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Shreyas Iyer
India · All-Rounder
SS Iyer is a middle-order batter who has appeared across all major formats for India Cricket and several IPL franchises, accumulating 9,952 runs from 297 matches at a career average of 38.13 and a strike rate of 113.23. His primary competition is the Indian Premier League, where 134 of those appearances have come. In early April 2026, playing for Punjab Kings, he scored 69 not out from 33 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad and 50 from 29 balls against Chennai Super Kings, both in winning causes. Those performances indicate he has carried his late-2025 and early-2026 form into the current IPL season without difficulty.
Runs
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Wickets
0
Bat Avg
38.1
Bowl Avg
122.0
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Delhi Capitals · All-Rounder
Recent form
Iyer's last three IPL outings have produced scores of 69*, 50 and 18, with the two larger knocks arriving in victories for Punjab Kings. His ODI returns in January 2026 against New Zealand were modest
Strongest format
Indian Premier League: The IPL accounts for 134 of Iyer's 297 career matches, making it his primary competition by a considerable margin. His strike rate of 134.77 in the fo
Career stats overview
14 Test · 69 ODI · 214 T20I appearances, spanning 2009 to present.
Test
14 matches
811
Runs scored
0
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged: the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
69 matches
2,952
Runs scored
0
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect: a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
214 matches
6,189
Runs scored
1
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
14
five-wicket hauls
Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.
WTC presence
2
finals played
In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
Nearly 10,000 runs across all formats
Iyer has accumulated 9,952 runs from 297 matches at a career average of 38.13 and a strike rate of 113.23. That breadth of output across T20, ODI and Test cricket marks him as one of the more versatile middle-order options in the current India setup.
ODIs are his most productive format by average
Across 69 ODI appearances, Iyer averages 46.86 at a strike rate of 98.50. Those figures sit comfortably above his numbers in any other format, suggesting the 50-over game is where he converts starts into substantial innings most consistently.
IPL: 134 matches, 3,872 runs at 134.77 strike rate
The Indian Premier League is Iyer's most-played competition, and his T20 tempo is clear in those numbers. A strike rate of 134.77 from 134 matches shows he shifts gears readily in the powerplay and death-over phases where franchise cricket demands it.
Narendra Modi Stadium: average of 82.71
From 12 matches at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Iyer averages 82.71 at a strike rate of 134.03. That is his strongest ground record by average and points to a venue where he has repeatedly converted opportunities into significant contributions.
Strong IPL 2026 start: two scores in 11 matches
Iyer posted 69 not out from 33 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 11 April 2026 and a 50 from 29 balls against Chennai Super Kings on 3 April. Both innings came in winning causes for Punjab Kings, underlining his capacity to anchor and accelerate in the same innings.
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
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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.