IPL playerWest Indies2022 to 2026
Romario Shepherd
On scorecards: R Shepherd · Right-hand bat
Romario Shepherd, a bowler, has played five IPL seasons for four franchises. Two titles came along the way.
The arrival
Romario Shepherd arrived through the auction: Sunrisers Hyderabad paid ₹7.75 cr, against a base price of ₹75 lakh.
That first season brought 3 matches, 58 runs and 3 wickets.
The peak
The best season was 2026, for Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 7 wickets at 11.84 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 9.73, with best figures of 3 for 54. Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the title that year.
Franchise by franchise
2022, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹7.75 cr. 3 matches and 3 wickets.
2023, Lucknow Super Giants. Bought at the 2023 auction for ₹50 lakh. 1 match.
2024, Mumbai Indians. Arrived outside the auction. 6 matches and 1 wicket.
2025 to 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹1.50 cr. 23 matches, 153 runs and 13 wickets; champions in 2025 and 2026.
4 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2025 to 2026.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 17 wickets in 361 deliveries, at 11.73 runs an over against a league rate of 9.40 for the same seasons: 2.34 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 7 catches and 1 run-out.
At the auction
Romario Shepherd has gone under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹7.75 cr, paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022, more than 10 times the base price. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2025, cost ₹1.50 cr.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Romario Shepherd has made 33 IPL appearances, the latest for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2026, and has won 2 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 58 | 26* | 29.0 | 141.5 | 0/0 | 3 | 10.89 | 2/42 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | 6 | 57 | 39* | 28.5 | 271.4 | 0/0 | 1 | 13.25 | 1/54 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 8 | 70 | 53* | 35.0 | 291.7 | 1/0 | 6 | 10.79 | 2/14 | 4 | 1 | Champions |
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 15 | 83 | 23* | 20.8 | 125.8 | 0/0 | 7 | 11.84 | 3/54 | 3 | Champions |
Franchise journey
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2022
- Lucknow Super Giants: 2023
- Mumbai Indians: 2024
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 2025 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 36% |
| Balls per four | 8.5 |
| Balls per six | 7 |
| Dot balls bowled | 27.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 21.2 |
| Catches | 7 |
| Run-outs | 1 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL3 | ₹75 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹7.75 cr |
| 2023 | AL2 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹50 lakh |
| 2025 | ACC | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ₹1.50 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet