IPL playerAustralia2010 to 2013
Shaun Tait
On scorecards: SW Tait · Right-hand bat
Shaun Tait, a bowler, played four IPL seasons, all of them with Rajasthan Royals.
The arrival
Shaun Tait's first IPL season was 2010, with Rajasthan Royals, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 8 matches, 12 runs and 10 wickets at 8.43 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2010, for Rajasthan Royals: 10 wickets at 8.43 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.91, with best figures of 3 for 22.
One franchise
Shaun Tait spent the whole IPL career with Rajasthan Royals, from 2010 to 2013. Rajasthan Royals bought Shaun Tait at the auction in 2009 and 2011.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 23 wickets in 482 deliveries, at 7.97 runs an over against a league rate of 7.70 for the same seasons: 0.26 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 5 catches and 1 run-out.
At the auction
Shaun Tait went under the hammer five times, bought twice and left unsold three times. The highest price was ₹1.80 cr (US$375k), paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2009. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Rajasthan Royals in 2009.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Shaun Tait made 21 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2013.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12.0 | 92.3 | 0/0 | 10 | 8.43 | 3/22 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 10 | 10* | 10.0 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 8.02 | 3/22 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | Rajasthan Royals | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 6 | 6.52 | 3/13 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 1 | 9.80 | 1/29 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2010 to 2013
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 42.3% |
| Balls per four | 26 |
| Balls per six | 26 |
| Dot balls bowled | 42.3% |
| Balls per wicket | 20.6 |
| Catches | 5 |
| Run-outs | 1 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | – | ₹1.20 cr | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.80 cr (US$375k) |
| 2011 | – | ₹1.35 cr | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.35 cr (US$300k) |
| 2014 | Fast Bowler | ₹1 cr | Unsold |
| 2015 | Fast Bowler | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2016 | Fast Bowler | ₹1 cr | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet