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Luke Pomersbach

On scorecards: LA Pomersbach · Right-hand bat

4
Seasons
17
Matches
302
Runs
SR 122.8
0
Wickets
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2008 to 2013 · Sources

Luke Pomersbach, a batter, played four IPL seasons for two franchises.

The arrival

Luke Pomersbach arrived through the auction: Kings XI Punjab paid ₹20 lakh (US$50k), at the very first IPL auction.

That first season brought 5 matches and 152 runs. It would stay the best season of the career with the bat.

The peak

The high point with the bat was 2008, for Kings XI Punjab: 152 runs at an average of 152.0, striking at 153.5 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 129.1, with 1 fifty, and a highest score of 79 not out.

Franchise by franchise

2008 to 2009, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2008 auction for ₹20 lakh. 9 matches and 193 runs.

2011, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹23 lakh. 5 matches and 51 runs.

2013, Kings XI Punjab, second time round. Bought at the 2013 auction for ₹1.62 cr. 3 matches and 58 runs.

3 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Kings XI Punjab, 2008 to 2009. 2010 and 2012 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.

How the runs came

Across the career, Luke Pomersbach struck at 122.8. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 123.6, so the scoring rate tracked the league's almost exactly. 59% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 25 fours and 13 sixes.

The fielding record: 8 catches.

At the auction

Luke Pomersbach went under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹1.62 cr (US$300k), paid by Kings XI Punjab in 2013, more than 6 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹20 lakh in 2008, ₹1.62 cr by 2013.

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

The legacy

Luke Pomersbach made 17 IPL appearances, the last for Kings XI Punjab in 2013.

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
2008Kings XI Punjab515279*152.0153.51/0–––1
2009Kings XI Punjab4412610.383.70/0–––1
2011Royal Challengers Bangalore5512912.8130.80/0–––5
2013Kings XI Punjab35833*29.098.30/0–––0

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 faced41.5%
Balls per four9.8
Balls per six18.9
Catches8
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
2008Auction-2–Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹20 lakh (US$50k)
2011–₹9 lakhSold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹23 lakh (US$50k)
2013–₹27 lakhSold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹1.62 cr (US$300k)

Sources