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

P3 — Form & phase

5 claims
IPL 2026 season presence
Kuldeep Yadav appeared in 12 IPL 2026 matches (12-fixture sample) for Delhi Capitals, most recently on 2026-05-24.
12 matchesn=12 fixtures · IPL 2026 to date
Death-overs economy, IPL 2026
Kuldeep Yadav concedes 12.50 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (36-ball sample, #58 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
12.50 RPOn=36 legal deliveries in overs 16-20 · IPL 2026 to date
Bowling economy in IPL 2026
Kuldeep Yadav economy 10.3 in IPL 2026 (222 balls, 10 wickets).
10.3n=222 balls bowled · IPL 2026↗
Death-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026
Kuldeep Yadav death-overs economy 12.2 in IPL 2026 (36 balls, 1 wickets).
12.2n=36 death-overs balls bowled · IPL 2026↗
Middle-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026
Kuldeep Yadav middle-overs economy 9.8 in IPL 2026 (186 balls, 9 wickets).
9.8n=186 middle-overs balls bowled · IPL 2026↗

P4 — Season comparatives

10 claims
Delhi Capitals appearance rank, IPL 2026
Kuldeep Yadav ranks #11 of 23 CricketStudio-tracked Delhi Capitals squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (12 matches).
#11 of 23n=23-player DC cohort · IPL 2026 to date
Runs scored in IPL 2026
Kuldeep Yadav scored 9 runs in IPL 2026 (4 innings, avg 4.5).
9n=4 innings · IPL 2026↗
Wickets in IPL 2026
Kuldeep Yadav took 10 wickets in IPL 2026 (economy 10.3).
10n=222 balls bowled · IPL 2026↗
IPL career matches
Kuldeep Yadav played 96 IPL matches across 10 seasons.
96n=96 matches · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career runs
Kuldeep Yadav scored 201 runs in IPL career (37 innings, avg 13.4).
201n=37 innings · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career batting strike rate
Kuldeep Yadav IPL career strike rate 86.6 (232 balls, 37 innings).
86.6n=232 balls faced · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career batting average
Kuldeep Yadav IPL career batting average 13.4 (37 innings, 15 dismissals).
13.4n=232 balls, 15 dismissals · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career wickets
Kuldeep Yadav took 102 wickets in IPL career (96 matches, economy 8.1).
102n=2064 balls bowled · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career bowling economy
Kuldeep Yadav IPL career economy 8.1 (2064 balls, 102 wickets).
8.1n=2064 balls bowled · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗
IPL career bowling average
Kuldeep Yadav IPL career bowling average 27.2 (102 wickets in 96 matches).
27.2n=2064 balls, 102 wickets · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)↗

P2 — Moments

2 claims
IPL 2026 Player of the Match awards
Kuldeep Yadav won Player of the Match in IPL 2026 — most recently vs KKR on 2026-05-24.
1 POTMn=1 fixture · IPL 2026 to date
IPL 2026 best bowling in an innings
Kuldeep Yadav's best IPL 2026 bowling: 3/29 in 4 overs vs KKR on 2026-05-24.
3/29n=1 innings (4 overs bowled) · IPL 2026 to date

P1 — Match recaps

2 claims
IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance
Kuldeep Yadav took the field for Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2026 fixture vs KKR on 2026-05-24 (fixture 69664).
DC vs KKRn=1 match · 2026-05-24 (fixture 69664)
IPL 2026 first appearance
Kuldeep Yadav first appeared in IPL 2026 on 2026-04-01 vs LSG (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 2026————————
IPL career414121014830035

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 202611111037.810.223/290
IPL career10710711228.28.28—0
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-09-08 03:11:42 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-09-08 03:11:42 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
2017KKR22016—1020
2018KKR3127—1210
2019KKR31210—610
2020/21KKR21312—1310
2022DC7481692.34832
2023DC10311064.615.520
2024DC54735114.615.6761
2025DC5187—620
2026DC494—4.500
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 2016–2026 (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
Last 4 innings · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball · See all →

Best innings — IPL career

By runs scored
MatchRunsBallsSRDate
vs CSK · MA Chidambaram Stadium4757.12026-04-11
vs RCB · Arun Jaitley Stadium31127.32026-04-27
vs SRH · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium1*250.02026-04-21
vs GT · Arun Jaitley Stadium1*1100.02026-04-08
Top 4 innings by runs · IPL 2026 · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3

Batted at 2 distinct positions (#9–#10).

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

How Kuldeep Yadav was dismissed across 2 wickets.

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
SRH11250.0—001*
GT111100.0—001*
Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation

Runs by venue — IPL career

Venue × seasonFull breakdown →
VenueInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
Arun Jaitley Stadium241233.34.0003
MA Chidambaram Stadium14757.14.0004
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium11250.0—001*
All captures · Full breakdown: /players/kuldeep-yadav/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
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.

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 Kuldeep

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
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

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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

CricketStudio resolves Kuldeep Yadav to one canonical entity ID, mapped to every major cricket database. This is how AI systems and developers cite the same player across sources without ambiguity.

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Canonical ID · cs_player_559235

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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.