IPL playerNew Zealand2016 to 2026
Adam Milne
On scorecards: AF Milne · Right Handed Bat · Right-arm fast
Adam Milne, a bowler, has played five IPL seasons for four franchises.
The arrival
Adam Milne's first IPL season was 2016, with Royal Challengers Bangalore, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 1 match and 1 wicket.
Franchise by franchise
2016 to 2017, Royal Challengers Bangalore. 5 matches and 4 wickets.
2021, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2021 auction for ₹3.20 cr. 4 matches and 3 wickets.
2022, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹1.90 cr. 1 match.
2026, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2026 auction for ₹2.40 cr. 1 match.
4 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2016 to 2017. 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2025 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 7 wickets in 228 deliveries, at 9.68 runs an over against a league rate of 8.23 for the same seasons: 1.45 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 7 catches.
At the auction
Adam Milne has gone under the hammer eight times, bought four times and left unsold four times. The highest price was ₹3.20 cr, paid by Mumbai Indians in 2021, more than 6 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹70 lakh in 2015, ₹2.40 cr by 2026. Unsold in 2018, Adam Milne was bought again in 2021 by Mumbai Indians. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Adam Milne has made 11 IPL appearances, the latest for Rajasthan Royals in 2026.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 10.75 | 1/43 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3.5 | 58.3 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.57 | 2/27 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8.0 | 94.1 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.25 | 2/21 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Chennai Super Kings | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 7.60 | - | 0 | ||
| 2026 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 12.30 | - | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2016 to 2017
- Mumbai Indians: 2021
- Chennai Super Kings: 2022
- Rajasthan Royals: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 45.2% |
| Balls per four | 31 |
| Balls per six | 31 |
| Dot balls bowled | 31.3% |
| Balls per wicket | 32.4 |
| Catches | 7 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | – | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹70 lakh |
| 2018 | Fast Bowler | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
| 2021 | FA1 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹3.20 cr |
| 2022 | FA3 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹1.90 cr |
| 2023 | FA1 | ₹2 cr | Unsold |
| 2024 | FA2 | ₹1 cr | Unsold |
| 2025 | FA6 | ₹2 cr | Unsold |
| 2026 | ACC | ₹2 cr | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹2.40 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet