IPL playerSouth Africa2009 to 2016
Morne Morkel
On scorecards: M Morkel · Right-hand bat
Morne Morkel, a bowler, played eight IPL seasons for three franchises. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Morne Morkel's first IPL season was 2009, with Rajasthan Royals, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 2 matches and 8 runs.
The peak
The best season was 2012, for Delhi Daredevils: 25 wickets at 7.17 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.64, with best figures of 4 for 20.
Franchise by franchise
2009 to 2010, Rajasthan Royals. 4 matches.
2011 to 2013, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹2.14 cr. 37 matches, 100 runs and 45 wickets.
2014 to 2016, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹2.80 cr. 29 matches and 32 wickets; champions in 2014.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Delhi Daredevils, 2011 to 2013.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 77 wickets in 1,642 deliveries, at 7.63 runs an over against a league rate of 7.78 for the same seasons, right on the going rate. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 20.
43.5% of the balls Morne Morkel bowled were dots, a higher share than 96% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 21.2 balls.
The fielding record: 11 catches and 4 run-outs.
At the auction
Morne Morkel went under the hammer five times, bought three times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹2.80 cr, paid by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹24 lakh in 2008, ₹2.80 cr by 2014. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Rajasthan Royals in 2008.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Morne Morkel made 70 IPL appearances, the last for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2016, and won 2 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 5.71 | - | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 9 | 7* | 9.0 | 56.2 | 0/0 | 0 | 9.43 | - | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Delhi Daredevils | 11 | 40 | 16* | 20.0 | 160.0 | 0/0 | 13 | 7.44 | 3/18 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | 16 | 3 | 2* | 3.0 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 25 | 7.17 | 4/20 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | 10 | 57 | 23* | 11.4 | 196.6 | 0/0 | 7 | 8.27 | 2/27 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 4 | 4* | – | 133.3 | 0/0 | 12 | 7.59 | 2/20 | 6 | Champions | |
| 2015 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 | 4 | 4* | – | 133.3 | 0/0 | 10 | 7.31 | 2/18 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 10 | 8.29 | 2/27 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2009 to 2010
- Delhi Daredevils: 2011 to 2013
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2014 to 2016
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 35.6% |
| Balls per four | 8.2 |
| Balls per six | 18 |
| Dot balls bowled | 43.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 21.2 |
| Catches | 11 |
| Run-outs | 4 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Auction-2 | – | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹24 lakh (US$60k) |
| 2011 | – | ₹45 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹2.14 cr (US$475k) |
| 2014 | FA1 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹2.80 cr |
| 2018 | Fast Bowler | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
| 2019 | Fast Bowler | ₹1.50 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