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Ben Cutting

On scorecards: BCJ Cutting · Right-hand bat

5
Seasons
21
Matches
238
Runs
SR 168.8
10
Wickets
econ 9.16
2
Titles
1
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2014 to 2019 · Sources

Ben Cutting, a bowler, played five IPL seasons for three franchises. Two titles came along the way.

The arrival

Ben Cutting arrived through the auction: Rajasthan Royals paid ₹80 lakh, against a base price of ₹50 lakh. That debut came after going unsold once (2013).

That first season brought 1 match, 8 runs and 1 wicket.

The peak

The high point with the bat was 2018, for Mumbai Indians: 96 runs at an average of 24.0, striking at 165.5 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 138.1, and a highest score of 37.

With the ball, the best season was 2016, for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 5 wickets at 7.16 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.15, with best figures of 2 for 20. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the title that year.

Franchise by franchise

2014, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹80 lakh. 1 match, 8 runs and 1 wicket.

2016 to 2017, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹50 lakh. 8 matches, 116 runs and 6 wickets; champions in 2016.

2018 to 2019, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹2.20 cr. 12 matches, 114 runs and 3 wickets; champions in 2019.

3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2016 to 2017. 2015 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.

Bat, ball and method

Across the career, Ben Cutting struck at 168.8. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 134.8, so Ben Cutting scored about 34 runs per hundred balls faster than the typical batter of the time. 73% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 15 fours and 19 sixes.

With the ball, 10 wickets in 281 deliveries, at 9.16 runs an over against a league rate of 8.29 for the same seasons: 0.87 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.

The fielding record: 10 catches and 2 run-outs.

At the auction

Ben Cutting went under the hammer eight times, bought four times and left unsold four times. The highest price was ₹2.20 cr, paid by Mumbai Indians in 2018. Unsold in 2013, Ben Cutting was bought in 2014 by Rajasthan Royals. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2021.

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

The legacy

Ben Cutting made 21 IPL appearances, the last for Mumbai Indians in 2019, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.

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
2014Rajasthan Royals1888.0133.30/017.751/311
2016Sunrisers Hyderabad46539*32.5191.20/057.162/2011Champions
2017Sunrisers Hyderabad4512025.5196.20/019.711/411
2018Mumbai Indians9963724.0165.50/029.881/127
2019Mumbai Indians31813*9.0105.90/0113.501/270Champions

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 faced37.6%
Balls per four9.4
Balls per six7.4
Dot balls bowled27.4%
Balls per wicket28.1
Catches10
Run-outs2
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
2013Fast Bowler₹54 lakhUnsold
2014FA3₹50 lakhSold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹80 lakh
2016–₹50 lakhSold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹50 lakh
2018AL2₹1 crSold to Mumbai Indians for ₹2.20 cr
2020All-rounder₹75 lakhUnsold
2021AL2₹75 lakhSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹75 lakh
2022–₹75 lakhUnsold
2024AL2₹50 lakhUnsold

Sources