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Kyle Abbott
On scorecards: KJ Abbott · Right-hand bat
Kyle Abbott, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Kings XI Punjab, 2016: 5 matches, 13 runs, 2 wickets.
The arrival
Kyle Abbott arrived through the auction: Kings XI Punjab paid ₹2.1 cr, against a base price of ₹30 lakh.
That first season brought 5 matches, 13 runs and 2 wickets at 10.95 an over.
At the auction
Kyle Abbott went under the hammer three times, bought twice and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹2.1 cr, paid by Kings XI Punjab in 2016, more than 7 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹30 lakh in 2015, ₹2.1 cr by 2016. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Chennai Super Kings in 2015.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Kyle Abbott made 5 IPL appearances, the last for Kings XI Punjab in 2016.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | 5 | 13 | 12* | 13.0 | 162.5 | 0/0 | 2 | 10.95 | 1/38 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Kings XI Punjab: 2016
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 37.5% |
| Balls per four | 8 |
| Balls per six | 8 |
| Dot balls bowled | 29.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 48 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | – | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹30 lakh |
| 2016 | – | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹2.1 cr |
| 2017 | Fast Bowler | ₹1.5 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