Delhi Daredevils made a bid for Owais Shah at his base price of $150,000. There were no other bids for a while before it started escalating towards $200,000 and beyond. Delhi continued to bid and raised it to $225,000, competing against the Kolkata Knight Riders, before Bangalore entered the race and bid $250,000. Delhi persisted and raised to $275,000, which was the winning bid for Owais Shah.