IPL playerNew Zealand2026
Jacob Duffy
On scorecards: JA Duffy · Right-hand bat
Jacob Duffy, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2026: 6 matches, 9 wickets, and a winner's medal when Royal Challengers Bengaluru took the title.
The arrival
Jacob Duffy arrived through the auction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru paid ₹2.0 cr, the base price.
That first season brought 6 matches and 9 wickets at 10.88 an over, and ended with Royal Challengers Bengaluru as champions.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 9 wickets in 145 deliveries, at 10.88 runs an over against a league rate of 9.73 for the same seasons: 1.15 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often.
The fielding record: 1 catch.
At the auction
Jacob Duffy has gone under the hammer once. The price was ₹2.0 cr, paid by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2026.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Jacob Duffy has made 6 IPL appearances, the latest for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2026, and has won 1 player-of-the-match award.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 9 | 10.88 | 3/22 | 1 | 1 | Champions |
Franchise journey
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls bowled | 37.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 16 |
| Catches | 1 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | FA1 | ₹2.0 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ₹2.0 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet