IPL playerAustralia2010 to 2022
Aaron Finch
On scorecards: AJ Finch · Right-hand bat
Aaron Finch, a batter, played eleven IPL seasons for nine franchises. One title came along the way. No one has represented more franchises.
The arrival
Aaron Finch's first IPL season was 2010, with Rajasthan Royals, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 1 match and 21 runs. The best was still to come.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2013, for Pune Warriors: 456 runs at an average of 32.6, striking at 135.7 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 121.5, with 4 fifties, and a highest score of 67.
Measured against the league around it, though, the most destructive season was 2017: 300 runs at a strike rate of 163.0, 30 runs per hundred balls quicker than the IPL as a whole that year.
Franchise by franchise
2010, Rajasthan Royals. 1 match and 21 runs.
2011 to 2012, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹1.35 cr. 8 matches and 102 runs.
2013, Pune Warriors. Arrived outside the auction. 14 matches, 456 runs and 1 wicket.
2014, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹4 cr. 13 matches and 309 runs.
2015, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2015 auction for ₹3.20 cr. 3 matches and 23 runs; champions in 2015.
2016 to 2017, Gujarat Lions. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹1 cr. 26 matches and 693 runs.
2018, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹6.20 cr. 10 matches and 134 runs.
2020, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2020 auction for ₹4.40 cr. 12 matches and 268 runs.
2022, Kolkata Knight Riders. Arrived outside the auction. 5 matches and 86 runs.
9 spells with nine franchises in all. The longest was with Delhi Daredevils, 2011 to 2012. 2019 and 2021 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the runs came
Across the career, Aaron Finch struck at 127.9. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 129.2, so the scoring rate tracked the league's almost exactly. 63% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 214 fours and 78 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 41.8% of the balls Aaron Finch faced were dot balls, a higher share than 86% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 21 balls, and a four every 7.6.
The fielding record: 29 catches and 3 run-outs.
At the auction
Aaron Finch went under the hammer ten times, bought six times and left unsold four times. The highest price was ₹6.20 cr, paid by Kings XI Punjab in 2018, more than 4 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹1.35 cr in 2011, ₹4.40 cr by 2020. Unsold in 2012, Aaron Finch was bought again in 2014 by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Aaron Finch made 92 IPL appearances, the last for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022, and won 5 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21.0 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 4.29 | - | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Delhi Daredevils | 6 | 47 | 25 | 7.8 | 102.2 | 0/0 | 0 | 6.50 | - | 4 | ||
| 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | 2 | 55 | 30 | 27.5 | 107.8 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Pune Warriors | 14 | 456 | 67 | 32.6 | 135.7 | 4/0 | 1 | 12.25 | 1/11 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | 309 | 88* | 28.1 | 117.5 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7.7 | 69.7 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | Champions | |
| 2016 | Gujarat Lions | 13 | 393 | 74 | 39.3 | 131.4 | 5/0 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | 13 | 300 | 72 | 25.0 | 163.0 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab | 10 | 134 | 46 | 16.8 | 134.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 268 | 52 | 22.3 | 111.2 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 | 86 | 58 | 17.2 | 141.0 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2010
- Delhi Daredevils: 2011 to 2012
- Pune Warriors: 2013
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2014
- Mumbai Indians: 2015
- Gujarat Lions: 2016 to 2017
- Kings XI Punjab: 2018
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2020
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2022
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 41.8% |
| Balls per four | 7.6 |
| Balls per six | 21 |
| Dot balls bowled | 30.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 43 |
| Catches | 29 |
| Run-outs | 3 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹45 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹1.35 cr (US$300k) |
| 2012 | Batter | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2013 | Batter | ₹1.08 cr | Unsold |
| 2014 | BA1 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹4 cr |
| 2015 | – | ₹1 cr | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹3.20 cr |
| 2016 | – | ₹1 cr | Sold to Gujarat Lions for ₹1 cr |
| 2018 | BA1 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹6.20 cr |
| 2020 | BA1 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹4.40 cr |
| 2021 | – | ₹1 cr | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹1.50 cr | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet