Full list of Australian players sold in IPL 2026 auction with prices in INR

The IPL 2026 auction was held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, December 16. A total of 77 players were sold at the mini-auction, with 29 of them being overseas cricketers. The 10 franchises combined to spend ₹215.45 crore at the auction.

As predicted by most cricket pundits, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green was the most expensive player at the IPL 2026 auction. He was purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for ₹25.20 crore. While Green is now the most expensive overseas player ever in IPL history, he will only be paid ₹18 crore as per IPL's maximum fee rule for overseas cricketers.

Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana was the second most expensive buy at the IPL 2026 auction. He was also purchased by KKR for a huge sum of ₹18 crore. Further, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) purchased the uncapped India duo of Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer for ₹14.2 crore each, while Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) spend ₹13 crore to acquire the services of Liam Livingstone.

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List of Australian cricketers purchased at IPL 2026 auction

Six players from Australia were purchased at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Apart from Green, Josh Inglis, Ben Dwarshuis, Matthew Short, Cooper Connolly and Jack Edwards were the other Aussies sold at the mini-auction.

Aggressive batter Inglis was purchased by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for ₹8.60 crore despite his limited availability for the T20 tournament due to his wedding. BBL bowling star Dwarshuis was purchased by Punjab Kings for ₹4.40 crore, while Short was picked up by CSK for his base price of ₹1.50 crore.

Player	Team	Sold Price
Cameron Green	Kolkata Knight Riders	₹25.20 crore
Josh Inglis	Lucknow Super Giants	₹8.60 crore
Ben Dwarshuis	Punjab Kings	₹4.4 crore
Matthew Short	Chennai Super Kings	₹1.5 crore
Cooper Connolly	Punjab Kings	₹3 crore
Jack Edwards	Sunrisers Hyderabad	₹3 crore

(List of Australian cricketers sold in IPL 2026 auction)

Young Australian all-rounder Connolly was purchased by PBKS for ₹3 crore, while Edwards, who is also an all-rounder, was sold to SRH for ₹3 crore. Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Sean Abbott, Spencer Johnson, Riley Meredith, Jhye Richardson and Beau Webster were among the Australian cricketers who went unsold at the mini-auction in Abu Dhabi.

IPL 2026, which will be the 19th edition of India's domestic T20 league, is likely to be played from March 26 to May 31.