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IPL playerSouth Africa2008 to 2016

Albie Morkel

On scorecards: JA Morkel · Right-hand bat

9
Seasons
90
Matches
975
Runs
SR 141.9
85
Wickets
econ 8.15
2
Titles
2
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2008 to 2016 · Sources

Albie Morkel, an all-rounder, played nine IPL seasons for four franchises. Two titles came along the way.

The arrival

Albie Morkel arrived through the auction: Chennai Super Kings paid ₹2.70 cr (US$675k), against a base price of ₹90 lakh, at the very first IPL auction.

That first season brought 13 matches, 241 runs and 17 wickets at 8.17 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.

The peak

The best season was 2008, for Chennai Super Kings: 17 wickets at 8.17 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.05, with best figures of 4 for 32. Two seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2008 and 2011).

Franchise by franchise

2008 to 2013, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2008 auction for ₹2.70 cr. 77 matches, 828 runs and 76 wickets; champions in 2010 and 2011.

2014, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹2.40 cr. 7 matches and 4 wickets.

2015, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2015 auction for ₹30 lakh. 4 matches and 3 wickets.

2016, Rising Pune Supergiants. Arrived outside the auction. 2 matches and 2 wickets.

4 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Chennai Super Kings, 2008 to 2013.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 85 wickets in 1,736 deliveries, at 8.15 runs an over against a league rate of 7.72 for the same seasons: 0.43 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 32.

37.5% of the balls Albie Morkel bowled were dots, a higher share than 67% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 20.3 balls.

The fielding record: 17 catches and 6 run-outs.

At the auction

Albie Morkel went under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹2.70 cr (US$675k), paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2008, more than 3 times the base price. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2015, cost ₹30 lakh.

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

The legacy

Albie Morkel made 90 IPL appearances, the last for Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016, and won 2 player-of-the-match awards.

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
2008Chennai Super Kings132417134.4147.81/0178.174/3231
2009Chennai Super Kings129721*24.3138.60/0138.032/131
2010Chennai Super Kings141996224.9150.81/0118.502/233Champions
2011Chennai Super Kings1513830*23.0135.30/0158.463/2931Champions
2012Chennai Super Kings151072815.3157.30/0137.753/292
2013Chennai Super Kings8462315.3124.30/076.633/321
2014Royal Challengers Bangalore7451615.0109.80/047.791/182
2015Delhi Daredevils48673*86.0132.31/039.082/211
2016Rising Pune Supergiants2161616.0177.80/0213.202/361

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 faced32.9%
Balls per four11.3
Balls per six12.5
Dot balls bowled37.5%
Balls per wicket20.3
Catches17
Run-outs6
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
2008Set F₹90 lakhSold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹2.70 cr (US$675k)
2014AL1₹1.50 crSold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹2.40 cr
2015–₹30 lakhSold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹30 lakh

Sources