Auction records and marquee deals, from the first auction of February 2026
Auction hub →| Player | Team | Fee | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | Multan Sultans | PKR 14 crore (reported) | Direct signing, PSL 11 |
| Naseem Shah | Rawalpindiz | PKR 8.65 crore | Auction record, 11 Feb 2026 |
| Faheem Ashraf | Islamabad United | PKR 8.5 crore | First player ever auctioned, 2026 |
| Daryl Mitchell | Rawalpindiz | PKR 8.05 crore | Top overseas auction bid, 2026 |
| David Warner | Karachi Kings | PKR 7.9 crore | Auction, 2026 |
| Mark Chapman | Islamabad United | PKR 7 crore | Auction, 2026 |
| Salman Ali Agha | Karachi Kings | PKR 5.85 crore | Auction, 2026 |
| Rilee Rossouw | Quetta Gladiators | PKR 5.55 crore | Auction, 2026 |
| Mohammad Amir | Rawalpindiz | PKR 5.4 crore | Auction, 2026 |
| Adam Zampa | Karachi Kings | PKR 4.5 crore | Auction, 2026 (PSL debut) |
Fees as reported by the PCB's auction release and reputable coverage of the 11 February 2026 auction. One widely shared report also claimed a PKR 12.2 crore retention figure for a Peshawar Zalmi player; that figure conflicts with other reporting and is excluded until it can be verified — this page prints only traceable numbers.
Context matters with these numbers. For ten seasons the PSL's draft capped what any player could earn, so the league's price history really starts in February 2026. The auction's first lot set the tone: Faheem Ashraf, base price PKR 4.2 crore, hammered at 8.5 crore within minutes. By the end of the day, Rawalpindiz alone had committed over PKR 22 crore to three players — and finished bottom of the table, which is why PSL 12's auction will be a study in balance over star power.
Direct signings sit outside the auction record book but not outside the money story. Steve Smith's reported PKR 14 crore deal is nearly double the top auction bid, and the PSL 12 window (one marquee player per team, no appearances in the last two seasons) is built to produce exactly that class of headline. Watch this table in late November 2026.
Steve Smith's direct signing for the 2026 season was reported at PKR 14 crore, the largest deal in PSL history. At auction itself, the record bid is Naseem Shah's PKR 8.65 crore, paid by Rawalpindiz on 11 February 2026.
Naseem Shah was bought by Rawalpindiz for PKR 8.65 crore at the first PSL player auction on 11 February 2026 — the highest auction bid in league history and the franchise's first-ever signing.
Karachi Kings bought David Warner for PKR 7.9 crore at the PSL 11 auction in February 2026, and he captained the side that season.