IPL playerWest Indies2008 to 2022
Dwayne Bravo
On scorecards: DJ Bravo · Right-hand bat
Dwayne Bravo, an all-rounder, played fourteen IPL seasons for three franchises, and took 183 wickets, the 7th-most in IPL history. Three titles came along the way.
The arrival
Dwayne Bravo was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Mumbai Indians outside the auction.
That first season brought 9 matches, 178 runs and 11 wickets at 8.14 an over.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2012, for Chennai Super Kings: 371 runs at an average of 46.4, striking at 140.5 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 123.7, and a highest score of 48.
With the ball, the best season was 2013, for Chennai Super Kings: 32 wickets at 7.93 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.51, with best figures of 4 for 42. Five seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2022).
Franchise by franchise
2008 to 2010, Mumbai Indians. 30 matches, 457 runs and 26 wickets.
2011 to 2015, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹90 lakh. 60 matches, 706 runs and 79 wickets; champions in 2011.
2016, Gujarat Lions. Arrived outside the auction. 15 matches, 99 runs and 17 wickets.
2018 to 2022, Chennai Super Kings, second time round. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹6.40 cr. 55 matches, 298 runs and 61 wickets; champions in 2018 and 2021.
4 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Chennai Super Kings, 2011 to 2015. 2017 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.
Bat, ball and method
Across the career, Dwayne Bravo struck at 129.6. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 126.6, so the scoring rate tracked the league's almost exactly. 56% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 120 fours and 66 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 37.5% of the balls Dwayne Bravo faced were dot balls, a higher share than 66% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 18.2 balls, and a four every 10.
With the ball, 183 wickets in 3,129 deliveries, at 8.36 runs an over against a league rate of 7.96 for the same seasons: 0.40 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often. There were two four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 4 for 22.
32% of the balls Dwayne Bravo bowled were dots, a lower share than 83% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 17.1 balls.
The fielding record: 69 catches and 14 run-outs.
At the auction
Dwayne Bravo went under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹6.40 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2018, more than 3 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹90 lakh in 2011, ₹4.40 cr by 2022.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Dwayne Bravo finished 7th for wickets.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mumbai Indians | 9 | 178 | 64* | 29.7 | 132.8 | 1/0 | 11 | 8.14 | 3/24 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Mumbai Indians | 11 | 218 | 70* | 27.3 | 107.4 | 2/0 | 11 | 7.77 | 3/34 | 6 | ||
| 2010 | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 61 | 23 | 8.7 | 115.1 | 0/0 | 4 | 8.71 | 2/11 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 11 | 6* | 11.0 | 183.3 | 0/0 | 6 | 7.85 | 2/21 | 2 | Champions | |
| 2012 | Chennai Super Kings | 18 | 371 | 48 | 46.4 | 140.5 | 0/0 | 15 | 8.01 | 2/10 | 9 | ||
| 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | 18 | 121 | 23* | 15.1 | 114.2 | 0/0 | 32 | 7.93 | 4/42 | 12 | ||
| 2014 | Chennai Super Kings | 1 | 8 | 8* | – | 266.7 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 195 | 62* | 21.7 | 131.8 | 1/0 | 26 | 8.11 | 3/22 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Gujarat Lions | 15 | 99 | 22* | 12.4 | 120.7 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.80 | 4/22 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 141 | 68 | 35.3 | 154.9 | 1/0 | 14 | 9.96 | 2/16 | 7 | 1 | Champions |
| 2019 | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 80 | 27 | 16.0 | 121.2 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.95 | 3/33 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | 116.7 | 0/0 | 6 | 8.57 | 3/37 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | 11 | 47 | 23 | 47.0 | 261.1 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.81 | 3/24 | 2 | 1 | Champions |
| 2022 | Chennai Super Kings | 10 | 23 | 12 | 11.5 | 95.8 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.58 | 3/20 | 3 |
Franchise journey
- Mumbai Indians: 2008 to 2010
- Chennai Super Kings: 2011 to 2015
- Gujarat Lions: 2016
- Chennai Super Kings: 2018 to 2022
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 37.5% |
| Balls per four | 10 |
| Balls per six | 18.2 |
| Dot balls bowled | 32% |
| Balls per wicket | 17.1 |
| Catches | 69 |
| Run-outs | 14 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹90 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹90 lakh (US$200k) |
| 2018 | M2 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹6.40 cr |
| 2022 | AL1 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹4.40 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet