Livingston’s lottery in IPL 2026 auction (Photo-PTI)
Liam Livingstone In IPL Auction 2026: England’s explosive batsman Liam Livingston has got a huge sum of money in the IPL 2026 auction. Livingston has been bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad team. Sunrisers Hyderabad has paid Rs 13 crore to buy Livingston. Last season, Livingston was a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore and the team also became IPL champion. However, Livingston was not able to perform as per his ability. This player scored only 112 runs in 8 innings at an average of just 16.
Kavya Maran opened the safe for Livingston
Livingston was not sold in the first round but when his name came up for the second time, the teams of KKR, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Gujarat rushed to buy him. KKR started it, Gujarat also came in between but in the end the real fight took place between Lucknow and Hyderabad. Lucknow team went up to 12.8 crores to buy him, in the end Sunrisers Hyderabad won for 13 crores.
Why did Livingston get such a big price?
The main reason for Livingston getting so much money is his ability. This player can bat from number 4 to number 6. Livingston is considered a match finisher. Along with this, he also bowls well. He has the skill to bowl both leg spin and off spin. Livingston plays T20 leagues around the world and has experience of 330 matches. This player has scored 7496 runs in T20 at an average of 28.18. He has 2 centuries and 39 half-centuries to his name. His strike rate is around 145. Talking about bowling, he has 143 wickets in his name in T20 and he spends only 8.4 runs per over.
Livingston’s IPL career
Livingston’s IPL career is 49 matches. He has scored 1051 runs at an average of 26.27. Livingston’s strike rate is more than 158. He has 7 half-centuries to his name. Livingston has also played in Big Bash League, T20 Blast, Men’s 100, PSL, SA20 League.