IPL 2026 Auction LIVE Streaming: The IPL 2026 auction is set to be conducted on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
This one-day event lets the 10 franchises fill their remaining squad slots from a shortlist of 369 players. Kolkata Knight Riders head into the auction with the biggest purse.
IPL 2026 Auction Date, Time, and Venue
It starts at 2:30 PM IST (1:00 PM local UAE time) in Abu Dhabi at the Etihad Arena.
Auction Structure and Session
Players are grouped into sets: capped batters, all-rounders, wicketkeepers, pacers, spinners, uncapped, and overseas. Bidding kicks off with marquee high-base-price players, then moves set by set. It shifts to an accelerated phase for lower-base-price players at the end. No Right to Match (RTM) cards apply.
IPL 2026 Auction Breaks, Session Timings
Expect a short mid-session break after several
sets and a longer dinner break midway-typically 15-45 minutes each, based on pace (exact times aren't pre-announced). The event should wrap by late evening IST, though hot bidding could extend it.
To sustain energy during the marathon, the IPL incorporates protocol-driven breaks, mirroring past mini-auctions. Although the exact timing may vary, we can expect a number of breaks across different junctures.
Mini Breaks: It can happen after Set 1, Set 5 - Set 1 concludes the big marquee names, while Set 5 will conclude the top-rated capped players.
Mid-Session Break: Around the 70th player (approx. 5:30-6:00 PM IST, 15-20 minutes), transitioning to the accelerated round for team regrouping.
Dinner Break: After 120-140 players (approx. 7:30-8:00 PM IST, 45 mins to 1 hour). Post the dinner break, the franchises may have the chance to bring back unsold players in the fray again.
Final Break: It can be a small break to give the franchises a second round of bringing back unsold players if the quota is not completed. This can be a mini break of around 10-15 minutes.
IPL 2026 Auction Live Streaming and Telecast in the World
India
The IPL 2026 mini auction will telecast on the Star Sports network from 2:30 PM IST in India on Tuesday. The live-streaming of the auction is available on the Jio Hotstar app and website.
Australia
Fox Sports will telecast the IPL 2026 mini auction from 8 pm local time, while Kayo Sports is set to provide the live-streaming of the proceedings.
Bangladesh
Channel 9 is likely to provide the telecast of IPL 2026 auction from 3 pm local time.
UK
Sky Sports and Now TV will bring the telecast, live-streaming from 9 am GMT on Tuesday.
South Africa
The SuperSport network is set to show the IPL 2026 auction from 11 am local time.
USA
Willow TV may bring the live telecast of the IPL 2026 mini auction from 4 am ET/1 am PT in the early hours of Tuesday. Check Local Listings.
Pakistan
Pakistan is unlikely to have any official broadcast of the IPL auction.
