IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live Updates: The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction moves into Day 2 in Jeddah with teams holding a combined remaining purse of ₹174 crore to fill their remaining player slots. Punjab Kings leads the available funds with ₹22.50 crore, while Sunrisers Hyderabad has the lowest at ₹5.15 crore. Day 2 will present players numbered 85 to 564, following the same process as Day 1 until the 116th player, after which the auction will shift to an accelerated format. The accelerated auction will be conducted in two phases, with teams first submitting their preferred players list from numbers 117 to 574. On Day 1, India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant emerged as the costliest buy in IPL history, surpassing Shreyas Iyer (₹26.75 crore), with a ₹27 crore bid from Lucknow Super Giants. Meanwhile, Venkatesh Iyer stole the show as a surprise pick, returning to his former franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders, for ₹23.75 crore.
