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IPL playerSouth Africa2012 to 2015

Marchant de Lange

On scorecards: M de Lange · Right-hand bat

3
Seasons
5
Matches
1
Runs
SR 50.0
5
Wickets
econ 9.22
2
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2012 to 2015 · Sources

Marchant de Lange, a bowler, played three IPL seasons for two franchises. Two titles came along the way.

The arrival

Marchant de Lange arrived through the auction: Kolkata Knight Riders paid ₹25 lakh (US$50k), the base price.

That first season brought 3 matches and 3 wickets at 10.52 an over, and ended with Kolkata Knight Riders as champions.

Franchise by franchise

2012, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2012 auction for ₹25 lakh. 3 matches and 3 wickets; champions in 2012.

2014 to 2015, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹30 lakh. 2 matches and 2 wickets; champions in 2015.

2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Mumbai Indians, 2014 to 2015. 2013 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.

At the auction

Marchant de Lange went under the hammer three times, bought twice and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹30 lakh, paid by Mumbai Indians in 2014.

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

The legacy

Marchant de Lange made 5 IPL appearances, the last for Mumbai Indians in 2015.

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
2012Kolkata Knight Riders30–––0/0310.523/340Champions
2014Mumbai Indians1111.050.00/027.682/320
2015Mumbai Indians10–––0/007.50-0Champions

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 faced50%
Balls per four2
Balls per six2
Dot balls bowled36.1%
Balls per wicket21.6

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
2012–₹25 lakhSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹25 lakh (US$50k)
2014FA5₹30 lakhSold to Mumbai Indians for ₹30 lakh
2022–₹2 crUnsold

Sources