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IPL 2026 Auction: In every IPL mini auction, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy has brought up a few surprise pacers. It's the same situation this year as well, and a lot of Indian fast bowlers have performed well to prove their worth in playing under pressure situations.

Let's take a look at three uncapped fast bowlers who might start a bidding war at the IPL 2026 mini auction.

Three SMAT bowlers who can trigger bidding wars

Auqib Nabi

This J&K fast bowler has taken 15 wickets after playing in seven matches at a staggering average of 13.26 and an economy rate of 7.41, which also includes figures of 4/16. He has the ability to swing the new ball, bowl a heavy length, and still dominate in death overs without conceding many runs. All those teams that are looking for an Indian pacer who can perform well both in powerplay and in death overs- CSK, MI, and RCB might break their banks for him as he is one of the low-based price players who can easily be bought for a maximum price of Rs 2-3 crore after lots of teams are involved.

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Mukhtar Hussain

Hailing from Assam, Mukhtar Hussain is a like-for-like replacement for Nabi, who even bowls at a better economy rate. He has taken 15 wickets after playing in seven matches at an economy rate of 6.96, and he registered best figures of 6/20 and rattled Chattisgarh's batting lineup. He has the ability to bowl well in middle overs as he can bowl lengthy deliveries aiming at stumps. He has been in and out of the auction list and has never been bought by any team, but his brilliant performance in SMAT this year will give him an upper edge for teams like SRH and GT, who love including Indian seam depth to their side.

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Raj Limbani

This Baroda bowler is one of the players to watch out for. He has taken 15 wickets after playing in seven matches at a staggering average of 14.40, and his best figures were 3/5, and he has rattled opponents' batting lineup in the powerplay. He usually aims at the stumps and makes sure that the batters are smashing hard when the field is up. All those teams that want a long-term Indian fast bowling attack- KKR, PBKS, even LSG will break their bank for him.

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