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IPL playerIndia2016 to 2024

Swapnil Singh

Right-hand bat

4
Seasons
14
Matches
51
Runs
SR 115.9
7
Wickets
econ 8.87
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2016 to 2024 · Sources

Swapnil Singh, a bowler, played four IPL seasons for three franchises.

The arrival

Swapnil Singh arrived through the auction: Kings XI Punjab paid ₹10 lakh, the base price.

That first season brought 1 match.

Franchise by franchise

2016 to 2017, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹10 lakh. 5 matches and 1 wicket.

2023, Lucknow Super Giants. Bought at the 2023 auction for ₹20 lakh. 2 matches.

2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Bought at the 2024 auction for ₹20 lakh. 7 matches and 6 wickets.

3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Kings XI Punjab, 2016 to 2017. 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 7 wickets in 163 deliveries, at 8.87 runs an over against a league rate of 8.90 for the same seasons, right on the going rate.

The fielding record: 2 catches and 1 run-out.

At the auction

Swapnil Singh went under the hammer four times. The highest price was ₹50 lakh, paid by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2025. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹10 lakh in 2016, ₹50 lakh by 2025. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2025.

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

The legacy

Swapnil Singh made 14 IPL appearances, the last for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2024.

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
2016Kings XI Punjab1000.0–0/009.67-0
2017Kings XI Punjab412106.063.20/018.711/140
2023Lucknow Super Giants222*–50.00/009.00-0
2024Royal Challengers Bengaluru73715*18.5176.20/068.772/282

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 faced44.4%
Balls per four15
Balls per six15
Dot balls bowled24.1%
Balls per wicket23.1
Catches2
Run-outs1
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
2016–₹10 lakhSold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹10 lakh
2023–₹20 lakhSold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹20 lakh
2024–₹20 lakhSold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ₹20 lakh
2025ACC₹30 lakhSold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ₹50 lakh

Sources