Umesh Yadav IPL Career Stats & Records 2026

Umesh Yadav IPL Profile: Stats, Records & Career Highlights 2026

Umesh Yadav is an India player who plays for the formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Titans, Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. (IPL). The date of birth of Umesh Yadav is October 25, 1987. As of April 2026, he is 38. Umesh Yadav is a Right Arm Fast Medium from Nagpur, Maharashtra. He played his first match of the IPL in 2010. The 38-year-old fast bowler has participated in 148 games in the IPL and earned 144 wickets. His best bowling figures in the IPL are 20/418. He played his recent match against the .

Umesh Yadav IPL Career Overview – All-time IPL Stats, Records and Achievements

Umesh Yadav's IPL Career highlights India’s one of the fastest bowlers, who is known for his raw pace and ability to swing the new ball in the Indian Premier League. 

He played a vital role as a right-arm fast bowler for several franchises and became a valuable asset in the league.

However, here is a complete overview of his IPL career, including teams, auction history, career stats, and iconic moments.

Umesh Yadav IPL Debut

Umesh Yadav's IPL career began on 19 March 2010 for the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) against the Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, where he impressed everyone with his pace and took an important wicket by giving away 38 runs in his 4 overs. Although the DC team suffered a 5-wicket defeat in this thrilling encounter, the sheer pace of Umesh's bowling, exceeding 140 km/h, established him as an emerging young fast bowler in this tournament.

Umesh Yadav IPL Team History

Umesh Yadav's IPL history has been associated with four different major teams, such as –

Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) (2010 – 2013):

Umesh Yadav's first IPL team was the Delhi Capitals, and there his fast bowling impressed everyone for four consecutive seasons.

Kolkata Knight Riders (2014 – 2017):

He then joined KKR in 2014 and served as their premier fast bowler for four years. Specifically, in his very first year with the team, the franchise also won the second IPL title.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (2018–2020):

Umesh Yadav's IPL team changed in 2018 and became RCB, where he led the team's fast bowling attack for three years. Specifically, the 2018 season proved to be a standout one for him.

Delhi Capitals (2021):

He returned once again to his former franchise in 2021, but did not receive many opportunities to play during this season.

Kolkata Knight Riders (2022–2023):

In 2022, Umesh Yadav's IPL team was changed and switched to KKR, where he delivered an exceptional display of his ability to take wickets during the Powerplay.

Gujarat Titans (2024):

The GT included Umesh in their squad for the 2024 season, where he contributed his experience to the team's bowling department.

IPL Salary and Auction History of Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav's IPL records the fluctuations in his auction prices within the cricket market that began with the Delhi Daredevils at a modest price of just ₹12 lakhs in 2010. In the 2011 auction, his price suddenly surged to ₹3.39 crore, and he remained with the same team through 2012 (₹3.64 crore) and 2013 (₹3.99 crore). 

Thereafter, the Kolkata Knight Riders acquired him for ₹2.60 crore in 2014, and he continued to play for KKR at the same price in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

In 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore acquired him for ₹4.20 crore, and he remained a part of the team at the same salary in 2019 and 2020 as well. Thereafter, the price drastically dropped when the Delhi Capitals signed him for ₹1 crore in 2021, but in 2022, he returned to KKR for ₹2 crore and was retained at the same price in 2023.

However, the most substantial financial surge of his career occurred during the 2024 auction, when the GT secured the veteran pacer for a hefty sum of ₹5.80 crores. 

Umesh Yadav IPL Performance and Career Stats

Umesh Yadav's IPL records are a testament to his exceptional pace and pinpoint accuracy, which have established him as a reliable pillar of the pace attacks for prominent teams such as the DC, KKR, RCB, and GT.

Bowling Performance —

A look at Umesh Yadav's IPL stats reveals that he has showcased his bowling prowess across 147 innings in 148 matches played so far. Currently, Umesh Yadav's IPL wickets have reached 144 and conceded 4,317 runs over 508.2 overs at a bowling average of 29.97, an economy rate of 8.49, and a strike rate of 21.18. 

Hence, his best performance notably remains a 4-wicket haul for 23 runs against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) to date.

He has achieved the feat of taking a ‘three-wicket haul’ 16 times and 'four-wicket haul' in an innings three times in his IPL career, although he has not yet had the opportunity to take five wickets (5w) or ten wickets (10w) in a single innings.

Batting Performance —

Umesh has scored 208 runs in 52 innings across 148 IPL matches, remaining unbeaten 31 times. His highest score is 24, while his batting average is 9.90. He has scored runs at a strike rate of 103.48, facing 201 balls. He has no centuries or half-centuries to his name, but he has hit 16 fours (4s) and 9 sixes (6s).

IPL Iconic Moments of Umesh Yadav

Here are several iconic and memorable moments in Umesh Yadav's IPL history, as follows– 

KKR vs MI

Date: May 9, 2022

Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

Umesh conceded just 19 runs in his three overs against the Mumbai Indians and claimed the prized wicket of Rohit Sharma. His incisive and tight bowling denied Mumbai's top order any opportunity to settle at the crease. For this economical spell, he was named the 'CRED Power Player of the Match’, and the KKR successfully defeated the MI by a massive margin of 52 runs.

KKR vs PBKS

Date: April 1, 2022

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

According to Umesh Yadav's IPL stats, he claimed 4 crucial wickets against the Punjab Kings in his four-over spell, conceding a mere 23 runs—an effort that also included a maiden over. During this lethal bowling display, he sent Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Brar, and Rahul Chahar back to the pavilion. Kolkata Knight Riders restricted Punjab Kings to 137 runs and won the match by 6 wickets due to Umesh's 'Player of the Match' performance.

RCB vs PBKS (formerly KXIP)

Date: May 14, 2018

Venue: Holkar Stadium, Indore

This match holds a very special place in Umesh Yadav's IPL wickets record, as he claimed 3 crucial wickets against PBKS’s batting lineup – KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, and Andrew Tye for conceding a mere 23 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

After sending legendary batsmen to the pavilion in a single over, RCB won the match by a massive margin of 10 wickets.

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