IPL 2026 Auction: The IPL 2026 mini-auction, scheduled for December 16 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, is set to be a pivotal event despite its seemingly modest label. This will be the third instance of an IPL auction being staged outside India, and the setting itself underlines the growing global footprint of the league.
More importantly, the auction arrives at a time when several franchises are looking to reset and rethink their strategies after mixed returns in the previous season.

A total of 359 players - spanning established international stars and emerging domestic prospects - are set to go under the hammer, with the 10 franchises collectively able to fill up to 77 slots. Squad balance, overseas combinations and prudent financial planning are expected to dominate decision-making, making this auction a crucial building block for the 2026 campaign. While the overall player pool reportedly includes close to 378 names, competition will be fierce given the limited number of available positions.
After an intense bidding war between CSK and KKR, Cameron Green goes to Kolkata for a whopping 25.2 crores. The likes of Devon Conway, Jake Fraser McGurk, Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan didn't find any team.
All eyes were on Venkatesh Iyer before the auction. For a moment it looked like that he would won't get any team and then multiple teams came in for him. The bidding war was between RCB and KKR, where the former emerged victorious by lapping up the ex KKR man for a price of 7 crores.
At the franchise level, contrasting approaches are expected. Mumbai Indians, armed with the smallest purse, and Punjab Kings, with limited vacancies, may adopt a conservative stance. In contrast, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to dominate proceedings. Together, they control over 40 per cent of the total auction purse and are expected to be aggressive after disappointing IPL 2025 outings.
1) David Miller (South Africa) to Delhi Capitals- 2 Cr
2) Cameron Green (Australia) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 25.2 Cr
3) Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) to Lucknow Super Giants- 2 Cr
4) Venkatesh Iyer (India) to Royal Challengers Bengaluru- 7 Cr
5) Quinton de Kock (South Africa) to Mumbai Indians- 1 Cr
6) Ben Duckett (England) to Delhi Capitals- 2 Cr
7) Finn Allen (New Zealand) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 2 Cr
8) Jacob Duffy (New Zealand) to Royal Challengers Bengaluru- 2 cr
9) Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 18 cr
10) Anrich Nortje (South Africa) to Lucknow Super Giants- 2 Cr
11) Ravi Bishnoi (India) to Rajasthan Royals- 7.20 cr
12) Akeal Hosein (West Indies) to Chennai Super Kings- 2 cr
13) Aquib Nabi (India) to Delhi Capitals- 8.40 cr
14) Prashant Veer (India) to Chennai Super Kings- 14.20 cr
15) Shivang Kumar (India) to Sunrisers Hyderabad - 30 lakhs
16) Karthik Sharma (India) to Chennai Super Kings- 14.2 crore
17) Mukul Choudhary (India) to Lucknow Super Giants- 2.60 crore
18) Tejasvi Singh (India) to Kolkata Knight Riders - 3 crore
19) Ashok Sharma (India) to Gujarat Titans- 90 Lakhs
20) Karthik Tyagi (India) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 30 lakhs
21) Naman Tiwari (India) to Lucknow Super Giants- 1 crore
22) Sushant Mishra (India) to Rajasthan Royals- 90 lakhs
23) Yash Raj Punja (India) to Rajasthan Royals- 30 lakhs
24) Prashant Solanki (India) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 30 lakhs
25) Vignesh Puthur (India) to Rajasthan Royals- 30 lakhs
26) Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) to Delhi Capitals- 4 crore
27) Rahul Tripathi (India) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 75 lakhs
28) Jason Holder (West Indies) to Gujarat Titans- 7 lakhs
29) Matthew Short (Australia) to Chennai Super Kings- 1.50 cr
30) Tim Seifert (New Zealand) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 1.50 cr
31) Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 9.20 cr
32) Danish Malewar (India) to Mumbai Indians- 30 lakhs
33) Akshat Raghuwanshi (India) to Lucknow Super Giants- 2.20 cr
34) Satvik Deswal (India) to Royal Challengers Bengaluru- 30 lakhs
35) Aman Khan (India) to Chennai Super Kings- 40 lakhs
36) Mangesh Yadav (India) to Royal Challengers Bengaluru- 5.20 crore
37) Salil Arora (India) to Sunrisers Hyderabad- 1.50 crore
38) Ravi Singh (India) to Royal Challengers Bengaluru- 95 lakhs
39) Sakib Hussain (India) to Sunrisers Hyderabad- 30 lakhs
40) Mohammad Izhar (India) to Mumbai Indians- 30 lakhs
41) Onkar Tarmale (India) to Sunrisers Hyderabad- 30 lakhs
42) Cooper Connolly (Australia) to Punjab Kings- 3 crore
43) Amit Kumar (India) to Sunrisers Hyderabad- 30 lakhs
44) Atharva Ankolekar (India) to Mumbai Indians- 30 lakhs
45) Praful Hinge (India) to Sunrisers Hyderabad- 30 lakhs
46) Krains Fuletra (India) to Sunrisers Hyderabad- 30 lakhs
47) Sarthak Ranjan (India) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 30 lakhs
48) Daksh Kamra (India) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 30 lakhs
49) Sarfaraz Khan (India) to Chennai Super Kings- 75 lakhs
50) Liam Livingstone (England) to Sunrisers Hyderabad- 13 crore
51) Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 2 crore
52) Akash Deep (India) to Kolkata Knight Riders- 1 crore
53) Matt Henry (New Zealand) to Chennai Super Kings- 2 crore
54) Shivam Mavi (India) to Sunrisers Hyderabad- 75 lakhs
55) Rahul Chahar (India) to Chennai Super Kings- 5.20 crore
56) Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) to Punjab Kings- 4.40 crore
57) Jordan Cox (England) to Royal Challengers Bengaluru- 75 lakhs
58) Jos Inglis (Australia) to Lucknow Super Giants- 8.60 crore
59) Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) to Delhi Capitals- 2 crore
60) Aman Rao (India) to Rajasthan Royals- 30 lakhs
61) Mayank Rawat (India) to Mumbai Indians- 30 lakhs
62) Pravin Dubey (India) to Punjab Kings- 30 lakhs
63) Sahil Parakh (India) to Delhi Capitals- 30 lakhs
64) Vishal Nishad (India) to Punjab Kings- 30 lakhs
65) Brijesh Sharma (India) to Rajasthan Royals- 30 lakhs
66) Jack Edwards (Australia) to Sunrisers Hyderabad- 3 crore
67) Prithvi Shaw (India) to Delhi Capitals- 75 lakhs
68) Zak Foulkes (New Zealand) to Chennai Super Kings- 75 lakhs
69) Tom Banton (England) to Gujarat Titans- 2 crore
70) Adam Milne (New Zealand) to Rajasthan Royals- 2.40 crore
71) Kuldeep Sen (India) to Rajasthan Royals- 75 lakhs
72) Vicky Ostwal (India) to Royal Challengers Bengaluru- 30 lakhs
73) Prithvi Raj (India) to Gujarat Titans- 30 lakhs
74) Luke Wood (England) to Gujarat Titans- 75 lakhs
75) Vihaan Malhotra (India) to Royal Challengers Bengaluru- 30 lakhs
76) Kanishk Chouhan (India) to Royal Challengers Bengaluru- 30 lakhs
77) Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand) to Delhi Capitals- 2 crore