Lakshmipathy Balaji

India·Bowler·Age 45

Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast medium

IPL runs: 36
Average: 4.50
Strike rate: 73.5
Highest: 15

Overview

What the figures show

The IPL record for Lakshmipathy Balaji is a bowling one — 64 wickets across six seasons, at 7.93 an over.

The clubs, in order: Chennai Super Kings (2008–2010), Kolkata Knight Riders (2011–2013) and Punjab Kings (2014). There is no IPL cricket on the record in 2012. That is a wicket every 20 balls. Set against the 102 bowlers here with 300 IPL balls or more, an economy rate of 7.93 is cheaper than their 8.17 median.

Indian Premier League

Season by season

Season	Team	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	6s
2008	CSK	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0
2009	CSK	3	0	4	2	1.30	40.0	0	0
2010	CSK	3	1	18	15	9.00	90.0	1	1
2011	KKR	2	2	4	3	—	200.0	0	0
2013	KKR	2	1	9	9	9.00	90.0	1	0
2014	PBKS	2	1	1	1	1.00	33.3	0	0
Total	6 seasons	13	5	36	15	4.50	73.5	2	1

IPL bowling

Wickets: 64
Economy: 7.93
Average: 27.02
Balls bowled: 1,308

Articles

Articles about Lakshmipathy Balaji

Balaji's First IPL Hat-Trick and the Career It Rescued

The stress fracture that cost him three years, the five-wicket haul that opened the IPL record book, and the Kolkata seasons that followed.

6 min read

Questions

About Lakshmipathy Balaji

How many IPL runs has Lakshmipathy Balaji scored?

Lakshmipathy Balaji has scored 36 runs in the IPL across 6 seasons, averaging 4.5 at a strike rate of 73.47. The highest score is 15.

How many IPL wickets has Lakshmipathy Balaji taken?

Lakshmipathy Balaji has taken 64 IPL wickets at an economy rate of 7.93 and an average of 27.02.

Which IPL teams has Lakshmipathy Balaji played for?

Lakshmipathy Balaji has appeared for Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in the IPL.

What is Lakshmipathy Balaji's playing style?

Lakshmipathy Balaji is a right-hand bat who bowls right-arm fast medium, listed as a bowler.

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Team-mates from this player's IPL seasons first, then others from the same country.

How this page was worked out

Where these figures come from

Sources for this profile

IPL figures computed from ball-by-ball records of 1,243 IPL matches.
Date of birth, playing style and photograph come from a third-party player feed, matched by name.

How the numbers are derived

A wide is not a ball faced; a no ball is.
Byes and leg byes are not charged to the bowler; wides and no balls are.
Six kinds of dismissal are credited to a bowler. A run out is not one of them.
An average is runs over dismissals, and is left blank rather than shown as infinite.
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What this page does not cover

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