IPL playerAustralia2015 to 2022
Sean Abbott
On scorecards: SA Abbott · Right-hand bat
Sean Abbott played two IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Sean Abbott arrived through the auction: Royal Challengers Bangalore paid ₹1.0 cr, against a base price of ₹50 lakh.
That first season brought 2 matches and 15 runs.
Franchise by franchise
2015, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2015 auction for ₹1.0 cr. 2 matches and 15 runs.
2022, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹2.4 cr. 1 match, 7 runs and 1 wicket.
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
At the auction
Sean Abbott went under the hammer nine times, bought twice and left unsold seven times. The highest price was ₹2.4 cr, paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022, more than 12 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹1.0 cr in 2015, ₹2.4 cr by 2022. Unsold in 2017, Sean Abbott was bought again in 2022 by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Sean Abbott made 3 IPL appearances, the last for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 15 | 14 | 7.5 | 115.4 | 0/0 | 0 | 11.40 | - | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 140.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 11.75 | 1/47 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2015
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2022
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 55.6% |
| Balls per four | 18 |
| Balls per six | 9 |
| Dot balls bowled | 24.1% |
| Balls per wicket | 54 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹1.0 cr |
| 2017 | Fast Bowler | ₹30 lakh | Unsold |
| 2020 | Fast Bowler | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
| 2021 | – | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹2.4 cr |
| 2023 | AL3 | ₹1.5 cr | Unsold |
| 2024 | AL2 | ₹2.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2025 | AL5 | ₹2.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2026 | AL2 | ₹2.0 cr | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet