New Delhi: The mega auction of IPL 2026 will be held on December 16. Before this auction, Mumbai’s talented batsman Sarfaraz Khan has attracted everyone’s attention with his brilliant performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Sarfaraz was earlier considered primarily a Test cricket player, but in this domestic T20 tournament, he proved that he can perform well in the shorter formats as well.

Explosive innings against Haryana

Mumbai were given a target of 235 runs by Haryana in the Super League match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Sarfaraz scored 64 runs in just 25 balls, which included 9 fours and 3 sixes.

An important aspect of his brilliant batting was that he completed his half-century in just 18 balls. Due to this flamboyant innings, Mumbai achieved the target easily, and Sarfaraz was once again in the news.

His excellent form in the tournament

Sarfaraz’s bat has been consistent this season. He scored an unbeaten 100 against Assam in the first match, which is the first century of his T20 career. Apart from this, he has scored more than 50 runs in other matches also.

Sarfaraz has scored a total of more than 250 runs in the matches played so far and his average has also been very good. He has scored half-centuries more than three times, including some unbeaten innings.

IPL career and future indications

Sarfaraz has played in the IPL from 2015 to 2023, and during this time he has represented teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals. In total he has scored around 585 runs in 50 matches. He was out of IPL for the last two seasons, but now seeing his form, many teams are eyeing him.

Sarfaraz Khan base price

Sarfaraz’s base price in the auction has been kept at Rs 75 lakh. He has played 6 matches in Test cricket for India and scored more than 370 runs. Due to his excellent play in this T20 format, he has become a strong candidate for a comeback in the IPL.

This performance of Sarfaraz has not only proved beneficial for Mumbai but it also gives an important indication before the IPL auction that he has the ability to score runs in any format.