The Indian Premier League is now in full swing and the league’s English contingent have enjoyed a mixed bag so far this season.
Last night saw the return of Ben Stokes to the league as his side Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Englishman’s first match since August.
But, he has a long way to go to keep up with some of his England team mates. Here’s how they’ve been doing this season
Sam Curran – Chennai Super Kings – MS Dhoni (c)
Cost: £590,000
Previous IPL teams: Kings XI Punjab
IPL 2019 performance: 9 matches; 95 runs at an average of 23.75; 10 wickets at an average of 32.30. A mixed debut IPL season for Sam, a highlight taking a hat-trick against Delhi Capitals.
Curran is the 11th lead wicket taker in the competition so far.
Matches: 7
Innings: 7
Overs: 26
Runs: 230
Wickets: 8
Best Figures: 3/33
Average: 28.75
Economy: 8.84
Strike Rate: 19.50
Moeen Ali – Kings XI Punjab – KL Rahul (c)
Cost: £187,000
Previous IPL teams: None
IPL 2019 performance: 11 matches; 220 runs at an average of 27.50; 6 wickets at an average of 28.16. A good IPL for our off-spinning all-rounder.
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Moeen is the 58th lead wicket taker in the competition so far.
Matches: 1
Innings: 1
Overs: 2
Runs: 21
Wickets: 1
Best Figures: 1/21
Average: 21.00
Economy: 10.50
Strike Rate: 12.00
Chris Jordan – Kings XI Punjab – KL Rahul (c)
Cost: £323,000
Previous IPL teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2019 performance: Jordan didn’t play in the 2019 IPL but has made 11 IPL appearances since 2016.
Jordan hasn’t taken a wicket in the competition yet.
Matches: 3
Innings: 3
Overs: 11
Runs: 135
Wickets: 0
Best Figures: 0/37
Average: Economy: 12.27
Strike Rate:
Eoin Morgan – Kolkata Knight Riders – Dinesh Karthik (c)
Cost: £563,000
Previous IPL teams: Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kings XI Punjab
IPL 2019 performance: Morgan missed the 2019 IPL preparing for the ICC Cricket World Cup but is back for KKR a side he has played for before.
Morgan is the 24th top run scorer in the competition so far.
Matches: 6
Innings: 6
Not-Out: 2
Runs: 167
HS: 44
Average: 41.75
Balls Faced: 123
Strike Rate: 135.77
50: 0
100: 0
4s: 9
6s: 11
Tom Banton – Rajasthan Royals – Steve Smith (c)
Cost: £108,000
Previous IPL teams: None
IPL 2019 performance: This will be Tom’s first experience in the IPL, he has already played in the BBL (Australia), PSL (Pakistan) and Abu Dhabi T10 leagues.
Banton hasn’t played a game in the competition yet.
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Ben Stokes – Rajasthan Royals – Steve Smith (c)
Cost: £1.38m
Previous IPL teams: Rising Pune Supergiant (2017)
IPL 2019 performance: 9 matches; 123 runs at an average of 20.50; 6 wickets at an average of 31.50. A quiet 2019 IPL for Ben Stokes but his form in the following ICC Cricket World Cup and Ashes was sensational.
Stokes is the 90th top run scorer in the competition so far.
Matches: 1
Innings: 1
Not-Out: 0
Runs: 5
HS: 5
Average: 5.00
Balls Faced: 6
Strike Rate: 83.33
50: 0
100: 0
4s: 1
6s: 0
Jos Buttler – Sunrisers Hyderabad – David Warner (c)
Cost: £485,000
Previous IPL teams: Mumbai Indians
IPL 2019 performance: 8 matches; 311 runs at an average of 38.87. A stunning IPL for Jos who hit 3 half centuries and took 8 catches.
Buttler is the 28th top run scorer in the competition so far.
Matches: 6
Innings: 6
Not-Out: 0
Runs: 146
HS: 70
Average: 24.33
Balls Faced: 100
Strike Rate: 146.00
50: 1
100: 0
4s: 11
6s: 9
Jofra Archer – Sunrisers Hyderabad – David Warner (c)
Cost: £800,000
Previous IPL teams: None
IPL 2019 performance: 11 matches; 67 runs at an eye-catching strike-rate of 167.50; 11 wickets at an average of 26.45.
Archer is the 6th lead wicket taker in the competition so far.
Matches: 7
Innings: 7
Overs: 28
Runs: 191
Wickets: 9
Best Figures: 3/24
Average: 21.22
Economy: 6.82
Strike Rate: 18.66
Tom Curran – Sunrisers Hyderabad – David Warner (c)
Cost: £108,000
Previous IPL teams: Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL 2019 performance: Tom didn’t play in the 2019 IPL but was signed for KKR in 2018 but did not make an appearance for the franchise.
Curran is the 45th lead wicket taker in the competition so far.
Matches: 5
Innings: 5
Overs: 18.1
Runs: 208
Wickets: 3
Best Figures: 1/37
Average: 69.33
Economy: 11.44
Strike Rate: 36.33
Jonny Bairstow – Sunrisers Hyderabad – David Warner (c)
Cost: £240,000
Previous IPL teams: None
IPL 2019 performance: 10 matches; 445 runs at an average of 55.62. A stunning debut IPL season for Jonny who hit 1 century and 2 fifties and developed an explosive opening partnership with David Warner.
Bairstow is the 5th top run scorer in the competition so far.
Matches: 7
Innings: 7
Not-Out: 0
Runs: 257
HS: 97
Average: 36.71
Balls Faced: 193
Strike Rate: 133.16
50: 3
100: 0
4s: 17
6s: 12
The following teams have no English players in their squads:
Delhi Capitals – Shreyas Iyer (c)
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli (c)
Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma (c)
At 15:00 today, Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
