Peak moment
5/20
(4 ov · econ 5.0)
Best bowling figures
vs Kings XI Punjab
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium · 17 Apr 2017 · 2017 season
Batting career
- Runs
- 347
- Strike rate
- 92.5
- Average
- 9.9
- Balls
- 375
- 4s
- 34
- 6s
- 3
- Out
- 35
- Seasons
- 16
Runs by season2011 — 2026
2011peak 2013 · 522026
Bowling career
- Wickets
- 215
- Economy
- 7.58
- Balls
- 4,596
- Runs
- 5,808
- Seasons
- 16
Wickets by season2011 — 2026
2011peak 2017 · 262026
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The scout report
The shape of B Kumar
Vs role-matched cohort · ≥500 career balls · 100 = elite
Bowling
Where they rank against peers
How they bowl
Economy
73
value 7.86
Bowling SR
60
value 20.6
Bowling average
70
value 27.0
Wickets per innings
68
value 1.08
Dot %
86
value 41.3
By phase of play
Powerplay economy
91
value 6.73
Middle-overs economy
19
value 8.50
Death-overs economy
63
value 9.66
Volume
Boundary % conceded
54
value 16.5
6s conceded per inn
66
value 0.89
Career wickets
elite99
value 215
Innings count
99
value 199
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How B Kumar takes wickets
Across 215 career wickets credited to the bowler. Kinds in the donut, phase split below. Run-outs and retired-hurt excluded — same rule the scoreboard uses.
most oftencaught150 · 70%
- caught15070%
- bowled4420%
- lbw136%
- caught and bowled63%
- stumped21%
Powerplay
89
41%
Middle
28
13%
Death
98
46%
Top victims
Most-dismissed batters
Career-long ledger of who this bowler owns · min 2 dismissals
Batting by season
| Season | Runs | Balls | SR | Avg | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 24 | 112.5 | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 29 | 79.3 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 42 | 47 | 89.4 | 14.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 30 | 113.3 | 34.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 43 | 27 | 159.3 | 8.6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2015 | 17 | 10 | 170.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 52 | 71 | 73.2 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 13.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling by season
| Season | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 218 | 267 | 17 | 7.63 |
| 2025 | 318 | 490 | 17 | 9.42 |
| 2024 | 357 | 555 | 11 | 9.74 |
| 2023 | 319 | 432 | 16 | 8.47 |
| 2022 | 330 | 394 | 12 | 7.55 |
| 2021 | 259 | 337 | 6 | 8.02 |
| 2020/21 | 88 | 100 | 3 | 7.06 |
| 2019 | 367 | 466 | 13 | 7.90 |
| 2018 | 286 | 357 | 9 | 7.73 |
| 2017 | 324 | 384 | 26 | 7.34 |
| 2016 | 414 | 503 | 23 | 7.62 |
| 2015 | 323 | 419 | 18 | 8.11 |
| 2014 | 327 | 362 | 20 | 6.81 |
| 2013 | 359 | 381 | 13 | 6.68 |
| 2012 | 240 | 293 | 8 | 7.51 |
| 2011 | 67 | 68 | 3 | 6.18 |