In the mini auction of IPL 2026, bids worth crores were made on many such players, for whom no one would have expected that they would be sold for a very high amount. Sri Lankan batsman Pathum Nissanka has been rewarded for his good form, who has been bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 4 crore. This will be the first time that Nissanka will play a match in IPL.

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder will be returning to the IPL after two years, having last played for Rajasthan Royals in 2023. Holder was bought by Gujarat Titans in mini auction for Rs 7 crore. Meanwhile, the stormy batsman Matthew Short has been bought by Chennai Super Kings for his base price of Rs 1.50 crore.

Talking about Pathum Nissanka, he first performed well in the T20 Tri-Series and then also showed his talent with the bat in the International T20 League. Before Nissanka, in the same auction, his compatriot player Mathisha Pathirana was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 18 crore.

On the other hand, there was a race for Jason Holder between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. CSK pulled out after going for Rs 6.80 crores, finally Gujarat included Holder in their squad for Rs 7 crores.

Matthew Short was a part of the Punjab Kings squad in 2023, in which he played 6 matches and scored 117 runs. Like Holder, he too will be returning to IPL after two years. No other team bid for Short. Chennai Super Kings bought him for his base price of Rs 1.5 crore.

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BCCI has released the list of shortlisted players for IPL Auction 2026. A total of 350 players will be in the auction, out of which 110 will be foreign players. IPL auction will be held in Abu Dhabi on 16 December. Let us tell you that the auction will be for only 1 day. Know which 5 foreign players can be sold the most expensive this time.

1. Jake Fraser-McGurk (Australia)

23-year-old Jake Fraser-McGurk of Australia has kept his base price at Rs 2 crore. He is an explosive batsman, who played for Delhi Capitals in the last 2 seasons. He has scored 385 runs in 15 IPL matches. What makes him special is his strike rate, Fraser-McGurk’s strike rate in the IPL has been close to 200 (199.48). He can become the foreign player to get a big amount in the IPL 2026 auction, many teams can place big bets on him.

2. Mathisha Pathirana (Sri Lanka)

Mathisha Pathirana of Sri Lanka is a brilliant bowler, who can do wonders in powerplay and death overs. Kolkata Knight Riders can bet big on him. Pathirana has been playing for Chennai Super Kings since 2022, for whom he has taken 47 wickets in 32 matches. In the last edition, Pathirana had taken 13 wickets in 12 matches.

If we look at the T20 record of Mathisha Pathirana, he has taken 132 wickets in 99 matches. Pathirana’s base price in the IPL 2026 auction is Rs 2 crore.

3. Matthew Short (Australia)

Australia’s top order batsman Matthew bats in an explosive style, on whom big bets can be made in the auction. Short’s base price is Rs 1.5 crore, but there may be a tough competition for him among many teams.

Short played his last IPL match in 2023, scoring only 117 runs in 6 matches for Punjab Kings that season. Although his only season was not good, he is now a dangerous T20 batsman who also contributes with the bowling. Short has scored 3431 runs in 140 T20 matches and taken 55 wickets.

4. Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra played for Chennai Super Kings in the last two seasons, in which he scored 413 runs in 18 matches. Although CSK has released him, other teams will keep an eye on him as he makes important contributions in bowling along with batting. Rachin is a top order batsman, his base price in IPL auction is Rs 2 crore.

Talking about T20 statistics, Rachin Ravindra has scored 1922 runs in 116 matches at a strike rate of 139.78. He also has 70 wickets in his name in this format.

5. Cameron Green (Australia)

Cameron Green can become the most expensive player of IPL 2026 auction, many big teams have their eyes on him. Cameron’s base price is Rs 2 crore. He has played for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL. In 2023, he scored 452 runs in 16 matches for Mumbai, the strike rate was 160. In 2024, he played 13 matches for RCB, scoring 225 runs and taking 10 wickets.

IPL 2026 Mini Auction: The 19th season of the Indian Premier League will take place in 2026, for which a mini auction is going to be held in a few weeks and all the franchises are ready to strengthen their team. In this mini auction, franchises can spend crores of rupees on those star all-rounders who can do wonders in batting as well as bowling. Teams always look for such players because they can single-handedly change the course of a match. Here we are going to tell about 5 such all-rounders, on whom you can bid crores of rupees in this mini auction.

Big bets will be placed on 5 all-rounders in the mini auction of IPL 2026

1. Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)

New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell is one of the most talked about all-rounders in this time’s IPL 2026 mini auction. Bracewell is a good left-handed batsman and also a useful off-spin bowler. Bracewell last played 5 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2023, in which he scored 58 runs and was successful in taking 6 wickets. While playing in T20 International for New Zealand, he scored a total of 417 runs in 42 T20 matches and took 33 wickets.

2. Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)

Zimbabwe’s experienced all-rounder Sikandar Raza is one of the second most talked about all-rounders in this time’s IPL 2026 mini auction. Sikandar has played for Punjab Kings in IPL 2023 and 2024, in these two seasons Raza has scored 182 runs in 9 matches and taken 3 wickets. For Zimbabwe, Alexander scored a total of 2,883 runs in 127 T20 matches and also took 102 wickets. Raza has the ability to change the course of the match with both his batting and bowling. His off-spin bowling and aggressive batting in the middle order make him a reliable match-winner.

3. Matthew Short (Australia)

Australian all-rounder Matthew Short is one of the third most talked about all-rounders in this time’s IPL 2026 mini auction. Mathew played 6 matches for Punjab Kings in IPL 2023, in which he scored a total of 117 runs. Whereas Short has taken a total of 357 runs and 8 wickets in 19 T20 matches for Australia. Short’s aggressive batting at the top of the order and useful off-spin bowling make him an excellent all-rounder for T20 cricket.

4. Saransh Jain (India)

In Indian domestic cricket, Madhya Pradesh’s Saransh Jain is one of the fourth most talked about all-rounders in this time’s IPL 2026 mini auction. Saransh has attracted everyone’s attention with his brilliant performance in Ranji Trophy 2025-26. He has scored a century and taken 7 wickets in just two Ranji matches. In such a situation, Saransh Jain can prove to be a surprise pick in the mini auction of IPL 2026.

5. Jason Holder (West Indies)

West Indies’ experienced all-rounder Jason Holder is one of the fifth most talked about all-rounders in this time’s IPL 2026 mini auction. Holder has played for five different franchises in the IPL, in which he scored a total of 259 runs and took 53 wickets in 46 matches. While playing for West Indies, Holder scored a total of 746 runs in 86 T20 International matches and took 97 wickets.

IND vs AUS 3rd ODI In Sydney: The third ODI is being played between India and Australia in Sydney today on 25th October. In this match, Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. Virat Kohli has taken a brilliant catch in this match. Even though Virat’s bat has not scored runs in this series yet, this superhit catch of Kohli is going viral. Virat caught the fast moving ball in the blink of an eye and with this Australia’s third wicket fell.

Those who ever questioned Virat Kohli’s fitness or age should just watch that catch!

At this stage, no one in the team can match his reflexes, intensity, and commitment.

He is still the fittest, and most reliable player in this Indian side.

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— Space Recorder (@1spacerecorder) October 25, 2025

Virat Kohli’s superhit catch

Virat Kohli is one of the fittest players in the Indian cricket team. The same fitness of Virat was also visible in the third ODI against Australia, when Kohli took a brilliant catch on the third ball of the 22nd over. Washington was bowling beautifully and Australian batsman Matthew was on short strike. As soon as Short played the shot, the ball got stuck in the hands of Virat Kohli standing at square leg. With this wicket, Matthew Short was out after scoring 30 runs in 41 balls and Australia’s third wicket fell at the score of 124.

Shreyas Iyer also did wonders

After Virat Kohli, Indian team’s vice-captain Shreyas Iyer also took an amazing catch. When Harshit Rana came to bowl in the 33rd over, Shreyas Iyer took a brilliant catch of Alex Carey on the fourth ball of this over and got a big wicket for India. Australia lost its fourth wicket at the score of 183.

Shreyas Iyer taking the outstanding catch.#ShreyasIyer #INDvsAUS @ShreyasIyer15 @JioHotstar @BCCI pic.twitter.com/0FwAcsyJWA

— itzsecondself (@itzsecondself) October 25, 2025

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Thanks to the strong innings of Matthew Short and Cooper Connolly, Australia defeated India by 2 wickets in the second ODI played in Adelaide. With this, Australia has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. After playing first, India had scored 264 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. In reply, the Kangaroos won the match by losing 8 wickets with 22 balls remaining. After 17 years, the Indian team has lost the ODI match in Adelaide.

The beginning of captaincy in ODI was not good for Shubman Gill. Gill lost his first series as captain. Indian bowlers failed to defend 264 runs. The Australian batsmen ruined the half-centuries of Rohit Sharma (73 runs) and Shreyas Iyer (61 runs).

Australia had a bad start, but Short and Connolly turned the tables.

The Australian team, which came to chase the target of 265 runs, did not have a good start. Captain Miles Marsh was out after scoring 11 runs and Travis Head was out after scoring 28 runs. Looking at the inexperienced middle order, it seemed that the Indian bowlers would not allow the Australian batsmen to reach the target, but number three Matt Short first put his team out of trouble by making a partnership of 155 runs for the third wicket with Matt Renshaw (30 runs in 30 balls).

However, once again there was a twist in the middle. After Renshaw was out, Alex Carey also returned to the pavilion after scoring only 9 runs. Kangaroos lost 4 wickets for 132 runs. It seemed that Team India would now make a comeback, but Cooper Connolly ruined the plans of the Indian team. Short scored his third half-century in ODI cricket. He was out after scoring 74 runs in 78 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes.

After Short’s dismissal, India’s hopes were once again raised, but Mitchell Owen counter-attacked. Owen scored 36 runs in just 23 balls, hitting 2 fours and 3 sixes. Whereas Cooper Connolly scored unbeaten 61 runs in 53 balls. 5 fours and one six came from his bat. He returned unbeaten after winning the match for Australia.

Rohit and Iyer’s half-centuries were ruined

Earlier, thanks to Rohit Sharma’s 73 runs in 97 balls, Shreyas Iyer’s 61 runs in 77 balls and Akshar Patel’s 44 runs in 41 balls, India scored 264 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. Leg spinner Adam Zampa, who returned after the birth of his second child, took four wickets for 60 runs for Australia. Most of the batsmen were out trying to attack him. Fast bowler Xavier Bartlett bowled brilliantly and took three wickets for 39 runs. He also got the valuable wicket of Virat Kohli (0).

The Australian team playing T20 series from South Africa has suffered a major setback. The Kangaroos have been shocked before the decisive match of the three -match T20 series. Actually, 3 players from Australia have been ruled out of the third T20 and three -match ODI series.

If someone’s debut stops, someone’s comeback

Let us know that explosive all -rounder Mitchell Oven, fast bowler Lance Morris and spin all -rounder Matthew Short have been ruled out of the third T20 and three -match ODI series. Mitchell Oven has proved itself in T20, but now he will not be able to debut in ODIs at the moment. They will have to wait for ODI debut. Lance Morris was scheduled to play in the ODI series. This was his comeback series in international cricket, but now he will also have to wait. At the same time, Matthew short will not be seen in the ODI series. He was about to start the innings in ODIs.

Know what was the reason for the three players being out

1- Lance Morris

While preparing for the series, Lance Morris had told that he has pain in his back. For this reason, he was not available for selection in both T20s earlier. However, now he has returned to Perth. Where they will be investigated.

2- Matthew Short

Matthew was unfit during the series against Short West Indies. His muscles were stretched. It was believed that short fit against South Africa would be short fit, but this could not happen. Now he has returned.

3- Mitchell Oven

In the second T20, there was a ball on the helmet of Mitchell Oven. Even after this, he played, but then the ball hit his grill, after which he had to go out. For this reason, he is out of the third and decisive T20 and ODI series.

San francisco unicorns vs texas super kings: The match was played between San Francisco Unickers and Texas Super Kings in Major League cricket on Saturday. Batting first in this match, Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis scored a century. But despite this, his team did not win. Finn Alan and Matthew Short turned water on his brilliant innings. Both scored a stormy half -century. Due to which San Francisco won the match by seven wickets.

Team scored a big score with a century of Faf du Plessis

San Francisco won the toss and invited Super Kings to bat first. Devon Conve and du Plessis came to open for Super Kings. Both added 97 runs for the first wicket. Conway was dismissed for 23 runs. At the same time, Plessis continued to score fast at the other end. Plessis hit a century in 50 balls. He hit 6 fours and seven sixes in this century innings. After completing the century, he was dismissed on a score of 100 on the next ball. Thanks to Plessis’s century, Super Kings scored 198 runs in 20 overs. Haris Rauf and Xavier Bartlett took two wickets each for San Francisco.

San Francisco won the match in just 16.1 overs with a stormy innings of Allen-Short

Finn Alan and Matthew Short landed 199 runs for San Francisco. Both batted rapidly. Both added 117 runs in only 8.3 overs for the first wicket. The ‘Player of the Match’ scored 61 runs in 29 balls with the help of 6 fours and four sixes. At the same time, Alan hit 78 runs in 35 balls. In this innings, Alan hit 4 fours and 8 sixes. Due to the rapid innings of these two players, San Frasinsco achieved the target of 199 runs in just 16.1 overs.

This is San Francisco’s fourth consecutive win. He is at the top on the points table with 8 points. At the same time, this is the first defeat of Super Kings in four matches. He is at the second position with 6 points.

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