The Shreyas Gopal IPL stats will always be remembered for one evening in Jaipur. On 30 April 2019, the Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner dismissed Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis in the same over, completing an IPL hat-trick against Royal Challengers Bengaluru that is still replayed years later. It remains the defining moment of a career spent largely on the fringes of the league’s biggest squads.
Beyond that famous night, the numbers tell a story of persistence. Across 52 IPL matches for Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, the Karnataka leg-spinner has taken 52 wickets, with best figures of 4/16. His finest season was 2019 itself, when he finished with 20 wickets at an average of 17.35 and an economy of 7.22. The last two seasons, though, have been spent entirely on the Chennai Super Kings bench, without a single appearance.
Shreyas Gopal IPL Stats Overview
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Ramaswamy Shreyas Gopal |
| IPL Debut | 2014 (Mumbai Indians) |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Batting Style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm leg spin |
| Nationality | India |
| Current IPL Team | Chennai Super Kings |
| IPL Matches | 52 |
| IPL Runs | 180 |
| Highest Score | 24 |
| IPL Wickets | 52 |
| Best Bowling | 4/16 |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is Shreyas Gopal?
Shreyas Gopal is a Karnataka all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm leg break. Born on 4 September 1993 in Bangalore, he came through Karnataka’s age-group system, captaining the state at Under-13, Under-15, Under-16 and Under-19 levels, and played three ODIs for India Under-19 in 2011.
He has been a domestic workhorse for Karnataka since his debut in 2013, taking more than 250 first-class wickets. In February 2014 he claimed the first hat-trick in Irani Cup history, playing for Karnataka against Rest of India. A decade later, in the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he took another T20 hat-trick against Baroda in Indore, dismissing Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya for golden ducks along with opener Shashwat Rawat. In the IPL, the leg-spinner made his name with Rajasthan Royals between 2018 and 2020 before becoming a squad-depth option at Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
Shreyas Gopal IPL Teams
| Season | Team | Matches | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mumbai Indians | 4 | Debut season |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | – |
| 2016 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | – |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians | 0 | Squad member, no appearance |
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | Breakthrough season |
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | Hat-trick vs RCB |
| 2020 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | – |
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | – |
| 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | – |
| 2023 | – | 0 | Went unsold at the auction |
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | Return to MI |
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings | 0 | Bought at mega auction, benched all season |
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | 0 | Retained, no appearances |
| 2027 | Not confirmed | – | Retention list not announced |
Gopal began at Mumbai Indians, who bought him for INR 10 lakh at the 2014 auction and kept him on the same deal through 2017, though he played only six matches in that stretch. His career took off after Rajasthan Royals picked him up for INR 20 lakh in 2018: he played 42 matches across four seasons for the Royals, by far his most settled run at any franchise. Sunrisers Hyderabad paid INR 75 lakh for him in 2022 but used him just once, and he went unsold in 2023. Mumbai Indians brought him back for INR 20 lakh in 2024 for three appearances, before Chennai Super Kings signed him for INR 30 lakh at the 2025 mega auction and retained him for 2026, with MS Dhoni‘s side using him as spin cover without handing him a game.
Shreyas Gopal IPL 2024 Stats
Gopal returned to Mumbai Indians in 2024 and played three matches, used strictly as a specialist bowler. He did not get to bat in any of the three games.
| Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7.0 | 3 | 22.33 | 9.57 | 1/9 |
His three outings came in quick succession in April: 1/32 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 11 April, 1/9 against Chennai Super Kings on 14 April, and 1/26 against Punjab Kings on 18 April. A wicket in every game, but expensive at times, with an economy rate of 9.57. With Deepak Chahar and Mitchell Santner also in the squad picture at different points, Gopal remained a backup option and did not add to his three appearances.
Shreyas Gopal IPL 2025 Stats
Chennai Super Kings bought Gopal for INR 30 lakh at the 2025 mega auction, but he did not feature in a single one of their 14 league games. CSK preferred Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Noor Ahmad as their spin options through a difficult season in which the five-time champions finished at the bottom of the table.
The snub surprised many because Gopal arrived in form: he had taken 18 wickets in 10 games at an economy of 4.98 in the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy, finishing among the tournament’s leading wicket-takers. It made no difference to his IPL playing time.
Shreyas Gopal IPL 2026 Stats
CSK retained Gopal for INR 30 lakh ahead of IPL 2026, but the story did not change. He spent a second straight season on the bench without playing a match, and his career totals stayed exactly where they were after 2024: 52 matches, 52 wickets.
Shreyas Gopal IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. Gopal’s team and price for 2027 are not officially confirmed. CSK’s retention list ahead of the IPL 2027 auction has not been announced, and media reports have only speculated that he could be among the players released after two seasons without a game. Those reports are not official confirmation. For the latest on retention rules and deadlines, see our guide to the IPL 2027 retention deadline, rules and purse.
Shreyas Gopal IPL 2027 Team and Price
As of now, Gopal’s IPL 2027 team is not officially confirmed. His last confirmed status is with Chennai Super Kings, who retained him for INR 30 lakh for the 2026 season. Whether CSK keep him for a third season or release him into the IPL 2027 auction pool will only be known when the franchise announces its retention list. He was bought, not retained, at the 2025 mega auction for the same INR 30 lakh figure, and has never commanded more than the INR 75 lakh Sunrisers Hyderabad paid for him in 2022.
Shreyas Gopal IPL Career Batting Stats
| Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 22 | 8 | 180 | 24 | 12.86 | 106.51 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Shreyas Gopal IPL Career Bowling Stats
| Matches | Innings | Overs | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 51 | 165.1 | 1349 | 52 | 4/16 | 25.94 | 8.17 | 19.06 | 1 | 0 |
He has also taken 11 catches in the IPL.
Shreyas Gopal IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | Wkts | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | MI | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 110.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.07 | |
| 2015 | MI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.61 | |
| 2016 | MI | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | |
| 2018 | RR | 11 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 16.66 | 111.11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7.61 | |
| 2019 | RR | 14 | 7 | 63 | 19* | 15.75 | 136.95 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7.22 | |
| 2020 | RR | 14 | 5 | 37 | 23* | 9.25 | 94.87 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8.54 | |
| 2021 | RR | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7* | 7.00 | 140.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | |
| 2022 | SRH | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | – | 128.57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.33 | |
| 2024 | MI | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 9.57 |
| 2025 | CSK | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2026 | CSK | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Shreyas Gopal IPL Highest Score
Gopal’s highest IPL score is 24, made for Rajasthan Royals during the 2018 season. Batting was never his primary job: he has batted only 22 times in 52 IPL matches, and his career tally of 180 runs at an average of 12.86 reflects a lower-order role. His most productive batting season was 2019, when he scored 63 runs at a strike rate of 136.95.
Shreyas Gopal IPL Wickets and Best Bowling
Gopal has taken 52 wickets in 52 IPL matches at an average of 25.94 and an economy rate of 8.17, with one four-wicket haul. His best IPL bowling figures are 4/16, recorded for Rajasthan Royals against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2018. His most famous spell, though, was the hat-trick in Jaipur on 30 April 2019, when he removed Kohli, de Villiers and Stoinis in the same over on his way to figures that headlined the season.
Shreyas Gopal IPL Batting Records
There are no significant IPL batting records to Gopal’s name. He has never scored a fifty in the league, and his 180 career runs place him firmly in the bowler-who-can-bat category. His batting value in the IPL has been limited to useful lower-order cameos, the best of them his unbeaten 19-ball knocks during the 2019 season.
Shreyas Gopal IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mumbai Indians | INR 10 lakh | Sold (auction) |
| 2015-2017 | Mumbai Indians | INR 10 lakh | Retained |
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals | INR 20 lakh | Sold (auction) |
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals | INR 20 lakh | Retained |
| 2020 | Rajasthan Royals | INR 20 lakh | Retained |
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | INR 20 lakh | Retained |
| 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | INR 75 lakh | Sold (auction) |
| 2023 | – | – | Unsold |
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | INR 20 lakh | Sold (auction) |
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings | INR 30 lakh | Sold (mega auction) |
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | INR 30 lakh | Retained |
| 2027 | Not confirmed | – | Not officially confirmed |
The INR 75 lakh that Sunrisers Hyderabad paid in 2022 remains the highest price of his career. He was retained by Rajasthan Royals for three straight seasons from 2019 to 2021 on his original INR 20 lakh deal, and Chennai Super Kings kept him for 2026 at the same INR 30 lakh they had paid at the 2025 mega auction.
Shreyas Gopal IPL Records and Achievements
- IPL hat-trick: dismissed Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis in the same over for Rajasthan Royals against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 30 April 2019.
- Best IPL bowling: 4/16 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2018.
- Best season: 20 wickets at an average of 17.35 and an economy of 7.22 in IPL 2019.
- Peak three-year run: 41 wickets at an economy of 7.79 for Rajasthan Royals across 2018-2020.
- 50 IPL wickets: reached the mark across 52 matches for four franchises.
- First Irani Cup hat-trick: for Karnataka against Rest of India in February 2014, the first ever in the competition’s history.
- Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy hat-trick: against Baroda in the 2024-25 season, including golden ducks for Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya.
- Domestic record: more than 250 first-class wickets for Karnataka.
Shreyas Gopal’s IPL Performance Analysis
The arc of Gopal’s IPL career is easy to read in the numbers. From 2018 to 2020, Rajasthan Royals trusted him as a frontline spinner: 39 matches in three seasons, 41 wickets at an economy of 7.79, and an economy rate that stayed under 9 in each of those years. The 2019 season was the peak, when his 20 wickets came at 17.35 apiece and included the hat-trick that defined his reputation.
Since then the trend has moved firmly against him. Three matches in 2021, one in 2022, none in 2023 after going unsold, three in 2024, and none at all across 2025 and 2026 at CSK. The economy rate tells part of the story: 12.00 in 2021, 11.33 in 2022, 9.57 in 2024. As his opportunities shrank, the control that made him valuable at the Royals became harder to find in short spells. His batting never developed into a genuine second string: 180 runs in 52 matches means teams have always picked him as a bowler first. At 33, with two full seasons on the bench behind him, his IPL future now depends entirely on whether a franchise sees him as more than squad cover at the next auction.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Shreyas Gopal’s IPL 2027 team?
Not officially confirmed. He was last with Chennai Super Kings, who retained him for INR 30 lakh for the 2026 season. CSK’s retention list for the IPL 2027 auction has not been announced.
How many IPL wickets has Shreyas Gopal taken?
52 wickets in 52 IPL matches, at an average of 25.94 and an economy rate of 8.17.
What is Shreyas Gopal’s best IPL bowling performance?
4/16 for Rajasthan Royals against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2018 season.
Did Shreyas Gopal take an IPL hat-trick?
Yes. On 30 April 2019, playing for Rajasthan Royals against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Jaipur, he dismissed Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis in the same over.
Did Shreyas Gopal play in IPL 2025 or IPL 2026?
No. He was in the Chennai Super Kings squad for both seasons but did not play a single match, with Ashwin, Jadeja and Noor Ahmad preferred as the spin options.
Which teams has Shreyas Gopal played for in the IPL?
Mumbai Indians (2014-2016, 2024), Rajasthan Royals (2018-2021), Sunrisers Hyderabad (2022) and Chennai Super Kings (2025-2026). He went unsold at the 2023 auction.
What is the highest auction price Shreyas Gopal has fetched?
INR 75 lakh, paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad at the 2022 auction.
What is Shreyas Gopal’s highest IPL score?
24, scored for Rajasthan Royals during the 2018 season.
Sources and Data Notes
Statistics and player information in this article were cross-checked across CricTracker, myKhel, T20CricStats, the CSK fan portal superkingsden, fantasykhiladi, Cricxtasy, and Wikipedia (citing ESPNcricinfo). Season figures were reconciled against career totals; where sources disagreed on match counts, the season-by-season figures that sum to the verified career totals were used. Statistics and player information are checked against available reliable sources and may be updated as new IPL matches, transfers, or official announcements are confirmed. External reference: the official IPL website.
Statistics updated through: 8 October 2026
