5 Things you should Know before IPL Auction 2020

IPL Auction 2020 to be held on 19 December (Thursday) in Kolkata. Cricket viewers are excited as they are heading more closer to the 13th season of India Premier League. Here is everything you should know before the IPL Auction 2020:

1) Purse Available

The eight franchises have a total available purse of Rs 207.65 crore. Breakdown of purse value of each franchise are listed below:

Team	Purse Remaining
Chennai Super Kings	Rs 14.60 Crore
Delhi Capitals	Rs 27.85 Crore
Kings XI Punjab	Rs 42.70 Crore
Kolkata Knight Riders	Rs 35.65 Crore
Mumbai Indians	Rs 13.05 Crore
Rajasthan Royals	Rs 28.90 Crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Rs 27.90 Crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Rs 17.00 Crore

2) Slots Available

A total of 73 spots are available in eight franchise team including 29 overseas slots. A total of 186 Indian players, 143 overseas players & 3 players from Associate Nations will be up for grabs. Slots availability for each team are broken down below:

Final List of players in IPL 2020 Auction

Team	Slots Available	Overseas Slot
Chennai Super Kings	5	2
Delhi Capitals	11	5
Kings XI Punjab	9	4
Kolkata Knight Riders	11	4
Mumbai Indians	7	2
Rajasthan Royals	11	4
Royal Challengers Bangalore	12	6
Sunrisers Hyderabad	7	2

3) RTM (Right To Match)

If you don’t know, this time RTM (Right to Match) will be not available to the franchise. Right to Match card allows the franchise to buy back its player during the auction by matching the highest bid made for the player by another franchise once the bidding is over.

4) Date, Time and Venue of IPL Auction 2020

Date: 19 December 2019
Venue: Kolkata
Time: 3.30 pm IST

IPL 2020 Auction: Date, Time, Venue, Telecast and Live Streaming

5) Live Stream and Live Telecast Channel

Live Telecast Channels: Star Sports 1 Hindi/1 HD Hindi, Star Sports First, 1 Tamil, 1 Telugu, 1 Kannada, 1 Bangla and Select 1/1 HD
Live stream: Hotstar

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