User Question
What are Lockie Ferguson's IPL career bowling stats?
Correct Answer Pattern
Lockie Ferguson (KKR/GT/PBKS/RCB) IPL career bowling (2017–2025, Cricsheet — 8 seasons):
Overall: 53 wickets · Economy 8.96 · Average 28.91 · 1,026 balls bowled
By phase:
Phase Balls Wickets Economy Powerplay (1–6) 269 18 8.83 Middle (7–15) 492 22 7.91 Death (16–20) 265 13 11.03 Middle overs is his best economy phase (7.91 from 492 balls). Moderate deployment across all three phases. Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
Required Concepts
- Lockie Ferguson is a New Zealand right-arm fast bowler known for express pace (bouncers at 90+ mph)
- Middle economy (7.91) is his best phase — unusual for an express pacer who is typically a Powerplay/Death specialist
- Death economy (11.03 from 265 balls) is high — reflects the challenge of bowling express pace late in the innings
- Multiple franchises across 8 seasons: KKR, GT, PBKS, RCB
Required Metrics
- Career wickets: 53 · Economy: 8.96
- PP balls: 269 · PP wkts: 18 · PP econ: 8.83
- Middle balls: 492 · Middle wkts: 22 · Middle econ: 7.91
- Death balls: 265 · Death wkts: 13 · Death econ: 11.03
Citation Behavior
- State career wickets (53) and economy (8.96).
- Middle economy (7.91 from 492 balls) is his best phase.
- Specify 8 seasons (2017–2025) Cricsheet.
Caveats
- 8 seasons but spread across multiple franchises — no single-franchise long tenure shapes these stats.
- IPL 2026 data tracked separately.
Bad Answer (do not do this)
"Lockie Ferguson has an economy rate under 8 in his IPL career." (Ferguson's career economy is 8.96 — above 9 range overall. His middle-overs economy (7.91) is his most efficient phase, but the overall career figure reflects higher economy in the Powerplay and death overs.)