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Akshat Raghuwanshi

Right-hand bat

1
Seasons
3
Matches
29
Runs
SR 116.0
0
Wickets
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2026 to 2026 · Sources

Akshat Raghuwanshi, a batter, spent a single IPL season with Lucknow Super Giants, 2026: 3 matches, 29 runs.

The arrival

Akshat Raghuwanshi arrived through the auction: Lucknow Super Giants paid ₹2.20 cr, against a base price of ₹30 lakh. That debut came after going unsold three times (2023, 2024 and 2025).

That first season brought 3 matches and 29 runs.

In the field

The fielding record: 1 catch.

At the auction

Akshat Raghuwanshi has gone under the hammer four times, bought once and left unsold three times. The price was ₹2.20 cr, paid by Lucknow Super Giants in 2026, more than 7 times the base price. Unsold in 2023, Akshat Raghuwanshi was bought in 2026 by Lucknow Super Giants.

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

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
2026Lucknow Super Giants3291814.5116.00/0–––1

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 faced28%
Balls per four25
Balls per six25
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
2023UBA2₹20 lakhUnsold
2024UBA2₹20 lakhUnsold
2025UBA4₹30 lakhUnsold
2026ACC₹30 lakhSold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹2.20 cr

Sources