T20 ratings Blast

Ian Bell

Right-handed batter, age 44

−2.6

Points of win chance he adds per innings, at his 25 balls an innings, against an average IPL batter. Ranked 731st of 1,072 rated batters, 68th percentile from the top.

More of a placer than a hitter, hard to get out and goes up a gear once he is in.

89% range
−4.4 to −0.9
Likely rank
411th to 899th
Per 24 balls
−2.5
Whole career
−2.5
Balls
1,602
Last played
2020
Where he sits among 1,072 rated batters

Each dot is a rated batter, by rating per innings. Tap anywhere on the line to zoom in and see who is who.

In IPL numbers

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

BellIPL average
Strike rate140153
Balls per dismissal1919
Boundary balls19%22%
Dot balls31%29%
Strike rate, powerplay140155
Strike rate, middle135145
Strike rate, death152167

−44 runs over a 14-match season against an average IPL batter, at his 25 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−3.0
Middle−2.0
Death−4.0

How he plays, against every rated batter

More 4s and 6sbottom 20%
Gets out lesstop 13%
Scores faster once intop 21%

Against each kind of bowler

Strike rateIPL averageOut every
Right-arm pace14315719 balls
Left-arm pace14315419 balls
Off-spin13414722 balls
Left-arm spin13314221 balls
Wrist-spin13414619 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.

-340+34 2006: −3.9 per 24 over 39 balls 062007: −18.2 per 24 over 14 balls 072008: +22.2 per 24 over 46 balls 082010: +31.7 per 24 over 47 balls 102014: −1.5 per 24 over 41 balls 142015: +6.9 per 24 over 113 balls 152016: +2.3 per 24 over 556 balls 162017: −7.2 per 24 over 206 balls 172018: +6.4 per 24 over 463 balls 182020: −14.9 per 24 over 44 balls 20
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. 0(3)v Somerset, Blast, 2020-09-04−7.0
  2. 13(12)v Northamptonshire, Blast, 2020-09-01−8.7
  3. 28(29)v Glamorgan, Blast, 2020-08-30−12.9
  4. 54(46)v Peshawar Zalmi, PSL, 2019-02-22+6.6
  5. 19(13)v Worcestershire, Blast, 2018-08-17−9.2
  6. 34(36)v Lancashire, Blast, 2018-08-15+0.8
  7. 2(6)v Lancashire, Blast, 2018-08-10−14.7
  8. 54(37)v Nottinghamshire, Blast, 2018-08-09+12.1
  9. 43(36)v Northamptonshire, Blast, 2018-08-05−0.8
  10. 65(51)v Derbyshire, Blast, 2018-08-03+21.5

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. 131(62)v Northamptonshire, Blast, 2018-07-20+67.5
  2. 82*(57)v Nottinghamshire, Blast, 2018-07-04+45.4
  3. 60*(46)v New Zealand, T20Is, 2008-06-13+42.6
  4. 39(30)v Australia, T20Is, 2011-01-14+40.2
  5. 90(65)v Durham, Blast, 2015-06-06+30.7