IPL playerEngland2017 to 2023
Jason Roy
On scorecards: JJ Roy · Right-hand bat
Jason Roy, a batter, played four IPL seasons for four franchises.
The arrival
Jason Roy arrived through the auction: Gujarat Lions paid ₹1 cr, the base price.
That first season brought 3 matches and 59 runs. The best was still to come.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2023, for Kolkata Knight Riders: 285 runs at an average of 35.6, striking at 151.6 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 141.9, with 2 fifties, and a highest score of 61.
Franchise by franchise
2017, Gujarat Lions. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹1 cr. 3 matches and 59 runs.
2018, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹1.50 cr. 5 matches and 120 runs.
2021, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Arrived outside the auction. 5 matches and 150 runs.
2023, Kolkata Knight Riders. Arrived outside the auction. 8 matches and 285 runs.
2019, 2020 and 2022 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the runs came
Across the career, Jason Roy struck at 138.6. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 136.3, so the scoring rate tracked the league's almost exactly. 69% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 75 fours and 21 sixes.
The fielding record: 10 catches.
At the auction
Jason Roy went under the hammer six times, bought four times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹2 cr, paid by Gujarat Titans in 2022. Unsold in 2021, Jason Roy was bought again in 2022 by Gujarat Titans. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Delhi Capitals in 2020 and Gujarat Titans in 2022.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Jason Roy made 21 IPL appearances, the last for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023, and won 2 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | 3 | 59 | 31 | 29.5 | 147.5 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | 5 | 120 | 91* | 30.0 | 127.7 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 150 | 60 | 30.0 | 124.0 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 8 | 285 | 61 | 35.6 | 151.6 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Gujarat Lions: 2017
- Delhi Daredevils: 2018
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2021
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2023
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 40.2% |
| Balls per four | 5.9 |
| Balls per six | 21.1 |
| Catches | 10 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | – | ₹1 cr | Sold to Gujarat Lions for ₹1 cr |
| 2018 | BA1 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹1.50 cr |
| 2020 | BA1 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹1.50 cr |
| 2021 | – | ₹2 cr | Unsold |
| 2022 | BA1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹2 cr |
| 2023 | BA3 | ₹1.50 cr | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet