Abdul Samad

Abdul Samad

Lucknow Super Giants · legbreak · right-hand bat · All-rounder

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7
Matches
116
Runs
131.8
Strike Rate
19.3
Average
5
Sixes
37*
HS

Phase analysis — IPL 2026

≥30 balls batting · ≥15 balls bowling✓ ClaimReview per phaseFull breakdown →
Powerplay (1–6)sub-floor
—
SR · 0 balls · 0 R
0 runs0 4s0 6s
Middle (7–15)
112.7
SR · 55 balls · 62 R
62 runs5 4s2 6s
Death (16–20)
163.6
SR · 33 balls · 54 R
54 runs5 4s3 6s
↗
Powerplay (1–6) · Bowlingsub-floor
—
Economy · 0 balls · 0 wkts
0 runs0 wkts0 dots
Middle (7–15) · Bowlingsub-floor
—
Economy · 0 balls · 0 wkts
0 runs0 wkts0 dots
Death (16–20) · Bowlingsub-floor
36
Economy · 1 balls · 0 wkts
6 runs0 wkts0 dots

Abdul Samad's best IPL 2026 innings impact: team scored 196 (+23 vs venue par) when he made 37 vs PBKS on 2026-05-23.

Per Himanish Ganjoo's Impact framing: team-total minus venue's 1st-innings par across ≥3 captured fixtures. Attribution rule: a batter is credited for an innings only when they scored ≥30 runs. Methodology: /methodology/player-event-claims#impact.

MetricIPL 2026 best innings impact (par-shift)
Value+23 vs par
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

P3 — Form & phase

2 claims
IPL 2026 season presence
Abdul Samad appeared in 14 IPL 2026 matches (14-fixture sample) for Lucknow Super Giants, most recently on 2026-05-23.
14 matchesn=14 fixtures · IPL 2026 to date
Death-overs batting strike rate in IPL 2026
Abdul Samad death-overs strike rate 163.6 in IPL 2026 (33 balls).
163.6n=33 death-overs balls faced · IPL 2026↗

P4 — Season comparatives

10 claims
Lucknow Super Giants appearance rank, IPL 2026
Abdul Samad ranks #3 of 24 CricketStudio-tracked Lucknow Super Giants squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (14 matches).
#3 of 24n=24-player LSG cohort · IPL 2026 to date
Batting strike rate in IPL 2026
Abdul Samad strike rate 131.8 in IPL 2026 (88 balls, 7 innings).
131.8n=88 balls faced · IPL 2026↗
Runs scored in IPL 2026
Abdul Samad scored 116 runs in IPL 2026 (7 innings, avg 19.3).
116n=7 innings · IPL 2026↗
Sixes hit in IPL 2026
Abdul Samad hit 5 sixes in IPL 2026 (7 innings).
5n=7 innings · IPL 2026↗
IPL career matches
Abdul Samad played 51 IPL matches across 7 seasons.
51n=51 matches · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career runs
Abdul Samad scored 743 runs in IPL career (52 innings, avg 19.1).
743n=52 innings · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career batting strike rate
Abdul Samad IPL career strike rate 152.6 (487 balls, 52 innings).
152.6n=487 balls faced · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career batting average
Abdul Samad IPL career batting average 19.1 (52 innings, 39 dismissals).
19.1n=487 balls, 39 dismissals · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career sixes
Abdul Samad hit 50 sixes in IPL career (52 innings).
50n=52 innings · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career wickets
Abdul Samad took 2 wickets in IPL career (6 matches, economy 12.8).
2n=56 balls bowled · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗

P2 — Moments

1 claim
IPL 2026 best non-opening partnership
Abdul Samad's best non-opening IPL 2026 partnership: 35 for the 5th wicket with Nicholas Pooran vs GT on 2026-04-12.
35 runs (5th-wkt)n=1 partnership · 37 balls · IPL 2026 to date

P1 — Match recaps

2 claims
IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance
Abdul Samad took the field for Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2026 fixture vs PBKS on 2026-05-23 (fixture 69662).
LSG vs PBKSn=1 match · 2026-05-23 (fixture 69662)
IPL 2026 first appearance
Abdul Samad first appeared in IPL 2026 on 2026-04-01 vs DC (fixture 69522).
2026-04-01n=1 fixture · IPL 2026 to date

Career snapshot

Multi-format reach. IPL 2026 derived from ball-by-ball capture; non-IPL formats deferred to Phase C per methodology.

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 20267711619.3131.80037*
IPL career585985922149.40045

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL career77262.513.16—0
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-09-08 03:03:44 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-09-08 03:03:44 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Abdul Samad scored 743 runs in 51 pre-2026 IPL matches (2020/21–2026), strike rate 152.6.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2020/21SRH711333168.718.8386
2021SRH1011128127.612.3348
2022SRH244—200
2023SRH816937135.242.251011
2024SRH1218237168.518.21511
2025LSG1216445176.320.5814
2026LSG711637131.8219.33105
CareerLSG, SRH5174345152.619.054550

Bowling by season

SeasonMatWktsEconAvgSR
2020/213113.719642
202111—96
202210———
202510———
202610———
Career6212.7559.528
Window: IPL 2020/21–2026 (pre-2026), 51 matches. Sample-size floor: strike rate shown at ≥30 balls faced, economy at ≥15 balls bowled per season (§3.1); sub-floor cells show —.
Source: CricketStudio aggregation of Cricsheet ball-by-ball (CC BY 3.0). Canonical↔historical player join via ESPNcricinfo ID (deterministic, no name-matching). See career leaderboards.

Recent form — last 7 innings

P3 · Form
DateMatchRunsBallsSR4s6sDismissalResult
2026-05-23LSG vs PBKS37*20185.033Not outL
2026-05-15LSG vs CSK73233.301bowledW
2026-04-15RCB vs LSG020.000caughtL
2026-04-12LSG vs GT182281.820caughtL
2026-04-09KKR vs LSG2450.000bowledW
2026-04-05SRH vs LSG1612133.320caughtW
2026-04-01LSG vs DC3625144.031caughtL
Last 7 innings · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball · See all →

Best innings — IPL career

By runs scored
MatchRunsBallsSRDate
vs PBKS · Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium37*20185.02026-05-23
vs DC · Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium3625144.02026-04-01
vs GT · Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium182281.82026-04-12
vs SRH · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium1612133.32026-04-05
vs CSK · Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium73233.32026-05-15
vs KKR · Eden Gardens2450.02026-04-09
Top 6 innings by runs · IPL 2026 · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3

Batted at 2 distinct positions (#4–#6).

PosInnRunsBallsSRAvg
#4 middle173233.37.00
#6 middle610985128.221.80

Source: SETU canonical aggregate. Position = first appearance in ball stream per innings.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3

How Abdul Samad was dismissed across 6 wickets.

4
67%
Caught
2
33%
Bowled

"Caught" includes stumpings (score type indistinguishable). Cross-reference: season leaderboards.

Performance vs teams — IPL 2026

≥1 innings vs team
vs TeamInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
PBKS13720185.0—3337*
DC13625144.036.03136
GT1182281.818.02018
SRH11612133.316.02016
CSK173233.37.0017
KKR12450.02.0002
RCB1020.00.0000
Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation

Runs by venue — IPL career

Venue × seasonFull breakdown →
VenueInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium49870140.032.78537*
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium11612133.316.02016
Eden Gardens12450.02.0002
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium1020.00.0000
All captures · Full breakdown: /players/abdul-samad/by-venue

Head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

Sample-size floor: ≥5 deliveries per matchup. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sorted by delivery count. Each row links to the full match-by-match record at /h2h.

As batter

vs bowlerBallsRunsSR4s6sOut
Thangarasu Natarajan920222.2210
Rashid Khan9444.4000
Eshan Malinga813162.5200
Kuldeep Yadav6583.3000

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sub-5-delivery matchups excluded per doctrine §3.1.

vs Bowling type

L2 · Conditional≥30 balls floor
vs Pace
157.7
SR of 157.7 vs pace bowling — 52 balls faced
52 balls·4 6s
vs Spin
94.4
SR of 94.4 vs spin bowling — 36 balls faced
36 balls·1 6s

Full breakdown at /players/abdul-samad/by-bowling-type · Source: SETU conditional aggregate

Drill into the data

Every dimension below is computed from ball-by-ball record. Pages with insufficient sample render an explicit disclosure.

Phase split
/phase-split
Death Overs
/death-overs
Powerplay
/powerplay
Recent Form
/recent-form
By Venue
/by-venue
vs Bowling Type
/by-bowling-type
IPL 2026 Season
/ipl-2026
IPL Career
/ipl-career
Partnerships
/partners
Franchise Mobility
/mobility

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Research mentioning Abdul

Leaderboards and research reports where this player appears.

IPL 2026
Death Overs Intelligence

Who wins and loses IPL 2026 overs 16–20 — economy leaders, strike-rate leaders, and all 10 teams compared. Ball-by-ball provenance throughout.

2026-06-01

Related entities

Plays for
Lucknow Super Giants
Most-faced bowlers (IPL career)
Arshdeep Singh · 26 ballsMarco Jansen · 24 ballsKagiso Rabada · 22 ballsR Ashwin · 20 ballsRashid Khan · 20 ballsYuzvendra Chahal · 19 ballsShardul Thakur · 19 ballsThangarasu Natarajan · 18 balls
Venues played at
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium · 4 matchesRajiv Gandhi International Stadium · 1 matchEden Gardens · 1 matchM.Chinnaswamy Stadium · 1 match

From the CricketStudio knowledge graph.

Frequently asked

Abdul Samad is an Indian cricketer playing for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026 as a all-rounder (legbreak), right-handed batter born in Kalakote.
Abdul Samad plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026.
Abdul Samad appeared in 14 IPL 2026 matches (14-fixture sample) for Lucknow Super Giants, most recently on 2026-05-23.
Abdul Samad's best IPL 2026 innings impact: team scored 196 (+23 vs venue par) when he made 37 vs PBKS on 2026-05-23.
Abdul Samad bowls legbreak.
Abdul Samad took 2 wickets in IPL career (6 matches, economy 12.8).
Abdul Samad scored 116 runs in IPL 2026 (7 innings, avg 19.3).
Abdul Samad strike rate 131.8 in IPL 2026 (88 balls, 7 innings).
Abdul Samad's best non-opening IPL 2026 partnership: 35 for the 5th wicket with Nicholas Pooran vs GT on 2026-04-12.
Abdul Samad ranks #3 of 24 CricketStudio-tracked Lucknow Super Giants squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (14 matches).
Abdul Samad is Indian, born in Kalakote.
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Abdul Samad are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/abdul-samad — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
Abdul Samad was born on 1 January 2001.
Abdul Samad bats right-handed.
Abdul Samad death-overs strike rate 163.6 in IPL 2026 (33 balls).

Identity & cross-references

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Canonical ID · cs_player_1175485

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Source: CricketStudio aggregation of ball-by-ball match data. Computed 2026-09-08. All metrics are recalculated from raw delivery records. Minimum sample floors apply per claim.