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IPL playerNew Zealand2017 to 2026

Matt Henry

On scorecards: MJ Henry · Right-hand bat

3
Seasons
9
Matches
7
Runs
SR 70.0
4
Wickets
econ 11.52
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2017 to 2026 · Sources

Matt Henry, a bowler, has played three IPL seasons for three franchises.

The arrival

Matt Henry arrived through the auction: Kings XI Punjab paid ₹50 lakh, the base price.

That first season brought 2 matches and 1 wicket.

Franchise by franchise

2017, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹50 lakh. 2 matches and 1 wicket.

2024, Lucknow Super Giants. Arrived outside the auction. 4 matches and 1 wicket.

2026, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2026 auction for ₹2 cr. 3 matches, 7 runs and 2 wickets.

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 4 wickets in 162 deliveries, at 11.52 runs an over against a league rate of 9.29 for the same seasons: 2.22 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.

The fielding record: 1 catch.

At the auction

Matt Henry has gone under the hammer seven times, bought three times and left unsold four times. The highest price was ₹2 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2026. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹30 lakh in 2014, ₹2 cr by 2026. Unsold in 2020, Matt Henry was bought again in 2026 by Chennai Super Kings. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Chennai Super Kings in 2014.

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

Where it stands

Matt Henry has made 9 IPL appearances, the latest for Chennai Super Kings in 2026.

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
2017Kings XI Punjab20–––0/0114.201/310
2024Lucknow Super Giants40–––0/019.171/280
2026Chennai Super Kings3753.570.00/0213.002/541

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 faced60%
Balls per four10
Balls per six10
Dot balls bowled24.7%
Balls per wicket40.5
Catches1
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
2014FA6₹30 lakhSold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹30 lakh
2017–₹50 lakhSold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹50 lakh
2020Fast Bowler₹50 lakhUnsold
2023FA4₹1 crUnsold
2024FA2₹75 lakhUnsold
2025FA4₹2 crUnsold
2026FA1₹2 crSold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹2 cr

Sources