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Daniel Sams

Batter and bowler, age 33

−0.3

Points of win chance he adds per innings, at his 9 balls an innings, against an average IPL batter. Ranked 221st of 1,072 rated batters, top 25%.

A big hitter, gets out more than most and scores at much the same pace from ball one. Adds most in the middle overs.

89% range
−0.9 to +0.4
Likely rank
151st to 398th
Per 24 balls
−1.0
Next season
−0.4
Next season, in the IPL
−0.5
Whole career
−0.1
Ageing since his record, per 24
−0.39
Run-outs, per match
+0.12
Balls
1,676
Last played
2026
Where he sits among 1,072 rated batters

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In IPL numbers

The same player run through today's IPL (the 2026 season's scoring) against average opposition.

SamsIPL average
Strike rate161153
Balls per dismissal1519
Boundary balls24%22%
Dot balls30%29%
Strike rate, powerplay158155
Strike rate, middle156145
Strike rate, death173167

+9 runs over a 14-match season against an average IPL batter, at his 9 balls an innings. Runs only; the rating also counts what his wickets cost.

By phase

Points of win chance per 24 balls, from his rating.

Powerplay−1.3
Middle+0.7
Death+0.1

How he plays, against every rated batter

More 4s and 6stop 8%
Gets out lessbottom 19%
Scores faster once inbottom 2%

Against each kind of bowler

Strike rateIPL averageOut every
Right-arm pace16115715 balls
Left-arm pace15815415 balls
Off-spin15814717 balls
Left-arm spin15214217 balls
Wrist-spin16614615 balls

Walking in at 40 needed off 18, six down

A real IPL position, played out a thousand times with him in it and a thousand times with an average batter in his place. Each line is one chase, ball by ball, from 40 to win down to 0.

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Season by season

Win value: points of win chance per 24 balls against the par ball in the same situation, in the games he played (raw: not adjusted for the opposition or the competition). Bar width shows how many balls.

-320+32 2018: −7.6 per 24 over 127 balls 182019: −22.0 per 24 over 66 balls 192020: +20.4 per 24 over 131 balls 202021: −3.2 per 24 over 139 balls 212022: −8.1 per 24 over 242 balls 222023: +4.4 per 24 over 485 balls 232024: +29.4 per 24 over 57 balls 242025: +22.8 per 24 over 182 balls 252026: −5.2 per 24 over 172 balls 26
SeasonInnsRunsBallsAvgSR4s6sDot %Win value

By competition

Strength: a typical batter there against a typical IPL batter, points per 24 balls. The rating already allows for it; the record here does not.

CompetitionStrengthInnsRunsAvgSRWin value

Last 10 innings

With the win chance his own balls added for his side, in points (each ball against a par ball from the same situation).

  1. 5(6)v Jamaica Kingsmen, CPL, 2026-09-12 · replay−29.0
  2. 9*(4)v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, CPL, 2026-09-10 · replay+0.8
  3. 17(14)v Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL, 2026-09-05 · replay−9.5
  4. 0(2)v Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL, 2026-08-28 · replay−1.5
  5. 9(11)v Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, CPL, 2026-08-25 · replay−18.0
  6. 1*(1)v St Lucia Kings, CPL, 2026-08-16 · scorecard−0.6
  7. 13(10)v Northamptonshire, Blast, 2026-07-18 · replay−11.8
  8. 0(3)v Yorkshire, Blast, 2026-07-15 · replay−1.4
  9. 10(6)v Worcestershire, Blast, 2026-07-12 · replay+0.7
  10. 12(8)v Derbyshire, Blast, 2026-07-08 · replay+3.8

His biggest innings, by win chance added

Not the most runs: the most difference to the result. Counted over his own balls only; the other end can give some of it back, so a rescue act can add more than 100.

  1. 65*(25)v Brisbane Heat, BBL, 2020-12-14+102.3
  2. 16*(6)v Birmingham Bears, Blast, 2025-06-14 · replay+96.3
  3. 42*(18)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2024-12-17+89.4
  4. 33(12)v Leicestershire, Blast, 2025-07-06 · replay+54.4
  5. 45(26)v Somerset, Blast, 2023-07-15+49.5