Delhi: The mini auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is scheduled to take place on 16 December. Earlier, Sarfaraz Khan has performed strongly while playing for Mumbai. For a long time he was considered only a Test cricket batsman. But, he has also shown his T20 ability in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.

Sarfaraz Khan’s brilliant performance

While chasing the target of 235 runs for Mumbai, Sarfaraz Khan scored 64 runs in just 25 balls. His innings included 9 fours and 3 sixes. Thanks to this fast innings, Mumbai won the match easily. Before the auction, Sarfaraz’s name has once again come into discussion.

Sarfaraz Khan’s performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season has been consistently excellent. In the very first match, he had scored an unbeaten 100 runs against Assam. After this, in another match, 52 runs came from his bat. In the six matches played so far, he has scored more than fifty runs three times. Two of these innings remained unbeaten. He has scored a total of 256 runs in six matches and his average is 64.

Talking about IPL career, Sarfaraz Khan has been a part of this league from 2015 to 2023. During this period he played for RCB, Punjab and Delhi teams. In IPL, he has scored 585 runs in 50 matches. His average has been 22.

The base price of Sarfaraz Khan in IPL 2026 auction has been kept at Rs 75 lakh. He has been out of IPL for the last two seasons. In such a situation, there is every possibility of some team buying him this time. Sarfaraz has played six test matches for India so far and has scored 371 runs.