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

The IPL 2026 auction took place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, December 16. While more than 360-players were shortlisted for the mini-auction, seventy seven players ended up getting sold, with 29 of them being overseas cricketers. The 10 franchises spent a total of ₹215.45 crore at the auction.

On expected lines, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green was the biggest buy of the IPL 2026 auction. He was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping ₹25.20 crore. While Green now holds the record for being the costliest overseas player in IPL history, the 26-year-old will be paid ₹18 crore as per IPL's maximum fee rule in place for overseas cricketers.

Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana was also purchased by KKR for an impressive price of ₹18 crore. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) surprised many by shelling out ₹14.2 crore each for the uncapped Indian duo of Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer. Also, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bought England's batting all-rounder Liam Livingstone for ₹13 crore.

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List of New Zealand cricketers purchased at IPL 2026 auction

Eight players from New Zealand were sold at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Fast bowler Adam Milne was purchased by Rajasthan Royals (RR) for ₹2.4 crore. Pacers Matt Henry and Jacob Duffy were sold to CSK and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) respectively for ₹2 crore each.

Player	Team	Sold Price
Adam Milne	Rajasthan Royals	₹2.4 crore
Matt Henry	Chennai Super Kings	₹2 crore
Jacob Duffy	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	₹2 crore
Finn Allen	Kolkata Knight Riders	₹2 crore
Kyle Jamieson	Delhi Capitals	₹2 crore
Rachin Ravindra	Kolkata Knight Riders	₹2 crore
Tim Seifert	Kolkata Knight Riders	₹1.5 crore
Zak Foulkes	Chennai Super Kings	₹75 lakh

(List of New Zealand cricketers sold in IPL 2026 auction)

Aggressive top-order batter Finn Allen was purchased by KKR for ₹2 crore, while all-rounder Kyle Jamieson was also sold for ₹2 crore to Delhi Capitals (DC). Further, batting all-rounder Rachin Ravindra and keeper-batter Tim Seifert were both purchased by KKR for ₹1.5 crore respectively, while CSK acquired the services of young all-rounder Zak Foulkes for ₹75 lakh.

IPL 2026 - the 19th edition of India's domestic T20 league - is likely to be held from March 26 to May 31. However, there is uncertainty over defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hosting the opener at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium given the stampede that occurred during the victory celebrations.