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Sakib Hussain

Right-hand bat

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Seasons
11
Matches
5
Runs
SR 71.4
15
Wickets
econ 9.42
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Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2026 to 2026 · Sources

Sakib Hussain, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2026: 11 matches, 5 runs, 15 wickets.

The arrival

Sakib Hussain arrived through the auction: Sunrisers Hyderabad paid ₹30 lakh, the base price. That debut came after going unsold twice (2023 and 2025).

That first season brought 11 matches, 5 runs and 15 wickets at 9.42 an over.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 15 wickets in 253 deliveries, at 9.42 runs an over against a league rate of 9.73 for the same seasons: 0.31 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 24.

The fielding record: 1 catch.

At the auction

Sakib Hussain has gone under the hammer four times, bought twice and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹30 lakh, paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2026. Unsold in 2023, Sakib Hussain was bought in 2024 by Kolkata Knight Riders. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

Where it stands

Sakib Hussain has made 11 IPL appearances, the latest for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2026.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2026Sunrisers Hyderabad1155*–71.40/0159.424/241

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced71.4%
Balls per four7
Balls per six7
Dot balls bowled34.1%
Balls per wicket16.8
Catches1
Run-outs0
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2023UFA3₹20 lakhUnsold
2024–₹20 lakhSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹20 lakh
2025UFA2₹30 lakhUnsold
2026ACC₹30 lakhSold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹30 lakh

Sources