IPL playerIndia2015 to 2026
Sarfaraz Khan
On scorecards: SN Khan · Right-hand bat
Sarfaraz Khan, a batter, has played nine IPL seasons for four franchises. In nine seasons the title has not yet come.
The arrival
Sarfaraz Khan arrived through the auction: Royal Challengers Bangalore paid ₹50 lakh, against a base price of ₹10 lakh.
That first season brought 13 matches and 111 runs.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2019, for Kings XI Punjab: 180 runs at an average of 45.0, striking at 125.9 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 133.9, with 1 fifty, and a highest score of 67.
Franchise by franchise
2015 to 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2015 auction for ₹50 lakh. 25 matches and 228 runs.
2019 to 2021, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2019 auction for ₹25 lakh. 15 matches and 213 runs.
2022 to 2023, Delhi Capitals. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹20 lakh. 10 matches and 144 runs.
2026, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2026 auction for ₹75 lakh. 8 matches and 161 runs.
4 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2015 to 2018. 2017, 2024 and 2025 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the runs came
Across the career, Sarfaraz Khan has struck at 138.4. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 138.7, so the scoring rate has tracked the league's almost exactly. 62% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 86 fours and 20 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 34.8% of the balls Sarfaraz Khan faced were dot balls, a lower share than 60% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 27.2 balls, and a four every 6.3.
The fielding record: 16 catches and 3 run-outs.
At the auction
Sarfaraz Khan has gone under the hammer six times, bought four times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹75 lakh, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2026. Unsold in 2024, Sarfaraz Khan was bought again in 2026 by Chennai Super Kings.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Sarfaraz Khan has made 58 IPL appearances, the latest for Chennai Super Kings in 2026.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 111 | 45* | 27.8 | 156.3 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 66 | 35* | 33.0 | 212.9 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 51 | 22* | 10.2 | 124.4 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Kings XI Punjab | 8 | 180 | 67 | 45.0 | 125.9 | 1/0 | 0 | 18.00 | - | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Kings XI Punjab | 5 | 33 | 14* | 16.5 | 113.8 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Punjab Kings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Delhi Capitals | 6 | 91 | 36* | 30.3 | 135.8 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 53 | 30 | 13.3 | 85.5 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | 8 | 161 | 50 | 23.0 | 169.5 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 6 |
Franchise journey
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2015 to 2018
- Kings XI Punjab: 2019 to 2021
- Delhi Capitals: 2022 to 2023
- Chennai Super Kings: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 34.8% |
| Balls per four | 6.3 |
| Balls per six | 27.2 |
| Dot balls bowled | 0% |
| Balls per wicket | 2 |
| Catches | 16 |
| Run-outs | 3 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹50 lakh |
| 2019 | – | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹25 lakh |
| 2022 | UAL1 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹20 lakh |
| 2024 | UAL1 | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2025 | AL5 | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
| 2026 | BA1 | ₹75 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹75 lakh |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet