Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis invited bids from RCB and CSK. The steady lifting of paddles raised the bid to ₹7 crore. RCB raised the price for ₹8.75 crore. PBKS took the lead with ₹11 crore. In the end, LSG have an RTM to use. But they don’t want to use it for Stoinis. Punjab gets Stoinis for ₹11 crore.