IPL playerIndia2015 to 2026
Shreyas Iyer
On scorecards: SS Iyer · Right-hand bat
Shreyas Iyer, a batter, has played eleven IPL seasons for three franchises. One title came along the way, as captain.
The arrival
Shreyas Iyer arrived through the auction: Delhi Daredevils paid ₹2.60 cr, against a base price of ₹10 lakh.
That first season brought 14 matches and 439 runs.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2025, for Punjab Kings: 604 runs at an average of 50.3, striking at 175.1 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 152.9, with 6 fifties, and a highest score of 97 not out. It came in a season as captain. There were seven seasons of 400 runs or more in all (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2025 and 2026).
Franchise by franchise
2015 to 2021, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2015 auction for ₹2.60 cr. 87 matches and 2,379 runs; captain in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
2022 to 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹12.25 cr. 28 matches and 752 runs; captain in 2024; champions in 2024.
2025 to 2026, Punjab Kings. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹26.75 cr. 32 matches and 1,102 runs; captain in 2025 and 2026.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Delhi Daredevils, 2015 to 2021. 2023 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.
How the runs came
Across the career, Shreyas Iyer has struck at 136.8. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 139.0, so the scoring rate has tracked the league's almost exactly. 59% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 354 fours and 182 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 33.3% of the balls Shreyas Iyer faced were dot balls, a lower share than 76% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 17 balls, and a four every 8.7.
The fielding record: 64 catches and 9 run-outs.
At the auction
Shreyas Iyer has gone under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹26.75 cr, paid by Punjab Kings in 2025, more than 13 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹2.60 cr in 2015, ₹26.75 cr by 2025.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Shreyas Iyer stands 19th for runs and 15th for sixes. The story is still being written: 2026 was another season with Punjab Kings.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 439 | 83 | 33.8 | 128.4 | 4/0 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | 6 | 30 | 19 | 5.0 | 69.8 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 338 | 96 | 33.8 | 139.1 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 411 | 93* | 37.4 | 132.6 | 4/0 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | Captain |
| 2019 | Delhi Capitals | 16 | 467 | 67 | 29.2 | 120.4 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | Captain |
| 2020 | Delhi Capitals | 17 | 519 | 88* | 34.6 | 123.3 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | Captain |
| 2021 | Delhi Capitals | 8 | 175 | 47* | 35.0 | 102.3 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 401 | 85 | 30.8 | 134.6 | 3/0 | 0 | 7.00 | - | 5 | ||
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 351 | 58* | 39.0 | 146.9 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 10 | Captain, Champions | |
| 2025 | Punjab Kings | 18 | 604 | 97* | 50.3 | 175.1 | 6/0 | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | Captain |
| 2026 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 498 | 101* | 55.3 | 168.8 | 5/1 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | Captain |
Franchise journey
- Delhi Daredevils: 2015 to 2021
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2022 to 2024
- Punjab Kings: 2025 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 33.3% |
| Balls per four | 8.7 |
| Balls per six | 17 |
| Dot balls bowled | 66.7% |
| Balls per wicket | 6 |
| Catches | 64 |
| Run-outs | 9 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹2.60 cr |
| 2022 | M | ₹2 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹12.25 cr |
| 2025 | M1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Punjab Kings for ₹26.75 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet