IPL playerIndia2026
Akshat Raghuwanshi
Right-hand bat
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 ₹2.2 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 ₹2.2 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
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 29 | 18 | 14.5 | 116.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Lucknow Super Giants: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 28% |
| Balls per four | 25 |
| Balls per six | 25 |
| Catches | 1 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UBA2 | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2024 | UBA2 | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2025 | UBA4 | ₹30 lakh | Unsold |
| 2026 | ACC | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹2.2 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet