At what time will day 2 of IPL 2025 mega auction begin?

The IPL 2025 mega auction is being held in Saudi Arabia.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction kicked off on Sunday, November 24, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is a two-day event that will conclude on Monday, November 25.

The day 1 of the mega auction saw the record of the most expensive player getting broken twice. Punjab Kings roped in Shreyas Iyer, the IPL 2024 title winning captain, for INR 26.75 and made him the most expensive player in IPL history.

However, minutes later, Rishabh Pant was sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 27 crore to break Iyer’s record.

In the last auction, it was Mitchell Starc who held this record at INR 24.75 crore, bought by Kolkata Knight Riders, who this time splurged INR 23.75 crore on Venkatesh Iyer, the all-rounder they had released.

A total of 72 players were sold on day 1. There are a maximum of 132 more slots available to be filled among the 10 franchises combined.

When will the IPL 2025 mega auction start on day 2?

On Monday, the IPL 2025 mega auction will begin at 3:30 PM IST (1 PM local time in Saudi Arabia).

IPL 2025 mega auction timings:

1st Session – 3:30 PM IST to 5:30 PM IST

Break – 5:30 PM IST to 6:20 PM IST

2nd Session – 6:20 PM IST to 9 PM IST

Break – 9 PM IST to 9:15 PM IST

3rd Session – 9:15 PM IST to 11 PM IST

Where to watch IPL 2025 mega auction in India?

Indian audience can live stream the IPL 2025 mega auction on the Jio Cinema app and website. They can watch the live telecast on the Star Sports Network channel.

Top 10 most expensive players from Day 1 of the IPL 2025 mega auction:

Rishabh Pant – Rs 27 crore (Lucknow Super Giants)

Shreyas Iyer – Rs 26.75 crore (Punjab Kings)

Venkatesh Iyer – Rs 23.75 crore (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Arshdeep Singh – Rs 18 crore (Punjab Kings)

Yuzvendra Chahal – Rs 18 crore (Punjab Kings)

Jos Buttler – Rs 15.75 crore (Gujarat Titans

KL Rahul – Rs 14 crore (Delhi Capitals)

Trent Boult – Rs 12.5 crore (Mumbai Indians)

Jofra Archer – Rs 12.5 crore (Rajasthan Royals)

Josh Hazlewood – Rs 12.5 crore (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

Players to watch out for on Day 2:

Sam Curran, Devdutt Padikkal, David Warner, Faf du Plessis, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, and Marco Jansen.

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