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Who got what they wanted? Who missed out? A look at how the franchises fared at a historic IPL auction

Who's likely to attract the biggest bids? Which players have missed out? And who's the auctioneer?

Last year, Sam Curran became the most expensive player in IPL history. Who will be the most in-demand this time around?

ESPNcricinfo has been in touch with scouting managers and coaches to list those who could earn a big payday on December 19

With the mega auction in 2025, when squads will be revamped, franchises might look to release some big names this year to make room for a larger purse

But there was more, like the lack of home advantage, and the rise of the homegrown finisher

What does the XI - or XII - look like? Did the highest run-getters and wicket-takers make it? Take a look

Ten quirky stats from IPL 2023, some that just happened, and others with larger import

Kohli, du Plessis, Maxwell and Siraj were all near perfect but the rest of the team let them down

Virat Kohli scaled more peaks in the IPL, while Shubman Gill keeps improving his best

Bangar admits lack of runs from the others prevented the top four from playing "more fearlessly"

RCB batter abandons his safety-first approach to instead go hell for leather, resulting in a "quite special knock"

The RCB batter acknowledged the challenge of switching between formats after scoring a match-winning hundred against Sunrisers

Seven teams are still in contention for the remaining three spots

Kohli-du Plessis partnership, Klaasen's attack against spin, and other key numbers from the SRH-RCB game

Stats highlights from RCB's thumping 112-run victory against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur

The RCB batter was a class above on a slow pitch and his pyrotechnics had a direct line to the Royals collapse

The season has seen unprecedented numbers, with the batters dominating through and through and the trend is likely to continue

Stats highlights from the Wankhede, where RCB became the first team to concede five 200-plus totals in a single season

Mumbai play three of their four remaining games at home, while RCB only play one at home