Free Cricket Auction Software for IPL-Style Player Bidding
Auction Ace runs the same auction format your players already know from the IPL, PSL and BBL — a live auctioneer, a countdown per player, team purses that deplete in real time, and a big screen everyone can watch. Set it up in an afternoon and run your league's auction the same evening.
It is built for the people actually organising cricket auctions: corporate leagues, gully and tape-ball tournaments, club championships, university tournaments, and regional T20 competitions. There is no cap on players or teams, and the core auction is free.
Cricket auction settings you control
Every rule below is configurable per auction, so the software matches your league's format instead of forcing you into someone else's.
Team purse
Give every franchise a starting purse in your own currency or in points. Each winning bid is deducted the instant the player is sold, and the remaining purse is visible to every team owner and to the audience.
Base price
Set a default base price for the auction, then override it per player. Marquee names can open at a premium while the rest of the pool starts at a common floor.
Player sets
Group your pool into sets the way a professional auction does — marquee, batters, fast bowlers, spinners, wicketkeepers, all-rounders — and call them in whatever order you choose.
Capped and uncapped
Tag players by experience tier so teams can see at a glance whether the player on the block counts against a category limit before they bid.
Bid increments
Configure how much each raise adds. Increments can stay flat for a small tournament or step up as the price climbs, exactly like a televised auction.
Squad limits
Cap the minimum and maximum squad size so no team finishes the night short of eleven or hoarding twenty-five players on a purse nobody can match.
Built around how cricket auctions actually run
A cricket auction is not a silent draft. One person calls the players, team owners bid against each other out loud or from their phones, and the room reacts to every sale. The software has to keep up with that rhythm rather than fight it.
The auctioneer nominates a player, a countdown timer starts, and every connected device — the auctioneer's console, each team owner's phone, the projector, the stream — updates on the same tick. When the timer expires the player is sold to the highest bidder, the purse is debited, and the next player is queued. Unsold players can be returned to the pool for a second round at the end, which is standard practice in most local leagues.
Team owners bid from their own devices, so you do not need everyone in one room. A team owner travelling for work can join the same auction from a laptop and bid in real time alongside the owners sitting in the hall.
How to run your cricket auction
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Import your player pool
Upload your registered players in bulk, or let players register themselves through a shareable join link. Add role, batting or bowling style, photo and base price. For club cricket you can pull profiles from Cricheroes or Stumps instead of typing them in.
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Create teams and set purses
Add each franchise with its name, logo and starting purse. Invite the team owner by link — they get their own bidding console showing only their squad, their remaining purse and their slots left.
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Configure the auction rules
Choose your bid increments, default base price, timer length, squad minimums and maximums, and the order your player sets are called in.
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Go live
Open the auctioneer console and start calling players. Put the public overlay on a projector for the room and a browser source in OBS for the stream. Every sale updates both instantly.
What you get on auction night
Live bidding across every device
Bids sync in real time to the auctioneer, every team owner and every viewer. No refreshing, no arguments about who bid first — the console records the order and the timestamp.
Broadcast overlays for OBS and vMix
Drop in a browser source and get a professional lower third showing the player on the block, the current bid and the leading team, plus standings, team sheets and a top-sales ticker.
Purse and squad tracking
Every team's remaining purse, filled slots and category counts are calculated as the auction runs, so nobody bids money they no longer have.
Full audit trail
Every bid, sale and timer event is logged. If a result is disputed after the night, you can show exactly what happened and when.
Cricket auction FAQs
Is this cricket auction software really free?
Yes. The core auction — live bidding, teams, players, purses and overlays — is free, with no limit on how many players or teams you add. You get a free auction credit on sign-up.
Can I run an IPL-style auction for a local tournament?
That is the main use case. Corporate leagues, gully and tape-ball tournaments, club championships and university competitions all run the same format on Auction Ace as the professional leagues, just at a smaller scale.
Do team owners need to be in the same room?
No. Each team owner gets a link to their own bidding console and can bid from a phone or laptop anywhere with an internet connection. Many leagues run fully remote auctions.
Can I stream the auction on YouTube?
Yes. Add the overlay URL as a browser source in OBS, vMix or Streamlabs and it updates live as bids come in. There are separate overlays for the current player, standings, team sheets and top sales.
What happens to unsold players?
Unsold players stay in the pool and can be re-nominated in a later round, which is how most leagues handle a second chance for players who went unsold in the first pass.
Can I use points instead of real currency?
Yes. Purses and bids can be denominated in whatever unit you like — rupees, dollars, or abstract points for a tournament that does not involve real money.
Further reading
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Ready to run your cricket auction?
Create your auction, invite your teams, and go live. No limit on players or teams, and the core auction is free.
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