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Liam Livingstone who went unsold in Round 1 was later sold to SRH for 13 Crore in the accelerated Auction round. Livingstone was purchased by RCB at the IPL 2025 mega auction for ₹8.75 crore. He had a tough time at RCB last season as in eight innings, the right-handed batter scored 112 runs at an average of 16 and a strike rate of 133.33, hitting one half-century. With the ball, he picked up two wickets at an economy rate of 8.44.
But he contributed a handy 25 off 15 in the IPL 2025 final, but had a poor season overall. Overall, the England cricketer has the played 49 IPL matches and can contribute very well with both bat and ball. Sunrisers are known as a team of aggressive batters with the likes of Abhishek, Head and Klassen so Livingstone will fit into the Orange Army very well in the upcoming IPL 2026.
About IPL 2026 Mini Auction
A total of 359 players – 246 Indians and 113 overseas players will be part of the IPL 2026 auction pool with the 10 franchises bidding to fill up a maximum of 77 slots, including 31 reserved for foreign players. As per the IPL rules, each team can register a maximum squad size of 25. The number of overseas players is eight. The IPL 2026 auction will also introduce a salary cap for overseas players.
The maximum fee payable will be the lower of two figures – the highest retention price (₹18 crore) or the highest bid from the previous mega auction. In a mini-auction defined by scarcity, franchises will pay not for reputation, but for fit and those holding the purse strings know it. The Indian Premier League 2026 will start on March 26 and go on till May 31. There will be 74 matches for this season
