Axar Patel

Axar Patel

Delhi Capitals · slow left arm orthodox · left-hand bat · All-rounder

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11
Matches
173
Runs
131.1
Strike Rate
17.3
Average
6
Sixes
1
Fifties
56
HS
11
Wickets
8.18
Economy
24.0
Bowl SR

Phase analysis — IPL 2026

≥30 balls batting · ≥15 balls bowling✓ ClaimReview per phaseFull breakdown →
Powerplay (1–6)sub-floor
88.9
SR · 9 balls · 8 R
8 runs0 4s1 6s
Middle (7–15)
124.7
SR · 93 balls · 116 R
116 runs14 4s2 6s
Death (16–20)sub-floor
155.2
SR · 29 balls · 45 R
45 runs1 4s3 6s
Powerplay (1–6) · Bowling
8.21
Economy · 84 balls · 2 wkts
115 runs2 wkts28 dots
Middle (7–15) · Bowling
8.21
Economy · 168 balls · 8 wkts
230 runs8 wkts37 dots
Death (16–20) · Bowlingsub-floor
3.5
Economy · 12 balls · 1 wkts
7 runs1 wkts4 dots

Axar Patel has captained his team in 14 IPL 2026 matches.

Aggregated from lineup captain flags across 14 captured IPL 2026 fixtures.

MetricIPL 2026 matches captained
Value14 matches
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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P3Form & phase

7 claims
IPL 2026 best opponent (batting)
56 runs vs PBKSn=1 innings, 30 balls faced · IPL 2026 to date
IPL 2026 best innings impact (par-shift)
Bowling economy in IPL 2026
8.2n=264 balls bowled · IPL 2026
Powerplay bowling economy in IPL 2026
8.2n=84 PP balls bowled · IPL 2026
Middle-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026
8.2n=168 middle-overs balls bowled · IPL 2026

P4Season comparatives

5 claims
Delhi Capitals appearance rank, IPL 2026
Batting strike rate in IPL 2026
131.1n=132 balls faced · IPL 2026
Runs scored in IPL 2026
173n=11 innings · IPL 2026
Sixes hit in IPL 2026
6n=11 innings · IPL 2026
Wickets in IPL 2026
11n=264 balls bowled · IPL 2026

P2Moments

3 claims
IPL 2026 best bowling in an innings
2/18n=1 innings (3 overs bowled) · IPL 2026 to date
IPL 2026 best non-opening partnership
Half-centuries in IPL 2026
1n=11 innings · IPL 2026

P1Match recaps

2 claims
IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance
IPL 2026 first appearance

Career snapshot

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

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 2026111116917.31290156*
IPL career1341342085241340466

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 20261313113282/180
IPL career17317313931.97.410
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-07-30 07:20:51 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-07-30 07:20:51 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Axar Patel took 128 wickets in 160 pre-2026 IPL matches (2014–2025), economy 7.37.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2014PBKS76242103.310.3361
2015PBKS1220640118.422.89138
2016PBKS1011136144.215.8648
2017PBKS1322744140.128.381111
2018PBKS88019115.913.3334
2019DC1211026126.418.33103
2020/21DC91174214114.6368
2021DC6401287821
2022DC1018242151.745.51210
2023DC1328354140.828.32115
2024DC1223566131.329.381910
2025DC1126343157.526.32315
CareerDC, PBKS123191666134.522.0213094

Bowling by season

SeasonMatWktsEconAvgSR
201417176.1423.8223.3
201514138.430.1521.5
201614138.1129.8522.1
201714157.5424.1319.2
2018838.3872.6752
201914107.1436.430.6
2020/211596.4136.3334
202112156.6420.818.8
20221367.4753.543
202313117.1930.7325.6
202414117.6630.6424
20251258.6962.643.2
Career1601287.3731.8525.9
Window: IPL 20142025 (pre-2026), 123 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 8 innings

P3 · Form
DateMatchRunsBallsSR4s6sDismissalResult
2026-05-24KKR vs DC3925156.032caughtW
2026-05-17DC vs RR34*18188.922Not outW
2026-05-11PBKS vs DC5630186.782caughtW
2026-05-08DC vs KKR112250.000caughtL
2026-05-05DC vs CSK2633.300caughtL
2026-04-27DC vs RCB030.000caughtL
2026-04-21SRH vs DC2366.700caughtL
2026-04-18RCB vs DC26*19136.830Not outW

Best innings — IPL career

By runs scored
MatchRunsBallsSRDate
vs PBKS · Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium5630186.72026-05-11
vs KKR · Eden Gardens3925156.02026-05-24
vs RR · Arun Jaitley Stadium34*18188.92026-05-17
vs RCB · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium26*19136.82026-04-18
vs KKR · Arun Jaitley Stadium112250.02026-05-08
vs CSK · Arun Jaitley Stadium2633.32026-05-05

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3
PosInnRunsBallsSRAvg
#4 middle27343169.873.00
#5 middle45939151.314.75
#6 middle3374484.118.50
#7 lower middle12366.72.00
#8 lower middle12366.72.00

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

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3
8
80%
Caught
1
10%
Bowled

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

Performance vs teams — IPL 2026

≥1 innings vs team
vs TeamInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
PBKS15630186.756.08256
KKR25047106.425.03239
RR13418188.92234*
RCB22622118.226.03026*
CSK23837.51.5002
SRH12366.72.0002
GT12366.72.0002
LSG1010.00.0000

Runs by venue — IPL career

Venue × seasonFull breakdown →
VenueInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium15630186.756.08256
Arun Jaitley Stadium5495294.212.32234*
Eden Gardens13925156.039.03239
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium12619136.83026*
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium12366.72.0002
MA Chidambaram Stadium11250.01.0001

Head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

As batter

vs bowlerBallsRunsSR4s6sOut
Sunil Narine13753.8000
Varun Chakaravarthy1318138.5020
Kartik Tyagi1114127.3200
Marco Jansen1121190.9310

As bowler

vs batterBallsRunsSR concededDotsWkts
Riyan Parag2642161.5100
Sanju Samson2133157.150
Dhruv Jurel1724141.230
Ajinkya Rahane1524160.060
Suryakumar Yadav1113118.230
Ayush Mhatre913144.410
Finn Allen910111.120
Cameron Green911122.240

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

Captain matchups · IPL 2026

P5 · Captain rivalry

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures where Axar Patel was the designated captain. Captain status from per-player lineup metadata.

vs Bowling type

L2 · Conditional≥30 balls floor
vs Pace
148.0
SR of 148.0 vs pace bowling — 75 balls faced
75 balls·3 6s
vs Spin
106.4
SR of 106.4 vs spin bowling — 47 balls faced
47 balls·3 6s

Full breakdown at /players/axar-patel/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.

Research mentioning Axar

IPL 2026
Best bowling economy rates — IPL 2026

Axar ranks #8 with 8.18 (264 legal deliveries bowled).

2026-07-25
IPL 2026
Best powerplay economy — IPL 2026

Axar ranks #15 with 8.21 (84 legal deliveries in powerplay (overs 1–6)).

2026-07-25
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
Delhi Capitals
Most-faced bowlers (IPL career)
Rashid Khan · 71 ballsSunil Narine · 70 ballsJasprit Bumrah · 52 ballsBhuvneshwar Kumar · 45 ballsRavindra Jadeja · 40 ballsYuzvendra Chahal · 33 ballsDJ Bravo · 32 ballsKrunal Pandya · 28 balls
Venues played at
Arun Jaitley Stadium · 5 matchesBharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium · 1 matchMA Chidambaram Stadium · 1 matchM.Chinnaswamy Stadium · 1 matchRajiv Gandhi International Stadium · 1 match

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Frequently asked

Axar Patel is an Indian cricketer playing for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026 as a all-rounder (slow left arm orthodox), left-handed batter born in Nadiad.
Axar Patel plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026.
Axar Patel appeared in 14 IPL 2026 matches (14-fixture sample) for Delhi Capitals, most recently on 2026-05-24.
Axar Patel has captained his team in 14 IPL 2026 matches.
Axar Patel bowls slow left arm orthodox.
Axar Patel took 11 wickets in IPL 2026 (economy 8.2).
Axar Patel's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: PBKS — 56 runs in 1 innings (avg 56.0).
Axar Patel economy 8.2 in IPL 2026 (264 balls, 11 wickets).
Axar Patel strike rate 131.1 in IPL 2026 (132 balls, 11 innings).
Axar Patel's best IPL 2026 bowling: 2/18 in 3 overs vs RCB on 2026-04-18.
Axar Patel ranks #2 of 23 CricketStudio-tracked Delhi Capitals squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (14 matches).
Axar Patel is Indian, born in Nadiad.
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Axar Patel are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/axar-patel — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
Axar Patel was born on 20 January 1994.
Axar Patel bats left-handed.
Axar Patel powerplay economy 8.2 in IPL 2026 (84 balls, 2 wickets).

Identity & cross-references