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Hardus Viljoen
On scorecards: GC Viljoen · Right-hand bat
Hardus Viljoen, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Kings XI Punjab, 2019: 6 matches, 3 runs, 7 wickets.
The arrival
Hardus Viljoen arrived through the auction: Kings XI Punjab paid ₹75 lakh, the base price.
That first season brought 6 matches, 3 runs and 7 wickets at 9.65 an over.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 7 wickets in 138 deliveries, at 9.65 runs an over against a league rate of 8.24 for the same seasons: 1.41 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often.
At the auction
Hardus Viljoen went under the hammer once. The price was ₹75 lakh, paid by Kings XI Punjab in 2019.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Hardus Viljoen made 6 IPL appearances, the last for Kings XI Punjab in 2019.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kings XI Punjab | 6 | 3 | 2* | 1.5 | 42.9 | 0/0 | 7 | 9.65 | 2/39 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Kings XI Punjab: 2019
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 71.4% |
| Balls per four | 7 |
| Balls per six | 7 |
| Dot balls bowled | 31.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 19.7 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | – | ₹75 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹75 lakh |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet