Jitesh Sharma

Royal Challengers Bengaluru · right-hand bat · Wicket-keeper batter

IndianWicket-keeper batterIPL 2026cricketplayerIPLwicket-keeperRHB✓ ClaimReview
12
Matches
116
Runs
122.1
Strike Rate
12.9
Average
6
Sixes
23
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)
115.1
SR · 53 balls · 61 R
61 runs5 4s4 6s
Death (16–20)
131
SR · 42 balls · 55 R
55 runs4 4s2 6s

Jitesh Sharma's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: GT — 37 runs in 4 innings (avg 9.3).

Aggregated across 4 captured IPL 2026 fixtures against GT.

MetricIPL 2026 best opponent (batting)
Value37 runs vs GT
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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P3Form & phase

3 claims
IPL 2026 matches captained
1 matchn=1 match · IPL 2026 to date
Death-overs batting strike rate in IPL 2026
130.9n=42 death-overs balls faced · IPL 2026

P4Season comparatives

4 claims
Royal Challengers Bengaluru appearance rank, IPL 2026
Batting strike rate in IPL 2026
122.1n=95 balls faced · IPL 2026
Runs scored in IPL 2026
116n=12 innings · IPL 2026
Sixes hit in IPL 2026
6n=12 innings · IPL 2026

P2Moments

1 claim
IPL 2026 best non-opening partnership

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 2026121211612.9122.10023*
IPL career5959110728.4153.10185
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-07-30 07:26:03 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-07-30 07:26:03 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Jitesh Sharma scored 991 runs in 47 pre-2026 IPL matches (2022–2025), strike rate 157.8.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2022PBKS1023444163.629.252212
2023PBKS1430949157.723.772221
2024PBKS1218732131.717912
2025RCB1126185177.637.292417
CareerPBKS, RCB4799185157.825.417762
Window: IPL 20222025 (pre-2026), 47 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
2026-05-31RCB vs GT11*1478.610Not outW
2026-05-26RCB vs GT15*5300.011Not outW
2026-05-13RCB vs KKR8*5160.010Not outW
2026-05-10RCB vs MI1812150.012caughtW
2026-05-07LSG vs RCB1333.300caughtL
2026-04-30GT vs RCB1333.300caughtL
2026-04-24RCB vs GT106166.711caughtW
2026-04-18RCB vs DC142070.010caughtL

Best innings — IPL career

By runs scored

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3
PosInnRunsBallsSRAvg
#5 middle64531145.27.50
#6 middle44545100.015.00
#7 lower middle22619136.8

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

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3
7
78%
Caught
2
22%
LBW

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

Performance vs teams — IPL 2026

≥1 innings vs team
vs TeamInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
GT43728132.118.53215*
MI22821133.314.02218
LSG22412200.012.02223
DC1142070.014.01014
KKR185160.0108*
RR15862.55.0005
SRH1010.00.0000

Runs by venue — IPL career

Venue × seasonFull breakdown →
VenueInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium44736130.611.84323
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium22617152.926.02218
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium1155300.01115*
Narendra Modi Stadium2121770.612.01011*
Wankhede Stadium1109111.110.01010
Barsapara Cricket Stadium15862.55.0005

Head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

As batter

vs bowlerBallsRunsSR4s6sOut
Rashid Khan88100.0010
Jasprit Bumrah711157.1200
Arshad Khan7457.1000
Corbin Bosch7685.7010
Prasidh Krishna711157.1100
Lungi Ngidi67116.7100

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
vs captainMatchesSharma WLNR
Shreyas Iyer1100

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

vs Bowling type

L2 · Conditional≥30 balls floor
vs Pace
118.8
SR of 118.8 vs pace bowling — 64 balls faced
64 balls·3 6s
vs Spin
146.2
SR of 146.2 vs spin bowling — 26 balls faced · sub-floor
26 balls·3 6s

Full breakdown at /players/jitesh-sharma/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 Jitesh

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
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Most-faced bowlers (IPL career)
Rashid Khan · 39 ballsYuzvendra Chahal · 35 ballsKuldeep Yadav · 34 ballsJasprit Bumrah · 28 ballsPrasidh Krishna · 26 ballsAxar Patel · 23 ballsAvesh Khan · 20 ballsTrent Boult · 17 balls
Venues played at
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium · 4 matchesNarendra Modi Stadium · 2 matchesShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium · 2 matchesBarsapara Cricket Stadium · 1 matchWankhede Stadium · 1 match

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Frequently asked

Jitesh Sharma is an Indian cricketer playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 as a wk-batter, right-handed batter born in Amravati.
Jitesh Sharma plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026.
Jitesh Sharma appeared in 16 IPL 2026 matches (16-fixture sample) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, most recently on 2026-05-31.
Jitesh Sharma's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: GT — 37 runs in 4 innings (avg 9.3).
Jitesh Sharma's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: GT — 37 runs in 4 innings (avg 9.3).
Jitesh Sharma strike rate 122.1 in IPL 2026 (95 balls, 12 innings).
Jitesh Sharma's best non-opening IPL 2026 partnership: 35 for the 4th wicket with Tim David vs MI on 2026-04-12.
Jitesh Sharma ranks #2 of 21 CricketStudio-tracked Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (16 matches).
Jitesh Sharma is Indian, born in Amravati.
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Jitesh Sharma are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/jitesh-sharma — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
Jitesh Sharma was born on 22 October 1993.
Jitesh Sharma bats right-handed.
Jitesh Sharma death-overs strike rate 130.9 in IPL 2026 (42 balls).

Identity & cross-references