Ravi Bopara

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

RS Bopara is an English all-rounder with 430 career matches across Tests, ODIs, T20 Internationals and a long list of domestic and franchise competitions. His 9,756 career runs come at a batting average of 30.49 and a strike rate of 100.35, while 231 wickets at 29.06 confirm his value with the ball. The T20 Blast is his primary competition, where he has been one of the more experienced operators in county cricket for an extended period. On recent form, three half-centuries in the Nepal Premier League in November and December 2025 were punctuated by a stunning unbeaten 105 off 46 balls against Surrey at The Oval in the Blast, though his last three completed innings have returned only 1, 3 and 29.

Matches

Runs

Wickets

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Punjab Kings

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Bat Avg

30.5

Bowl Avg

29.1

2026 Season Context

Current team & role

Punjab Kings · All-Rounder

Recent form

Bopara's last 10 appearances include three half-centuries in the Nepal Premier League, capped by an unbeaten 105 off 46 balls against Surrey in the T20 Blast on 3 September 2025, but scores of 1, 3 an

Strongest format

T20 Blast — With 153 matches, 3,701 runs and 113 wickets, the T20 Blast is where Bopara has played the most cricket and produced his best all-round returns. His B

Career stats overview

13 Test · 112 ODI · 305 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

Test

13 matches

575

Runs scored

Wickets taken

Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.

ODI

112 matches

2,689

Runs scored

Wickets taken

The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.

T20I

305 matches

6,492

Runs scored

192

Wickets taken

Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.

Format-aware deep dive

Where he dominates

Home record

215

wickets

Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.

Fourth-innings force

112

wickets

A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.

Lower-order resilience

38.4

batting avg

At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.

Elite opposition

198

wkts in 48 M

Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.

Consistency

five-wicket hauls

Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.

WTC presence

finals played

In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.

Career threads

Beyond the numbers

430 matches, near-universal T20 footprint

Ravi Bopara has appeared in 430 career matches across formats and leagues on multiple continents, representing sides from Essex and Sussex to Karachi Kings and London Spirit. That breadth of T20 experience is the defining characteristic of his later career.

T20 Blast: 153 matches, average 32, SR 133

The T20 Blast is Bopara's primary competition, and his numbers there are his sharpest. Across 153 Blast appearances he averages 32.18 with the bat at a strike rate of 133.85, and has taken 113 wickets at an economy of 7.63.

Double threat: 231 wickets at 29 with the ball

Bopara is a genuine all-format contributor. His 231 career wickets come at a bowling average of 29.06 and an economy of 6.53, figures that make him a credible bowling option across T20 and 50-over cricket as well as a recognised batter.

Strong numbers vs West Indies and Kent

Against West Indies he averages 47.79 with the bat across 24 matches, his best return against any major international side. Against Kent in domestic cricket he averages 52.85 at a strike rate of 144.94 across 19 meetings.

R. Premadasa among his best venues (avg 58.50)

In 15 matches at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Bopara averages 58.50 with the bat. The Oval also offers strong returns: 819 runs in 27 matches at an average of 40.95 and a strike rate of 101.36.

Head-to-head

Vs opponents

Career totals broken down by the teams RS Bopara has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.

Australia

Matches: 35
Runs: 863
Wickets: 14

India

Matches: 26
Runs: 688
Wickets: 7

Sri Lanka

Matches: 24
Runs: 525
Wickets: 4

West Indies

Matches: 24
Runs: 908
Wickets: 13

Kent

Matches: 19
Runs: 687
Wickets: 14

Surrey

Matches: 18
Runs: 470
Wickets: 17

Hampshire

Matches: 16
Runs: 308
Wickets: 14

Middlesex

Matches: 16
Runs: 294
Wickets: 8

Grounds played at

Home & away grounds

The venues where RS Bopara has turned out most often.

County Ground

Matches: 86
Runs: 1,987
Wickets: 62

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Matches: 35
Runs: 552
Wickets: 29

Lord's, London

Matches: 29
Runs: 808
Wickets: 10

The Oval, London

Matches: 27
Runs: 819
Wickets: 19

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Matches: 22
Runs: 367
Wickets: 3

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Matches: 17
Runs: 403
Wickets: 14

R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Matches: 15
Runs: 468
Wickets: 1

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Matches: 15
Runs: 325
Wickets: 15

Official profile

Elsewhere on the web

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RS Bopara's profile

Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.

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