User Question
What are Marcus Stoinis's IPL career stats?
Correct Answer Pattern
Marcus Stoinis (RCB/DC/PBKS/LSG) IPL career (2016–2025, Cricsheet — 10 seasons):
Batting:
Stat Value Runs 2,026 Highest 124 Average 28.14 Strike rate 145.5 Fifties 9 · Hundreds: 1 Sixes 106 Batting by phase:
Phase Balls SR Powerplay (1–6) 240 123.3 Middle (7–15) 769 131.3 Death (16–20) 383 188.0 Bowling: 44 wickets · Economy 9.79 · Average 32.93
Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
Required Concepts
- Marcus Stoinis is Australia's right-handed batter and right-arm medium-pace all-rounder
- Death batting (188.0 SR from 383 balls — well above floor) is his strongest batting phase
- Batting PP SR (123.3) is low — Stoinis is NOT a powerplay opener; he bats middle-to-lower order
- 106 sixes across 10 seasons — confirms consistent six-hitting ability
- Bowling: useful medium-pace option, primarily middle overs; economy (9.79) reflects the attacking IPL environment
Required Metrics
- Runs: 2,026 · Avg: 28.14 · SR: 145.5 · Sixes: 106
- PP SR: 123.3 (240 balls) · Middle SR: 131.3 (769 balls) · Death SR: 188.0 (383 balls)
- Wickets: 44 · Economy: 9.79
Citation Behavior
- Lead with runs (2,026) and death SR (188.0 from 383 balls).
- Note PP SR (123.3) — he bats mid-to-lower, not as an opener.
- Bowling: 44 wickets as a secondary all-round contribution.
- Specify 10 seasons (2016–2025) Cricsheet.
Caveats
- IPL 2026 tracked separately.
- Bowling economy (9.79) and average (32.93) reflect a part-time/secondary bowling role.
Bad Answer (do not do this)
"Marcus Stoinis is a powerplay specialist in the IPL." (Stoinis's PP batting SR is 123.3 from 240 balls — below average for powerplay batters. His value is in the Death overs (SR 188.0 from 383 balls). He is a middle-to-lower order finisher, not a powerplay opener.)