Ashutosh Sharma announced himself to the IPL in 2024 as the kind of batter every team wants for the last five overs: fearless, unorthodox, and utterly disinterested in singles. Picked up by Punjab Kings for a modest ₹20 lakh at the 2024 auction, the Railways batter played a handful of cameos that instantly became highlights packages, most notably a 28-ball 61 against Mumbai Indians that carried Punjab’s chase with pure power. His Ashutosh Sharma IPL stats show a career strike rate of 168.86 across three seasons, a number that tells you almost everything about what he is for.
Delhi Capitals saw enough to pay ₹3.80 crore for him at the 2025 mega auction, and he repaid them with 204 runs at a strike rate of 160.63 in 2025, including an unbeaten 66 off 31 balls against Lucknow Super Giants. Retained for ₹3.80 crore for 2026, he posted his most efficient season yet: 171 runs in eight innings at 181.91. The 11-ball fifty he struck for Railways in the 2023 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy remains the fastest fifty by an Indian in T20 cricket, and it explains why franchises keep betting on him as a designated finisher.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL Stats Overview
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Ashutosh Rambabu Sharma |
| IPL Debut | 2024 (Punjab Kings) |
| Role | Batting all-rounder / middle-order finisher |
| Batting Style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm medium (has not bowled in the IPL) |
| Current IPL Team | Delhi Capitals |
| IPL Matches | 32 |
| IPL Runs | 564 |
| Highest Score | 66* (vs Lucknow Super Giants, 2025) |
| IPL Wickets | 0 |
| Best Bowling | – |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is Ashutosh Sharma?
Ashutosh Sharma was born on 15 September 1998 in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. He began his domestic career with Madhya Pradesh, later represented Railways, and moved to Gujarat ahead of the 2026-27 domestic season. A right-handed batter with a right-arm medium-pace action, he first made national headlines in October 2023 when he smashed a 50 off 11 balls for Railways against Arunachal Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, breaking the record for the fastest fifty by an Indian in T20 cricket. That knock, built on eight sixes and a four, put a 25-year-old domestic batter firmly on the IPL scouts’ radar.
He made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings in 2024 as an impact substitute, scoring 31 off 17 balls in his first appearance. Since then he has played two straight seasons for Delhi Capitals, a franchise built around heavy hitters like KL Rahul and Axar Patel. He shares the IPL stage with fellow senior campaigners like Faf du Plessis and Kuldeep Yadav, while Sam Curran‘s all-round ability adds depth to any squad built around power-hitting. In July 2026 he signed with Hampshire for England’s One-Day Cup, a move that came after his productive 2026 IPL campaign. He has not yet played international cricket.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL Teams
| Season | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Punjab Kings | Bought at auction (₹20 lakh) |
| 2025 | Delhi Capitals | Bought at mega auction (₹3.80 crore) |
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | Retained (₹3.80 crore) |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Auction/retention list awaited |
His IPL journey has two clear chapters. Punjab gave him the debut and the platform in 2024, where his power-hitting turned a ₹20 lakh pick into one of the season’s surprise packages. Delhi then paid nearly 19 times that price to make him their designated finisher, keeping him through both 2025 and 2026. The franchise’s decision to retain him for 2026 at the same ₹3.80 crore fee shows how settled he is in their middle-order plans.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL 2024 Stats
| Category | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 11 | 9 | 189 | 61 | 27.00 | 167.26 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| Bowling | 11 | 0 | 0 wickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Debut season was all impact and no patience. Sent in during the death overs in most of his nine innings, Ashutosh faced only 113 balls all season yet cleared the rope 15 times, more sixes than any debutant in 2024 managed per balls faced. The standout was his 61 off 28 against Mumbai Indians, an innings that dragged Punjab deep into a steep chase. His seven not-outs across three seasons started here, a pattern that keeps his average modest and his strike rate elite.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL 2025 Stats
| Category | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 13 | 9 | 204 | 66* | 29.14 | 160.63 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 |
| Bowling | 13 | 0 | 0 wickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The big-money move to Delhi did not change his role or his approach. Batting in the lower middle order for the Capitals, he scored 204 runs in nine innings, his highest seasonal tally. The innings of the season came against Lucknow Super Giants: an unbeaten 66 off 31 balls in a chase, the only fifty of his Delhi career so far and proof that his 2024 burst was not a one-season story. A strike rate of 160.63 across 127 balls shows he kept swinging with intent regardless of price tag.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL 2026 Stats
| Category | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 8 | 8 | 171 | 39 | 34.20 | 181.91 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 |
| Bowling | 8 | 0 | 0 wickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
His most refined season. Fewer runs in aggregate than 2025, but batted in every game he played and struck at 181.91, his career-best seasonal rate, while lifting his average to 34.20. Three not-outs in eight innings underline his growth as a chase specialist rather than a cameo merchant. Delhi’s retention fee of ₹3.80 crore looked like value by the end of this campaign, and it was this form that earned him the Hampshire One-Day Cup contract for July 2026.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. The retention and auction process for IPL 2027 is yet to be completed, so his team and price for the season are not officially confirmed. What is confirmed: Delhi Capitals retained him for ₹3.80 crore for IPL 2026, and he finished that season in strong form. This section will be updated when the IPL 2027 squad and auction details are officially announced.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL 2027 Team and Price
Not officially confirmed. Delhi Capitals hold him through the 2026 season on a ₹3.80 crore retention deal. Whether DC retain him again ahead of IPL 2027 or he returns to the auction pool will only be known once the BCCI announces the retention deadline and auction details for the 2027 season. Watch this page after the official announcement for confirmed figures.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL Career Batting Stats
| M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 26 | 564 | 66* | 29.68 | 168.86 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 7 |
The numbers describe a specialist role rather than an all-format batter. Forty sixes against 39 fours tells you he looks for the rope every over, and 19 dismissals from 26 innings, nearly half of them caught, tells you he accepts the risk. A strike rate of 168.86 with an average under 30 is exactly the profile of a finisher who wins games he connects in.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL Career Bowling Stats
Ashutosh is listed as a right-arm medium-pace all-rounder in domestic cricket, but he has not bowled a single ball in the IPL across three seasons. All 32 of his appearances have been as a specialist batter, usually as an impact substitute or death-overs finisher. Any career bowling line is therefore empty, and presenting one would be misleading.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Punjab Kings | 11 | 9 | 189 | 61 | 27.00 | 167.26 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| 2025 | Delhi Capitals | 13 | 9 | 204 | 66* | 29.14 | 160.63 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | 8 | 8 | 171 | 39 | 34.20 | 181.91 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Ashutosh Sharma IPL Highest Score
His highest IPL score is 66 not out off 31 balls for Delhi Capitals against Lucknow Super Giants in 2025, an innings played in a run chase that the Capitals won. Before that, his 61 off 28 balls for Punjab Kings against Mumbai Indians in 2024 was his breakthrough knock. Both fifties share a pattern: arrival with the required rate climbing, immediate boundary-hitting, and a finish before the pressure settled. His 2026 high of 39 came off 28 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL Wickets and Best Bowling
Not applicable. Ashutosh Sharma has no IPL wickets and no bowling record in the tournament. He has never bowled an over in the IPL, so there are no wickets, best figures, or bowling averages to report.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL Batting Records
He holds the record for the fastest fifty by an Indian in T20 cricket, scored off 11 balls for Railways against Arunachal Pradesh in the 2023 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, an innings featuring eight sixes and a four. In the IPL, his two fifties have both been notable for pace: the 28-ball 61 on IPL debut season for Punjab and the 31-ball 66 not out for Delhi. His career IPL strike rate of 168.86 is among the highest of any Indian batter with 500-plus IPL runs.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Punjab Kings | ₹20 lakh | Auction (bought) |
| 2025 | Delhi Capitals | ₹3.80 crore | Mega auction (bought) |
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | ₹3.80 crore | Retained |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Not officially confirmed | Auction/retention list awaited |
The price jump from ₹20 lakh to ₹3.80 crore between the 2024 and 2025 auctions is one of the sharpest value rises for a domestic finisher in recent IPL history. Delhi then retained him at the same fee for 2026, meaning his market value has held rather than dropped, a sign the league rates his role highly.
Ashutosh Sharma IPL Records and Achievements
- Fastest fifty by an Indian in T20 cricket: 11 balls, Railways vs Arunachal Pradesh, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023.
- One Player of the Match award in the IPL.
- 564 IPL runs at a strike rate of 168.86 across three seasons (2024-2026).
- Two IPL fifties: 61 off 28 (PBKS vs MI, 2024) and 66* off 31 (DC vs LSG, 2025).
- Career-best seasonal strike rate of 181.91 in IPL 2026.
- Signed by Hampshire for the 2026 One-Day Cup in England after his 2026 IPL form.
Ashutosh Sharma’s IPL Performance Analysis
Three seasons, three data points, one trend: Ashutosh is getting harder to contain. His average has risen every year, from 27.00 to 29.14 to 34.20, while his strike rate dipped in 2025 and then spiked to 181.91 in 2026. That combination matters. A finisher who strikes faster but gets out for the same scores is volatile; one who adds not-outs while accelerating is becoming a closer.
The role clarity helps. He rarely bats more than ten overs, never bowls in the IPL, and is used as an impact substitute or death-overs entry. Within that narrow job description he is elite: 40 sixes from 334 balls faced is a six every 8.3 balls, a rate few Indian middle-order batters sustain over three seasons. The weakness is the conversion ceiling. Two fifties in 26 innings and a highest score of 66 not out mean he has not yet played the defining 70-plus knock that separates good finishers from great ones. His dismissal pattern, 13 caught out of 19 dismissals, is the cost of his method, and it is unlikely to change because the method is the product.
For Delhi, the question ahead of the 2027 cycle is whether a specialist who plays only half the games but wins some of them outright is worth a ₹3.80 crore retention. His trajectory says yes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Ashutosh Sharma’s IPL career stats?
Across 32 IPL matches and 26 innings (2024-2026), he has scored 564 runs at an average of 29.68 and a strike rate of 168.86, with a highest score of 66 not out and two fifties.
Which IPL team does Ashutosh Sharma play for?
Delhi Capitals. He joined them for ₹3.80 crore at the 2025 mega auction and was retained for the same fee for 2026.
What is Ashutosh Sharma’s highest IPL score?
66 not out off 31 balls for Delhi Capitals against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025.
What is Ashutosh Sharma’s IPL 2027 team and price?
Not officially confirmed. The IPL 2027 retention and auction process is yet to be completed.
What is Ashutosh Sharma famous for?
He holds the record for the fastest fifty by an Indian in T20 cricket, scored off 11 balls for Railways in the 2023 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Did Ashutosh Sharma play for Punjab Kings?
Yes. He made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings in 2024, bought for ₹20 lakh at auction, and scored 189 runs in 11 matches that season.
Does Ashutosh Sharma bowl in the IPL?
No. Despite being listed as a right-arm medium all-rounder in domestic cricket, he has not bowled a single ball in the IPL.
Has Ashutosh Sharma played for India?
No. He is yet to make his international debut. He signed with Hampshire for the 2026 One-Day Cup in England.
Sources and Data Notes
Season and career statistics were cross-checked across iplt20.com (via the IPL player profile page), delhicapitals.in (official franchise stats), ESPNcricinfo-linked stat aggregators, Wisden, and Cricbuzz reporting on his Hampshire signing. His domestic record (11-ball fifty) is reported by Wisden and Cricbuzz. 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: 10 October 2026
