IPL playerIndia2008 to 2017
Munaf Patel
On scorecards: MM Patel · Right-hand bat
Munaf Patel, a bowler, played seven IPL seasons for three franchises. Two titles came along the way.
The arrival
Munaf Patel arrived through the auction: Rajasthan Royals paid ₹1.10 cr (US$275k), against a base price of ₹40 lakh, at the very first IPL auction.
That first season brought 15 matches and 14 wickets at 7.61 an over, and ended with Rajasthan Royals as champions.
The peak
The best season was 2011, for Mumbai Indians: 22 wickets at 6.59 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.51, with best figures of 5 for 21. Three seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2009, 2011 and 2012).
Franchise by franchise
2008 to 2010, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2008 auction for ₹1.10 cr. 30 matches and 33 wickets; champions in 2008.
2011 to 2013, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹3.15 cr. 31 matches and 40 wickets; champions in 2013.
2017, Gujarat Lions. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹30 lakh. 2 matches and 1 wicket.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Rajasthan Royals, 2008 to 2010. 2014, 2015 and 2016 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 74 wickets in 1,366 deliveries, at 7.46 runs an over against a league rate of 7.68 for the same seasons: 0.22 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time. There were three four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 5 for 21.
43.5% of the balls Munaf Patel bowled were dots, a higher share than 96% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 18.3 balls.
The fielding record: 12 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Munaf Patel went under the hammer five times, bought three times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹3.15 cr (US$700k), paid by Mumbai Indians in 2011, more than 7 times the base price. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2017, cost ₹30 lakh. Unsold in 2015, Munaf Patel was bought again in 2017 by Gujarat Lions.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Munaf Patel made 63 IPL appearances, the last for Gujarat Lions in 2017, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 14 | 7.61 | 3/17 | 2 | Champions | |
| 2009 | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 33 | 23* | 11.0 | 126.9 | 0/0 | 16 | 6.73 | 2/14 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 4 | 4* | 4.0 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.08 | 1/20 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Mumbai Indians | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 22 | 6.59 | 5/21 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 2 | 1* | – | 28.6 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.75 | 4/20 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 3 | 9.13 | 3/29 | 0 | Champions | |
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 8.14 | 1/35 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2008 to 2010
- Mumbai Indians: 2011 to 2013
- Gujarat Lions: 2017
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 43.9% |
| Balls per four | 8.2 |
| Balls per six | 41 |
| Dot balls bowled | 43.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 18.3 |
| Catches | 12 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Set H | ₹40 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.10 cr (US$275k) |
| 2011 | – | ₹45 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹3.15 cr (US$700k) |
| 2015 | Fast Bowler | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2016 | Fast Bowler | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2017 | – | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Lions for ₹30 lakh |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet