IPL 2026 Auction Live Streaming and Telecast Channels

IPL 2026 Auction Live Streaming: The 19th season of the Indian Premier League is set to be played between March 15 and May 31, 2026. The tournament will be played in a double-round-robin format, with a total of 84 matches to be played throughout the tournament.

All 10 teams will play each other twice in the league stage, followed by the playoffs. The IPL 2026 will return to the home-and-away format, with each team playing its home games at its home venues.

The top four teams presiding at the top of the IPL 2026 Points Table will be eligible to play the play-off rounds.

BCCI has decided to host the mini auction on December 16 at Etihad Arena, Dubai with while announcing October 31 as the deadline for the teams to submit their IPL 2026 retained players list.

The IPL 2026 mini auction will kick start at 03:00 PM IST in Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi.

BCCI will shortlist the eligible players from the IPL 2026 auction registered players list and will release the IPL 2026 auction players list with their base price and role ahead of the event date.

IPL 2026 Auction Live Streaming

Star Sports and Jio Cinema will livestream the IPL 2026 auction in India. Apart from India, the IPL 2026 Auction will be live-streamed across the world on various platforms.

Apart from watching the auction event live, fans can also follow the IPL 2026 squad post to have a live update on the players’ auction details.

Check out the IPL 2026 Auction Live Streaming details for various locations below:

TV Channel

How to Watch IPL 2026 Mini Auction in India? 

Star Sports will broadcast the IPL 2026 Auction live on TV while Jio Cinema will live-stream the event.

Apart from subscribing to the Jio Cinema, fans from India can watch the Jio Cinema as a complementary subscription along with a Jio broadband subscription.

Jio Broadband service provides complementary OTT subscriptions for both prepaid and postpaid subscribers.

How to Watch IPL 2026 Auction in UK? 

The IPL 2026 auction will be live-streamed on Sky Sports. 

There are various ways to start watching Sky Sports. The obvious way is using your Sky Box with your Sky TV package, but you can also watch Sky Sports with Virgin TV with the appropriate television bundle (Virgin’s Ultimate Oomph package).

You can also watch Sky Sports on the go with the Sky Go app, which is available for download on iOS, Android, Fire OD, Windows, Mac, and Huawei.

With the Complete Sky Sports Pack, you can watch Sky’s exclusive range of live sports, highlights and news across all 10 Sky Sports channels.

How to Watch IPL 2026 Mini Auction in USA? 

Willow TV holds the official live streaming rights of the IPL 2026 auction in the USA.

Willow TV’s subscription rate is USD9.99 per month or USD79.99 per year. The yearly plan offers USD69.99 after a USD10 cash back. There is no free trial period associated with Willow Premium Subscription.

Willow is the only 24×7 live cricket channel in the USA, with several hundred days of live cricket covered annually.

Willow has exclusive agreements to be the official broadcaster of The International Cricket Council (ICC), Indian Premier League (IPL), England Cricket Board, Cricket Australia, Cricket South Africa, West Indies Cricket Board, Sri Lanka Cricket, Bangladesh Cricket Board, Pakistan Cricket Board, Zimbabwe Cricket, Pakistan Super League and others.

The channel is available on most Satellite and Cable Networks for a simple monthly subscription fee or as part of Sports Packages or South Asian packages.

Willow TV Download Link

How to Watch IPL 2026 Mini Auction in Australia? 

The IPL 2026 auction will be live-streamed on Kayo Sports and Foxtel Go Provide. Meanwhile Foxtel will broadcast the continental tournament.

FOX SPORTS Australia (FOX SPORTS) is Australia’s leading producer of sports coverage and is home to Australia’s favourite subscription television sports channels as well as Australia’s number one multi-sports website and app.

Foxtel Now Subcription Rates

Foxtel and Foxtel Now subscribers can register 5 devices and have 2 of them streaming at the same time. For Foxtel Now customers this limit applies to all apps used to access the Foxtel Now service, not just the Foxtel Go app.

Check out the FoxtelNow Subscription Rates below:

Foxtel Subcription Rates

Foxtel Go lets you watch Foxtel on a compatible laptop, mobile or tablet device. Depending on what’s included in your subscription, you can watch everything from live sports to the biggest dramas on live TV or on Demand. The best thing about it is that it’s included in your subscription, so there’s no extra cost to enjoy Foxtel anywhere, anytime.

Following are the price details of the 12-month plan

Following are the price details of the “no lock-in contract” plan

*The price or benefits may change during the time of your subscription.

How to Watch IPL 2026 Mini Auction in South Africa? 

The IPL 2026 auction live streaming will be only available on the DStv app. Users will be redirected to the DStv app from the SuperSport App when attempting to watch live sports.

DStv packages: SuperSport channels are available on various DStv packages, including DStv Family, DStv Compact Plus, DStv Access, DStv Premium, and DStv Compact.

DStv app: DStv subscribers can watch live SuperSport on the DStv app using their Connect IDs. The app is available in Sub-Saharan Africa and surrounding areas.

SuperSport App: The SuperSport app is available on Google Play and the App Store. The app offers a personalized experience with content such as video highlights, news, scores, fixtures, and more. It also includes real-time notifications to keep users updated on their favourite teams.

Though DSTV has a total of 6 packages to choose from, SuperSport Cricket will only be available with the DStv Premium package.

• DSTV Stream Premium – R799 pm
• DSTV Stream Compact Plus – R549 pm
• DSTV Stream Compact – R399 pm
• DSTV Stream Access – R99 pm

List of Sports Channels available with the DStv Premium subscription:

• WWE Channel HD (128)
• SuperSport Blitz (200)
• SuperSport GrandStand (201)
• SuperSport Football Plus (202)
• SuperSport Premier League (203)
• SuperSport La Liga (204)
• SuperSport Football (205)
• SuperSport Variety 1 (206)
• SuperSport Variety 2 (207)
• SuperSport Variety 3 (208)
• SuperSport Variety 4 (209)
• SuperSport Action (210)
• SuperSport Rugby (211)
• SuperSport Cricket (212)
• SuperSport Golf (213)
• SuperSport Tennis (214)
• SuperSport Motorsport (215)
• ESPN (218)
• ESPN 2 (219)

IPL 2026 Auction Rules

As per the IPL 2026 Auction rules, the franchises have the advantage of retaining the majority of their players compared to the mega auction.

The auction rules have been updated in the official release from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

• Players who are eligible to register their names for the IPL 2026 auction should get NOC from their respective cricket board.
• BCCI will shortlist the eligible players from the overall registered players list and will announce the final list.
• BCCI will categorise the shortlisted players in various sets based on their specialism, including capped/uncapped/Associate players.
• During the Auction, no franchise will be allowed to buy a player beyond their purse balance.
• Each team has to spend at least 75% of its total amount.
• Teams can retain up to 6 players, including a maximum of 5 capped players and 2 uncapped players.
• The number of players in each team should not exceed 25, while each squad should have a minimum of 18 players.
• According to the IPL Auction rules, each franchise can have 25 players in its squad, out of which a maximum of 8 can be foreign players. In Playing 11, each team can have a maximum of 4 overseas players in the mix.
• The auction price pool for each franchise will be INR 151 crore. In 2025, this price pool was INR 120 crore.

IPL 2026 Auction Purse Value

IPL 2026 Teams Purse Value: The IPL 2026 purse value will be INR 151 Crore. Additionally, each player will receive a match fee of INR 7.5 lakhs per match on top of their contracted amount.

The final purse value of the team will be decided right after they submit the retained and released players’ list for the event. The following are the details of the “IPL 2026 Teams Purse Value” for all teams: