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IPL playerSouth Africa2009 to 2010

Yusuf Abdulla

On scorecards: YA Abdulla · Right-hand bat

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Seasons
11
Matches
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Runs
15
Wickets
econ 8.77
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Titles
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Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2009 to 2010 · Sources

Yusuf Abdulla, a bowler, played two IPL seasons, both with Kings XI Punjab.

The arrival

Yusuf Abdulla's first IPL season was 2009, with Kings XI Punjab, a signing made outside the auction.

That first season brought 9 matches and 14 wickets at 8.56 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.

The peak

The best season was 2009, for Kings XI Punjab: 14 wickets at 8.56 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.28, with best figures of 4 for 31.

One franchise

Yusuf Abdulla spent the whole IPL career with Kings XI Punjab, from 2009 to 2010. Kings XI Punjab bought Yusuf Abdulla at the auction in 2010 for ₹23 lakh.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 15 wickets in 210 deliveries, at 8.77 runs an over against a league rate of 7.40 for the same seasons: 1.37 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often. There were two four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 4 for 31.

At the auction

Yusuf Abdulla went under the hammer twice, bought once and left unsold once. The price was ₹23 lakh (US$50k), paid by Kings XI Punjab in 2010.

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

The legacy

Yusuf Abdulla made 11 IPL appearances, the last for Kings XI Punjab in 2010.

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
2009Kings XI Punjab90–––0/0148.564/310
2010Kings XI Punjab200*––0/019.661/300

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 faced100%
Balls per four1
Balls per six1
Dot balls bowled42.1%
Balls per wicket13.9

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
2010–₹23 lakhSold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹23 lakh (US$50k)
2011Fast Bowler₹23 lakhUnsold

Sources