Jitesh Sharma

Royal Challengers Bengaluru · right-hand bat · Wicket-keeper batter

IndianWicket-keeper batterIPL 2026cricketplayerIPLwicket-keeperRHB✓ ClaimReview
12
Matches
116
Runs
122.1
Strike Rate
12.9
Average
6
Sixes
23
HS

Phase analysis — IPL 2026

≥30 balls batting · ≥15 balls bowling✓ ClaimReview per phaseFull breakdown →
Powerplay (1–6)sub-floor
—
SR · 0 balls · 0 R
0 runs0 4s0 6s
Middle (7–15)
115.1
SR · 53 balls · 61 R
61 runs5 4s4 6s
Death (16–20)
131
SR · 42 balls · 55 R
55 runs4 4s2 6s
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Jitesh Sharma's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: GT — 37 runs in 4 innings (avg 9.3).

Aggregated across 4 captured IPL 2026 fixtures against GT.

MetricIPL 2026 best opponent (batting)
Value37 runs vs GT
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

P3 — Form & phase

3 claims
IPL 2026 season presence
Jitesh Sharma appeared in 16 IPL 2026 matches (16-fixture sample) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, most recently on 2026-05-31.
16 matchesn=16 fixtures · IPL 2026 to date
IPL 2026 matches captained
Jitesh Sharma captained his team in 1 IPL 2026 match.
1 matchn=1 match · IPL 2026 to date
Death-overs batting strike rate in IPL 2026
Jitesh Sharma death-overs strike rate 130.9 in IPL 2026 (42 balls).
130.9n=42 death-overs balls faced · IPL 2026↗

P4 — Season comparatives

4 claims
Royal Challengers Bengaluru appearance rank, IPL 2026
Jitesh Sharma ranks #2 of 21 CricketStudio-tracked Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (16 matches).
#2 of 21n=21-player RCB cohort · IPL 2026 to date
Batting strike rate in IPL 2026
Jitesh Sharma strike rate 122.1 in IPL 2026 (95 balls, 12 innings).
122.1n=95 balls faced · IPL 2026↗
Runs scored in IPL 2026
Jitesh Sharma scored 116 runs in IPL 2026 (12 innings, avg 12.9).
116n=12 innings · IPL 2026↗
Sixes hit in IPL 2026
Jitesh Sharma hit 6 sixes in IPL 2026 (12 innings).
6n=12 innings · IPL 2026↗

P2 — Moments

1 claim
IPL 2026 best non-opening partnership
Jitesh Sharma's best non-opening IPL 2026 partnership: 35 for the 4th wicket with Tim David vs MI on 2026-04-12.
35 runs (4th-wkt)n=1 partnership · 19 balls · IPL 2026 to date

P1 — Match recaps

2 claims
IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance
Jitesh Sharma took the field for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2026 fixture vs GT on 2026-05-31 (fixture 69668).
RCB vs GTn=1 match · 2026-05-31 (fixture 69668)
IPL 2026 first appearance
Jitesh Sharma first appeared in IPL 2026 on 2026-03-28 vs SRH (fixture 69518).
2026-03-28n=1 fixture · IPL 2026 to date

Career snapshot

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

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 2026121211612.9122.10023*
IPL career5959110728.4153.10185
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-09-08 03:10:18 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-09-08 03:10:18 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Jitesh Sharma scored 991 runs in 47 pre-2026 IPL matches (2022–2025), strike rate 157.8.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2022PBKS1023444163.629.252212
2023PBKS1430949157.723.772221
2024PBKS1218732131.717912
2025RCB1126185177.637.292417
CareerPBKS, RCB4799185157.825.417762
Window: IPL 2022–2025 (pre-2026), 47 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.

Recent form — last 8 innings

P3 · Form
DateMatchRunsBallsSR4s6sDismissalResult
2026-05-31RCB vs GT11*1478.610Not outW
2026-05-26RCB vs GT15*5300.011Not outW
2026-05-13RCB vs KKR8*5160.010Not outW
2026-05-10RCB vs MI1812150.012caughtW
2026-05-07LSG vs RCB1333.300caughtL
2026-04-30GT vs RCB1333.300caughtL
2026-04-24RCB vs GT106166.711caughtW
2026-04-18RCB vs DC142070.010caughtL
Last 8 innings · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball · See all →

Best innings — IPL career

By runs scored
MatchRunsBallsSRDate
vs LSG · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium239255.62026-04-15
vs MI · Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium1812150.02026-05-10
vs GT · Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium15*5300.02026-05-26
vs DC · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium142070.02026-04-18
vs GT · Narendra Modi Stadium11*1478.62026-05-31
vs GT · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium106166.72026-04-24
Top 6 innings by runs · IPL 2026 · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3

Batted at 3 distinct positions (#5–#7).

PosInnRunsBallsSRAvg
#5 middle64531145.27.50
#6 middle44545100.015.00
#7 lower middle22619136.8—

Source: SETU canonical aggregate. Position = first appearance in ball stream per innings.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3

How Jitesh Sharma was dismissed across 9 wickets.

7
78%
Caught
2
22%
LBW

"Caught" includes stumpings (score type indistinguishable). Cross-reference: season leaderboards.

Performance vs teams — IPL 2026

≥1 innings vs team
vs TeamInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
GT43728132.118.53215*
MI22821133.314.02218
LSG22412200.012.02223
DC1142070.014.01014
KKR185160.0—108*
RR15862.55.0005
SRH1010.00.0000
Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation

Runs by venue — IPL career

Venue × seasonFull breakdown →
VenueInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium44736130.611.84323
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium22617152.926.02218
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium1155300.0—1115*
Narendra Modi Stadium2121770.612.01011*
Wankhede Stadium1109111.110.01010
Barsapara Cricket Stadium15862.55.0005
All captures · Full breakdown: /players/jitesh-sharma/by-venue

Head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

Sample-size floor: ≥5 deliveries per matchup. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sorted by delivery count. Each row links to the full match-by-match record at /h2h.

As batter

vs bowlerBallsRunsSR4s6sOut
Rashid Khan88100.0010
Jasprit Bumrah711157.1200
Arshad Khan7457.1000
Corbin Bosch7685.7010
Prasidh Krishna711157.1100
Lungi Ngidi67116.7100

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

Captain matchups · IPL 2026

P5 · Captain rivalry

Every captain-vs-captain matchup involving Jitesh Sharma this season. Each row links to the fixture-by-fixture record at /h2h/captain. Sample-size floor: ≥1 match captained directly against the opposing captain.

vs captainMatchesSharma WLNR
Shreyas Iyer1100

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures where Jitesh Sharma was the designated captain. Captain status from per-player lineup metadata.

vs Bowling type

L2 · Conditional≥30 balls floor
vs Pace
118.8
SR of 118.8 vs pace bowling — 64 balls faced
64 balls·3 6s
vs Spin
146.2
SR of 146.2 vs spin bowling — 26 balls faced · sub-floor
26 balls·3 6s

Full breakdown at /players/jitesh-sharma/by-bowling-type · Source: SETU conditional aggregate

Drill into the data

Every dimension below is computed from ball-by-ball record. Pages with insufficient sample render an explicit disclosure.

Phase split
/phase-split
Death Overs
/death-overs
Powerplay
/powerplay
Recent Form
/recent-form
By Venue
/by-venue
vs Bowling Type
/by-bowling-type
IPL 2026 Season
/ipl-2026
IPL Career
/ipl-career
Partnerships
/partners
Franchise Mobility
/mobility

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Research mentioning Jitesh

Leaderboards and research reports where this player appears.

IPL 2026
Death Overs Intelligence

Who wins and loses IPL 2026 overs 16–20 — economy leaders, strike-rate leaders, and all 10 teams compared. Ball-by-ball provenance throughout.

2026-06-01

Related entities

Plays for
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Most-faced bowlers (IPL career)
Rashid Khan · 39 ballsYuzvendra Chahal · 35 ballsKuldeep Yadav · 34 ballsJasprit Bumrah · 28 ballsPrasidh Krishna · 26 ballsAxar Patel · 23 ballsAvesh Khan · 20 ballsTrent Boult · 17 balls
Venues played at
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium · 4 matchesNarendra Modi Stadium · 2 matchesShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium · 2 matchesBarsapara Cricket Stadium · 1 matchWankhede Stadium · 1 match

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Frequently asked

Jitesh Sharma is an Indian cricketer playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 as a wk-batter, right-handed batter born in Amravati.
Jitesh Sharma plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026.
Jitesh Sharma appeared in 16 IPL 2026 matches (16-fixture sample) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, most recently on 2026-05-31.
Jitesh Sharma's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: GT — 37 runs in 4 innings (avg 9.3).
Jitesh Sharma's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: GT — 37 runs in 4 innings (avg 9.3).
Jitesh Sharma strike rate 122.1 in IPL 2026 (95 balls, 12 innings).
Jitesh Sharma's best non-opening IPL 2026 partnership: 35 for the 4th wicket with Tim David vs MI on 2026-04-12.
Jitesh Sharma ranks #2 of 21 CricketStudio-tracked Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (16 matches).
Jitesh Sharma is Indian, born in Amravati.
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Jitesh Sharma are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/jitesh-sharma — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
Jitesh Sharma was born on 22 October 1993.
Jitesh Sharma bats right-handed.
Jitesh Sharma death-overs strike rate 130.9 in IPL 2026 (42 balls).

Identity & cross-references

CricketStudio resolves Jitesh Sharma to one canonical entity ID, mapped to every major cricket database. This is how AI systems and developers cite the same player across sources without ambiguity.

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Canonical ID · cs_player_721867

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Source: CricketStudio aggregation of ball-by-ball match data. Computed 2026-09-08. All metrics are recalculated from raw delivery records. Minimum sample floors apply per claim.