India, Dec. 16 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad splurged INR 13 crore to sign England all-rounder Liam Livingstone at the IPL 2026 mini-auction on Tuesday. Livingstone had gone unsold at his base price of INR 2 crore in the first round, but triggered a fierce bidding war between SRH and Lucknow Super Giants in the accelerated round. LSG eventually ran out of funds, allowing SRH to secure his signature.

SRH spent big on uncapped Indian player Salil Arora, acquiring him for INR 1.5 crore, from a base price of Rs.30 lakhs. The franchise also roped in Onkar Tarmale and Sakib Hussain for Rs.30 lakhs each. Meanwhile, Shivang Kumar joined for Rs.30 lakhs too.

SRH entered the mini auction with a purse of INR 25.5 crore. Overall, SRH acquired nine players...