IPL Auction 2026 Date and LIVE Streaming: How to watch Indian Premier League 2026 mini auction on TV and online

The D-Day for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction 2026 is here as the mini-auction will take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday (16 December). The IPL Auction 2026 will be held to fill a total of 77 empty slots across all 10 IPL franchises, including 31 overseas.

Follow LIVE | IPL Auction 2026 LIVE Updates

A total of 1390 players had registered for the auction, from which 359 would be up for grabs. 40 players are part of the maximum Rs 2 crore base price. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) would enter the auction with the biggest purse of Rs 64.30 crore and have the highest vacancy of 13 slots, while Sunrisers Hyderabad are second with 10.

Here’s a look at the remaining purse for all 10 IPL teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders - Rs 64.3 crore (13 spots to fill)

Chennai Super Kings - Rs 43.4 crore (9)

More from First Cricket

Gus Atkinson could be surprise big buy at IPL Auction 2026; PBKS may target Jake Fraser-McGurk — Sanjay Bangar Exclusive Axar Patel ruled out of remainder of India vs South Africa T20Is, Shahbaz Ahmed added to squad

Sunrisers Hyderabad - Rs 25.5 crore (10)

Lucknow Super Giants - Rs 22.95 crore (6)

Delhi Capitals - Rs 21.8 crore (8)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Rs 16.4 crore (8)

Rajasthan Royals - Rs 16.05 crore (9)

Gujarat Titans - Rs 12.9 crore (5)

Punjab Kings - Rs 11.5 crore (4)

Mumbai Indians - Rs 2.75 crore (5)

It’s being predicted that Australian all-rounder Cameron Green would emerge as the most expensive player in the IPL Auction 2026. In the mock auction conducted by the broadcasters on Monday, Green was bought for a whopping Rs 30.5 crore.

Quick Reads

View All

'Won't require surgery...': Real reason behind Jasprit Bumrah's absence from 5th Test revealed in new report

PCB bans players from WCL over India-Pakistan match controversy

Robin Uthappa, who was managing KKR in the mock auction, feels Green is set to fetch at least Rs 20 crore in the real auction.

“I knew CSK would also go after a middle-order all-rounder. I thought they would go somewhere around 25–28 crore," Uthappa said. “Realistically, I think they would go up to around ₹20 crore in the actual auction, because they would want to keep space for other Indian and overseas players as well. But in the mock auctions, I was ready to go up to 35 crore for a player like Green. I think Cameron Green should bat at No. 3 in the order.”

England all-rounder Liam Livingstone, Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana and Indian batter Sarfaraz Khan were other players who fetched big bucks in the mock IPL Auction 2026.

IPL Auction 2026 Date and LIVE Streaming

IPL Auction 2026 Date: The auction will take place on 16 December (Tuesday) at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The IPL Auction 2026 on 16 December (Tuesday) will start at 2.30 PM IST.

IPL Auction 2026 LIVE Streaming: The auction on 16 December (Tuesday) will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website.

IPL Auction 2026 TV Channel: The auction will be broadcast live on Star Sports TV channels.