IPL playerEngland2018
Alex Hales
On scorecards: AD Hales · Right-hand bat
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 ₹1.5 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
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 | 148 | 45 | 24.7 | 125.4 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2018
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 39.8% |
| Balls per four | 9.1 |
| Balls per six | 19.7 |
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Batter | ₹2.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2015 | Batter | ₹1.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2017 | Batter | ₹1.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2018 | Batter | ₹1.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2019 | Batter | ₹1.5 cr | Unsold |
| 2020 | Batter | ₹1.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2021 | – | ₹1.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹1.5 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹1.5 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet