Swapnil Singh is an Indian cricketer and a left-arm spin bowler who currently plays for Uttarakhand in domestic cricket. The 33-year-old played for Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) in IPL 2023, but now will be seen playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the upcoming edition in 2024. Swapnil has been a part of the IPL since its inaugural season in 2008 but didn’t get many chances. He has played just once in his 16-year career at the cash-rich league where he got just one wicket at an average of 108.0 and an economy rate of 9.0.
Hailing from Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, Swapnil made his debut in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) for Siechem Madurai Panthers against Nellai Royal Kings at Coimbatore on 14th June, 2023. He has played eight matches in his TNPL career taking 5 scalps at an average of 32.6 and an economy rate of 6.79. He will be playing for RCB in IPL 2024. Let’s have an overview of his IPL career so far.
Swapnil Singh IPL 2024 Team & Price
Swapnil Singh got his maiden IPL contract in its inaugural edition in 2008 as Mumbai Indians acquired his services for ₹4 Lakhs in the auction. However, he didn’t get to play a single match in that edition. After that, Swapnil went on to miss the next few seasons and got his second IPL contract after eight years as Kings XI Punjab (now known as Punjab Kings) bought him for ₹10 Lakhs in the IPL 2016 auction. He finally made his IPL debut in a match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on 4th May, 2016. After two years with Punjab, Swapnil again missed the few more seasons and was picked by Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) for ₹20 Lakhs in the IPL 2023 auction. However, he wasn’t effective with the ball for LSG and was released ahead of the IPL auction 2024 auction. In the auction, Swapnil was picked by RCB for ₹20 Lakhs and is set to play for his fourth franchise in the IPL.
Year | Price (in ₹) | Team |
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2008 | 4 Lakhs | Mumbai Indians |
2016 | 10 Lakhs | Punjab Kings |
2017 | 10 Lakhs | Punjab Kings |
2023 | 20 Lakhs | Lucknow SuperGiants |
2024 | 20 Lakhs | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Swapnil Singh Batting Stats
IPL Season | Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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2024 | 3 | 27 | 15* | 27.00 | 180.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2023 | 2 | 2 | 2* | – | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swapnil Singh Last 10 IPL matches
Date | Versus | Ground | Batsman Dismissed | Overs | Wickets |
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04/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | 3.0 | 0/29 | |
08/04/2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Holkar Cricket Stadium | M S Dhoni (c & b) | 2.0 | 1/14 |
20/04/2017 | Mumbai Indians | Holkar Cricket Stadium | 2.0 | 0/22 | |
09/05/2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium | 2.0 | 0/19 | |
14/05/2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 1.0 | 0/6 | |
07/05/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Narendra Modi Stadium | 1.0 | 0/7 | |
16/05/2023 | Mumbai Indians | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium | 1.0 | 0/11 |
Even after being part of the tournament since 2008, Swapnil hasn’t been able to show his best performance in the IPL so far. Now he will be joining RCB who are in a search of the trophy for the last 16 years. He is likely to play as a spearhead spin bowler for the RCB and will be looking to overcome the challenges and find success in the batting friendly pitch of the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
RCB Team for IPL 2024 (Updated)
Wicketkeepers: Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik.
Batters: Faf du Plessis (SA), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Saurav Chauhan.
All-rounders: Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell (AUS), Manoj Bhandage, Tom Curran (ENG), Swapnil Singh, Will Jacks (ENG), Cameron Green (AUS).
Bowlers: Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Reece Topley (ENG), Himanshu Sharma, Alzarri Joseph (WI), Lockie Ferguson (NZ), Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mayank Dagar.