IPL playerAustralia2026
Ben Dwarshuis
On scorecards: BJ Dwarshuis · Right-hand bat
Ben Dwarshuis spent a single IPL season with Punjab Kings, 2026: 1 match, 1 wicket.
The arrival
Ben Dwarshuis arrived through the auction: Punjab Kings paid ₹4.4 cr, against a base price of ₹1.0 cr. That debut came after going unsold five times (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025).
That first season brought 1 match and 1 wicket.
In the field
The fielding record: 1 catch.
At the auction
Ben Dwarshuis has gone under the hammer seven times, bought twice and left unsold five times. The highest price was ₹4.4 cr, paid by Punjab Kings in 2026, more than 4 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹1.4 cr in 2018, ₹4.4 cr by 2026. Unsold in 2021, Ben Dwarshuis was bought again in 2026 by Punjab Kings. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kings XI Punjab in 2018.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Punjab Kings | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 12.75 | 1/51 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Punjab Kings: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls bowled | 25% |
| Balls per wicket | 24 |
| Catches | 1 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UFA3 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹1.4 cr |
| 2021 | – | ₹30 lakh | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹30 lakh | Unsold |
| 2023 | FA3 | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2024 | FA2 | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2025 | FA7 | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
| 2026 | ACC | ₹1.0 cr | Sold to Punjab Kings for ₹4.4 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet