CSK and SRH complete four-player trade ahead of IPL 2027

Sport · First reported 5 Nov, 08:42 · Updated 00:37

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Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad have exchanged four players ahead of the 2027 IPL season. Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards move to Chennai, while Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis join Hyderabad. The reports also give the players’ contract terms and note injuries that affected their 2026 seasons.

Livingstone and Edwards move from Hyderabad to Chennai; Khaleel and Ellis move from Chennai to Hyderabad.
Livingstone joins Chennai for INR 60 million, below the INR 130 million Hyderabad had paid to sign him; Edwards moves at his existing INR 30 million fee.
Khaleel stays on his INR 48 million contract and Ellis moves at an INR 20 million fee.
Edwards missed the 2026 season with a foot injury, while Khaleel played five matches before a quadriceps injury ended his campaign.
Franchises are due to submit retention and release lists by November 17; the mini-auction is scheduled for December 16 in Goa.