Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav

Delhi Capitals · left arm chinaman · left-hand bat · Bowler

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11
Matches
10
Wickets
10.30
Economy
22.2
Bowl SR

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)sub-floor
37.5
SR · 8 balls · 3 R
3 runs0 4s0 6s
Death (16–20)sub-floor
46.2
SR · 13 balls · 6 R
6 runs0 4s0 6s
Powerplay (1–6) · Bowlingsub-floor
Economy · 0 balls · 0 wkts
0 runs0 wkts0 dots
Middle (7–15) · Bowling
9.77
Economy · 186 balls · 9 wkts
303 runs9 wkts39 dots
Death (16–20) · Bowling
12.5
Economy · 36 balls · 1 wkts
75 runs1 wkts9 dots

Kuldeep Yadav's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: KKR — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 10.00).

Aggregated across 2 captured IPL 2026 fixtures against KKR.

MetricIPL 2026 best opponent (bowling)
Value3 wickets vs KKR
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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P3Form & phase

5 claims
Death-overs economy, IPL 2026
Bowling economy in IPL 2026
10.3n=222 balls bowled · IPL 2026
Death-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026
12.2n=36 death-overs balls bowled · IPL 2026
Middle-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026
9.8n=186 middle-overs balls bowled · IPL 2026

P4Season comparatives

10 claims
Delhi Capitals appearance rank, IPL 2026
Runs scored in IPL 2026
9n=4 innings · IPL 2026
Wickets in IPL 2026
10n=222 balls bowled · IPL 2026
IPL career matches
96n=96 matches · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career runs
201n=37 innings · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career batting strike rate
86.6n=232 balls faced · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career batting average
13.4n=232 balls, 15 dismissals · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career wickets
102n=2064 balls bowled · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career bowling economy
8.1n=2064 balls bowled · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career bowling average
27.2n=2064 balls, 102 wickets · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)

P2Moments

2 claims
IPL 2026 Player of the Match awards
IPL 2026 best bowling in an innings
3/29n=1 innings (4 overs bowled) · IPL 2026 to date

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 2026
IPL career414121014830035

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 202611111037.810.223/290
IPL career10710711228.28.280
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-07-30 07:27:51 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-07-30 07:27:51 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Kuldeep Yadav took 102 wickets in 96 pre-2026 IPL matches (2016–2026), economy 8.08.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2017KKR220161020
2018KKR31271210
2019KKR31210610
2020/21KKR213121310
2022DC7481692.34832
2023DC10311064.615.520
2024DC54735114.615.6761
2025DC5187620
2026DC4944.500
CareerDC, KKR372013586.613.4183

Bowling by season

SeasonMatWktsEconAvgSR
2016368.3316.6712
201711128.2928.3320.5
201816178.1424.5918.1
2019948.6771.549.5
2020/21417.679272
202214218.4419.9514.2
202314107.3736.129.4
202411168.6523.2516.1
202514157.362621.2
2026111010.338.122.2
Career961028.0827.2420.2
Window: IPL 20162026 (pre-2026), 37 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 4 innings

P3 · Form
DateMatchRunsBallsSR4s6sDismissalResult
2026-04-27DC vs RCB31127.300bowledL
2026-04-21SRH vs DC1*250.000Not outL
2026-04-11CSK vs DC4757.100caughtL
2026-04-08DC vs GT1*1100.000Not outL

Best innings — IPL career

By runs scored

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3
PosInnRunsBallsSRAvg
#9 tail22366.7
#10 tail271838.93.50

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

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3
1
50%
Caught
1
50%
Bowled

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

Performance vs teams — IPL 2026

≥1 innings vs team
vs TeamInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
CSK14757.14.0004
RCB131127.33.0003
SRH11250.0001*
GT111100.0001*

Runs by venue — IPL career

Venue × seasonFull breakdown →
VenueInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
Arun Jaitley Stadium241233.34.0003
MA Chidambaram Stadium14757.14.0004
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium11250.0001*

Head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

As batter

vs bowlerBallsRunsSR4s6sOut
Suyash Sharma800.0000

As bowler

vs batterBallsRunsSR concededDotsWkts
Sanju Samson1535233.330
Shubman Gill1431221.430
Finn Allen1432228.660
Shreyas Iyer1234283.320
Philip Salt1119172.720
Rovman Powell1113118.250
Suryakumar Yadav1014140.020
Riyan Parag912133.310
Kartik Sharma99100.050
Washington Sundar810125.010
Ajinkya Rahane812150.000

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
57.1
SR of 57.1 vs pace bowling — 7 balls faced · sub-floor
7 balls·0 6s
vs Spin
30.8
SR of 30.8 vs spin bowling — 13 balls faced · sub-floor
13 balls·0 6s

Full breakdown at /players/kuldeep-yadav/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 Kuldeep

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)
Suyash Sharma · 16 ballsArshdeep Singh · 13 ballsKrunal Pandya · 11 ballsHardik Pandya · 10 ballsHarshal Patel · 9 ballsMohammed Siraj · 9 ballsJamie Overton · 8 ballsAD Russell · 7 balls
Venues played at
Arun Jaitley Stadium · 2 matchesMA Chidambaram Stadium · 1 matchRajiv Gandhi International Stadium · 1 match

From the CricketStudio knowledge graph.

Frequently asked

Kuldeep Yadav is an Indian cricketer playing for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026 as a bowler (left arm chinaman), left-handed batter born in Kanpur.
Kuldeep Yadav plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026.
Kuldeep Yadav appeared in 12 IPL 2026 matches (12-fixture sample) for Delhi Capitals, most recently on 2026-05-24.
Kuldeep Yadav's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: KKR — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 10.00).
Kuldeep Yadav bowls left arm chinaman.
Kuldeep Yadav's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: KKR — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 10.00).
Kuldeep Yadav concedes 12.50 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (36-ball sample, #58 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
Kuldeep Yadav won Player of the Match in IPL 2026 — most recently vs KKR on 2026-05-24.
Kuldeep Yadav ranks #11 of 23 CricketStudio-tracked Delhi Capitals squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (12 matches).
Kuldeep Yadav is Indian, born in Kanpur.
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Kuldeep Yadav are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/kuldeep-yadav — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
Kuldeep Yadav was born on 14 December 1994.
Kuldeep Yadav bats left-handed.
Yes — Kuldeep Yadav was deployed as an impact substitute 2 times in IPL 2026, contributing 3 wickets at eco 10. Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation.

Identity & cross-references