David Warner’s IPL story reads like a template for overseas success in the league: an explosive opener who arrived at Delhi in 2009, reinvented himself at Sunrisers Hyderabad, lifted the trophy as captain in 2016, and finished with 6,565 runs, the most by any overseas batter in IPL history. Across 184 matches he collected three Orange Caps, four centuries and a record 62 half-centuries, setting standards for consistency that few openers in any era have matched.
The final chapter, though, did not go to script. After a difficult IPL 2024 with Delhi Capitals, where he managed 168 runs in eight games, Warner was released and then went unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction despite a base price of just INR 2 crore. He did not feature in IPL 2025 or IPL 2026. With IPL 2027 still ahead, his next move remains one of the league’s open questions, and this page tracks his complete IPL record, season by season, along with everything confirmed so far about his 2027 status.
David Warner IPL Stats Overview
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | David Andrew Warner |
| IPL Debut | 2009 (Delhi Daredevils) |
| Role | Opening batter |
| Batting Style | Left-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm leg-break (rarely bowled) |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Current IPL Team | None (released by Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2025) |
| IPL Matches | 184 |
| IPL Runs | 6,565 |
| Highest Score | 126 (vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2017) |
| IPL Wickets | 0 |
| Best Bowling | – |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is David Warner?
David Andrew Warner, born 27 October 1986 in Paddington, New South Wales, is one of the defining white-ball openers of his generation. He made his Australia debut in a T20I against South Africa in January 2009 without having played first-class cricket, a first for an Australian player, and went on to represent his country in 112 Tests, 161 ODIs and 110 T20Is. He won the Allan Border Medal three times (2016, 2017, 2020) and retired from international cricket after the 2024 T20 World Cup, having been part of Australia’s 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cup wins and the 2021 T20 World Cup triumph.
In the IPL, Warner was the league’s most prolific overseas batter across 15 seasons. His 6,565 runs remain the benchmark for a non-Indian player in the tournament, built on an average of 40.52 and a strike rate of 139.77, with 663 fours and 236 sixes.
David Warner IPL Teams
| Season | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | Debut season |
| 2010 | Delhi Daredevils | Played |
| 2011 | Delhi Daredevils | Played |
| 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | Played |
| 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | Played |
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bought at auction |
| 2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Retained; captain |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Retained; captain; champions |
| 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Retained; captain |
| 2018 | – | Did not play (year-long ban) |
| 2019 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Returned |
| 2020 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Retained |
| 2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Played; dropped mid-season |
| 2022 | Delhi Capitals | Bought at auction |
| 2023 | Delhi Capitals | Played; stand-in captain |
| 2024 | Delhi Capitals | Played |
| 2025 | – | Released; unsold at mega auction |
| 2026 | – | Did not feature |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Season not started |
Warner began with Delhi in 2009 and spent five seasons there before Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him at the 2014 auction, the move that defined his career. He captained SRH from 2015 and led them to their only IPL title in 2016. After a fallout that saw him stripped of the captaincy and dropped in 2021, he returned to Delhi at the 2022 auction, where he also led the side in 2023 when Rishabh Pant was unavailable. His release ahead of the 2025 mega auction and the franchises’ decision to pass on him there ended his IPL run at 184 matches.
David Warner IPL 2024 Stats
| Stat | Figure |
|---|---|
| Matches | 8 |
| Runs | 168 |
| Highest Score | 52 |
| Average | 21.00 |
| Strike Rate | 134.40 |
| 50s / 100s | 1 / 0 |
| Fours / Sixes | 17 / 10 |
IPL 2024 was Warner’s leanest full season and his last in the league so far. Eight innings produced 168 runs at 21.00, with a single half-century (52 off 35 against Chennai Super Kings) and a run of low scores that included 1 off 2 balls in his final appearance, against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in May 2024. Delhi Capitals finished the season mid-table, and Warner was not retained.
David Warner IPL 2025 Stats
| Stat | Figure |
|---|---|
| Matches | 0 |
| Runs | 0 |
| Team | Did not play |
Warner entered the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah at a base price of INR 2 crore after being released by Delhi Capitals, but no franchise bid for him in the initial rounds or the accelerated round. For the first time in his IPL career, he failed to attract a single bid. He did not play any part in the 2025 season.
David Warner IPL 2026 Stats
| Stat | Figure |
|---|---|
| Matches | 0 |
| Runs | 0 |
| Team | Did not feature |
Warner did not feature in the IPL 2026 tournament. His IPL career figures therefore stand unchanged since the end of the 2024 season.
David Warner IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. As of 9 October 2026, there is no officially confirmed team or price for David Warner in IPL 2027. This section will be updated when the auction or official franchise announcements confirm his status.
David Warner IPL 2027 Team and Price
Not officially confirmed. Warner is not contracted to any IPL franchise after his release by Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2025 season and his unsold status at the 2025 mega auction. Whether he registers for the IPL 2027 auction and whether any team bids for the 40-year-old opener will decide his 2027 participation. Readers should treat any team or price figures for Warner in 2027 as unconfirmed until an official announcement is made.
David Warner IPL Career Batting Stats
| Stat | Figure |
|---|---|
| Matches | 184 |
| Runs | 6,565 |
| Highest Score | 126 |
| Average | 40.52 |
| Strike Rate | 139.77 |
| Centuries | 4 |
| Half-centuries | 62 |
| Fours | 663 |
| Sixes | 236 |
| Catches | 83 |
| Wickets | 0 |
David Warner IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DD | 7 | 163 | 51 | 23.29 | 123.48 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| 2010 | DD | 11 | 282 | 107* | 28.20 | 147.64 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 2011 | DD | 13 | 324 | 77 | 24.92 | 117.39 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| 2012 | DD | 8 | 256 | 109* | 36.57 | 164.10 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 2013 | DD | 16 | 410 | 77 | 31.53 | 126.93 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| 2014 | SRH | 14 | 528 | 90 | 48.00 | 140.80 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| 2015 | SRH | 14 | 562 | 91 | 43.23 | 156.54 | 7 | 0 | – | – |
| 2016 | SRH | 17 | 848 | 93* | 60.57 | 151.42 | 9 | 0 | – | – |
| 2017 | SRH | 14 | 641 | 126 | 58.27 | 141.81 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | SRH | 12 | 692 | 100* | 69.20 | 143.86 | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| 2020 | SRH | 16 | 548 | 85* | 39.14 | 134.64 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| 2021 | SRH | 8 | 195 | 57 | 24.37 | 107.73 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | DC | 12 | 432 | 92* | 48.00 | 150.52 | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | DC | 14 | 516 | 86 | 36.86 | 131.63 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| 2024 | DC | 8 | 168 | 52 | 21.00 | 134.40 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| 2025 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2026 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | – | 184 | 6,565 | 126 | 40.52 | 139.77 | 62 | 4 | 0 | – |
David Warner IPL Highest Score
David Warner’s highest IPL score is 126, made against Kolkata Knight Riders in Hyderabad in 2017. Opening the innings, he reached the hundred at a strike rate that set up Sunrisers Hyderabad for a big total in a season where he went on to win the Orange Cap with 641 runs. His other IPL centuries came in 2010 (107*), 2012 (109*) and 2019 (100*), with the 2019 hundred arriving in his comeback season after the 2018 ban, a year he finished as the tournament’s leading run-scorer with 692 runs at 69.20.
David Warner IPL Batting Records
- Most runs by an overseas batter in IPL history: 6,565 runs.
- Most Orange Caps: three, in 2015 (562 runs), 2017 (641) and 2019 (692) — the most by any batter in league history.
- Most half-centuries in IPL history: 62 fifties, an all-time tournament record.
- Most 500-run seasons: seven seasons past 500 runs, a mark he shares with the league’s other greats.
- Nine fifties in a single season (2016): the most by any player in one IPL edition, set during SRH’s title run.
- 848 runs in 2016: the backbone of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s championship campaign, which he led as captain.
- SRH’s highest run-scorer: 4,014 runs in 95 matches for the franchise at an average of 49.56.
David Warner IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2013 | Delhi Daredevils | Not officially confirmed | Played |
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | INR 5.5 crore | Auction |
| 2015-2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Retained | Retention |
| 2018-2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | INR 12.5 crore | Retention |
| 2022 | Delhi Capitals | INR 6.25 crore | Auction |
| 2023-2024 | Delhi Capitals | INR 6.25 crore | Same contract |
| 2025 | – | – | Released; unsold at mega auction (base INR 2 crore) |
| 2026 | – | – | Did not feature |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Not officially confirmed | Season not started |
David Warner IPL Records and Achievements
- IPL champion with Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016 as captain, scoring 848 runs that season at a strike rate of 151.42, including 69 off 38 balls in the final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
- Orange Cap winner in 2015, 2017 and 2019 — the only batter to win it three times.
- Holds the IPL record for the most half-centuries (62) and is the highest run-scoring overseas player (6,565).
- Scored 4,014 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad, the most by any player for that franchise.
- Led Delhi Capitals as stand-in captain through IPL 2023 during Rishabh Pant’s absence, scoring 516 runs that season.
- Internationally: 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cup winner, 2021 T20 World Cup winner, and three-time Allan Border Medalist (2016, 2017, 2020).
David Warner’s IPL Performance Analysis
Warner’s career splits into three clear phases. At Delhi from 2009 to 2013 he was a talented opener without a signature season, never crossing 410 runs. The move to Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014 changed everything: his average jumped to 48.00 immediately, and from 2014 to 2019 he produced six consecutive seasons above 500 runs, averaging 58.27 in 2017 and 69.20 in 2019. The 2016 campaign remains the peak, 848 runs at a strike rate of 151.42 with nine fifties, the season that made him an IPL legend rather than just a very good overseas player.
The decline was sharp. Stripped of the SRH captaincy and dropped during 2021 after eight matches and 195 runs, he recovered for a solid 2022 (432 runs at 150.52) and 2023 (516 runs) back at Delhi, but his strike rate in 2023 (131.63) drew criticism, and 2024 brought just 168 runs at 21.00. Franchises judged that the 38-year-old’s best was gone: unsold at the 2025 mega auction at a INR 2 crore base price, an unthinkable outcome for the tournament’s greatest overseas batter only five years earlier. His DC years overlapped with teammates such as Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed, while his SRH era produced the numbers alongside players like Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda and Vijay Shankar.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many runs has David Warner scored in the IPL?
David Warner has scored 6,565 runs in 184 IPL matches at an average of 40.52 and a strike rate of 139.77, the most by any overseas batter in the tournament’s history.
How many Orange Caps has David Warner won?
Three: in 2015 (562 runs), 2017 (641 runs) and 2019 (692 runs). He is the only batter to win the Orange Cap three times.
What is David Warner’s highest score in the IPL?
126, scored for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017.
Which IPL teams has David Warner played for?
Delhi Daredevils (2009-2013), Sunrisers Hyderabad (2014-2021) and Delhi Capitals (2022-2024). He captained SRH to the 2016 title and stood in as DC captain in 2023.
Did David Warner play in IPL 2025?
No. Released by Delhi Capitals, he went unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction despite a base price of INR 2 crore and played no part in the season.
Will David Warner play in IPL 2027?
Not officially confirmed. The season has not started and Warner is not contracted to any franchise; any 2027 team or price figures are unconfirmed until an official announcement.
How many IPL centuries does David Warner have?
Four centuries, along with a record 62 half-centuries, across his 184-match IPL career.
What was David Warner’s IPL auction price?
His last IPL contract was INR 6.25 crore with Delhi Capitals (2022-2024); before that he was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 12.5 crore (2018-2021).
Sources and Data Notes
Career and season statistics are compiled from the official IPL website (iplt20.com), ESPNcricinfo, and established sports press coverage of the IPL 2025 mega auction and Warner’s franchise history. 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: 9 October 2026
