IPL 2026 Mini Auction: A mini auction is going to be held for the Indian Premier League 2026 today i.e. on December 16, 2025. Every year the auction is very important for the teams. Through this, every team tries to perfect its equation. The special thing about mini auction is that the teams do not have big purses, but the bidding in mini auction leaves even the mega auction behind. Here we are going to tell you about 6 such players, on whom teams broke all the records by bidding in the mini auction.

1. Mitchell Starc got Rs 24.75 crore in IPL 2024

Australia’s dreaded fast bowler Mitchell Starc made his first entry in the IPL in 2015 with Royal Challengers Bangalore. After this, Starc returned to the league after 9 years in the mini auction of IPL 2024. In this mini auction, there was a fierce competition between Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans regarding Starc. Eventually, KKR bought him for a record price of Rs 24.75 crore, which was 75.69% of KKR’s total purse at that time.

2. Pat Cummins also got Rs 20.5 crore in IPL 2024 only

Current Australian captain Pat Cummins was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.50 crore in the mini auction of IPL 2024. Just a few minutes before Mitchell Starc, Cummins had made the record of becoming the most expensive player in IPL history and this was the first time in IPL history that a player had received an amount of more than Rs 20 crore. Although Cummins took only 18 wickets that season at an expensive economy rate of 9.27, under his captaincy he took the team to the finals after 8 years.

3. Sam Curran got Rs 18.5 crore in IPL 2023

England’s star all-rounder Sam Curran was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 18.5 crore in the mini auction of IPL 2023. Karan had won the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award in the T20 World Cup 2022, due to which he was in huge demand in the mini auction of IPL 2023. Karan did not perform anything special in that season. Where he gave away runs at an average of 48.90, but scored 276 runs with the bat at a strike rate of 135.96. Nevertheless, he was retained and given the captaincy of the Punjab Kings team in the next season.

4. Cameron Green also got Rs 17.5 crore in IPL 2023 only

Australia’s star all-rounder Cameron Green was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 17.5 crore in the mini auction of IPL 2023. Mumbai Indians had released Hardik Pandya in IPL 2022, due to which they were looking for an excellent all-rounder. Due to this, Mumbai Indians tried their best to buy Cameron Green. That season, Green played brilliantly and scored a total of 452 runs at a strike rate of 160.28. In this, while chasing the target of 201 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he scored a century and gave Mumbai entry in the playoffs.

5. Ben Stokes got Rs 16.25 crore in IPL 2023 only

Current England Test captain Ben Stokes was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 16.25 crore in the mini auction of IPL 2023. Stokes is also among those all-rounders for whom the mini auction of IPL 2023 proved lucky. But this deal was not beneficial for CSK. Stokes suffered a left knee injury due to a slip and fall, due to which he could play only two matches in the entire season. In which he scored 15 runs and bowled only 1 over. Stokes has never been able to play IPL after this season.

6. Chris Morris got Rs 16.25 crore in IPL 2021

South African all-rounder Chris Morris was bought by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2021 mini auction for Rs 16.25 crore, which was the highest amount paid to a player in any IPL auction at that time. In IPL 2021, Maurice took 15 wickets in 11 matches at an economy rate of 9.17 and was able to score runs at an average of only 13.40. After this season he never got a chance to play in IPL.

Australia has defeated England by 8 wickets in the second test match. In the second Ashes Test played at Gabba, Australia had a target of only 65 runs, which it achieved by losing only 2 wickets. Now the Kangaroos have taken a 2-0 lead over England in the five-match series. In this match, Joe Root scored the first Test century on Australian soil.

Earlier in the Perth Test also, Australia had won by 8 wickets. Thanks to Joe Root’s unbeaten 138 runs in the Gabba Test, England had scored 334 runs in the first innings. In reply, Australia scored 511 runs, giving it a huge lead of 177 runs in the first innings. For Australia, no batsman scored a century in the first innings, but Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Jack Weatherald, Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc scored half-centuries.

To stay in the match, England had to score a big score in the second innings, but wickets kept falling one by one and the team collapsed for 241 runs in the second innings. In the second innings, Ben Stokes contributed 50 runs and Will Jacques contributed 41 runs. In this way Australia got the target of only 65 runs.

Steve Smith created a ruckus

Chasing the small target of 65 runs, Australia lost the first wicket for 37 runs and the second wicket just four runs later. Steve Smith came to bat at fourth position, who scored 23 runs in 9 balls while playing at a stormy strike rate of 255. By hitting 2 fours and 2 sixes, he ensured Australia’s victory in the Gabba Test.

Mitchell Starc became the player of the match, who took 6 wickets in the first innings and 2 wickets in the second innings. Starc is the bowler taking the most wickets in this series so far. He has taken 18 wickets in 2 matches, whereas Brayden Kars, who is at number two, has been able to take only 9 wickets so far.

The second Test of the Ashes series 2025-26 between Australia and England is being played at The Gabba Stadium in Brisbane. This is a day-night test being played with pink ball, in which three days of play has ended and Australia has maintained a strong hold. By the end of the day’s play, England had scored 134 runs after losing 6 wickets. The team is still 43 runs behind Australia.

The third day started with Australia’s first innings, Alex Carey (46) and Michael Neser (15) took the innings to 378/6. Neser was able to add only 1 run and was out on the ball of Ben Stokes after scoring 16 runs. Carey completed his half-century, scoring 63 runs in 69 balls with the help of 6 fours.

Mitchell Starc created history

Fast bowler Mitchell Starc not only did wonders in bowling, he also performed brilliantly with the bat. Mitchell Starc faced 141 balls and scored 77 runs with the help of 13 fours. He became the second player in the history of the World Test Championship to complete 1000 runs along with 200 wickets. Before him, Pat Cummins had done this.

Starc was dismissed by Brayden Carse. After this, Will Jacques ended the Australian innings in the form of Brendan Doggett (13). Australia scored 511 runs in the first innings and took a lead of 177 runs.

For England today, Gus Atkinson, Ben Stokes, Braydon Carse and Will Jacques took 1 wicket each. 5 Australian batsmen (Jake Weatherald, Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc) scored half-centuries in the first innings.

England’s middle order flopped in the second innings too

In the second innings of England, Jack Crawley and Ben Duckett made a partnership of 48 runs for the first wicket, Duckett was bowled by Scott Boland after scoring 15 runs. After this there was a partnership of 42 runs between Crawley and Ollie Pope. Pope (26) was dismissed by Michael Neser. Joe Root (15), who scored a century in the first innings, flopped in the second innings and was made his victim by Mitchell Starc.

After this, Harry Brook and Jamie Smith also returned to the pavilion in a gap of 4 overs. Brook (15) was dismissed by Boland and Smith (4) was dismissed by Mitchell Starc. By the end of the third day’s play, England had scored 134 runs after losing 6 wickets, still England were 43 runs behind. There is 98 percent chance that Australia will win this match.

Mitchell Starc created history by scoring a half-century against England in Brisbane. Australia is in a strong position in the second Test of the Ashes series being played at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane, the reason for this is also Starc. Starc took 6 wickets in England’s first innings, due to which the team was reduced to 334 runs.

Mitchell Starc did not even allow opener Ben Duckett and third-placed Ollie Pope to open their account in England’s first innings, after which he sent Harry Brook (31), Will Jacques (19), Gus Atkinson and Braydon Carse to the pavilion. Starc also performed brilliantly with the bat, till the time of writing the news he is unbeaten on 56 runs.

Mitchell Starc is only the second player to do so

Mitchell Starc is the third highest wicket taker in the ICC World Test Championship, both the players above him are Australians. Nathan Lyon is at first place with 219 wickets and Pat Cummins is at second place with 215 wickets. Mitchell Starc has taken 207 wickets.

Mitchell Starc is the second player to score 200 wickets and 1000 runs in the World Test Championship. Along with him, Pat Cummins is also included in this list, who has 215 wickets and 1020 runs in his name.

Mitchell Starc touched this figure in 71 innings of 51 Tests, he has 1003* runs in his name. His average is 18.92 and strike rate is 50.78. Starc has played 2 half-century innings in WTC. Starc has taken 207 wickets in WTC, his economy was 3.46. In this he has taken five wicket haul 7 times.

Australia is in a strong position

Australia had defeated England in the first match of the Ashes series 2025-2026, Australia is in a strong position in the second test also. England’s first innings was reduced to 334 runs, while Joe Root alone scored 138 runs. He remained unbeaten. Jack Weatherald (72), Marnus Labuschagne (65), Steve Smith (61), Alex Carey (63) and Mitchell Starc (56) have scored half-centuries for Australia. Till the time of writing the news, Australia has a lead of 144 runs.

In the second Test of the Ashes series against England, which started on Thursday in Brisbane, Australia’s fast bowler Mitchell Starc achieved the feat of becoming the bowler taking the most wickets in Test cricket as a left-arm fast bowler. With this, Starc also left Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh behind.

Starc took 6 wickets on the first day of the Brisbane Test. As soon as he took his third wicket, Starc broke Wasim Akram’s record of taking most wickets as a left-arm fast bowler in Test cricket. At the same time, after taking the sixth wicket, he left behind India’s off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.

Wasim Akram took 414 wickets in 104 Tests, while Harbhajan Singh took 417 wickets in 103 Tests. Starc is playing his 102nd Test and has taken 418 wickets.

Starc has reached 15th place in the list of bowlers taking most wickets in Test cricket. The next record on Starc’s target is that of Shaun Pollock. Pollock has taken 421 wickets in Tests.

The record of taking most wickets in Test cricket is in the name of Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan. Muralitharan has taken 800 wickets in 133 tests. In second place is Shane Warne who has 708 wickets in his name in 145 Tests. England’s right-arm fast bowler James Anderson is at number three. Anderson has taken 704 wickets in 188 tests. India’s Anil Kumble is in fourth place with 619 wickets in 132 Tests. England’s right-arm fast bowler Stuart Broad is at fifth position with 604 wickets in 167 Tests.

By the end of the first day’s play, England had scored 325 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. The second Ashes Test is being played at the Gabba ground in Brisbane, in which Joe Root scored the 40th century of his Test career (Joe Root Centuries). By the end of the first day’s play, Joe Root and Joffra Archer had made a brisk partnership of 61 runs in 44 balls.

For England, opener Jack Crawley scored 76 runs, but Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope were out without opening the account. Crawley and Root rescued the England team from trouble by making a partnership of 117 runs. Harry Brook was out after scoring only 31 runs, while captain Ben Stokes was run out by Josh English with an excellent throw.

Joe Root’s historic century

By the end of the first day’s play, Joe Root had scored 135 runs in the second test against Australia. This was the 40th century of his Test career. This is the first time in Test cricket history that Root has scored a Test century on Australian soil. Root has achieved this feat 13 years after his Test debut.

Root-Archer made the Kangaroos cry

England lost its 9th wicket at the score of 264. At one time England had scored 273 runs for 9 wickets in 69 overs. After this, Joe Root and Joffra Archer batted stormily and added 52 runs in the next 5 overs. Archer has scored 32 runs in 26 balls and along with Joe Root has made a partnership of 61 runs for the 10th wicket.

The most successful bowler for Australia was Mitchell Starc, who dismissed 6 batsmen in the first innings. Starc has been the most successful bowler in this series so far. So far in this series, he has taken 16 wickets in 43.5 overs.

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Mitchell Starc AUS vs ENG Pink Ball Day Night Test: The second match of the Ashes series between Australia and England is being played with pink ball at Gabba from today i.e. December 4, 2025. In this match, Australia’s legendary fast bowler Mitchell Starc has created history. In the very first over of the day-night Test match being played with pink ball, Starc clean bowled England’s opener Ben Duckett at the score of 0, then in his second over he also bowled out vice-captain Ollie Pope without opening the account.

Who won the toss in the pink ball test?

In the Brisbane Test, England’s decision to bat first after winning the toss proved wrong. In this match, Australia took the lead in the match by giving initial shocks to England. England’s score in the first three overs was 2/5, the main reason for which was the stormy fast bowler Mitchell Starc.

Mitchell Starc created history

Mitchell Starc has taken the maximum number of 83 wickets in the Pink Ball Test. As soon as England took the first two wickets, Starc accomplished a big feat and became the first player in the world to take 20 wickets against any team with the pink ball.

• 20 – Mitchell Starc vs England (6 innings)
• 17 – Mitchell Starc vs West Indies (6 innings)
• 16- Shamar Joseph vs Australia (4 innings)
• 16 – Alzarri Joseph vs Australia (6 innings)

Mitchell Starc equals Wasim Akram’s record

Mitchell Starc has equaled Pakistan’s legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram in the list of left-arm fast bowlers who have taken the most wickets in Test cricket. This record was earlier in the name of Wasim Akram. In Test cricket, Akram took 414 wickets in 104 Test matches at an average of 23.62, while Starc touched the figure of 414 in his 102nd Test itself, in which his average is 26.52. At third place is Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka, who has taken 355 wickets in 111 Tests. While New Zealand’s Trent Boult is at fourth place with 317 wickets in 78 matches, India’s Zaheer Khan is in the top-5 list with 311 wickets after playing 92 Test matches.

Bowler taking most wickets in first over

Starc has taken wickets for the third consecutive time in the first over of the current Ashes series. The first match of the Ashes series was played in Parth, in which Jack Crawley was out for zero in the first over of both the innings. Starc is already on top in terms of taking most wickets in the first over of a Test match. In the history of Test cricket, Starc has so far taken 26 wickets in the first over. After him in this list, James Anderson is at third place with 19 wickets and Kemar Roach is at third place with 10 wickets.

World Fastest Bowlers In Cricket History: There have been many bowlers in the history of cricket who are known for their fast speed. Every day in cricket some record is made or broken, but there is one record which has not been broken for a long time. This record of bowling the fastest ball in cricket is in the name of former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar. Akhtar had made this record 22 years ago in 2003. Here we are going to tell you who are the top-5 fastest bowling bowlers in the world?

Top 5 bowlers who bowled the fastest ball in the history of cricket

1. Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) – 161.3 km/h

Pakistan’s deadly fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is at number one in the list of top-5 bowlers who have bowled the fastest ball in the history of cricket. Shoaib bowled the ball at a speed of 161.3 kilometers per hour against England in the 2003 ODI World Cup, which is still the world record for bowling the ball at the fastest speed.

2. Shaun Tait (Australia) – 161.1 km/h

Former Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait is at second place in the list of bowlers who have bowled the fastest ball in the history of cricket. Shaun bowled the ball at a speed of 161.1 kilometers per hour against England in 2010.

3. Brett Lee (Australia) – 161.1 km/h

Australia’s dangerous fast bowler Brett Lee is at third place in the list of bowlers who have bowled the fastest ball in the history of cricket. Brett Lee bowled the ball at a speed of 161.1 kilometers per hour against New Zealand in 2005.

4. Jeff Thomson (Australia) – 160.6 km/h

Australia’s most feared fast bowler of the 70s, Jeff Thomson, is at fourth position in the list of bowlers who have bowled the fastest ball in the history of cricket. Thomson bowled the ball at a speed of 160.6 kilometers per hour against West Indies in 1975.

5. Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 160.4 km/h

Australia’s star fast bowler Mitchell Starc is at fifth position in the list of bowlers who have bowled the fastest ball in the history of cricket. Starc bowled the ball at a speed of 160.4 kilometers per hour against New Zealand in 2015.

Most Wickets In WTC: Since the start of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), the role of bowlers in Test cricket has become even more important. Long spells, match-changing balls and the art of taking wickets in difficult situations, amidst all this, there are some bowlers who have made their own identity in the WTC. At present, the top-5 list of highest wicket takers includes three Australian and two Indian bowlers, who are giving strong proof of their ability in Test cricket.

Nathan Lyon – Australia

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon has become the highest wicket-taker in the history of WTC. He has taken 219 wickets since 2019. The specialty of Lion’s bowling is his consistent line-length and his ability to make the batsmen make mistakes. His best figure has been 8/64 and he has taken four wickets 13 times and five wickets 10 times.

Pat Cummins – Australia

Australian captain Pat Cummins is also very close to Lion with 215 wickets. Cummins has won many matches in WTC by showing amazing swing and bounce along with fast pace. His impressive average of 22.13 and best spell of 6/28 make him one of the most lethal bowlers in modern cricket.

Mitchell Starc – Australia

Mitchell Starc troubles the batsmen with his in-swing yorker and left-arm angle. Starc has taken 201 wickets so far. His strike rate (43.33) shows that he takes wickets at regular intervals and emerges as a threat with both the new and old balls.

R Ashwin – India

India’s great spinner R. Ashwin has taken 195 wickets in his name in WTC. His best bowling figures are 7/71 and he is among the bowlers with the lowest average (21.49). Ashwin always increases the challenge for the batsmen with the help of spin, flight and variation.

Jasprit Bumrah – India

Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has made it to the top-5 by taking 184 wickets so far. His average of 18.90 and strike rate of 40.53 shows that he is one of the most lethal bowlers. Every batsman in the world is troubled by Bumrah’s unique action, accuracy and reverse swing.

The first match of Ashes 2025-2026 has been in the name of the bowlers. The first day of the first Test was in the name of the bowlers of England and Australia, a total of 19 wickets fell on the first day. On the second day, with England’s first wicket, something happened which had never happened in the history of cricket. This wicket belonged to Jack Crawley, who was sent to the pavilion with a brilliant catch by Mitchell Starc.

This happened for the first time in cricket history

This is the first time in 148 years of cricket history that the first wicket has fallen at zero in the first three innings of a Test. In England’s first innings too, Jack was dismissed by Mitchell Starc for zero, England’s score was also ‘zero’.

Even in Australia’s first innings, the first wicket fell at zero, when Joffra Archer got Jake Weatherald out LBW on the second ball of the very first over. In England’s second and third innings of the match, Starc once again made Jack Crawley his victim.

On the very first ball of the 5th over, Starc bowled the ball on the wicket line, on which Crawley tried to hit a shot in front but was dodged by the bounce. The ball was in the air, which Mitchell Starc caught with one hand in a spectacular dive.

WHAT A RIDICULOUS TAKE! Mitchell Starc sends Zak Crawley off for a pair! #Ashes , #PlayoftheDay , @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/1cg8PtLzx4

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 22, 2025

Good partnership between Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope

England’s first innings ended at 172 runs, Mitchell Starc alone took 7 wickets. It seemed that now Australia would gain control in this match, but England’s bowlers turned the tables. Australia lost 9 wickets for 121 runs on the very first day. Ben Stokes had taken 5 wickets, on the second day Australia’s innings was reduced to 132 runs with the wicket of Nathan Lyon.

The start of England’s second innings was also not good, Mitchell Starc dismissed Jack Crawley for zero. But after this, Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett made a good partnership for the second wicket. Till the time of writing the news, England has scored 59 runs after losing 1 wicket, England has a lead of 99 runs.