Krunal Pandya

Royal Challengers Bengaluru · slow left arm orthodox · left-hand bat · All-rounder

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Matches

226

Runs

145.8

Strike Rate

37.7

Average

Sixes

Fifties

Wickets

8.42

Economy

21.6

Bowl SR

Phase analysis — IPL 2026

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Powerplay (1–6)sub-floor

SR · 10 balls · 9 R

9 runs0 4s1 6s

Middle (7–15)

136.8

SR · 87 balls · 119 R

119 runs14 4s2 6s

Death (16–20)

167.9

SR · 56 balls · 94 R

94 runs5 4s8 6s

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Powerplay (1–6) · Bowlingsub-floor

9.5

Economy · 12 balls · 0 wkts

19 runs0 wkts3 dots

Middle (7–15) · Bowling

7.87

Economy · 276 balls · 12 wkts

362 runs12 wkts66 dots

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Death (16–20) · Bowling

13.6

Economy · 15 balls · 2 wkts

34 runs2 wkts3 dots

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Aggregated across 2 captured IPL 2026 fixtures against LSG.

Metric	IPL 2026 best opponent (bowling)
Value	3 wickets vs LSG
Period	IPL 2026 to date
Computed	2026-09-08T00:52:17.969Z

P3 — Form & phase

9 claims

IPL 2026 season presence

Krunal Pandya 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

Death-overs economy, IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya concedes 13.60 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (15-ball sample, #65 of 66 qualifying bowlers).

13.60 RPOn=15 legal deliveries in overs 16-20 · IPL 2026 to date

IPL 2026 best opponent (batting)

Krunal Pandya's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: MI — 73 runs in 1 innings (avg 73.0).

73 runs vs MIn=1 innings, 46 balls faced · IPL 2026 to date

IPL 2026 best innings impact (par-shift)

Krunal Pandya's best IPL 2026 innings impact: team scored 254 (+32 vs venue par) when he made 43 vs GT on 2026-05-26.

+32 vs parn=2 qualifying innings · IPL 2026 to date

IPL 2026 all-rounder usage

Krunal Pandya is a true IPL 2026 all-rounder: faces 14.7% of his team's balls and bowls 17.2% of the opposition's balls across 16 fixtures.

14.7% bat / 17.2% bowln=16 fixtures · IPL 2026 to date

Bowling economy in IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya economy 8.4 in IPL 2026 (303 balls, 14 wickets).

8.4n=303 balls bowled · IPL 2026↗

Death-overs batting strike rate in IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya death-overs strike rate 167.9 in IPL 2026 (56 balls).

167.9n=56 death-overs balls faced · IPL 2026↗

Death-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya death-overs economy 13.6 in IPL 2026 (15 balls, 2 wickets).

13.6n=15 death-overs balls bowled · IPL 2026↗

Middle-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya middle-overs economy 7.9 in IPL 2026 (276 balls, 12 wickets).

7.9n=276 middle-overs balls bowled · IPL 2026↗

P4 — Season comparatives

5 claims

Royal Challengers Bengaluru appearance rank, IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya ranks #5 of 21 CricketStudio-tracked Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (16 matches).

#5 of 21n=21-player RCB cohort · IPL 2026 to date

Batting strike rate in IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya strike rate 145.8 in IPL 2026 (155 balls, 9 innings).

145.8n=155 balls faced · IPL 2026↗

Runs scored in IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya scored 226 runs in IPL 2026 (9 innings, avg 37.7).

226n=9 innings · IPL 2026↗

Sixes hit in IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya hit 11 sixes in IPL 2026 (9 innings).

11n=9 innings · IPL 2026↗

Wickets in IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya took 14 wickets in IPL 2026 (economy 8.4).

14n=303 balls bowled · IPL 2026↗

P2 — Moments

3 claims

IPL 2026 best bowling in an innings

Krunal Pandya's best IPL 2026 bowling: 2/16 in 3.3 overs vs GT on 2026-05-26.

2/16n=1 innings (3.3 overs bowled) · IPL 2026 to date

IPL 2026 best non-opening partnership

Krunal Pandya's best non-opening IPL 2026 partnership: 90 for the 4th wicket with Rajat Patidar vs GT on 2026-05-26.

90 runs (4th-wkt)n=1 partnership · 46 balls · IPL 2026 to date

Half-centuries in IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya scored 1 half-century in IPL 2026.

1n=9 innings · IPL 2026↗

P1 — Match recaps

2 claims

IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance

Krunal Pandya 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

Krunal Pandya 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.

Format	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100	50	HS
IPL 2026	9	9	222	37.7	145.1	0	1	73*
IPL career	123	123	1978	24.4	134	0	3	86

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	BBI	5w
IPL 2026	15	15	14	29.6	8.22	2/15	0
IPL career	147	147	107	31.8	7.55	—	0

IPL career before 2026

Krunal Pandya took 93 wickets in 132 pre-2026 IPL matches (2016–2025), economy 7.47.

Batting by season

Season	Team	Mat	Runs	HS	SR	Avg	4s	6s
2016	MI	8	237	86	191.1	39.5	22	13
2017	MI	11	243	47	135.8	30.38	24	7
2018	MI	13	228	41	145.2	22.8	22	10
2019	MI	14	183	42	122	16.64	18	5
2020/21	MI	11	109	34	118.5	18.17	9	5
2021	MI	12	143	39	117.2	14.3	10	6
2022	LSG	13	183	42	126.2	20.33	16	4
2023	LSG	14	188	49	114.6	17.09	15	6
2024	LSG	11	133	43	126.7	33.25	8	5
2025	RCB	7	109	73	128.2	18.17	9	4
Career	LSG, MI, RCB	114	1756	86	132.7	21.68	153	65

Bowling by season

Season	Mat	Wkts	Econ	Avg	SR
2016	11	6	7.57	39.33	31.2
2017	13	10	6.83	27.3	24
2018	13	12	7.07	23.67	20.1
2019	16	12	7.28	27.92	23
2020/21	16	6	7.57	63.33	50.2
2021	12	5	7.99	53	39.8
2022	12	10	6.97	26.5	22.8
2023	12	9	7.45	34.78	28
2024	12	6	7.73	42.5	33
2025	15	17	8.24	22.29	16.2
Career	132	93	7.47	32.1	25.8

Recent form — last 8 innings

P3 · Form

Date	Match	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Dismissal	Result
2026-05-31	RCB vs GT	1	2	50.0	0	0	lbw	W
2026-05-26	RCB vs GT	43	28	153.6	5	2	caught	W
2026-05-22	SRH vs RCB	41*	31	132.3	5	0	Not out	L
2026-05-10	RCB vs MI	73	46	158.7	4	5	caught	W
2026-05-07	LSG vs RCB	28*	16	175.0	2	2	Not out	L
2026-04-30	GT vs RCB	4	4	100.0	1	0	caught	L
2026-04-24	RCB vs GT	23*	12	191.7	3	1	Not out	W
2026-04-18	RCB vs DC	12	10	120.0	0	1	runOut	L

Best innings — IPL career

By runs scored

Match	Runs	Balls	SR	Date
vs MI · Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium	73	46	158.7	2026-05-10
vs GT · Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	43	28	153.6	2026-05-26
vs SRH · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	41*	31	132.3	2026-05-22
vs LSG · Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium	28*	16	175.0	2026-05-07
vs GT · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	23*	12	191.7	2026-04-24
vs DC · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	12	10	120.0	2026-04-18

Batting positions · IPL 2026

Batted at 3 distinct positions (#5–#8).

Pos	Inn	Runs	Balls	SR	Avg
#5 middle	5	159	113	140.7	39.75
#7 lower middle	3	55	32	171.9	55.00
#8 lower middle	1	12	10	120.0	12.00

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

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

How Krunal Pandya was dismissed across 6 wickets.

67%

Caught

17%

LBW

17%

Run-out

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

Performance vs teams — IPL 2026

≥1 innings vs team

vs Team	Inn	Runs	Balls	SR	Avg	4s	6s	HS
MI	1	73	46	158.7	73.0	4	5	73
GT	4	71	46	154.3	23.7	9	3	43
SRH	1	41	31	132.3	—	5	0	41*
LSG	1	28	16	175.0	—	2	2	28*
DC	1	12	10	120.0	12.0	0	1	12
RR	1	1	6	16.7	1.0	0	0	1

Runs by venue — IPL career

Venue × seasonFull breakdown →

Venue	Inn	Runs	Balls	SR	Avg	4s	6s	HS
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium	1	73	46	158.7	73.0	4	5	73
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	1	43	28	153.6	43.0	5	2	43
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	1	41	31	132.3	—	5	0	41*
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	2	35	22	159.1	35.0	3	2	23*
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium	1	28	16	175.0	—	2	2	28*
Narendra Modi Stadium	2	5	6	83.3	2.5	1	0	4

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 bowler	Balls	Runs	SR	4s	6s
AM Ghazanfar	13	28	215.4	1	3
Rashid Khan	11	10	90.9	0	1
Corbin Bosch	11	18	163.6	0	2
Harshal Patel	10	12	120.0	1	0

As bowler

vs batter	Balls	Runs	SR conceded	Dots
Mitchell Marsh	21	39	185.7	7
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	13	19	146.2	4
Heinrich Klaasen	11	12	109.1	3
Tristan Stubbs	11	10	90.9	2
Tilak Varma	11	18	163.6	1
Jos Buttler	11	8	72.7	3
Prashant Veer	10	24	240.0	3
Sai Sudharsan	10	19	190.0	2

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

vs Bowling type

L2 · Conditional≥30 balls floor

vs Pace

144.7

SR of 144.7 vs pace bowling — 94 balls faced

94 balls·6 6s

vs Spin

145.8

SR of 145.8 vs spin bowling — 59 balls faced

59 balls·5 6s

Full breakdown at /players/krunal-pandya/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.

Research mentioning Krunal

Leaderboards and research reports where this player appears.

IPL 2026

Best bowling economy rates — IPL 2026

Krunal ranks #14 with 8.42 (303 legal deliveries bowled).

2026-07-25 ↗

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

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Most-faced bowlers (IPL career)

Rashid Khan · 52 balls Harshal Patel · 44 balls Yuzvendra Chahal · 40 balls Kuldeep Yadav · 37 balls Sunil Narine · 33 balls Prasidh Krishna · 33 balls Kagiso Rabada · 32 balls Axar Patel · 30 balls

Venues played at

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium · 2 matches Narendra Modi Stadium · 2 matches Barsapara Cricket Stadium · 1 match Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium · 1 match Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium · 1 match

From the CricketStudio knowledge graph.

Frequently asked

Who is Krunal Pandya?▾

Krunal Pandya is an Indian cricketer playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 as a all-rounder (slow left arm orthodox), left-handed batter born in Ahmedabad.

Which IPL 2026 team does Krunal play for?▾

Krunal Pandya plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026.

How many IPL 2026 matches has Krunal appeared in?▾

Krunal Pandya appeared in 16 IPL 2026 matches (16-fixture sample) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, most recently on 2026-05-31.

What was Krunal's most recent IPL 2026 performance?▾

Krunal Pandya's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: LSG — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 8.63).

What is Krunal's bowling style?▾

Krunal Pandya bowls slow left arm orthodox.

How many wickets has Krunal taken in IPL 2026?▾

Krunal Pandya's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: LSG — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 8.63).

How many runs has Krunal scored in IPL 2026?▾

Krunal Pandya's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: MI — 73 runs in 1 innings (avg 73.0).

What is Krunal's death-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026?▾

Krunal Pandya concedes 13.60 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (15-ball sample, #65 of 66 qualifying bowlers).

What is Krunal's batting strike rate in IPL 2026?▾

Krunal Pandya strike rate 145.8 in IPL 2026 (155 balls, 9 innings).

What is Krunal's standout performance in IPL 2026?▾

Krunal Pandya's best IPL 2026 bowling: 2/16 in 3.3 overs vs GT on 2026-05-26.

How regular is Krunal in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru lineup?▾

Krunal Pandya ranks #5 of 21 CricketStudio-tracked Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (16 matches).

Where is Krunal from?▾

Krunal Pandya is Indian, born in Ahmedabad.

Where can I find Krunal's full IPL 2026 stats?▾

Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Krunal Pandya are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/krunal-pandya — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.

When was Krunal born?▾

Krunal Pandya was born on 24 March 1991.

Is Krunal a right-hand or left-hand batter?▾

Krunal Pandya bats left-handed.

What is Krunal's death-overs batting strike rate in IPL 2026?▾

Krunal Pandya death-overs strike rate 167.9 in IPL 2026 (56 balls).

Identity & cross-references

CricketStudio resolves Krunal Pandya 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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Krunal Pandya

Phase analysis — IPL 2026

Krunal Pandya's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: LSG — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 8.63).

P3 — Form & phase

P4 — Season comparatives

P2 — Moments

P1 — Match recaps

Recent form — last 8 innings

Best innings — IPL career

Batting positions · IPL 2026

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

Performance vs teams — IPL 2026

Runs by venue — IPL career

Head-to-head records

As batter

As bowler

vs Bowling type

Drill into the data

Related players

Research mentioning Krunal

Related entities

Frequently asked

Identity & cross-references

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