IPL Auction LIVE Updates | IPL Auction 2026 Live Updates on Players Sold, Unsold, Purse Remaining & Full Squad Details
The auction will be conducted by Indian art collector and auctioneer Mallika Sagar.
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TOP BUYS OF IPL AUCTION 2026
These were some of the biggest buys of the IPL 2026 auction - Click below
TEAM SQUADS | PURSE SPENT | PURSE LEFT
To check team-wise IPL squads, purse spent and purse left, click below.
MERCY!!!
Ten franchises combined tonight to spend a mind-boggling INR 215.45 crore to collectively buy 77 players in Abu Dhabi. The cash-rich event saw Cameron Green get the highest individual share, closely followed by Matheesha Pathirana. Green also became the most expensive overseas player in IPL history by getting INR 25.20 crore, going past his Australian teammate and ex-KKR pacer Mitchell Starc, who was bought for INR 24.75 crore in 2024.
Meanwhile, CSK spent INR 14.20 crore each on Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma. The duo became the joint-most expensive uncapped players in the history of the marquee T20 tournament.
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DELHI CAPITALS FULL SQUAD
To check the full squad of the Delhi Capitals for the 2026 Indian Premier League, click below:-
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RAJASTHAN ROYALS FULL SQUAD
Click the card below to check the full squad of Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2026 season.
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GUJARAT TITANS FULL SQUAD
Not much was on display for GT in the auction, but they did good in whatever little they could with their INR 12.90 crore purse. Check their full squad for IPL 2026 by clicking the card below:-
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RCB FULL SQUAD
Royal Challengers Bengaluru were pretty good with their auction strategy. Check their complete squad for the IPL 2026 here:
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LSG FULL SQUAD
To check Lucknow Super Giants' full squad for IPL 2026, click the card below:-
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CSK FULL SQUAD
Click the card below to check the full squad of Chennai Super Kings for the IPL 2026 season.
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Sigh
That was amazing, people, wasn't it? What an eventful day at the IPL 2026 Auctions. At the start it was all about Kolkata Knight Riders, but Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, too, shown what they had to pick a solid set of players. All the squads are now locked and loaded for the upcoming season.
I shall be sharing the full squads of all the teams super soon. Please stay tuned!
Delhi Capitals call for Kyle Jamieson
Jamieson is the last player to be sold for the IPL 2026 auction. Delhi Capitals called his name out to fill their last spot, and get him for INR 2.00 crore.
RCB go once again
Kanishk Chauhan is the last player to be sold to RCB for INR 30 lakh.
Vihaan Malhotra will go to RCB
The Under-19 star of the Indian team will be featuring for RCB in 2026.
RS Ambrish is UNSOLD
No one bids for the youngster. He shall pass.
Luke Wood is SOLD
GT buy Wood for an opening bid of INR 75 lakh.
IPL 2026 mini auction overview
The IPL 2026 mini auction is set to play an important role in guiding team strategies ahead of the new season. Unlike a mega auction, this one is about fine-tuning squads rather than rebuilding them from scratch. The auction will be held on December 16 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, starting at 2:30 PM IST. This will be the third consecutive IPL auction hosted outside India, following Dubai in 2024 and Jeddah in 2025.
Player pool and available slots
A total of 359 players have been shortlisted for the auction pool, comprising 246 Indians and 113 overseas players. The ten franchises will compete to fill a maximum of 77 slots, including 31 overseas spots. As per IPL rules, squads can have up to 25 players, with a maximum of eight overseas cricketers.
All teams together have INR 237.55 crore left to spend. Kolkata Knight Riders are the busiest side with 13 slots available and the biggest purse of INR 64.30 crore. Chennai Super Kings with INR 43.40 crore and Sunrisers Hyderabad, with 25.50 crore.
The player pool is spread across 42 auction sets, divided by role and capped and uncapped categories. There is no marquee set in a mini auction. The maximum base price is INR 2 crore, while the minimum is INR 30 lakh. Big names in the top bracket include Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Miller, Jonny Bairstow, and Wanindu Hasaranga. Among Indians, only Ravi Bishnoi and Venkatesh Iyer have opted for the INR 2 crore base price.