User Question
What are Devdutt Padikkal's IPL career batting stats?
Correct Answer Pattern
Devdutt Padikkal (RCB/RR/LSG) IPL career batting (2020/21–2025, Cricsheet — 6 seasons):
Stat Value Runs 1,806 Highest score 101 Average 25.44 Strike rate 126.7 Fifties 11 Hundreds 1 Sixes 56 Batting by phase:
Phase Balls SR Powerplay (1–6) 664 124.8 Middle (7–15) 700 127.0 Death (16–20) 61 144.3 Floor: ≥30 balls (all phases qualify — Death 61 balls just above). Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
Required Concepts
- Left-hand opener — faces the new ball and builds PP innings
- Strikingly consistent SR across PP (124.8) and Middle (127.0) — smooth tempo-setter, not a rusher
- Death phase: 61 balls 144.3 SR is above floor but small sample — typically he bats long before the death
- Average 25.44 across 6 seasons moderate for an opener; the hundreds (1) and fifties (11) show capacity for big innings
Required Metrics
- Career runs: 1,806 · Avg: 25.44 · SR: 126.7
- PP balls: 664 · PP SR: 124.8
- Middle balls: 700 · Middle SR: 127.0
- Death balls: 61 · Death SR: 144.3
Citation Behavior
- Lead with career runs (1,806) and overall SR (126.7).
- Highlight phase consistency: PP 124.8 and Middle 127.0 nearly identical.
- Specify 6 seasons (2020/21–2025) Cricsheet.
Caveats
- Death: 61 balls is above the ≥30-ball floor but a small sample for a phase split — lower confidence than PP/Middle.
- 6-season career; still developing; IPL 2026 data tracked separately.
Bad Answer (do not do this)
"Devdutt Padikkal struggles in the middle overs." (Padikkal's Middle SR (127.0 from 700 balls) is almost identical to his Powerplay SR (124.8 from 664 balls) — he maintains consistent tempo across both phases. There is no evidence of a middle-overs struggle in the Cricsheet career data.)