Nicholas Pooran: Decoding his stats versus spin in IPL
What's the story
Lucknow Super Giants open their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign against Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam.
LSG and DC are both set to start fresh under new captains post the IPL mega auction in November.
The focus will be on Nicholas Pooran, who was retained by LSG.
Pooran is a solid player of spin and DC have quality offerings in this regard.
Here's more.
Vs Spin in IPL
How has Pooran fared versus spinners?
As per ESPNcricinfo, across 55 IPL innings, Pooran has registered a tally of 682 runs from 442 balls versus spin bowling.
He carries an average of 52.46 and his strike rate is 154.29.
In addition to 57 sixes, he has slammed spinners for 26 fours. 151 deliveries have been dot balls.
Spinners have dismissed the southpaw 13 times.
Information
Pooran vs DC's Kuldeep and Axar in IPL
Pooran will be tested by DC's left-arm spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel. Against Kuldeep, Pooran has scored 25 runs from 22 balls (1 dismissal). His SR is 113.63. Against Axar, Pooran has smashed 28 runs off 8 balls (SR: 350) without being dismissed.
Overall numbers
Pooran's overall batting numbers in IPL and T20 cricket
Pooran has featured in 76 IPL matches, scoring 1,769 runs at 32.16. His strike rate is 162.69.
Pooran has registered nine fifties with the best score of 77.
Overall in T20 cricket, Pooran has amassed 8,642 runs from 384 matches at 28.90. His strike rate is 148-plus.
He owns three tons and 51 fifties. Pooran is one shy of 600 T20 sixes (599).