IPL playerEngland2017 to 2021
Chris Woakes
On scorecards: CR Woakes · Right-hand bat
Chris Woakes, a bowler, played three IPL seasons for three franchises.
The arrival
Chris Woakes arrived through the auction: Kolkata Knight Riders paid ₹4.2 cr, against a base price of ₹2.0 cr.
That first season brought 13 matches, 46 runs and 17 wickets at 8.77 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2017, for Kolkata Knight Riders: 17 wickets at 8.77 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.23, with best figures of 3 for 6.
Franchise by franchise
2017, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹4.2 cr. 13 matches and 17 wickets.
2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹7.4 cr. 5 matches and 8 wickets.
2021, Delhi Capitals. Arrived outside the auction. 3 matches and 5 wickets.
2019 and 2020 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 30 wickets in 441 deliveries, at 8.95 runs an over against a league rate of 8.25 for the same seasons: 0.71 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often.
The fielding record: 6 catches.
At the auction
Chris Woakes went under the hammer five times, bought four times and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹7.4 cr, paid by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018, more than 3 times the base price. Unsold in 2019, Chris Woakes was bought again in 2020 by Delhi Capitals. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Delhi Capitals in 2020 and Punjab Kings in 2024.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Chris Woakes made 21 IPL appearances, the last for Delhi Capitals in 2021.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 46 | 18 | 11.5 | 97.9 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.77 | 3/6 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 17 | 11 | 8.5 | 89.5 | 0/0 | 8 | 10.36 | 3/36 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Delhi Capitals | 3 | 15 | 15* | – | 136.4 | 0/0 | 5 | 7.34 | 2/18 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2017
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2018
- Delhi Capitals: 2021
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 42.9% |
| Balls per four | 11 |
| Balls per six | 38.5 |
| Dot balls bowled | 36.6% |
| Balls per wicket | 14.7 |
| Catches | 6 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | – | ₹2.0 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹4.2 cr |
| 2018 | AL1 | ₹2.0 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹7.4 cr |
| 2019 | All-rounder | ₹1.5 cr | Unsold |
| 2020 | AL1 | ₹1.5 cr | Sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹1.5 cr |
| 2024 | AL1 | ₹2.0 cr | Sold to Punjab Kings for ₹4.2 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet