IPL playerIndia2010 to 2013
AG Murtaza
Right-hand bat
AG Murtaza, a bowler, played four IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
AG Murtaza's first IPL season was 2010, with Mumbai Indians, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 3 matches and 3 wickets at 7.58 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2010, for Mumbai Indians: 3 wickets at 7.58 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.91, with best figures of 2 for 18.
Franchise by franchise
2010 to 2011, Mumbai Indians. 8 matches and 6 wickets.
2012 to 2013, Pune Warriors. Arrived outside the auction. 4 matches and 3 wickets.
2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Mumbai Indians, 2010 to 2011.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 9 wickets in 264 deliveries, at 7.11 runs an over against a league rate of 7.62 for the same seasons: 0.51 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight.
The fielding record: 3 catches and 1 run-out.
The legacy
AG Murtaza made 12 IPL appearances, the last for Pune Warriors in 2013.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 3 | 7.58 | 2/18 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 2 | 2* | – | 40.0 | 0/0 | 3 | 5.85 | 2/18 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Pune Warriors | 1 | 3 | 3* | – | 60.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 5.50 | - | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Pune Warriors | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 125.0 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.40 | 3/15 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Mumbai Indians: 2010 to 2011
- Pune Warriors: 2012 to 2013
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 50% |
| Balls per four | 14 |
| Balls per six | 14 |
| Dot balls bowled | 38.3% |
| Balls per wicket | 29.3 |
| Catches | 3 |
| Run-outs | 1 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet