Karun Nair

Karun Nair

Delhi Capitals · Batter

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Wikipedia · ESPNcricinfo

Karun Nair ranks #14 of 23 CricketStudio-tracked Delhi Capitals squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (11 matches).

Cohort = every CricketStudio-tracked Delhi Capitals player who has appeared in at least one captured IPL 2026 fixture.

MetricDelhi Capitals appearance rank, IPL 2026
Value#14 of 23
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 career7878171224.1131.601189
T20IsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————
ODIsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————
TestsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-06-13 07:22:45 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Karun Nair scored 1,694 runs in 76 pre-2026 IPL matches (2013–2025), strike rate 132.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2013RCB299—4.500
2014RR1133073142.233389
2015RR1218161124.816.45185
2016DC123578312135.7406
2017DC1328164124.321.62396
2018PBKS1230154136.225.082313
2019PBKS155—500
2020/21PBKS31615—820
2022RR21613—810
2025DC819889173.724.752410
CareerDC, PBKS, RCB, RR7616948913223.8618549
Window: IPL 2013–2025 (pre-2026), 76 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

P3Form & phase
P1Match recaps

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

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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Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase

Batted at 2 distinct positions (#3 to #4). Per-position runs and SR below show how the slot affected output. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Source: SETU canonical aggregate.

PositionInningsRunsBallsSRAvgOuts
#3 · top order155100.05.001
#4 · middle11313100.013.001

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. Cross-reference: batting-order shuffles leaderboard.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase

How Karun Nair was dismissed across 2 IPL 2026 wickets. Derived from each wicket-ball's score_id + catchstump_id + runout_by_id. Source: SETU canonical aggregate.

ModeCount% of dismissals
Caught2100%

"Caught" lumps stumpings — the upstream live-feed score type doesn't reliably separate the two (per §10.151co). Dropped catches are NOT counted — commentary-text-only in the upstream feed, doctrine §3.3. Cross-reference: season dismissal-mode leaderboards.

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Frequently asked

Who is Karun Nair?
Karun Nair is an Indian cricketer playing for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026 as a batter born in Jodhpur.
Which IPL 2026 team does Karun play for?
Karun Nair plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026.
How many IPL 2026 matches has Karun appeared in?
Karun Nair appeared in 11 IPL 2026 matches (11-fixture sample) for Delhi Capitals, most recently on 2026-05-17.
What was Karun's most recent IPL 2026 performance?
Karun Nair ranks #14 of 23 CricketStudio-tracked Delhi Capitals squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (11 matches).
How regular is Karun in the Delhi Capitals lineup?
Karun Nair ranks #14 of 23 CricketStudio-tracked Delhi Capitals squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (11 matches).
Where is Karun from?
Karun Nair is Indian, born in Jodhpur.
Where can I find Karun's full IPL 2026 stats?
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Karun Nair are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/karun-nair — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
When was Karun born?
Karun Nair was born on 6 December 1991.

About

RoleBatter
TeamDelhi Capitals
NationalityIndian

Identity & cross-references

CricketStudio resolves Karun Nair 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_398439

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