Which team has bought Mitchell Starc and for how much money in IPL 2025 Auction?

Australia's ace pacer Mitchell Starc was signed by Delhi Capitals (DC) on Day 1 (Sunday, November 24) of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. The franchise shelled out ₹11.75 crore to acquire the speedster's services.

Starc set a base price of ₹2 crore for the event. Mumbai Indians (MI) were the first ones to place the bid and were soon joined by the left-arm bowler's former team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

MI and KKR were involved in a bidding war. Things intensified as DC alongside Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) came in. The Delhi-based side ultimately succeeded in roping in the seasoned campaigner.

It is worth mentioning that Starc is set for a big pay cut, given that he took home a whopping ₹24.75 crore for his stint with KKR in IPL 2024. Kolkata did show interest in re-signing him but stopped bidding at the ₹10-crore mark. Since they retained the maximum number of players before the auction, they didn't have a single Right to Match (RTM) card at their disposal.

Mitchell Starc was the Player of the Match in IPL 2024 final and Qualifier 1

Mitchell Starc showed that he is a big-match player by making a significant impact with the ball for KKR in the IPL 2024 Qualifier 1 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

He took the wickets of Travis Head, Shahbaz Ahmed and Nitish Kumar Reddy, registering figures of 4-0-34-3. KKR secured an eight-wicket victory in the match to qualify for the final.

Starc did a wonderful job against the same opposition in the all-important IPL 2024 final as well. He finished with impressive figures of 3-0-14-2, claiming the crucial wickets of Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi.

SRH were bowled out for just 113 in the summit clash. KKR chased down the modest target in just 10.3 overs with eight wickets in hand to clinch their third IPL title. Mitchell Starc was the Player of the Match in the IPL 2024 final.