Sarfaraz Khan blasts 73 off 22 for Mumbai on IPL 2026 auction day

• Sarfaraz Khan scored 73 runs off 22 balls, including a 15-ball fifty, for Mumbai in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 match.
• His explosive performance occurred on the same day as the IPL 2026 mini-auction.
• Khan's base price for the IPL 2026 auction is Rs 75 lakh, after being overlooked in previous auctions.
• He faced a career downturn in 2025, being dropped from the Indian Test squad and India A despite fitness improvements.

Why It Matters: Sarfaraz Khan's auction-day heroics might secure his IPL 2026 selection.