IPL playerIndia2016 to 2026
Ishan Kishan
Right-hand bat
Ishan Kishan, a wicketkeeper-batter, has played eleven IPL seasons for three franchises. Two titles came along the way.
The arrival
Ishan Kishan arrived through the auction: Gujarat Lions paid ₹35 lakh, against a base price of ₹10 lakh.
That first season brought 5 matches and 42 runs. The best was still to come.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2026, for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 602 runs at an average of 40.1, striking at 182.4 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 156.5, with 6 fifties, and a highest score of 91. There were four seasons of 400 runs or more in all (2020, 2022, 2023 and 2026).
Franchise by franchise
2016 to 2017, Gujarat Lions. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹35 lakh. 16 matches and 319 runs.
2018 to 2024, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹6.20 cr. 89 matches and 2,325 runs; champions in 2019 and 2020.
2025 to 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹11.25 cr. 29 matches and 956 runs.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Mumbai Indians, 2018 to 2024.
How the runs came
Across the career, Ishan Kishan has struck at 143.5. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 140.6, so the scoring rate has tracked the league's almost exactly. 66% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 348 fours and 166 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 36.4% of the balls Ishan Kishan faced were dot balls, a higher share than 53% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 15.1 balls, and a four every 7.2.
The fielding record: 68 catches, 15 run-outs and 6 stumpings, the stumpings a reminder of the gloves.
At the auction
Ishan Kishan has gone under the hammer four times. The highest price was ₹15.25 cr, paid by Mumbai Indians in 2022, more than 10 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹35 lakh in 2016, ₹11.25 cr by 2025.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Ishan Kishan stands 24th for runs. The story is still being written: 2026 was another season with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gujarat Lions | 5 | 42 | 27 | 8.4 | 102.4 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | 11 | 277 | 61 | 27.7 | 134.5 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| 2018 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 275 | 62 | 22.9 | 149.5 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians | 7 | 101 | 28 | 16.8 | 101.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | Champions | |
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 516 | 99 | 57.3 | 145.8 | 4/0 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | Champions |
| 2021 | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 241 | 84 | 26.8 | 133.9 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 418 | 81* | 32.2 | 120.1 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 13 | ||
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 454 | 75 | 30.3 | 142.8 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 320 | 69 | 22.9 | 148.8 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 9 | ||
| 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 354 | 106* | 35.4 | 152.6 | 1/1 | 0 | 24.00 | - | 8 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15 | 602 | 91 | 40.1 | 182.4 | 6/0 | – | – | – | 9 | 3 |
Franchise journey
- Gujarat Lions: 2016 to 2017
- Mumbai Indians: 2018 to 2024
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2025 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 36.4% |
| Balls per four | 7.2 |
| Balls per six | 15.1 |
| Dot balls bowled | 0% |
| Balls per wicket | 1 |
| Catches | 68 |
| Run-outs | 15 |
| Stumpings | 6 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Lions for ₹35 lakh |
| 2018 | UWK1 | ₹40 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹6.20 cr |
| 2022 | WK1 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹15.25 cr |
| 2025 | WK1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹11.25 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet