IPL playerAustralia2013 to 2018
Ben Laughlin
On scorecards: B Laughlin · Right-hand bat
Ben Laughlin, a bowler, played two IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Ben Laughlin arrived through the auction: Chennai Super Kings paid ₹11 lakh (US$20k), the base price. That debut came after going unsold once (2012).
That first season brought 2 matches, 4 runs and 1 wicket.
The peak
The best season was 2018, for Rajasthan Royals: 9 wickets at 9.97 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.50, with best figures of 2 for 15.
Franchise by franchise
2013, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2013 auction for ₹11 lakh. 2 matches and 1 wicket.
2018, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹50 lakh. 7 matches and 9 wickets.
2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 10 wickets in 169 deliveries, at 10.01 runs an over against a league rate of 8.26 for the same seasons: 1.76 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often.
The fielding record: 1 catch.
At the auction
Ben Laughlin went under the hammer six times, bought three times and left unsold three times. The highest price was ₹50 lakh, paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2018. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹11 lakh in 2013, ₹50 lakh by 2018. Unsold in 2012, Ben Laughlin was bought in 2013 by Chennai Super Kings. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Ben Laughlin made 9 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2018.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 4 | 4* | 4.0 | 44.4 | 0/0 | 1 | 10.14 | 1/25 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 1 | 1* | 1.0 | 25.0 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.97 | 2/15 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Chennai Super Kings: 2013
- Rajasthan Royals: 2018
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 61.5% |
| Balls per four | 13 |
| Balls per six | 13 |
| Dot balls bowled | 25% |
| Balls per wicket | 16.8 |
| Catches | 1 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Fast Bowler | ₹25 lakh | Unsold |
| 2013 | Fast Bowler | ₹27 lakh | Unsold |
| 2013 | – | ₹11 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹11 lakh (US$20k) |
| 2015 | Fast Bowler | ₹30 lakh | Unsold |
| 2017 | – | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹30 lakh |
| 2018 | FA3 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals 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