Few IPL bowlers are as easy to pick out as Lockie Ferguson. When the New Zealand quick marks out his run-up, the number on the speed gun becomes part of the spectacle. Across nine seasons of the Indian Premier League, Ferguson has represented five franchises, from Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017 to Punjab Kings in 2026, and he remains one of the fastest bowlers the league has ever seen, clocked at 157.3 kmph for Gujarat Titans in their title-winning 2022 campaign.
The raw numbers tell the story of a career split between genuine impact and frustrating interruption. Ferguson’s best season came in 2021, when he took 13 wickets in eight games for Kolkata Knight Riders at an economy of 7.46. Since then, injuries and limited opportunities have kept him in a stop-start rhythm: across the four seasons from 2023 to 2026 he has played only 17 matches in total. His 2025 campaign with Punjab Kings ended after four games with a serious hamstring injury, and his 2026 season was shortened further by paternity leave and a return that never quite clicked.
For IPL 2027, his team and price are not officially confirmed. He was retained by Punjab Kings for 2026, but with the retention list expected by 15 November and a mini auction scheduled in Goa in mid-December 2026, media reports suggest he may be released. This page covers his verified IPL record, his season-by-season figures, his full price history and what is known about his 2027 status.
Lockie Ferguson IPL Stats Overview
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Lachlan Hammond Ferguson |
| IPL Debut | 2017 (Rising Pune Supergiant) |
| Role | Bowler (right-arm fast) |
| Batting Style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm fast |
| Current IPL Team | Punjab Kings (2026; 2027 status not officially confirmed) |
| IPL Matches | 52 |
| IPL Wickets | 52 |
| Best Bowling | 4/28 |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is Lockie Ferguson?
Lachlan Hammond Ferguson was born on 13 June 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand. A right-arm fast bowler who regularly exceeds 145 kmph, he is widely regarded as one of the quickest bowlers of his generation. He plays domestic cricket for Auckland and has been a New Zealand international across formats, known for his heavy bouncers and yorkers delivered at full pace.
Ferguson entered the IPL in the 2017 auction, bought by Rising Pune Supergiant for INR 50 lakh, and made an immediate impression by winning Player of the Match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. His league career has since taken him through Kolkata Knight Riders (2019-2021 and 2023), Gujarat Titans (2022), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2024) and Punjab Kings (2025-2026). His 4 for 28 for Gujarat Titans in 2022 remains his only IPL four-wicket haul and came in the season they lifted the title.
Lockie Ferguson IPL Teams
| Season | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Auctioned |
| 2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Auctioned |
| 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Retained |
| 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Retained |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | Auctioned |
| 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Traded from Gujarat Titans |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Auctioned |
| 2025 | Punjab Kings | Auctioned |
| 2026 | Punjab Kings | Retained |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Retention decision expected by 15 November 2026 |
Ferguson’s IPL path shows how franchises keep paying for his pace even when the results are uneven. Kolkata kept him for three straight seasons (2019-2021) before Gujarat Titans paid INR 10 crore for him in the 2022 mega auction. Gujarat traded him back to Kolkata ahead of 2023, but injury limited him to three games, and RCB picked him up for INR 2 crore in the December 2023 auction. Punjab Kings then bought him at his base price of INR 2 crore in the November 2024 mega auction and retained him for 2026 at the same figure.
Lockie Ferguson IPL 2024 Stats
| Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 24 | 9 | 28.33 | 10.63 | 2/23 |
Ferguson played seven games for RCB in IPL 2024 under Faf du Plessis’s captaincy and took nine wickets, but the season was a reminder that raw pace is expensive on flat Indian decks. His economy rate of 10.63 was the second-worst of his career to that point. His best showing came in the famous 287-run shootout against Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he was RCB’s most successful bowler with 2 for 52 while SRH piled up the highest team total in IPL history. RCB reached the playoffs but released him ahead of the mega auction.
Lockie Ferguson IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 11.2 | 5 | 20.80 | 9.18 | 2/37 |
The 2025 season promised better. Bought by Punjab Kings at his base price of INR 2 crore, joining a squad that also featured Arshdeep Singh and Glenn Maxwell, Ferguson took five wickets in four games at an average of 20.80, with his best figures of 2 for 37 coming against Rajasthan Royals in a losing cause. But on 12 April 2025, against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Uppal, he pulled up injured while bowling his second ball of the match and walked off. PBKS coach James Hopes later described it as a serious injury with a very slim chance of return, and New Zealand quick Kyle Jamieson was brought in as his replacement. His season ended at 11.2 overs.
Lockie Ferguson IPL 2026 Stats
| Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 11 | 1 | 141.00 | 12.82 | 1/41 |
Retained by Punjab Kings for INR 2 crore, Ferguson missed the first half of IPL 2026 on paternity leave after the birth of his first child, a decision he explained publicly during New Zealand’s T20 series against South Africa. When he finally joined the squad, he looked off the pace: one wicket in three matches at an average of 141 and an economy of 12.82. Several media outlets now list him among the players PBKS may release before the 2027 retention deadline.
Lockie Ferguson IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. No matches have been played and there is no confirmed team or price to report. Ferguson’s 2027 status is not officially confirmed: Punjab Kings are expected to announce their retention decisions by 15 November 2026, with a mini auction planned in Goa in mid-December 2026. This page will be updated once his team and price are officially confirmed.
Lockie Ferguson IPL 2027 Team and Price
Not officially confirmed. Ferguson finished the 2026 season with Punjab Kings, who retained him for INR 2 crore, but media reports suggest the franchise may release him ahead of the IPL 2027 mini auction after a poor 2026 return of one wicket in three matches. Until the official retention list is published, his 2027 team and price cannot be stated. His last confirmed auction price was INR 2 crore, paid by Punjab Kings in the November 2024 mega auction.
Lockie Ferguson IPL Career Bowling Stats
| Matches | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | Best | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 181.3 | 1671 | 52 | 32.13 | 9.21 | 20.9 | 4/28 | 1 | 0 |
Across nine IPL seasons, Ferguson has taken 52 wickets from 52 matches at an average of 32.13 and an economy of 9.21. His only four-wicket haul is the 4 for 28 for Gujarat Titans in 2022.
Lockie Ferguson IPL Career Batting Stats
Ferguson is a specialist bowler and has almost no IPL batting record of note: he has scored 9 career IPL runs with no fifties or hundreds. Detailed batting breakdowns such as average, strike rate and highest score are not available from reliable sources.
Lockie Ferguson IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Overs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | RPS | 4 | 13 | 3 | 31.00 | 7.15 | 2/7 |
| 2019 | KKR | 5 | 17 | 2 | 91.50 | 10.76 | 1/38 |
| 2020 | KKR | 5 | 19.5 | 6 | 24.66 | 7.46 | 3/15 |
| 2021 | KKR | 8 | 30 | 13 | 17.23 | 7.46 | 3/18 |
| 2022 | GT | 13 | 47.4 | 12 | 35.58 | 8.96 | 4/28 |
| 2023 | KKR | 3 | 7.4 | 1 | 96.00 | 12.52 | 1/19 |
| 2024 | RCB | 7 | 24 | 9 | 28.33 | 10.63 | 2/23 |
| 2025 | PBKS | 4 | 11.2 | 5 | 20.80 | 9.18 | 2/37 |
| 2026 | PBKS | 3 | 11 | 1 | 141.00 | 12.82 | 1/41 |
Lockie Ferguson IPL Highest Score
Ferguson’s highest IPL score is not available from reliable sources. As a specialist fast bowler who bats in the lower order, he has scored only 9 runs across his entire IPL career and has never played a significant batting innings in the league.
Lockie Ferguson IPL Wickets and Best Bowling
His 52 IPL wickets include one four-wicket haul: 4 for 28 for Gujarat Titans in the 2022 season, in which GT went on to win the title. Two of his most famous IPL spells came for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2020: 3 for 15 in four overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad, followed by two wickets in the Super Over that sealed the win. His fastest recorded IPL delivery, 157.3 kmph for Gujarat Titans in 2022, is one of the quickest ever bowled in the league. His best season remains 2021, when he took 13 wickets in eight games for KKR at 17.23 apiece.
Lockie Ferguson IPL Batting Records
Ferguson holds no IPL batting records. He is a specialist bowler with a minimal batting footprint in the league.
Lockie Ferguson IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant | INR 50 lakh | Auction |
| 2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 1.60 crore | Auction |
| 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 1.60 crore | Retained |
| 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 1.60 crore | Retained |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | INR 10 crore | Auction |
| 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 10 crore | Traded from Gujarat Titans |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | INR 2 crore | Auction |
| 2025 | Punjab Kings | INR 2 crore | Auction (base price) |
| 2026 | Punjab Kings | INR 2 crore | Retained |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Not officially confirmed | Retention decision expected by 15 November 2026 |
Lockie Ferguson IPL Records and Achievements
- Second-fastest delivery in IPL history: 157.3 kmph, bowled for Gujarat Titans in 2022.
- IPL title winner with Gujarat Titans in 2022 (12 wickets in 13 matches).
- Player of the Match on IPL debut for Rising Pune Supergiant against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2017.
- Match-winning Super Over spell for Kolkata Knight Riders against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2020 (3/15 in the match, two wickets in the Super Over).
- Best IPL season: 2021 for KKR — 13 wickets in 8 matches at 17.23 average and 7.46 economy, alongside Andre Russell and Sunil Narine.
Lockie Ferguson’s IPL Performance Analysis
Ferguson’s IPL career divides cleanly into two halves. From 2017 to 2022 he was a settled, valued asset: retained by Kolkata, bought for INR 10 crore by Gujarat, and part of a title-winning attack in 2022 alongside Rashid Khan and Mohammed Shami. His 2022 average of 35.58 looks high, but it came with a title medal and the quickest ball of his career.
Since 2023, the curve has fallen. Three seasons of injuries — a hamstring that ended his 2025, a calf problem that cost him the 2025 Champions Trophy, and fitness setbacks that have shadowed his New Zealand career — have limited him to 17 matches and 15 wickets in four years. His economy rate has drifted badly in the last three seasons: 10.63, 9.18 and 12.82. A pure pace bowler who cannot stay fit for a full season is a luxury few squads carry, and that is why his 2027 future with Punjab Kings is genuinely uncertain.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which IPL team does Lockie Ferguson play for?
His last confirmed team is Punjab Kings, who retained him for 2026. His 2027 team is not officially confirmed yet; the retention list is expected by 15 November 2026.
What is Lockie Ferguson’s IPL auction price?
He was bought by Punjab Kings for INR 2 crore at the November 2024 mega auction and retained for the same price in 2026. His highest auction price was INR 10 crore, paid by Gujarat Titans in 2022.
How many wickets does Lockie Ferguson have in the IPL?
52 wickets in 52 matches across nine seasons (2017-2026), at an average of 32.13 and an economy of 9.21.
What are Lockie Ferguson’s best IPL bowling figures?
4 for 28 for Gujarat Titans in the 2022 season, his only IPL four-wicket haul.
Has Lockie Ferguson won an IPL title?
Yes. He was part of the Gujarat Titans squad that won the IPL in 2022, taking 12 wickets in 13 matches.
How fast does Lockie Ferguson bowl?
His fastest recorded IPL delivery is 157.3 kmph, bowled for Gujarat Titans in 2022 — one of the fastest balls ever recorded in the league.
Will Lockie Ferguson play IPL 2027?
Not officially confirmed. Media reports suggest Punjab Kings may release him before the retention deadline, but until the official list is published, his 2027 participation is unconfirmed.
Sources and Data Notes
Season and career statistics were cross-checked against IPL season records (myKhel), cricfacts.com and SportsCafe IPL career coverage. Auction and retention details were verified against sports press reports from the 2022, 2024 and 2025 auctions (PBKS announcements via ESPNcricinfo coverage). Injury and 2026 status details come from PBKS coach statements and sports press coverage of the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Statistics and player information are checked against available reliable sources and may be updated as new IPL matches, transfers, or official announcements are confirmed.
Statistics updated through: 18 October 2026
