Devdutt Padikkal’s IPL story began in the strangest of settings: a pandemic-delayed 2020 season in empty UAE stadiums, a 20-year-old opener walking out alongside Virat Kohli. By the end of that season he had 473 runs, five fifties, the Emerging Player award, and a record nobody had touched before — three fifties in his first four IPL innings. Anyone looking up Devdutt Padikkal IPL stats today finds a career that has swung between those early heights and some deep lows: an unbeaten 101 against Rajasthan Royals in 2021, a ₹7.75 crore move to the Royals a year later, two middling seasons shuffled down the order, a trade to Lucknow Super Giants that produced just 38 runs in 2024, and then a homecoming to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at his ₹2 crore base price. IPL 2026, though, was his best season in years — 464 runs at a strike rate of 168.73 — and it has put one of India’s most elegant left-handers firmly back in the frame.
This page brings together his complete IPL record: season-by-season numbers from 2020 to 2026, career totals, auction and retention history, the records he holds, and where things stand ahead of IPL 2027.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL Stats Overview
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Devdutt Babunu Padikkal |
| IPL Debut | 2020 (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) |
| Role | Batter (top-order opener) |
| Batting Style | Left-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm off-break |
| Current IPL Team | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| IPL Matches | 90 |
| IPL Runs | 2,270 |
| Highest Score | 101* |
| IPL Wickets | 0 |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is Devdutt Padikkal?
Devdutt Padikkal was born on 7 July 2000 in Edapal, Kerala, and plays domestic cricket for Karnataka. A tall, classical left-handed opener, he first forced his way into national attention with a mountain of domestic runs in the 2019–20 season, finishing as the leading run-scorer of the Vijay Hazare Trophy with 609 runs.
He made his IPL debut on 21 September 2020 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai, scoring 56 off 42 balls in his very first innings. What followed was one of the great debut seasons in league history: 473 runs, five fifties, and the IPL 2020 Emerging Player award. His international career began with a T20I debut against Sri Lanka in July 2021, and he earned his Test cap against England at Dharamshala in March 2024, scoring 65. In August 2026 he enjoyed a Test career revival with back-to-back centuries on India’s tour of Sri Lanka — 167 in Galle and 117 in Colombo.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL Teams
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 lakh | Bought at auction; did not play a match |
| 2020 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 lakh | Retained |
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 lakh | Retained |
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | ₹7.75 crore | Bought at mega auction |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals | ₹7.75 crore | Retained |
| 2024 | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹7.75 crore | Traded from Rajasthan Royals |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹2 crore | Bought at mega auction (base price) |
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹2 crore | Retained |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Not officially confirmed | Retention list not yet announced |
Padikkal’s franchise journey is unusually circular. RCB bought him for ₹20 lakh in the 2019 auction but did not play him; a year later he was their breakout star. After two prolific seasons, RCB released him ahead of the 2022 mega auction, where Rajasthan Royals won a bidding war at ₹7.75 crore. Two middling seasons at the Royals — often batting out of position in the middle order — ended with a trade to Lucknow Super Giants for 2024, with Avesh Khan moving the other way. At Lucknow he played under KL Rahul‘s captaincy alongside Nicholas Pooran and Ravi Bishnoi, but the season was a write-off. Released into the 2025 mega auction pool, he returned to RCB at his ₹2 crore base price — a full-circle moment at the franchise where it all began — and was retained for 2026.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL 2024 Stats
| Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 38 | 13 | 5.43 | 71.70 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
IPL 2024 was the worst season of Padikkal’s career by a distance. Traded to Lucknow Super Giants at his ₹7.75 crore valuation, he managed only 38 runs in seven innings with a highest score of 13 and a strike rate of 71.70 — the only season of his career without a single fifty. Shuffled around the batting order and short of confidence, he never found any rhythm, and LSG released him into the mega auction pool at the end of the year.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL 2025 Stats
| Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 247 | 61 | 27.44 | 150.61 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 |
Back in RCB colours after the 2025 mega auction, Padikkal looked a different batter even in a season curtailed to ten matches by injury. His average of 27.44 was respectable, but the headline was the strike rate: 150.61, by far the best of his career to that point. The two fifties — including a 61 that was his highest score of the season — hinted that the opener from 2020 was finding his way back, this time with a far more aggressive gear. He played the season alongside Krunal Pandya, who had also moved to RCB that year.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL 2026 Stats
| Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 15 | 464 | 61 | 33.14 | 168.73 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 24 |
IPL 2026 was Padikkal’s finest season since his debut year — and in pure ball-striking terms, the best of his career. Opening for RCB through the campaign, including the final against Gujarat Titans, he scored 464 runs at an average of 33.14 and a strike rate of 168.73, both career highs. He began the season with a blazing 61 off 26 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and observers noted a visibly improved technique against the short ball — a taller stance and freer hands replacing the crouch that had troubled him in his lean years. Twenty-four sixes in a season, after managing 28 in the previous four seasons combined, tells the story of a batter reborn.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. The 2027 season follows the franchise retention window and the player auction, and as of 14 October 2026 the official retention lists have not been announced. Once the IPL 2027 auction is completed and the season begins, this section will be updated with his 2027 numbers, clearly labelled as stats for that season.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL 2027 Team and Price
Devdutt Padikkal’s IPL 2027 team and price are not officially confirmed. The franchise retention and release lists for 2027 have not been published yet, so nothing about his 2027 status can be stated with certainty. What is confirmed: Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained him for IPL 2026 at ₹2 crore — the same price RCB paid for him at his base price in the 2025 mega auction. His strong 2026 season (464 runs at a strike rate of 168.73) has strengthened his position, but until the official IPL 2027 retention announcements are made, his 2027 team and price remain unconfirmed.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL Career Batting Stats
| Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 89 | 4 | 2,270 | 101* | 26.71 | 133.14 | 1 | 14 | 239 | 80 | 41 |
Devdutt Padikkal IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | RCB | 15 | 15 | 473 | 74 | 31.53 | 124.80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 411 | 101* | 31.61 | 125.30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | RR | 17 | 17 | 376 | 54 | 22.12 | 122.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | RR | 11 | 11 | 261 | 52 | 26.10 | 130.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 | LSG | 7 | 7 | 38 | 13 | 5.43 | 71.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | RCB | 10 | 10 | 247 | 61 | 27.44 | 150.61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026 | RCB | 16 | 15 | 464 | 61 | 33.14 | 168.73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
Devdutt Padikkal IPL Highest Score
Devdutt Padikkal’s highest IPL score is the unbeaten 101 he made against Rajasthan Royals in April 2021. Opening the batting for RCB, he reached his maiden IPL century off 52 balls, and RCB chased down the target for a thumping 10-wicket win. It remains his only IPL hundred and the defining innings of his early career — the knock that confirmed his debut season had been no fluke. His next-best IPL scores are the 74 he made in 2020 and the 61s he scored in both 2025 and 2026.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL Batting Records
- Only batter in IPL history to score three fifties in his first four matches (2020).
- IPL 2020 Emerging Player of the Year after scoring 473 runs in his debut season.
- Maiden IPL century: 101* off 52 balls vs Rajasthan Royals, April 2021.
- Reached 1,000 IPL career runs during the 2022 season with Rajasthan Royals.
- Career-best season strike rate of 168.73 in IPL 2026 (464 runs).
Devdutt Padikkal IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 lakh | Bought at auction |
| 2020 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 lakh | Retained |
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 lakh | Retained |
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | ₹7.75 crore | Bought at mega auction |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals | ₹7.75 crore | Retained |
| 2024 | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹7.75 crore | Traded from RR at same valuation |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹2 crore | Bought at mega auction (base price) |
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹2 crore | Retained |
His price history is one of the most volatile of any young Indian batter in the league: from ₹20 lakh to ₹7.75 crore in three years, then back to a ₹2 crore base-price signing. The 2022 mega auction, where the Royals paid ₹7.75 crore after his 101* and two strong RCB seasons, was the peak; the 2025 return to RCB at base price reflected two lean years at the Royals and the 2024 disaster at Lucknow.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL Records and Achievements
- IPL 2020 Emerging Player of the Year (473 runs, five fifties).
- First and only player to score fifties in three of his first four IPL innings.
- One IPL century (101* vs RR, 2021) and 14 fifties in 90 matches.
- 2,270 IPL career runs at an average of 26.71 and a strike rate of 133.14 (through IPL 2026).
- Represented three franchises: Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals, and Lucknow Super Giants.
Devdutt Padikkal’s IPL Performance Analysis
The numbers draw a clear picture of a batter whose fortunes track his batting position. As an opener for RCB — 2020, 2021, and again in 2025–26 — Padikkal has averaged over 27 with strike rates climbing from the mid-120s to 168.73. His two most productive seasons, 473 runs in 2020 and 464 in 2026, both came opening for the same franchise, six years apart.
The middle years tell the other half of the story. At Rajasthan Royals in 2022 and 2023, shuffled into the middle order away from his preferred opening slot, his average fell to 22.12 and his strike rate dipped to a career-low-for-a-full-season 122.88 in 2022. The 2024 move to Lucknow then produced the nadir: 38 runs at 5.43. It is the one genuine hole in his record, and it cost him his ₹7.75 crore valuation.
What changed in 2025–26 looks technical as much as circumstantial. Back opening for RCB, his strike rate leapt to 150.61 and then 168.73, and analysts noted a taller, more compact stance that finally solved his old problems against the short ball. The 24 sixes he hit in 2026 nearly match his combined tally from the previous four seasons. The career average of 26.71 still carries the scars of 2022–24, but the trajectory since his return to Bengaluru points to a batter who has added genuine power to his classical game. His 2027 value will hinge on whether that version of Padikkal shows up again.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Devdutt Padikkal’s highest IPL score?
101 not out, scored for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Rajasthan Royals in April 2021. It is his only IPL century.
How many IPL centuries does Devdutt Padikkal have?
One — the unbeaten 101 against Rajasthan Royals in 2021. He also has 14 IPL fifties.
Which IPL team does Devdutt Padikkal play for?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who retained him for IPL 2026 at ₹2 crore. His 2027 team is not officially confirmed yet.
What was Devdutt Padikkal’s price in the IPL 2025 mega auction?
₹2 crore. Royal Challengers Bengaluru bought him back at his base price.
When did Devdutt Padikkal make his IPL debut?
21 September 2020, for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai. He scored 56 off 42 balls on debut.
Did Devdutt Padikkal win the IPL Emerging Player award?
Yes. He was named the Emerging Player of IPL 2020 after scoring 473 runs with five fifties in his debut season.
What are Devdutt Padikkal’s IPL 2027 stats?
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. His team and price for 2027 are also not officially confirmed.
How many runs has Devdutt Padikkal scored in the IPL?
2,270 runs in 90 matches (89 innings) at an average of 26.71 and a strike rate of 133.14, with one century and 14 fifties, through the end of IPL 2026.
Sources and Data Notes
Career and season statistics were cross-checked across myKhel’s IPL player database, CricTracker’s career records, CricketAddictor’s season-by-season tables, Cricbuzz’s player profile, and the official IPL website (iplt20.com). Auction and retention history was verified against contemporary auction reporting. 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: 14 October 2026
