Mumbai, Nov. 15 -- The inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) have traded the left-handed batter Nitish Rana to Delhi Capitals (DC) ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction. On the other hand, DC have traded the South African all-rounder Donovan Ferreira to RR, his first IPL franchise.

Whale Rana was traded to DC at his existing fee of INR 4.2 crore, Ferreira's fee has been revised from INR 75 lakh to INR 1 crore.

Nitish Rana played 11 matches for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025 season where he scored 217 runs at an average of 21.70, playing mostly at number three.

Rana has won the IPL on multiple occasions -- in 2017 and 2024. He won his first IPL with Mumbai Indians back in 2017 under the leadership of Rohit...