IPL Auction 2026: Which 20 players are in first three sets of mini-auction in Abu Dhabi today?

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IPL Auction 2026: Sarfaraz Khan, who cracked his maiden hundred in SMAT recently, is part of the second set in the mini-auction. (UPCA)

The 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction is slated to begin at 2:30 PM IST at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.

The IPL organising committee had previously unveiled a short-listed roster from over a 1,000 players, trimmed down to 350. The list comprised of 240 Indian players and a 110 overseas stars, with 238 of them being uncapped players. Among them 14 uncapped players were overseas cricketers.

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However, it was revealed on Tuesday morning that the BCCI had approved of the addition of 19 more players into the auction player list, raising the overall tally to 369 with the addition of 19 more cricketers – including five overseas players, one associate nation cricketer from Malaysia and 13 uncapped Indian stars.

A maximum of 77 slots are now available with up to 31 being slotted for overseas players. Despite the inclusions, only the first 70 players across 10 different player sets will be called out manually by the auctioneer, following the accelerated auction process will begin.

Though there are no marquee sets in the auction, there will be plenty of nervous energy and excitment in the auction hall when the first three sets of players are called out in the action. A major share of the top international and capped Indian stars belong to the three first three sets that enlist batters, all-rounders and wicket-keepers.

There will be keen eyes on Australia all-rounder Cameron Green, England’s Liam Livingstone, Quinton de Kock and India batters such as Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan who are seeking a return to the IPL limelight.

IPL Mini-Auction 2026: First 20 players to be up for grabs today

SR. NO.	SET NO.	SET	PLAYER	COUNTRY	C/U/A	BASE PRICE (INR LAKH)
1	1	BA1	Devon Conway	New Zealand	Capped	200
2	1	BA1	Jake Fraser-McGurk	Australia	Capped	200
3	1	BA1	Cameron Green	Australia	Capped	200
4	1	BA1	Sarfaraz Khan	India	Capped	75
5	1	BA1	David Miller	South Africa	Capped	200
6	1	BA1	Prithvi Shaw	India	Capped	75
7	2	AL1	Gus Atkinson	England	Capped	200
8	2	AL1	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	Capped	200
9	2	AL1	Deepak Hooda	India	Capped	75
10	2	AL1	Venkatesh Iyer	India	Capped	200
11	2	AL1	Liam Livingstone	England	Capped	200
12	2	AL1	Wiaan Mulder	South Africa	Capped	100
13	2	AL1	Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand	Capped	200
14	3	WK1	Finn Allen	New Zealand	Capped	200
15	3	WK1	Jonny Bairstow	England	Capped	100
16	3	WK1	KS Bharat	India	Capped	75
17	3	WK1	Quinton De Kock	South Africa	Capped	100
18	3	WK1	Ben Duckett	England	Capped	200
19	3	WK1	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	Afghanistan	Capped	150
20	3	WK1	Jamie Smith	England	Capped	200