IPL playerNew Zealand2011 to 2023
Tim Southee
On scorecards: TG Southee · Right-hand bat
Tim Southee, a bowler, played ten IPL seasons for five franchises. Two titles came along the way.
The arrival
Tim Southee's first IPL season was 2011, with Chennai Super Kings, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 5 matches and 4 wickets at 8.74 an over, and ended with Chennai Super Kings as champions.
The peak
The best season was 2022, for Kolkata Knight Riders: 14 wickets at 7.82 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.36, with best figures of 3 for 20.
Franchise by franchise
2011, Chennai Super Kings. 5 matches and 4 wickets; champions in 2011.
2014 to 2015, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹1.2 cr. 10 matches and 6 wickets.
2016 to 2017, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹2.5 cr. 14 matches and 12 wickets; champions in 2017.
2018 to 2019, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹1.0 cr. 11 matches and 6 wickets.
2021 to 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders. Arrived outside the auction. 14 matches and 19 wickets.
5 spells with five franchises in all. The longest was with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2021 to 2023. 2012, 2013 and 2020 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 47 wickets in 1,210 deliveries, at 8.64 runs an over against a league rate of 8.18 for the same seasons: 0.45 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
37.1% of the balls Tim Southee bowled were dots, a higher share than 65% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 25.7 balls.
The fielding record: 21 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Tim Southee went under the hammer seven times, bought four times and left unsold three times. The highest price was ₹2.5 cr, paid by Mumbai Indians in 2016. Unsold in 2020, Tim Southee was bought again in 2022 by Kolkata Knight Riders.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Tim Southee made 54 IPL appearances, the last for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 4 | 8.74 | 1/30 | 0 | Champions | |
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 7.60 | - | 2 | ||
| 2015 | Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 13 | 7* | 13.0 | 144.4 | 0/0 | 6 | 8.77 | 2/32 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Mumbai Indians | 11 | 30 | 25 | 10.0 | 157.9 | 0/0 | 9 | 7.65 | 3/24 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 233.3 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.44 | 2/39 | 1 | Champions | |
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 | 52 | 36* | 26.0 | 113.0 | 0/0 | 5 | 8.95 | 3/30 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | 9 | 9* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 13.11 | 1/24 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 3 | 7.92 | 2/26 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9 | 2 | 1* | 0.5 | 16.7 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.82 | 3/20 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 13.17 | 2/54 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Chennai Super Kings: 2011
- Rajasthan Royals: 2014 to 2015
- Mumbai Indians: 2016 to 2017
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2018 to 2019
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2021 to 2023
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 42.1% |
| Balls per four | 13.4 |
| Balls per six | 26.8 |
| Dot balls bowled | 37.1% |
| Balls per wicket | 25.7 |
| Catches | 21 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | FA3 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.2 cr |
| 2016 | – | ₹1.0 cr | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹2.5 cr |
| 2018 | FA1 | ₹1.0 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹1.0 cr |
| 2020 | Fast Bowler | ₹1.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹1.5 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹1.5 cr |
| 2024 | FA2 | ₹1.5 cr | Unsold |
| 2025 | FA8 | ₹1.5 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