IPL playerAustralia2020 to 2022
Daniel Sams
On scorecards: DR Sams · Right-hand bat
Daniel Sams, a bowler, played three IPL seasons for three franchises.
The arrival
Daniel Sams's first IPL season was 2020, with Delhi Capitals, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 3 matches.
The peak
The best season was 2022, for Mumbai Indians: 13 wickets at 8.77 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.36, with best figures of 4 for 30.
Franchise by franchise
2020, Delhi Capitals. 3 matches.
2021, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Arrived outside the auction. 2 matches and 1 wicket.
2022, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹2.60 cr. 11 matches and 13 wickets.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 14 wickets in 362 deliveries, at 8.67 runs an over against a league rate of 8.27 for the same seasons: 0.40 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 30.
The fielding record: 11 catches.
At the auction
Daniel Sams went under the hammer five times, bought twice and left unsold three times. The highest price was ₹2.60 cr, paid by Mumbai Indians in 2022. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2023, cost ₹75 lakh. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Lucknow Super Giants in 2023.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Daniel Sams made 16 IPL appearances, the last for Mumbai Indians in 2022, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Delhi Capitals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | 9.37 | - | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 6 | 3* | 6.0 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 6.50 | 1/24 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians | 11 | 38 | 15 | 5.4 | 105.6 | 0/0 | 13 | 8.77 | 4/30 | 7 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Delhi Capitals: 2020
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2021
- Mumbai Indians: 2022
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 50% |
| Balls per four | 44 |
| Balls per six | 14.7 |
| Dot balls bowled | 39.4% |
| Balls per wicket | 25.7 |
| Catches | 11 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL3 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹2.60 cr |
| 2023 | AL2 | ₹75 lakh | Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹75 lakh |
| 2024 | AL2 | ₹1.50 cr | Unsold |
| 2025 | AL7 | ₹1.50 cr | Unsold |
| 2026 | AL2 | ₹1 cr | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet