IPL playerSouth Africa2012 to 2015
Marchant de Lange
On scorecards: M de Lange · Right-hand bat
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
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 3 | 10.52 | 3/34 | 0 | Champions | |
| 2014 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 2 | 7.68 | 2/32 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 7.50 | - | 0 | Champions |
Franchise journey
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2012
- Mumbai Indians: 2014 to 2015
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 50% |
| Balls per four | 2 |
| Balls per six | 2 |
| Dot balls bowled | 36.1% |
| Balls per wicket | 21.6 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | – | ₹25 lakh | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹25 lakh (US$50k) |
| 2014 | FA5 | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹30 lakh |
| 2022 | – | ₹2.0 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