Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru · Bowler

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar concedes 8.67 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (144-ball sample, #11 of 66 qualifying bowlers).

Aggregated across IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Cohort = bowlers with ≥15 legal deliveries in overs 16-20.

MetricDeath-overs economy, IPL 2026
Value8.67 RPO
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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Career snapshot

Multi-format reach. IPL 2026 derived from ball-by-ball capture; non-IPL formats deferred to Phase C per methodology.

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 2026
IPL career75753549.394.10027
T20IsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
ODIsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
TestsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 202616162916.77.74/220
IPL career206206227267.690
T20Is
ODIs
Tests
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-06-03 21:51:08 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-06-03 21:51:08 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 198 wickets in 190 pre-2026 IPL matches (2011–2025), economy 7.69.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2011Pune Warriors India11100
2012Pune Warriors India8401110013.3340
2013Pune Warriors India9522473.27.4331
2014SRH211100
2015SRH317111721
2016SRH843217.1761
2017SRH244400
2018SRH41376.510
2019SRH4127410
2020/21SRH100000
2021SRH73414113.33430
2022SRH6248830
2023SRH5422789.41440
2024SRH523137.6730
2025RCB61484.6710
CareerPune Warriors India, RCB, SRH713202791.48.42313

Bowling by season

SeasonMatWktsEconAvgSR
2011436.0922.3322
20121187.2135.1329.3
201316136.5128.5426.3
201414206.6617.716
201514187.8822.6117.2
201617237.4221.317.2
201714267.0514.1912.1
20181297.6739.3330.8
201915137.8135.4627.2
2020/21436.993328.3
20211167.9855.8342
202214127.3431.9226.1
202314168.3326.5619.1
202416119.3548.4531.1
202514179.2928.4118.4
Career1901987.6927.3321.3
Window: IPL 20112025 (pre-2026), 71 matches. Sample-size floor: strike rate shown at ≥30 balls faced, economy at ≥15 balls bowled per season (§3.1); sub-floor cells show .
Source: CricketStudio aggregation of Cricsheet ball-by-ball (CC BY 3.0). Canonical↔historical player join via ESPNcricinfo ID (deterministic, no name-matching). See career leaderboards.

Claims by pillar

Drill into the data

Phase split

Per-phase batting + bowling (PP / Middle / Death).

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Death overs

Bowling and batting in overs 16-20 (≥15 ball floor).

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Powerplay

Batting and bowling in overs 1-6 (≥30 ball floor).

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Recent form

Last 5 fixtures with batting + bowling figures per match.

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By venue

Per-venue batting + bowling output across IPL 2026 fixtures.

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Vs spin / vs pace

Batting performance against pace bowling vs spin bowling.

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IPL 2026 season

Current-season aggregate batting + bowling stats.

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Partnerships

Per-partner batting dependency: balls faced + runs scored while paired with each named partner (≥30 deliveries floor).

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Franchise mobility

Multi-franchise career arc and team-by-team contribution split.

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Top head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

As bowler

vs batterBallsRunsSR concededDotsWkts
Sai Sudharsan2630115.4100
Shubman Gill201995.0100
Jos Buttler1721123.550
Mitchell Marsh1524160.050
Washington Sundar1316123.130
Abhishek Sharma1017170.040
Sarfaraz Khan1018180.060
Vaibhav Suryavanshi924266.740
Tristan Stubbs917188.900
Arshin Kulkarni9777.850
Nicholas Pooran917188.920
Rinku Singh919211.110

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sub-5-delivery matchups excluded per doctrine §3.1.

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase
PositionInningsRunsBallsSRAvgOuts
#10 · tail43426130.80

Source: SETU canonical aggregate (lib/setu/season-stats.ts). Position derived from the order each batter first appears on-creeze in the innings ball stream.

Frequently asked

Who is Bhuvneshwar Kumar?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is an Indian cricketer playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 as a bowler.
What's Bhuvneshwar's most recent IPL 2026 performance?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar concedes 8.67 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (144-ball sample, #11 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
How many IPL 2026 matches has Bhuvneshwar played?
Bhuvneshwar has played 16 IPL 2026 matches covered by CricketStudio ball-by-ball data.
Which team does Bhuvneshwar play for in IPL 2026?
Bhuvneshwar plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026.
How many wickets has Bhuvneshwar taken in IPL 2026?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: DC — 6 wickets in 2 matches (econ 4.43).
What is Bhuvneshwar's bowling economy in IPL 2026?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar concedes 8.67 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (144-ball sample, #11 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
What is Bhuvneshwar's best bowling figures in IPL 2026?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar won Player of the Match in IPL 2026 — most recently vs MI on 2026-05-10.

About

RoleBowler
TeamRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
NationalityIndian