IPL playerIndia2008 to 2024
Amit Mishra
On scorecards: A Mishra · Right-hand bat
Amit Mishra, a bowler, played sixteen IPL seasons for four franchises, and took 174 wickets, the 10th-most in IPL history. In sixteen seasons the title never came.
The arrival
Amit Mishra was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Delhi Daredevils outside the auction.
That first season brought 6 matches, 37 runs and 11 wickets at 6.90 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2013, for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 21 wickets at 6.32 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.51, with best figures of 4 for 19. Three seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2010, 2011 and 2013).
Franchise by franchise
2008 to 2010, Delhi Daredevils. 31 matches, 102 runs and 42 wickets.
2011 to 2012, Deccan Chargers. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹1.35 cr. 28 matches and 32 wickets.
2013 to 2014, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Arrived outside the auction. 27 matches and 28 wickets.
2015 to 2021, Delhi Daredevils, second time round. Bought at the 2015 auction for ₹3.50 cr. 68 matches and 64 wickets.
2023 to 2024, Lucknow Super Giants. Bought at the 2023 auction for ₹50 lakh. 8 matches and 8 wickets.
5 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Delhi Daredevils, 2015 to 2021. 2022 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 174 wickets in 3,392 deliveries, at 7.33 runs an over against a league rate of 7.93 for the same seasons: 0.60 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight. There were five four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 5 for 17.
35.2% of the balls Amit Mishra bowled were dots, a higher share than 53% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 19.4 balls.
The fielding record: 19 catches and 10 run-outs.
At the auction
Amit Mishra went under the hammer seven times, bought five times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹4.75 cr, paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2023, cost ₹50 lakh. Unsold in 2022, Amit Mishra was bought again in 2023 by Lucknow Super Giants.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Amit Mishra finished 10th for wickets.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Delhi Daredevils | 6 | 37 | 31 | 12.3 | 88.1 | 0/0 | 11 | 6.90 | 5/17 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | 11 | 26 | 13* | 8.7 | 130.0 | 0/0 | 14 | 6.81 | 3/14 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 39 | 12 | 9.8 | 76.5 | 0/0 | 17 | 6.79 | 3/25 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | Deccan Chargers | 14 | 68 | 25* | 17.0 | 138.8 | 0/0 | 19 | 6.67 | 4/9 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Deccan Chargers | 14 | 16 | 8* | 5.3 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 13 | 7.96 | 3/32 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 89 | 30 | 22.3 | 92.7 | 0/0 | 21 | 6.32 | 4/19 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 | 4 | 4* | 4.0 | 57.1 | 0/0 | 7 | 8.99 | 2/23 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 9 | 7.72 | 2/32 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 28.6 | 0/0 | 13 | 7.42 | 4/11 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 49 | 13* | 49.0 | 94.2 | 0/0 | 10 | 8.83 | 3/11 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | 10 | 1 | 1* | – | 50.0 | 0/0 | 12 | 7.14 | 3/19 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Delhi Capitals | 11 | 21 | 8 | 10.5 | 87.5 | 0/0 | 11 | 6.75 | 3/17 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Delhi Capitals | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 3 | 7.08 | 2/35 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 6 | 7.79 | 4/24 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19.0 | 63.3 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.84 | 2/21 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Lucknow Super Giants | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 10.00 | 1/20 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Delhi Daredevils: 2008 to 2010
- Deccan Chargers: 2011 to 2012
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2013 to 2014
- Delhi Daredevils: 2015 to 2021
- Lucknow Super Giants: 2023 to 2024
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 42.2% |
| Balls per four | 13.5 |
| Balls per six | 83.8 |
| Dot balls bowled | 35.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 19.4 |
| Catches | 19 |
| Run-outs | 10 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹45 lakh | Sold to Deccan Chargers for ₹1.35 cr (US$300k) |
| 2014 | M2 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹4.75 cr |
| 2015 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹3.50 cr |
| 2018 | SP1 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹4 cr |
| 2022 | – | ₹1.50 cr | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2023 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹50 lakh |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet