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Yash Raj Punja

Right-hand bat

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8
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Runs
9
Wickets
econ 9.30
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Player of the match

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

Yash Raj Punja, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Rajasthan Royals, 2026: 8 matches, 9 wickets.

The arrival

Yash Raj Punja arrived through the auction: Rajasthan Royals paid ₹30 lakh, the base price.

That first season brought 8 matches and 9 wickets at 9.30 an over.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 9 wickets in 180 deliveries, at 9.30 runs an over against a league rate of 9.73 for the same seasons: 0.43 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.

At the auction

Yash Raj Punja has gone under the hammer once. The price was ₹30 lakh, paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2026.

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

Where it stands

Yash Raj Punja has made 8 IPL appearances, the latest for Rajasthan Royals 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
2026Rajasthan Royals80–––0/099.302/350

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 bowled26.1%
Balls per wicket20

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
2026USP1₹30 lakhSold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹30 lakh

Sources