
Royal Trivianz RTZ

Jhelum Jaguars JJ

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
10 Aug 2025, 12:15 AM IST
Keraniganj Challengers KGC

Kuwait Swedish KUMS

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 08:00 PM IST
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

CECC CEC-A

Result – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
Selangor SEL

139/10

Perak PRK

166/8

Perak beat Selangor by 27 runs

Result – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
Johor JOR

175/10

Penang PENG

92/10

Johor beat Penang by 83 runs

Result – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
Melaka MEL

75/10

Kuala Lumpur KLPR

298/6

Kuala Lumpur beat Melaka by 223 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 07:00 AM IST
Kuala Lumpur KLPR

Johor JOR

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 09:30 AM IST
Melaka MEL

Perak PRK

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Penang PENG

Selangor SEL

Result – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Bengaluru Blasters Women BBW

98/9

Mysore Warriors Women MWW

110/6

Mysore Warriors Women beat Bengaluru Blasters Women by 12 runs

Result – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Mangalore Dragons Women MDW

114/4

Shivamogga Lioness Women SHLW

113/6

Mangalore Dragons Women beat Shivamogga Lioness Women by 6 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 09:45 AM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 01:45 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Result – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
Eavion Eagles EAE

130/10

Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats PMW

168/5

Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats beat Eavion Eagles by 38 runs

Live – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
Paratus Jets PAJ

69/3

NPL Bears NPB

Upcoming – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Paratus Jets PAJ

Eavion Eagles EAE

Upcoming – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 05:30 PM IST
NPL Bears NPB

Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats PMW

Upcoming – t20 – County Dublin
Pakistan Women tour of Ireland, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 08:30 PM IST
Ireland Women IRE-W

Pakistan Women PAK-W

Upcoming – oneday – San Fernando
Pakistan tour of West Indies, ODI, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 11:30 PM IST
West Indies WI

Pakistan PAK

Result – t20 – Colombo
SLC T20 League, 2025
SLC Greys SLGY

192/4

SLC Blues SLBL

168/8

SLC Greys beat SLC Blues by 24 runs

Upcoming – 100-ball – Birmingham
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
08 Aug 2025, 11:00 PM IST
Birmingham Phoenix BIP

Trent Rockets TRR

Upcoming – 100-ball – London
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
09 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Oval Invincibles OVI

Manchester Originals MAO

Upcoming – 100-ball – United Kingdom
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
09 Aug 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Welsh Fire WEF

London Spirit LOS

Upcoming – 100-ball – Birmingham
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Birmingham Phoenix Women BIP-W

Trent Rockets Women TRW-W

Upcoming – 100-ball – Bridgetown
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Oval Invincibles Women OIW-W

Manchester Originals Women MOW-W

Upcoming – 100-ball – United Kingdom
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Welsh Fire Women WFW-W

London Spirit Women LSW-W

Result – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
France FRA

116/7

Norway NOR

138/5

Norway beat France by 22 runs

Live – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
Sweden SWE

0/0

Austria AUST

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
Sweden SWE

Norway NOR

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 06:00 PM IST
Austria AUST

France FRA

CSK is likely to part ways with many players, including the England all-rounder. Notably, Sam Curran was the second-highest wicket-taker of the 2022 T20 World Cup and was adjudged the Player of the Tournament. His ability to deceive batters with his slower ball adds diversity to the pace attack. However, Curran managed just 114 runs in five innings of IPL 2025. It included a knock of 84 against his former franchise, Punjab Kings. He picked a lone wicket with the ball in hand, leaking runs at the rate of 11.08.

So, let’s dive deep into three teams that will look to acquire his services in the IPL 2026 mini auction if CSK release him.

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Delhi Capitals began their IPL 2025 campaign on a high, winning their first five matches. However, things changed after their loss against the Mumbai Indians (MI). They failed to recover, managing just two wins in the next nine games. The major factor behind their loss was the lack of consistency from the middle-order and the unavailability of a pace-bowling all-rounder.

To back it up, Delhi’s struggles in the middle overs were evident as they took only 30 wickets at an average of 35.47. Sam Curran could bowl in the middle overs, allowing the captain to keep their main pacers for the powerplay and death overs. His record at Arun Jaitely Stadium is decent, having taken four wickets in as many matches at an economy of 8.48 and has scored 20 runs as well.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), runners-up of the IPL 2024, also struggled in the middle overs. They looked favourites to win the IPL 2025 title, but overdependence on the top order blew their chances. Additionally, SRH tried many options in the seventh spot, such as Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins, Kamindu Mendis, and Wiaan Mulder. But nobody could make a real impact. It eventually hampered their combination, where they could afford only one spinner in the playing XI.

Sam Curran might fit perfectly. He bats at No.7 or 8 for his national team and bowls three to four overs. He could solve SRH’s No.7 conundrum. It will allow the Sunrisers to play with an extra spinner when needed. His left-arm bowling will also add another dimension alongside the right-arm bowlers in Cummins, Harshal Patel, and Mohammed Shami. During his only outing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Curran bowled an economical three-over spell, conceding just 14 runs. He also has amassed 22 runs at a strike rate of 146.66.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) visibly struggled with their pace batter in IPL 2025. Their speedsters lacked consistency and control with the new ball. They recorded the second-fewest wickets (18) and the worst economy rate (10.73), and an average of 50.06 in the tournament. Additionally, their pacers conceded the most number of sixes. Rishabh Pant & Co. also didn’t find perfect final flourishes with the bat, with David Miller, Ayush Badoni, and Abdul Samad struggling in the slog overs.

The Super Giants also missed an all-rounder who could support the batting line-up and add a left-arm pace bowling option. Sam Curran’s numbers have been exceptional at the Ekana Stadium. He has six wickets to his name in just two outings at an average of 9.83 at an economy of 7.37. The southpaw can also be used as a floater, having batted from opener to No.8.

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