IPL 2026 auction is to be held today. This time there is a mini auction. This auction will be held in Abu Dhabi. You will be able to watch IPL 2026 auction live on both TV and mobile. Apart from this, you will get all the updates of IPL 2026 auction on abplive.com. Australian all-rounder Cameron Green can be sold the most expensive in this auction.

More than 350 players will be auctioned in the IPL 2026 auction. However, a maximum of 77 players can be sold in this. Kolkata Knight Riders have the most money in this auction. KKR has Rs 64 crore 30 lakh. KKR will be eyeing to revamp the team as the team has to buy around 13 players in the auction.

In this mini auction, all 10 teams will sit in the auction to be held in Abu Dhabi to buy a total of 77 players. In which a total amount of Rs 237 crore 55 lakh is available with all the teams. Mumbai Indians have the least money in the auction. MI has only Rs 2 crore 75 lakh.

Chennai Super Kings has more than Rs 43 crores

In the mini auction for IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders have the biggest purse of Rs 64 crore 30 lakh. KKR’s eyes will be on revamping the team, because the team has to buy a total of 13 players in the auction. Knightriders may face a challenge from the Super Kings while bidding on players in this mini auction. Chennai has the second largest purse in the auction of Rs 43 crore 40 lakh. At the same time, Super Kings would also like to buy good players according to their team balance in the mini auction.

Eyes will be on these star players in IPL 2026 auction

Apart from Cameron Green, everyone’s eyes will be on star players like Venkatesh Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Tim Seifert, Mathisha Pathirana, Sarfaraz Khan, Steve Smith and Prithvi Shaw in the IPL 2026 auction. In this, Venkatesh Iyer, Liam Livingstone, Ravi Bishnoi and Cameron Green can be sold for a huge amount. Former Australian captain Steve Smith remained unsold last season, but once again he has been shortlisted for the auction.

Lucknow Super Giants may consider buying England batsman all-rounder Liam Livingstone in the IPL 2026 auction. Former Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif believes that Livingstone can strengthen the team’s lower order batting.

The IPL 2026 auction will be held on Tuesday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Lucknow has a purse of Rs 22.95 crore and the team needs six players, of which four will be foreign players.

David Miller has been released from the team before the auction. In such a situation, Lucknow’s biggest need is for a player who can fill the gap of Miller. According to Kaif, Liam Livingstone could be the most suitable choice for this role.

Geostar expert Kaif, in an exclusive conversation with IANS ahead of the mini auction, said, “Livingstone bats at number five or six and has the ability to hit big shots. He can also bowl. Even though his current form is not good, he has experience and his strike rate is much better. Lucknow already has foreign batsmen like Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh. So the team needs a strong finisher, who Could play at number five or six for Lucknow.

Talking about fast bowling, Lucknow’s fast bowling is already strong, in which the arrival of Mohammed Shami and Arjun Tendulkar has further strengthened the team. With this, options will also be available for injured players like Mohit Khan, Avesh Khan and Mayank Yadav.

Kaif believes that Lucknow should also take a foreign fast bowler. South Africa’s Enrique Norkia or Lungi Ngidi could be good options. He said that the ground of Lucknow is big and the red clay pitch can help a fast bowler like Nortje.

He said, “First of all, I pray and hope that Avesh Khan and Mayank Yadav are close to being fully fit, because it has been almost 5-6 months now. Lucknow will pray that they recover and come back to action. Now the second question is, who should they target? I think they need foreign fast bowlers. Enrique Norkia and Lungi Ngidi are options. Norkia can be an option because Lucknow The ground is big, square boundary, and has a red clay pitch, which can help them generate good bounce and pace, so they can target Norkia also, but as I said earlier, the injured players should be fit, and then choose either Norkia or Ngidi as an option.

In spin bowling, currently Digvesh Rathi is the main leg spinner of the team. There is a vacancy in this department after the release of Ravi Bishnoi. Kaif says that Bishnoi’s price could be very high in the auction, at which the Lucknow franchise might not want to buy.

He told that teams like Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings can make a big bid on Bishnoi. In such a situation, Lucknow will have to focus on cheap but new leg spinner or left arm spinner options. Digvesh Rathi has become the favorite bowler of captain Rishabh Pant, because he takes wickets in the powerplay and middle overs.

The live telecast of the IPL 2026 mini auction can be seen on JioHotstar and Star Sports Network from 2:30 pm on 16th December.

IPL 2026 Mini Auction: All eyes will be on Australian all-rounder Cameron Green in the mini auction for the Indian Premier League 2026 to be held at 2.30 pm today, December 16, 2025, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Due to lack of an excellent all-rounder (top in both batting and bowling) in this mini auction, a lot of money may be showered on Cameron Green. In the mini auction, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings are looking for a great all-rounder and both those teams have the highest money in their purse.

How many players will be bought for IPL 2026?

In this mini auction, all 10 teams will sit in the auction to be held in Abu Dhabi to buy a total of 77 players. In which a total amount of Rs 237 crore 55 lakh is available with all the teams. However, Mumbai Indians will not have much role in this auction, because they have only Rs 2 crore 75 lakh. Mumbai Indians will enter the auction to buy some uncapped players at their base price.

Biggest purse near Kolkata and Chennai

In the mini auction for IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders have the biggest purse of Rs 64 crore 30 lakh. KKR’s eyes will be on revamping the team, because the team has to buy a total of 13 players in the auction. Knightriders may face a challenge from the Super Kings while bidding on players in this mini auction. Chennai has the second largest purse in the auction of Rs 43 crore 40 lakh. At the same time, Super Kings would also like to buy good players according to their team balance in the mini auction.

Why is Mini Auction more interesting than Mega Auction?

Mini auctions are always more interesting than mega auctions because franchises come into the auction with certain preferences and are ready to go to any extent to add players with different skill sets to their team. In the IPL mini auction, big bids have always been made for fast bowlers who are also all-rounders, keeping this in mind, this time the biggest bids are expected for Cameron Green, Venkatesh Iyer and West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder.

IPL 2026 Auction Live Streaming: There will be 10 teams, 350 players and all the teams will have crores of rupees in their purse. Tomorrow, on 16th December, there will be a mini auction in which famous players like Devon Conway to Cameron Green, Liam Livingstone and Sarfaraz Khan can be bid. Only 77 slots will be vacant, but what time will this auction start and on which channel or app you will be able to watch it live.

Mumbai Indians have the least money in the auction, which will come into the auction with a purse of Rs 2.75 crore. Kolkata Knight Riders have the most money, with Rs 64.30 crore left in their pocket.

When and where to watch live auction?

The IPL 2026 auction will be held in Abu Dhabi on 16 December. The auction will start at 2:30 pm Indian time.

The TV auction will be telecast on Star Sports Network, while the live streaming will be on JioHotstar app.

How many players will be bid for?

More than 1,300 players had registered for the mini auction, but only 350 of them were shortlisted. But only 77 slots are vacant in the squads of 10 teams. This means that only a maximum of 77 players will be able to be sold.

The maximum number of slots are vacant in the team of Kolkata Knight Riders, which can buy a maximum of 13 players. There are 10 slots vacant in the Sunrisers Hyderabad team. There are currently five vacancies each in the teams of Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans.

Who has how much money left?

Kolkata Knight Riders have the most money in the auction. Chennai Super Kings also has more than Rs 43 crores. Only Rs 2.75 crore is left in the purse of Mumbai Indians.

KKR- 64.3 crores

CSK – 43.4 crores

SRH – 25.5 crores

LSG – 22.95 crores

DC – 21.8 crores

RCB – 16.4 crores

RR – 16.05 crores

GT – 12.9 crores

PBKS – 11.5 crores

MI – 2.75 crores

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