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Alex Hales

On scorecards: AD Hales · Right-hand bat

1
Seasons
6
Matches
148
Runs
SR 125.4
0
Wickets
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2018 to 2018 · Sources

Alex Hales, a batter, spent a single IPL season with Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2018: 6 matches, 148 runs.

The arrival

Alex Hales's first IPL season was 2018, with Sunrisers Hyderabad, a signing made outside the auction. That debut came after going unsold three times (2014, 2015 and 2017).

That first season brought 6 matches and 148 runs.

In the field

The fielding record: 2 catches.

At the auction

Alex Hales went under the hammer eight times, bought once and left unsold seven times. The price was ₹1.50 cr, paid by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022. Unsold in 2014, Alex Hales was bought in 2022 by Kolkata Knight Riders. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022.

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

The legacy

Alex Hales made 6 IPL appearances, the last for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018.

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
2018Sunrisers Hyderabad61484524.7125.40/0–––2

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 faced39.8%
Balls per four9.1
Balls per six19.7
Catches2
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
2014Batter₹2 crUnsold
2015Batter₹1 crUnsold
2017Batter₹1 crUnsold
2018Batter₹1 crUnsold
2019Batter₹1.50 crUnsold
2020Batter₹1 crUnsold
2021–₹1 crUnsold
2022–₹1.50 crSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹1.50 cr

Sources