| Year | Team | Amount | Retain | Note |
|---|
| 2025 | Delhi Capitals | 2 crore | Bought | Faf du Plessis was bought by DC for IPL 2025 | |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 crore | Retained | Faf du Plessis was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2024 | |
| 2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 crore | Retained | Faf du Plessis was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2023, not bought at the auction. | |
| 2022 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 crore | Bought | Faf du Plessis was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2022. | |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | 0 crore | Retained | Faf du Plessis was not part of the IPL 2021 auction as he was retained by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2021 season. | |
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | 1.6 crore | Retained | Faf du Plessis was retained by Chennai Super Kings for the 2020 IPL season at his previous contract amount of 1.6 crore INR. | |
| 2019 | Chennai Super Kings | 1.6 crore | Retained | Faf du Plessis was retained by Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2019 at the price of 1.60 crore INR. | |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | 1.6 crore | Bought | Faf du Plessis was bought using the Right to Match (RTM) card by Chennai Super Kings during the IPL 2018 auction. | |
| 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiants | 0.5 crore | Retained | Faf du Plessis was retained by Rising Pune Supergiants for IPL 2017 at the same amount from the previous auction. | |
| 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants | 4 crore | Bought | Faf du Plessis was purchased by Rising Pune Supergiants for the IPL 2016 season. | |
| 2015 | Chennai Super Kings | 4.75 crore | Retained | Faf du Plessis was retained by Chennai Super Kings for the IPL 2015 season, hence there was no new auction bid for him. | |
| 2014 | Chennai Super Kings | 4.75 crore | Retained | Faf du Plessis was retained by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2014 IPL auction at a pre-determined amount. | |
| 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | 0.4 crore | Retained | Faf du Plessis was retained by Chennai Super Kings for the IPL 2013 season, so he did not go through the auction. | |
| 2012 | Chennai Super Kings | 0.6 crore | Bought | Faf du Plessis was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the 2012 IPL auction for 0.6 crore INR. | |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | 0.6 crore | Bought | Faf du Plessis was bought by Chennai Super Kings for 60 lakh INR (0.6 crore) during the IPL 2011 auction. | |