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IPL playerSri Lanka2008 to 2013

Ajantha Mendis

On scorecards: BAW Mendis · Right-hand bat

4
Seasons
10
Matches
3
Runs
SR 60.0
8
Wickets
econ 7.42
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2008 to 2013 · Sources

Ajantha Mendis, a bowler, played four IPL seasons for two franchises.

The arrival

Ajantha Mendis was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Kolkata Knight Riders outside the auction.

That first season brought 1 match and 1 wicket.

The peak

The best season was 2009, for Kolkata Knight Riders: 3 wickets at 8.02 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.28, with best figures of 2 for 19.

Franchise by franchise

2008 to 2010, Kolkata Knight Riders. 7 matches and 6 wickets.

2013, Pune Warriors. Bought at the 2013 auction for ₹3.92 cr. 3 matches and 2 wickets.

2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2008 to 2010. 2011 and 2012 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 8 wickets in 245 deliveries, at 7.42 runs an over against a league rate of 7.55 for the same seasons, right on the going rate.

The fielding record: 1 catch.

At the auction

Ajantha Mendis went under the hammer twice, bought once and left unsold once. The price was ₹3.92 cr (US$725k), paid by Pune Warriors in 2013, more than 14 times the base price.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

The legacy

Ajantha Mendis made 10 IPL appearances, the last for Pune Warriors in 2013.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2008Kolkata Knight Riders10–––0/016.001/240
2009Kolkata Knight Riders4000.0–0/038.022/191
2010Kolkata Knight Riders211*–100.00/028.252/220
2013Pune Warriors3222.050.00/026.501/150

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced50%
Balls per four6
Balls per six6
Dot balls bowled31.2%
Balls per wicket30.5
Catches1
Run-outs0
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2013–₹27 lakhSold to Pune Warriors for ₹3.92 cr (US$725k)
2016Spin Bowler₹50 lakhUnsold

Sources