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IPL playerEngland2025 to 2026

Jacob Bethell

On scorecards: JG Bethell · Right-hand bat

2
Seasons
9
Matches
163
Runs
SR 140.5
0
Wickets
2
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2025 to 2026 · Sources

Jacob Bethell, a batter, has played two IPL seasons, both with Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Two titles came along the way.

The arrival

Jacob Bethell arrived through the auction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru paid ₹2.60 cr, against a base price of ₹1.25 cr.

That first season brought 2 matches and 67 runs, and ended with Royal Challengers Bengaluru as champions.

The peak

The high point with the bat was 2026, for Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 96 runs at an average of 13.7, striking at 124.7 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 156.5, and a highest score of 27. Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the title that year.

One franchise

Jacob Bethell has spent the whole IPL career with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, from 2025 to 2026. The club won two titles with Jacob Bethell in the side: 2025 and 2026.

In the field

The fielding record: 5 catches.

At the auction

Jacob Bethell has gone under the hammer once. The price was ₹2.60 cr, paid by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2025.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

Where it stands

Jacob Bethell has made 9 IPL appearances, the latest for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2026.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2025Royal Challengers Bengaluru2675533.5171.81/0–––1Champions
2026Royal Challengers Bengaluru7962713.7124.70/0–––4Champions

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced40.5%
Balls per four5.5
Balls per six19.3
Catches5
Run-outs0
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2025ACC₹1.25 crSold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ₹2.60 cr

Sources