Ben Stokes bought by Rajasthan for 12.5 crore, the highest purchase in the first half
R Ashwin sold to Kings XI Punjab
Manish Pandey and KL Rahul sold for 11 crores each to SRH and Kings XI respectively
Dwayne Bravo stays with CSK
Chris Lynn sold to KKR for Rs 9.60 crores, Maxwell to Delhi for 9 crores
Gayle, Root, Amla, Faulkner and Guptill unsold
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ipl-auction-2018-live-updates/article22533135.ece
2.58 p.m
Moeen Ali. Base price - 1.50 crore. Quiet start, then RCB open the bid. CSK - 1.60. RCB - 1.70. Moeen Ali sold to RCB for Rs 1.70 crores.
There will be a lunch break for 55 minutes.
12.54 p.m
It's Marcus Stoinis, all-rounder from Australia. Base - 2 crore. RR open the bidding. RR- 2.80. RCB - 3.20. RR- 4 crore. RCB - 5 crore. RCB - 5.40. It's RCB vs RR here. It's hit 6 crore now and RCB thinking about it. Raised to 6.20 by RCB. RR exit. Kings XI use their RTM so they keep Stoinis for 6.20 crore.
12.52 p.m
It's Stuart Binny. Base - 50 lakhs. RR start off bidding. Others unmoved. Binny goes to Rajasthan for 50 lakhs but RCB do not use their RTM. So, RR it is.
12.49 p.m
Colin Munro, hitter of 3 T20I centuries! DD- 55 lakhs. MI - 60 lakhs. DD - 1.10 crores. RR jump in with 1.20. DD- 1.70 cr. RR - 1.80. DD say 1.90 cr. Colin Munro is sold to DD for 1.90 crores.
12.46 p.m
It's Yusuf Pathan. Base - 75 lakh. Nobody's moving? We have an open bid. DD say 1.40 cr. SRH in the race. Kings XI join in with 1.60. SRH - 1.90. Sold! Yusuf goes to SRH but we need to wait for KKR. They don't use the RTM so Yusuf to SRH for 1.90 cr.
12.45 p.m
James Faulkner now. Base price - 2 crore. No bidding yet. Faulkner is unsold.
12.42 p.m
New Zealand's Colin de Grandhomme. Base - 75 lakh. RCB open the bidding. SRH - 1.20 cr. RCB - 1.70. RCB raise it to 2.20 cr. de Grandhomme goes to RCB for Rs 2.20 crores.
12.39 p.m
It's Kedar Jadhav. Base price - Rs 2 crore. CSK and Royals bid. Kings XI - 2.40, CSK - 2.60. CSK - 5 cr. Intense bidding here. SRH say 5.20. CSK - 6.20. CSK - 7. SRH - 7.20. CSK - 7.80. Looks like SRH are pulling out. RCB choose not to use the RTM so Jadhav goes to CSK for 7.80 crore.
12.32 p.m
It's Watto, Shane Watson. CSK open bidding at 1 crore. RR vs CSK for now. CSK - 1.80. CSK 2 crore. Stuck at 2.80 with CSK. Will RCB use their RTM? DD in intense discussion. This is taking a while. CSK - 3.20. DD exit. Watson sold for 4 crore to CSK. No RTM this time.
12.29 p.m
It's all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite. Base price - 1 crore. No bidding yet. SRH open bidding. Kings XI - 1.1 cr. Bidding between SRH and SRH. Kings XI - 1.9. Is 2 crore the final price? DD do not use their RTM so Brathwaite sold to SRH for 2 crore.
12.24 p.m
It's England's Chris Woakes. CSK open bidding. RCB - 2.20. Between CSK and RCB. RCB - 3.40. RCB - 4.20, CSK - 4.40. CSK - 4.80. RCB say 6.20 after deliberating. CSK - 6.40. RCB - 6.60. CSK exit bidding. They change their mind and are back in with 6.80! RCB - 7. RCB say 7.40. Chris Woakes sold to RCB for 7.40 cr.
12.14 p.m
New Zealand's Martin Guptill. Base - 75 lakh. He goes unsold.
Five minute break.
12.06 p.m
Manish Pandey. Base - 1 crore. CSK open the bidding. CSK - 1.20. Battle with Kings XI here. Kings - 3 cr. CSK - 4. Kings XI - 4.6. MI - 4.80. Kings - 5.40. MI - 5.60. MI - 5.80. Kings - 6.20. RCB - 6.40. Kings - 7. RCB - 7.20. RCB - 7.60. RCB - 8. Kings XI - 8.20. SRH - 8.40. Kings - 8.60. SRH - 8.80. SRH - 9.60. Kings - 9.80. SRH - 10 crore. Kings XI exit. But they return, with 10.5. SRH buy Pandey for 11 crores. Will KKR use their RTM? So Pandey goes to SRH for 11 crores.
12.05 p.m
It's Hashim Amla. Base - 1.5 crore. Everyone's quiet. Amla is unsold.
11.58 a.m
It's Australian Chris Lynn. MI say 2.80. MI - 3.20. RR - 3.60. MI - 4.40. MI - 4.80. RR- 5 cr. MI exit. KKR say 5.60. DD - 5.80. KKR - 6. DD - 6.40. KKR - 6.80, DD - 7. KKR - 7.20. KKR say 8. RCB say 8.20, KKR - 8.40, RCB - 9 cr. RCB - 9.40, KKR - 9.60, RCB exit. Lynn sold to KKR for Rs 9.60 crores.
11.56 a.m
It's England's Jason Roy. Base - 1.5 cr. DD start bidding. No further bidding your honour. Roy goes to Delhi for Rs 1.5 crore.
11.52 a.m
It's Baz! Brendon McCullum. Base - Rs 2 crore. RCB open the bidding. RR- 2.20. RCB - 2.40. RR - 2.60 after much thought. RCB - 2.80. RR - 3 crore. RCB - 3.20, RR exit. DD enter with 3.40. RCB - 3.60. DD exit. Sold and McCullum goes to RCB for Rs 3.60 crores.
11.46 a.m
It's Australian Aaron Finch. RR say 1.60. Kings XI - 2.20. RR - 2.40 . Kings - 2.60. DD- 2.80. DD- 3.20. DD- 3.60. Kings - 4.20. Kings - 4.60. RR- 4.80. Kings - 5 cr. RR- 5.20. Kings - 5.40. Kings - 5.80. RR- 6 cr. Kings - 6.20. Aaron Finch sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 6.20 crore.
11.43 a.m
South African David Miller now. Base - 1.50 crore. MI open the bidding. DD- 1.60. DD- 1.80. DD exit. MI - 2.20. SRH - 2.40. They scale it to 2.80. MI - 3 crore. SRH exit. David Miller sold to MI for 3 crore but Kings XI use their RTM so Miller stays with Kings XI, for Rs 3 cr.
11.41 a.m
It's M Vijay. Base - Rs 2 crore. No sign of life from anyone. M Vijay goes unsold.
11.36 a.m
KL Rahul now. Base - 2 crore. MI - 2.20. MI and RR in the bidding war. MI push it to 5. RR- 5.20. then 5.60. MI - 5.80. RR- 6 crore. MI exit. SRH say 6.20. Kings - 6.40. SRH - 7. Kings XI - 7.60. Kinhs XI - 8.80. SRH - 9.40. Kings - 9.60. Kings 10 crore. Kings - 11 crore! RCB do not use their RTM, so KL Rahul sold to Kings XI Punjab for 11 crore.
11.29 a.m
Now it's Karun Nair. Base price Rs 50 lakhs. He recently scored 2 T20 centuries. Kings XI - 70 lakhs. Kings XI 1.20 cr. They push it to 2 crore. Kings - 2.40. Royals - 2.60. Kings - 3.20. Kings - 4 cr. RR - 4.20. Kings - 4.40, then 4.80. RR- 5 crore. Kings - 5.20. DD have their RTM card. RR - 5.40 cr. Kings - 5.60. Karun Nair goes to Kings XI for Rs 5.60 crore. Is there an RTM from DD? nope! Nair to Kings XI.
11.20 a.m
It's Yuvraj Singh. Base -2 crore. Owners a bit hesitant to bid. Anyone, guys? Kings XI say 2 crore. Looks like the final bid but SRH don't use their RTM so Yuvraj goes to Kings XI, his old team for his base price of Rs 2 crore.
The marquee players are done, all 16. There will be a 5 minute break.
11.18 a.m
First time at the auction for Joe Root. Base - 1.50 crore. No bids yet. Joe Root remains unsold.
11.17 a.m
It's Kane Williamson. Base price 1.50 cr. SRH - 2.6. RVCB - 2.80. SRH - 3 crore. SRH buy Williamson for 3 crore. He stays with the team.
11.13 am
It's Dwayne Bravo. Kings XI open bidding at 2 crore. Kings XI - 3.20. MI - 3.80. RR- 4.80. MI - 5.80. CSK have their RTM though. MI pull out. Kings say 6.40. Bravo sold to Kings XI for 6.40 crore, but CSK use their RTM so Bravo stays with CSK, for 6.40 cr.
11.10 a.m
It's Gautam Gambhir. DD open bidding for Gambhir, his base price for Rs 2 crore. Kings XI say 2.60. DD say 2.80. Gambhir sold to Delhi for Rs 2.80 crores. KKR don't use their RTM.
11.02 am
It's Glenn Maxwell. His base price is Rs 2 crore. SRH say 2 crore. Royals - 2.20. Royals say 3.40. RR- 4. SRH - 4.80. RR -5. SRH - 5.20. RR - 5.4. SRH - 6. RCB now say 6.20. They push it to 6.60. DD say 7. SRH say 7.20. DD- 7.40. SRH - 7.60. DD - 7.80. SRH - 8. DD- 8.20. DD - 8.60. SRH - 8.80. Will DD respond? They push it to 9! SRH exit the bidding. The 'silver hammer' goes down and Maxwell goes to Delhi for 9 crore! Kings XI don't use their RTM.
11.00 a.m
Now Shakib Al Hasan. Base price - 1 crore. SRH push it to 1.8 cr. The 2 crore. They fight it out with RR. Shakib sold to SRH for Rs 2 crore.
10.59 am
We're back. Now it's Harbhajan Singh. CSK quote his base price of Rs 2 crores and no other bids. Harbhajan sold to CSK for 2 crores.
10.37 a.m
Now it's Mitchell Starc. Kings XI say 4.80. KKR - 5.40. Kings - 6. then 6.40. Then 6.60. Then 6.80, all Kings XI. KKR - 8.20. Kings - 8.80. Kings - 9.20. KKR say 9.40 and no movement from Kings so Starc will play for KKR as he's sold for 9.40 crores.