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Nehal Wadhera

Indian

Player Overview

2023

IPL Debut

Batter

Specialization

04 September 2000

Date of Birth

29

Matches

A product of Punjab’s cricketing system, Nehal Wadhera is a bright left-handed batter with immense quality and skill set. He has the ability to produce excellent cricketing shots and adds the left-handed elegance to make them even more gorgeous. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy, scoring 123 on debut against Gujarat, and had earlier debuted in T20s during the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Wadhera smashed 251 runs in the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at a strike rate of 153.04, including a match-winning 68* off 34 against Bengal, helping Punjab reach the semifinals. His IPL journey began in 2023 with MI, where he scored 241 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 145.18, including two fifties, with a standout 64 off 51 against Gujarat Titans. Retained for 2024, he added 109 runs in 6 games, highlighted by a pressure-relieving 49 off 24 against Rajasthan Royals. Punjab Kings swooped in at the IPL 2025 mega-auction, securing him for INR 4.2 Crore after a bidding war with Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans, marking a homecoming for the local lad. Wadhera joins PBKS as a key middle-order enforcer, with the franchise banking on his 350 IPL runs (strike rate 140) and fearless approach to bolster their batting under Shreyas Iyer’s leadership.

Batting & Fielding Stats
Year Mat No Runs HS Avg BF SR 100 50 4s 6s CT ST
Career 29 3 544 64 25.90 382 142.41 0 3 47 30 9 0
2025 9 2 194 62 32.33 132 146.97 0 1 15 12 3 0
2024 6 0 109 49 18.17 84 129.76 0 0 9 6 2 0
2023 14 1 241 64 26.78 166 145.18 0 2 23 12 4 0
Bowling
Year Mat Balls Runs WKTS BBM Ave Econ SR 4W 5W
Career 29 17 22 0 0/13 - 7.76 - 0 0
2025 9 5 9 0 0/9 - 10.80 - 0 0
2024 6 12 13 0 0/13 - 6.50 - 0 0
2023 14 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0

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