IPL playerSouth Africa2024 to 2026
Nandre Burger
On scorecards: N Burger · Right-hand bat
Nandre Burger, a bowler, has played two IPL seasons, both with Rajasthan Royals.
The arrival
Nandre Burger arrived through the auction: Rajasthan Royals paid ₹50 lakh, the base price. That debut came after going unsold twice (2022 and 2023).
That first season brought 5 matches and 7 wickets at 8.53 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2026, for Rajasthan Royals: 14 wickets at 10.08 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 9.73, with best figures of 2 for 21.
One franchise
Nandre Burger has spent the whole IPL career with Rajasthan Royals, from 2024 to 2026, although 2025 passed without an appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 21 wickets in 364 deliveries, at 9.64 runs an over against a league rate of 9.63 for the same seasons, right on the going rate.
The fielding record: 5 catches.
At the auction
Nandre Burger has gone under the hammer four times, bought once and left unsold three times. The price was ₹50 lakh, paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2024. Unsold in 2022, Nandre Burger was bought in 2024 by Rajasthan Royals.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Nandre Burger has made 18 IPL appearances, the latest for Rajasthan Royals in 2026, and has won 1 player-of-the-match award.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 7 | 8.53 | 2/29 | 2 | ||
| 2026 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 14 | 10* | 14.0 | 155.6 | 0/0 | 14 | 10.08 | 2/21 | 3 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2024 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 22.2% |
| Balls per four | 9 |
| Balls per six | 9 |
| Dot balls bowled | 40.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 17.3 |
| Catches | 5 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet