Chris Woakes

2017

IPL Debut

All Rounder

Specialization

34

Age

21

Matches

IPL Squads / Kings XI Punjab / Chris Woakes

Career Overview/ Highlight : Chris Woakes IPL 2017 to 2024

Chris Woakes had a start-stop-start career in the IPL. After picking up 18 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders on his IPL debut in 2017, he struggled to get games in 2018, where he was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹7.4 crore. The Englishman featured in five games and took eight wickets. He was released before the 2019 IPL auction, where he went unsold.

He was bought by Delhi Capitals for the IPL 2020 season but pulled out as he wanted to keep himself fresh for the busy Test cricket summer. Waokes finally played his first game for the Capitals in 2021, where he featured in three games and picked up five wickets. Injury also played a role as he missed out on the 2022 edition and then, in 2023, pulled out to focus on the upcoming home summer, which had the Ashes.

Chris Woakes IPL 2017 to 2024: Batting stats

Year	Mat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Auction Price
2021	3	–	1	15	15*	–	136.36	0	0	2	0	1.5 cr
2018	5	–	2	17	11	8.50	89.47	0	0	1	1	7.4 cr
2017	13	–	3	46	18	11.50	97.87	0	0	4	1	7.4 cr

Chris Woakes IPL 2017 to 2024: Bowling Stats

Year	Mat	Inn	Ov	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Eco	Best	4w	5w	Auction Price
2021	3	–	11	82	5	16.40	7.45	2/18	0	0	1.5 cr
2018	5	–	18.2	190	8	23.75	10.36	3/36	0	0	7.4 cr
2017	13	–	44	386	17	22.70	8.77	3/6	0	0	7.4 cr

Abbreviations & Acronyms Mat -> Matches, Inn -> Innings, Runs -> Total Runs, HS -> Highest Score, SR -> Batting Strike Rate, Price -> Value of the Player,CT -> Catch out, ST -> Stump out

Achievements & Records

KKR Highest wicket-taker in IPL 2017 – 17 wickets
Joint second-most catches for KKR in IPL 2017 – 6 catches
Fourth-best bowling strike rate in IPL 2017 (minimum 300 balls bowled) – 15.52

Interesting Chris Woakes Facts

Kieron Pollard was Chris Woakes’ first IPL victim.
Bought for ₹7.4 crore, Chris Woakes was RCB’s most expensive buy in IPL 2018 auction.
Chris Woakes’ best figures of 3/6 came in the match in which RCB was bowled out for 49, the lowest score in IPL history.