Avesh Khan: Decoding his stats in IPL 2024 season
What's the story
Rajasthan Royals' campaign in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) came to an end in the second Qualifier. They lost the knock-out clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 36 runs. Meanwhile, Avesh Khan was among RR's standout performers in the season. The right-arm pacer, who was playing his first season with RR, finished as the team's highest wicket-taker. Let's decode his season in numbers.
Campaign
19 wickets in the season
The IPL 2024 season saw Avesh claim 19 wickets from 16 matches at 27.68. His economy of 9.59 is a tad on the higher side as he operated a lot in the death overs. Avesh's best returns this season came in the second Qualifier as he returned with 3/27 in four overs, albeit in a losing cause.
Death overs
Sensational in death overs
As per ESPNcricinfo, eight of Avesh's wickets this season came in the final four overs. His economy of 9.23 in this phase was only second to Jasprit Bumrah (6.06) among bowlers with seven or more wickets in these overs. His brilliance meant RR had the best economy rate in the final four overs in IPL 2024 (10.25).
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Avesh enjoyed his second-best season in terms of wickets as the 2021 IPL saw him claim 24 scalps at a remarkable economy of 7.37. He played for Delhi Capitals that year. The pacer took 18 wickets for Lucknow Super Giants in the 2022 competition (ER: 8.73). As mentioned, this was Avesh's maiden campaign with the Royals.