IPL playerIndia2008
DP Vijaykumar
Right-hand bat
1
Seasons
9
Matches
1
Runs
SR 100.0
4
Wickets
econ 7.75
0
Titles
0
Player of the match
DP Vijaykumar, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Deccan Chargers, 2008: 9 matches, 1 run, 4 wickets.
The arrival
DP Vijaykumar was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Deccan Chargers outside the auction.
That first season brought 9 matches, 1 run and 4 wickets at 7.75 an over.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 4 wickets in 154 deliveries, at 7.75 runs an over against a league rate of 8.05 for the same seasons: 0.30 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.
The legacy
DP Vijaykumar made 9 IPL appearances, the last for Deccan Chargers in 2008.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Deccan Chargers | 9 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 4 | 7.75 | 1/17 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Deccan Chargers: 2008
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 0% |
| Balls per four | 1 |
| Balls per six | 1 |
| Dot balls bowled | 41.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 38 |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet