Credit: BCCI/IPL

Credit: BCCI/IPL

Wiaan Mulder, who captained South Africa in the second Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, broke into record books for his stunning batting show. The right-handed batter played an unbeaten 367-run knock and ended up as the fifth-highest individual run-scorer in the match. His innings was studded with 53 boundaries. In the innings, he also notched up 49 fours, which is the second-most by any batter in a Test innings. With this knock, he also became the batter with the highest individual score in a Test innings.

He declared his innings at lunch on the second day to let the bowlers show their excellence and bundle out the hosts to win the game and seal the series as soon as possible. Mulder, who was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, was underutilised by the team and the franchise must part ways with him in the upcoming months. If Mulder gets under the hammer in the IPL 2026 auction, some franchises might show interest in him after noting his recent batting show against Zimbabwe.

Here are three teams that could target Wiaan Mulder in the upcoming IPL 2026 Auction:

3. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) might show interest in Mulder as he can be impactful for them with both bat and ball. With Mulder, LSG can get a fine batter in the lower-middle-order while as a bowler, the 27-year-old is capable of reinforcing the fast-bowling unit.

2. Gujarat Titans (GT)

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Gujarat Titans (GT) didn’t get to witness an impactful performance from their Protea speedster Gerald Coetzee. Noting his failure, Titans can release him and to fill his spot, the IPL 2022 champions might reserve the services of Mulder, who not only possesses the potential to upset batters with his medium-fast bowling but can also make a vital contribution with the bat.

1. Mumbai Indians (MI)

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Mumbai Indians (MI) already have their captain Hardik Pandya, who has the capability to destroy opponents in both batting and bowling departments. However, noting MI’s past of having two all-rounders (Kieron Pollard and Pandya), chances of MI raising bidding paddles for Mulder in IPL 2026 can’t be ruled out.