IPL auction 2025 Day 2 LIVE updates: Faf du Plessis goes to DC, GT ...

On Day 2 of the auctions being held in Jeddah, UAE on Monday (November 25, 2024), some of the regulars at the IPL including New Zealand star Kane Williamson, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal went unsold under the hammer. 

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Washington Sundar, who ably aided India defeat the Aussies at its home ground earlier in the day, went to Gujarat Titans for ₹3.2 crore. 

The IPL auctions are being held using the accelerated auction method on the second day. 

On Day 1, Pant emerged as the most expensive player, Shreyas Iyer held the record for just 22 minutes after Punjab Kings bought him for ₹26.75 crore.

Devdutt Padikkal, David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Waqar Salamkheil, Yash Dhull, Anmolpreet Singh, Piyush Chawla, Kartik Tyagi, Utkarsh Singh, Luvnith Sisodia, Upendra Singh Yadav, Shreyas Gopal are unsold players and will go for bidding today.

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Rishabh Pant expectedly saw the franchises breaking the bank for him. So did Shreyas Iyer as the duo broke the records of the highest-selling players in the history of the Indian Premier League auction. 

But it was the other Iyer — Venkatesh — along with Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal that created a stir at the Al Johar Abadi Arena on the first day of the two-day auction.

Afghanistan’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman starting at the base price of ₹2 crore goes unsold

New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson starts at a base price of ₹2 crore, PBKS starts the bid and gets him for the base price.

After some intense bidding from CSK and LSG, With CSK backing out, PBKS enters the fray and Akash Deep goes to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹8 crore.

Intense bidding from Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings for Chennai Super Kings player Deepak Chahar. Chennai Super Kings enters the fray at the last moment but Mumbai Indians gets him for ₹9.25 crore.

Witnessing some intense bidding from CSK and PBKS for Mukesh Kumar. At ₹6.50 crore, CSK backs out and Punjab Kings buys Mukesh Kumar for ₹6.50 crore. DC opts for RTM. PBKS raises the bid to ₹8 crore and DC executes their RTM and Mukesh Kumar goes to Delhi Capitals

With a base price of ₹2 crore, Bhuvneshwar Kumar up for some intense bidding from LSG and MI. After some fierce bidding from Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants, MI and LSG back out at ₹10.75 crore. Royal Challengers entering the fray at the last moment lapped him for ₹10.75 crore

Starting at a base price of ₹1.25 crore, GT enters the fray. It’s now between PBKS and GT and Gujarat Titans buys Gerald Coetzee for ₹2.40 crore

CSK player Tushar Deshpande up for auction now with some good bidding from CSK and RR.. Starting at a base price of ₹1 crore, Tushar Deshpande goes to Rajasthan Royals for ₹6.50 crore

Australia’s Josh Inglis up for auction at the base price of ₹2 crore. Punjab Kings buys him for ₹2.60 crore. Another Australian Alex Carey goes unsold

Chennai Super Kings bids Nitish Rana for ₹1.50 crore, RR enters the fray. After RR out of the bidding, RCB enters the fray, CSK backs out at ₹3.20 crore. RR enters the fray with a bid of ₹3.40 crore. RCB and RR are in the fray. Rajasthan Royals gets him for ₹4.20 crores.

RCB bids Krunal Pandya for the base price of ₹2 crore and RR enters the fray. After some intense bidding from RCB and RR, Royal Challengers Bengaluru buys him for ₹5.75 crore

CSK player Daryl Mitchell up for auction and he goes unsold at the auction.

MI and PBKS in for some fierce bidding to buy Marco Jansen. Now GT enters the fray. Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings up for bidding. At ₹7 crore Gujarat Titans backs out and PBKS buys the South African fast bowler Marco Jansen

Chennai Super Kings buys England all-rounder Sam Curran for ₹2.40 crore and as PBKS opts not to retain him, Sam Curran will once again be playing for the yellow army.

Indian player Washington Sundar up for auction with GT and LSG bidding for him. Gujarat Titans buys Washington Sundar for ₹3.20 crore

Another Indian player Shardul Thakur goes unsold on day 2 of the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Former CSK player Ajinkya Rahane goes unsold in a second big surprise of the day.

South Africa’s Faf du Plessis in auction with Delhi Capitals goes for him. Delhi Capitals gets him for ₹2 crore. 

In the first bidding, Kolkata Knight Riders buys Rovman Powell for ₹1.50 crore

Kane Williamson starts with a base price for ₹2 crore. Biggest surprise at the start itself. Kane Williamson goes unsold. Another New Zealander also goes unsold.

Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori was most excited about securing Ishan Kishan on day one of the IPL mega auction but admitted that losing T Natarajan to Delhi Capitals was a setback. 

Kishan, who made his name at the Mumbai Indians, was sold to SRH for ₹11.25 crore on Sunday (November 24, 2024). The left-arm batter has had a tumultuous year, having lost his place in the Indian team as well as a BCCI central contract for defying the board’s diktat to play domestic cricket. However, he is back playing Ranji Trophy. 

SRH bought as many as eight players on day one including pacers Mohammed Shami (₹10 crore) and Harshal Patel (₹8 crore). However, they were not able to buy back T Natarajan and Vettori said nobody could offset the loss of the left-arm pacer. 

SRH had retained five players ahead of the auction including skipper Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Reddy. 

“Nothing sets off Nattu’s loss (smiles). Every team goes through it, whether you try and find the players early and...pounce on opportunities or you try and wait for the back end,” said Vettori in a media interaction. 

Natarajan was bought by Delhi Capitals for ₹10.75 crore. 

“...we decided today to try and sense an opportunity when they came along and Mohammad Shami was one and then Harshal Patel, they were two guys that we potentially didn’t think would go for those prices (bargain buys). 

“And then Ishan Kishan was a huge deal for us. We really wanted to secure him and we thought he, once again, we thought he’d go for more. so extremely happy that we got those three players as well as the rest,” said Vettori, who took time off from his coaching duties for Australia in the ongoing first Test against India. 

Vettori said skipper Cummins is in agreement with all the picks. 

“Yes, yes there were (inputs from Cummins). A sad captain tonight (referring to Australia being behind in Perth), he had a hard day. I spoke to him earlier today (Sunday) and he understood the logic of the players that we’d gone for and then he had some ideas for obviously the rest of the squad building,” said the former New Zealand spinner. 

Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar was a steal at ₹3.2 crore. Vettori said they factored both recent performance and pedigree before going for the players. 

“We identified players that we thought had performed in the IPL previously. So we put a premium on that experience. And we’ve seen that pay off time and time again. 

“So to get those players who maybe didn’t have the season they wanted, in terms of Rahul Chahar last year (for Punjab Kings), we still see the skill set. We still see a bowler who’s played for India, and hopefully in our conditions, he can be a real asset for us,” Vettori added. -- PTI

A blue patch shimmered in the stands as Indian fans congregated to celebrate a great triumph. The Tricolour fluttered, drums echoed, a conch lent a deep acoustic vibe and on the turf Jasprit Bumrah’s men were tightening their hold on the first Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Monday (November 25, 2024).

History’s notes often whisper about Melbourne, 1981; Adelaide, 2003; Perth, 2008; and Brisbane, 2021. These were significant contests in which India stunned the host and charted a fresh path. To this list, add Perth, 2024, as India defeated Australia by 295 runs to go 1-0 up in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.

India reclaimed the top spot in the World Test Championship points table following their 295-run hammering of the hosts Australia in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth on Monday (November 25, 2024).

India were leading the WTC standings by a significant margin but a 0-3 loss to New Zealand on their home soil led to the world No 2 Test side slipping down to the second spot, with the defeat also denting their hopes of making the final of the competition next year.

The huge win over Australia has bolstered India in the standing, who now have 61.11 percentage points and the top spot.

Australia are placed second with 57.69 percentage points.

“The triumph has now propelled the two-time runners-up to the top spot in the 2023-25 WTC points tally, further solidifying their chances of making it to their third successive final at Lord’s next year. The win for the visitors comes on the back of the recent 3-0 drubbing at the hands of New Zealand back home,” the ICC said on its website.

“Australia, who have slipped to the second spot in the nine-team points table, are still in the race to defend their title,” it added. -- PTI

Here is the list of sold and unsold players at the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction in Jeddah.

The Right to Match (RTM) was introduced for the first time in 2018. The RTM rule will allow the franchises to bring back a player from their previous season to their squad. 

The RTM rule allows a franchise to retain a player they released by matching the highest bid for that player at the auction.