IPL playerAustralia2014 to 2026
Mitchell Starc
On scorecards: MA Starc · Right-hand bat
Mitchell Starc, a bowler, has played five IPL seasons for three franchises. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Mitchell Starc arrived through the auction: Royal Challengers Bangalore paid ₹5 cr, against a base price of ₹2 cr.
That first season brought 14 matches, 85 runs and 14 wickets at 7.44 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2015, for Royal Challengers Bangalore: 20 wickets at 6.74 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.19, with best figures of 4 for 15. Two seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2015 and 2024).
Franchise by franchise
2014 to 2015, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹5 cr. 27 matches and 34 wickets.
2024, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2024 auction for ₹24.75 cr. 13 matches and 17 wickets; champions in 2024.
2025 to 2026, Delhi Capitals. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹11.75 cr. 18 matches and 25 wickets.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2014 to 2015. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 76 wickets in 1,203 deliveries, at 8.78 runs an over against a league rate of 8.80 for the same seasons, right on the going rate. There were four four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 5 for 35.
39.3% of the balls Mitchell Starc bowled were dots, a higher share than 77% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 15.7 balls.
The fielding record: 30 catches and 4 run-outs.
At the auction
Mitchell Starc has gone under the hammer four times. The highest price was ₹24.75 cr, paid by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024, more than 12 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹5 cr in 2014, ₹11.75 cr by 2025. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Mitchell Starc has made 58 IPL appearances, the latest for Delhi Capitals in 2026, and has won 6 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 85 | 29 | 14.2 | 101.2 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.44 | 2/21 | 9 | ||
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 11 | 9* | 11.0 | 78.6 | 0/0 | 20 | 6.74 | 4/15 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 9 | 6* | 4.5 | 81.8 | 0/0 | 17 | 10.61 | 4/33 | 5 | 2 | Champions |
| 2025 | Delhi Capitals | 12 | 6 | 2* | 3.0 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 14 | 10.13 | 5/35 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 11 | 10.18 | 4/40 | 2 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2014 to 2015
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2024
- Delhi Capitals: 2025 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 43% |
| Balls per four | 11 |
| Balls per six | 121 |
| Dot balls bowled | 39.3% |
| Balls per wicket | 15.7 |
| Catches | 30 |
| Run-outs | 4 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | FA1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹5 cr |
| 2018 | M1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹9.40 cr |
| 2024 | FA1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹24.75 cr |
| 2025 | M1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹11.75 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet