2023
IPL DebutBatter
Specialization04 September 2000
Date of Birth23
MatchesA 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.
Year | Mat | No | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | CT | ST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Career | 23 | 2 | 464 | 64 | 27.29 | 323 | 143.65 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 0 |
2025 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 62 | 57.00 | 73 | 156.16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 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 |
Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Career | 23 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0/13 | - | 6.50 | - | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0/13 | - | 6.50 | - | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |