The Gavel Board — Top 10 Buys
Every marquee sale opened at a base of LKR 25,000 (15,000 for U15) — the bidding wars multiplied them up to 15× over.
The Purse Race — Franchise Spending
All eight franchises spent to the ceiling of their LKR 750,000 purse — the real divergence is strategy: Nuwara-Eliya bought depth (11 players, avg 68K), while Weligama, Negombo and Jaffna went all-in on stars (5 players, avg ~150K).
Category Economics
Women's Open was the hottest market — the smallest pool (18 registered) but the highest sell-through (67%) and the highest average price. U15 Boys had the deepest pool and the toughest odds.
Price Distribution
A classic auction curve: a broad base of value picks under 100K carrying the squads, and a premium tier of eight players commanding 250K+ — those eight alone absorbed 41% of all money spent.
Records & Storylines
🏆 Record Hammer
Muzammil Murtaza (PAK, Men's Open) — LKR 385,000 to Jaffna Flamingos, a league-record 15.4× his base.
🌟 Local Star
Yuhansa Peiris, just 15, became the priciest Sri Lankan at LKR 335,000 — Weligama Warriors' Women's Open captain-grade pick.
✈️ Foreign Legion
All 4 foreign players sold — 3 Pakistani + 1 Indian, all Men's Open — pulling a combined LKR 1,025,000 (17% of total spend).
👶 Age Spread
Youngest sold: Zacharia Akbar, 11 (Highlanders). Oldest: Aqeel Khan, 46 (Chargers) — a 35-year span on one floor.
♀ Women's Premium
Women's Open averaged LKR 145,417 per sale — the highest of any category, beating even Men's Open (132,727).
💎 Value Picks
12 players went at exactly base price — smart late-purse pickups that filled category quotas for as little as LKR 15,000.
Age-Wise Applicants & Selection Rate
The auction rewarded the extremes. Veterans over 30 had the best odds on the floor (71% sold — experience sells), followed by the 15–18 Open prospects (57%). The 11–13 juniors faced the toughest market: only 3 of 21 found a franchise.
Play Hand & Game Style Composition
Southpaws are the auction's rarest asset — only 6 of 57 sold players are left-handed, and Kurunegala & Kandy grabbed two each. Style-wise, Nuwara-Eliya built a baseline-heavy attack (6 aggressive base-liners), Kandy leaned all-court versatility, and Kurunegala assembled the most balanced arsenal — the only squad with all four game styles.
🎾 League DNA
The league is 89% right-handed (51 RH / 6 LH). Half the squads — ACES, Chargers, IQONS & Highlanders — bought no lefty at all, a tactical gap opponents can plan around.
🧰 Most Complete Toolkit
Kurunegala Royals is the only franchise fielding all four styles — base-liners, all-courters, a net rusher and two consistent killers, plus 2 of the league's 6 lefties.
⚔️ Style Identity
Highlanders are the baseline-grinding squad (6 of 11), while Kandy Kings bet on versatility — 5 of 8 players are all-court types.
Strongest Squad — Ranking Power Index
Each player's best national ranking converts to points (101 − rank), summed per squad — rewarding elite rank and ranked depth together. Overseas pros carry no Sri Lankan ranking, so they are scored on an equivalent national rank from their international credentials: Aqeel Khan (career ATP 349, Pakistan #1 for 24 years) and Muzammil Murtaza (Pakistan #1 singles & doubles, ATP 1350) rate as eq. #1 = 100 pts; Irfan Husain (India top-30 in a far deeper pool, 4 national titles in 2026, wins over ATP-level pros) as eq. #2 = 99 pts; Barkat Ullah (Pakistan #3, ATP-ranked, Davis Cup 2023–24) as eq. #3 = 98 pts. The orange bar tip shows each squad's overseas contribution.
👑 Strongest Squad
N-Eliya Highlanders — 1,055 pts. The only franchise combining elite depth (10 locally ranked, 5 in the national top 3) with an international ace: India top-30 Irfan Husain — arguably the auction's best value at just LKR 110K.
📈 Overseas Effect
Foreign scoring reshuffles the mid-table: Batticaloa ACES climb to 4th (Barkat Ullah) and Chargers to 5th — Aqeel Khan alone contributes 18% of their power. Jaffna jump 51% in points but stay 8th on thin local depth.
🎯 Pound-for-Pound
Jaffna Flamingos now own the league's best average rank (#3.0) — Muzammil, Damsath & co. are all elite — but only 3 ranked players in a 5-man squad keeps the depth risk real.
Franchise Squads — Full Auction Haul
Every player secured at the 2026 auction, by franchise, sorted by price. The gold bar shows purse utilisation.
| Revaan Amarasinghe | 165K |
| Methvan Wijemanne | 135K |
| Irfan Husain 🇮🇳 | 110K |
| Rehan Gunawardhana | 90K |
| Sahansa Damsiluni | 70K |
| Nevan Kannangara | 45K |
| Taalia Silva | 40K |
| Diyansa De silva | 30K |
| Gehansa Methnadi | 25K |
| Disini Yalinma Nellampitiya Samaraweera | 25K |
| Zacharia Akbar | 15K |
| GANUKA FERNANDO | 200K |
| Saha Kapilasena | 185K |
| Bianca Acquistapace | 140K |
| Eshan Savant Jayaweera Bandara | 50K |
| SANUJA BUDDHIKA WIJESOORIYA | 40K |
| Ganeshan Jennifer mercy | 35K |
| W.W.A.Sheshandri fernando | 30K |
| Chehan Fernando | 25K |
| Lihini Gayathma Jayakody | 25K |
| Jayan Sebestian | 20K |
| Aqeel khan 🇵🇰 | 325K |
| Annaya Norbet | 285K |
| Sethuli Sithnadi Muthugama | 75K |
| Akaash De Silva | 25K |
| Lithum Jayabandu | 25K |
| Yudheerya Atapattu | 15K |
| Yuhansa Peiris | 335K |
| Sharmal Dissanayake | 230K |
| Chirath Subasinghe | 100K |
| Aahil Kaleel | 55K |
| Risindi Hewawasam | 30K |
| Akeesha Silva | 310K |
| Dhilvan Herath | 300K |
| Eliza Kahagalla | 75K |
| Ashlin De Silva | 50K |
| Shannon Nathan Senadheera | 15K |
| Thehan Wijemanne | 310K |
| Dehan Chanthula Wickramasinghe | 85K |
| Savini Jayasuriya | 85K |
| KODIKARARACHCHIGE NAVYA HEMANGIE ABEYSIRIWARDENA BANAGALA | 80K |
| Mineth Nawarathna | 70K |
| Methuli Mehansa Naotunne | 55K |
| Tuvini De Alwis | 35K |
| Methika wickramasinghe | 25K |
| Muzammil murtaza 🇵🇰 | 385K |
| Janali Manamperi | 140K |
| Damsath Peiris | 110K |
| Samaira Fernando | 80K |
| Arvind Fernando | 25K |
| Sandithi Usgoda Arachchi | 310K |
| Barkat ullah 🇵🇰 | 205K |
| Udeera Gunasinghe | 70K |
| Jaitra De Saram | 60K |
| Mayooran Kubherane | 40K |
| Sayuri Mututhanthiri | 35K |
| Hasandi Jayasinghe | 15K |