Shardul Thakur

Mumbai Indians · right arm fast medium · right-hand bat · Bowler

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cricketplayerIPLbowlerRHB
IPL 2026 · Season complete30 balls faced
7
Matches
12.3
Economy
12
Wickets
11.0
Bowl SR
Source: CricketStudio / ball-by-ball · 132 deliveriesCanonical: players/shardul-thakur
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Shardul Thakur's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: PBKS — 5 wickets in 2 matches (econ 11.57).

Aggregated across 2 captured IPL 2026 fixtures against PBKS.

MetricIPL 2026 best opponent (bowling)
Value5 wickets vs PBKS
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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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 career434334912.5133.20168
T20IsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
ODIsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
TestsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 2026771220.711.274/370
IPL career10910911929.39.510
T20Is
ODIs
Tests
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-07-06 19:33:54 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-07-06 19:33:54 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Shardul Thakur took 107 wickets in 102 pre-2026 IPL matches (2015–2025), economy 9.4.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2015PBKS17710
2017Rising Pune Supergiant300000
2018CSK1151530
2019CSK21412711
2020/21CSK212111200
2021CSK4532.500
2022DC1012029137.91577
2023KKR911368161.414.13134
2024CSK321172121
2025LSG5186630
CareerCSK, DC, KKR, LSG, PBKS, Rising Pune Supergiant4032568140.111.613013

Bowling by season

SeasonMatWktsEconAvgSR
20151112.673818
201712118.2528.6420.8
201813169.2426.9417.5
2019989.3735.1322.5
2020/219108.5127.519.4
202116218.8125.117.1
202214159.7931.5319.3
20239710.4831.4318
2024959.7661.838
2025101311.0328.8515.7
Career1021079.430.3219.3
Window: IPL 20152025 (pre-2026), 40 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.

Claims by pillar

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Phase split

Per-phase batting + bowling (PP / Middle / Death).

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Death overs

Bowling and batting in overs 16-20 (≥15 ball floor).

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Powerplay

Batting and bowling in overs 1-6 (≥30 ball floor).

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Recent form

Last 5 fixtures with batting + bowling figures per match.

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By venue

Per-venue batting + bowling output across IPL 2026 fixtures.

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Vs spin / vs pace

Batting performance against pace bowling vs spin bowling.

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IPL 2026 season

Current-season aggregate batting + bowling stats.

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Partnerships

Per-partner batting dependency: balls faced + runs scored while paired with each named partner (≥30 deliveries floor).

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Franchise mobility

Multi-franchise career arc and team-by-team contribution split.

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Top head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

As bowler

vs batterBallsRunsSR concededDotsWkts
Prabhsimran Singh1534226.710
Shreyas Iyer1025250.010
Angkrish Raghuvanshi815187.520
Virat Kohli711157.120
Ajinkya Rahane610166.710
Sameer Rizvi616266.710

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

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase
PositionInningsRunsBallsSRAvgOuts
#8 · lower middle2141973.77.002
#9 · tail1101190.90

Source: SETU canonical aggregate (lib/setu/season-stats.ts). Position derived from the order each batter first appears on-creeze in the innings ball stream. Cross-reference: batting-order shuffles leaderboard.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase
ModeCount% of dismissals
Caught2100%

"Caught" lumps stumpings — the upstream live-feed score type doesn't reliably separate the two (per §10.151co). Dropped catches are NOT counted — commentary-text-only in the upstream feed, doctrine §3.3. Cross-reference: season dismissal-mode leaderboards.

Related entities

Plays for
Mumbai Indians
Most-faced bowlers (IPL career)
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Frequently asked

Who is Shardul Thakur?
Shardul Thakur is an Indian cricketer playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026 as a bowler (right arm fast medium), right-handed batter born in Palghar.
Which IPL 2026 team does Shardul play for?
Shardul Thakur plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026.
How many IPL 2026 matches has Shardul appeared in?
Shardul Thakur appeared in 13 IPL 2026 matches (13-fixture sample) for Mumbai Indians, most recently on 2026-05-24.
What was Shardul's most recent IPL 2026 performance?
Shardul Thakur's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: PBKS — 5 wickets in 2 matches (econ 11.57).
What is Shardul's bowling style?
Shardul Thakur bowls right arm fast medium.
How many wickets has Shardul taken in IPL 2026?
Shardul Thakur's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: PBKS — 5 wickets in 2 matches (econ 11.57).
What is Shardul's death-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026?
Shardul Thakur concedes 11.00 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (36-ball sample, #41 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
What is Shardul's standout performance in IPL 2026?
Shardul Thakur won Player of the Match in IPL 2026 — most recently vs KKR on 2026-03-29.
How regular is Shardul in the Mumbai Indians lineup?
Shardul Thakur ranks #3 of 24 CricketStudio-tracked Mumbai Indians squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (13 matches).
Where is Shardul from?
Shardul Thakur is Indian, born in Palghar.
Where can I find Shardul's full IPL 2026 stats?
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Shardul Thakur are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shardul-thakur — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
When was Shardul born?
Shardul Thakur was born on 16 October 1991.
Is Shardul a right-hand or left-hand batter?
Shardul Thakur bats right-handed.
Was Shardul used as an impact player in IPL 2026?
Yes — Shardul Thakur was deployed as an impact substitute 1 time in IPL 2026, contributing 6 runs at SR 50. Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation.

About

RoleBowler
TeamMumbai Indians
Battingright-hand bat
Bowlingright arm fast medium
NationalityIndian

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