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IPL playerAustralia2013 to 2018

Ben Laughlin

On scorecards: B Laughlin · Right-hand bat

2
Seasons
9
Matches
5
Runs
SR 38.4
10
Wickets
econ 10.01
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2013 to 2018 · Sources

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

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
2013Chennai Super Kings244*4.044.40/0110.141/250
2018Rajasthan Royals711*1.025.00/099.972/151

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 faced61.5%
Balls per four13
Balls per six13
Dot balls bowled25%
Balls per wicket16.8
Catches1
Run-outs0
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
2012Fast Bowler₹25 lakhUnsold
2013Fast Bowler₹27 lakhUnsold
2013–₹11 lakhSold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹11 lakh (US$20k)
2015Fast Bowler₹30 lakhUnsold
2017–₹30 lakhSold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹30 lakh
2018FA3₹50 lakhSold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹50 lakh

Sources