The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini auction is taking place on December 16 2025, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The one-day auction – which takes place once every year – will see some renowned players go under the hammer as well, including Cameron Green, Venkatesh Iyer, and Liam Livingstone, who are in the auction. They were expected to fetch a considerable sum at the auction.
Meanwhile, three-time IPL champions Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will be there with a decent purse of ₹22.95 crore. However, the 10 teams need to fill up 77 slots with a total purse of ₹237.55 crore and among them as well.
Here are the players the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) retained before the mega auction.
Before Auction
Players retained: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (traded in from MI), Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami (traded in from SRH), Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed
Purse remaining: ₹22.95 crore
Slots remaining: 6 (4 overseas)
During Auction
#1 Wanindu Hasaranga
Lucknow Super Giants pulled up their paddle for Wanindu Hasaranga at the base price of ₹2 crore. They were the only bidder for him, and he eventually got sold to them.
#2 Anrich Nortje
Lucknow Super Giants got Anrich Nortje for his base price if just ₹2 crores.
#3 Mukul Choudhary
Mumbai Indians began battling Rajasthan Royals for Mukul Choudhary. LSG eventually bought him for ₹2.6 Crore!
#4 Naman Tiwari
The bidding for Naman Tiwari saw Delhi Capitals make the first move, with Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants quickly joining the contest. A brief but competitive auction followed before the price settled at ₹1 crore. Lucknow Super Giants emerged victorious, securing Naman Tiwari for the upcoming season.
