IPL Auction LIVE Updates | IPL Auction 2026 Live Updates on Players Sold, Unsold, Purse Remaining & Full Squad Details

Finn Allen, the in-form opening batter, will be playing for the three-time winners in 2026. He becomes the second buy for the team tonight.

It is now time for a 15-minute break.

The star English opening batter Ben Duckett has been bagged by Delhi Capitals for a solid INR 2.00 crore. Kiran Kumar Grandhi has entered the room, people.

Jamie Smith and Jonny Bairstow — the two English wicketkeeper-batters have failed to find any interest in the ongoing round.

Quinton de Kock eats the 'sizeable' of Mumbai Indians, as he goes to the five-time winners for INR 2.00 crore.

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As the set no. 2 comes to a closure, it is time for the capped wicketkeepers to go live. KS Bharat is the first name in at a base price of INR 75 lakh. He remains UNSOLD.

Venkatesh Iyer is Bengaluru's favourite now. He bags an INR 7.00 crore deal from RCB, down from his 23.75 crore last year. 

Gujarat Titans and LSG are in a bidding war. And just as we type, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have entered the bidding war.

And now, KKR have said, "hello!!!"

The Sri Lankan all-rounder will be featuring for the Lucknow Super Giants for a steal deal of INR 2.00 crore. Might turn out to be a deal of the season, actually. What do you guys reckon?

Rachin Ravindra will have to wait for the accelerated round to finalize his fate for IPL 2026.

The second set is underway after a short break: And Capped All-Rounders will be going under the hammer in this set. The first player - Gus Atkinson is UNSOLD.

Cameron Green will be earning only INR 18 crore, despite bagging a massive INR 25.20 crore signing from KKR. This comes into effect because of the maximum fee rule put in place by the IPL committee, wherein any overseas player cannot earn more than the maximum retaining fee paid to players in the 2025 season. This will be saving the teams from exploiting the supply-demand imbalance, marking a historic decision in the tournament's history.

According to a note forwarded by the IPL to all of its franchises, the rule reads,

"Any overseas player's auction fee at small auction will be lower than the highest retention price [of INR 18 crore] and the highest auction price at the big auction. In case the highest auction price at the big auction is INR 20 crore, then INR 18 crore will be the cap. If the highest auction price at big auction is INR 16 crore, then the cap will be INR 16 crore."

So, in Green's case, the additional 7.2 crore from his signing will be spent by the BCCI towards players' welfare, ensuring a wholesome growth across.

Sarfaraz Khan smashed a 22-ball 73 at today's SMAT game for Mumbai. But that hasn't helped him change his fate so far. The first set is over, and only a couple of players were sold.