IPL playerIndia2008 to 2011
B Akhil
Right-hand bat
B Akhil, a bowler, played four IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
B Akhil was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore outside the auction.
That first season brought 7 matches, 46 runs and 2 wickets at 7.73 an over.
Franchise by franchise
2008 to 2010, Royal Challengers Bangalore. 14 matches and 6 wickets.
2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Arrived outside the auction. 1 match.
2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2008 to 2010.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 6 wickets in 189 deliveries, at 7.68 runs an over against a league rate of 7.74 for the same seasons, right on the going rate.
The fielding record: 3 catches and 1 run-out.
The legacy
B Akhil made 15 IPL appearances, the last for Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 46 | 27* | 15.3 | 148.4 | 0/0 | 2 | 7.73 | 2/17 | 3 | ||
| 2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 | 17 | 9 | 8.5 | 113.3 | 0/0 | 4 | 7.27 | 2/18 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 6.00 | - | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13.0 | 144.4 | 0/0 | 0 | 10.15 | - | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2008 to 2010
- Kochi Tuskers Kerala: 2011
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 43.6% |
| Balls per four | 11 |
| Balls per six | 11 |
| Dot balls bowled | 31.9% |
| Balls per wicket | 31.3 |
| Catches | 3 |
| Run-outs | 1 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet