Johan Botha

Batter and bowler, age 44

BBL IPL T20Is CPL CSA T20 His Test ratings

−0.3

Points of win chance he adds per match, at his 2.9 overs, against an average IPL bowler. Ranked 250th of 1,127 rated bowlers, top 25%.

At his best before the death.

89% range: −1.2 to +0.6
Likely rank: 127th to 550th
Per 24 balls: −0.3
Whole career: +0.1
Run-outs, per match: +0.02
No-balls (0 per 100 balls), per 24: +0.23
Balls: 2,964
Last played: 2020

Where he sits among 1,127 rated bowlers

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In IPL numbers

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

	Botha	IPL average
Economy	9.7	9.5
Balls per wicket	20	20
Dot balls	28%	29%
Economy, powerplay	9.8	9.6
Economy, middle	9.2	9.0
Economy, death	10.8	10.4

Costs 0.7 runs a match against an average IPL bowler. Runs only; the rating also counts his wickets.

By phase

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

Powerplay−0.5

Middle−0.3

Death−1.3

How he plays, against every rated bowler

Takes wicketstop 46%

Hard to score offtop 33%

Stronger at the death than earlierbottom 6%

Bowling the 19th, defending 24 off 12

A real IPL position, played out a thousand times with him in it and a thousand times with an average bowler in his place. Each line is one finish, ball by ball, from 24 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.

Season	Matches	Overs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	SR	Dot %	Win value
2005	1	4.0	1	43	10.8	24	16.7	−5.0
2007	2	7.0	2	13.5	3.9	21	47.6	+4.3
2008	5	19.0	4	26.5	5.6	28.5	42.1	+15.2
2009	10	35.0	9	25.3	6.5	23.3	38.6	−5.1
2010	10	35.0	14	16.1	6.4	15	42.9	+4.1
2011	23	80.4	20	25.5	6.3	24.2	39.5	+2.0
2012	26	88.4	18	35.1	7.1	29.6	35.7	−5.8
2013	10	32.4	8	27.2	6.7	24.5	40.8	−3.7
2014	8	27.0	7	26.1	6.8	23.1	37.7	+1.7
2015	21	53.0	11	37.8	7.8	28.9	38.4	+1.4
2016	10	33.5	6	43	7.6	33.8	31	−1.5
2017	10	30.0	3	65	6.5	60	35.6	−1.3
2018	10	29.0	8	27	7.4	21.8	30.5	−1.5
2020	5	11.0	3	28.7	7.8	22	34.8	−3.0

By competition

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

Competition	Strength	Matches	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Win value
BBL	−0.8	64	41	35.9	7.2	−1.6
T20Is	−0.3	38	35	23	6.4	+3.2
IPL	0	34	25	32	6.9	−4.2
CPL	−1.3	10	8	21.5	7.2	+0.2
CSA T20	−2.3	4	3	26	6	+10.4
Full v associate	−2.4	1	2	8.5	4.2	+0.1

Last 10 matches

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

0/10(1.0)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2021-01-07−10.1
0/20(2.0)v Melbourne Stars, BBL, 2021-01-04−6.2
1/18(3.0)v Melbourne Stars, BBL, 2021-01-02+7.1
2/20(3.0)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2020-12-13+2.6
0/18(2.0)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2020-12-10−1.6
0/12(2.0)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2019-01-23+5.3
0/20(2.0)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2019-01-21−8.4
0/26(3.0)v Perth Scorchers, BBL, 2019-01-18−9.1
2/21(4.0)v Melbourne Stars, BBL, 2019-01-14+11.6
1/28(3.0)v Melbourne Renegades, BBL, 2019-01-07−12.4

His biggest spells, by win chance added

Not the most runs or wickets: 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.

2/16(4.0)v Australia, T20Is, 2009-03-29+68.3
2/9(4.0)v Cape Cobras, CSA T20, 2012-03-16+47.2
3/16(4.0)v India, T20Is, 2009-06-16+29.7
2/11(4.0)v Brisbane Heat, BBL, 2014-01-18+20.7
1/17(4.0)v Melbourne Renegades, BBL, 2013-01-02+20.4

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Head to head with Hayden Kerr See him in the BBL chart on the globe

−1.2

Points of win chance he adds per innings, at his 10 balls an innings, against an average IPL batter. Ranked 433rd of 1,072 rated batters, top 50%.

More of a placer than a hitter and hard to get out.

89% range: −2.3 to −0.2
Likely rank: 218th to 644th
Per 24 balls: −2.9
Whole career: −0.9
Run-outs, per match: +0.02
Balls: 1,181
Last played: 2020

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.

	Botha	IPL average
Strike rate	143	153
Balls per dismissal	18	19
Boundary balls	20%	22%
Dot balls	30%	29%
Strike rate, powerplay	144	155
Strike rate, middle	135	145
Strike rate, death	156	167

−15 runs over a 14-match season against an average IPL batter, at his 10 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−2.2

Middle−2.4

Death−3.3

How he plays, against every rated batter

More 4s and 6sbottom 27%

Gets out lesstop 20%

Scores faster once intop 49%

Against each kind of bowler

	Strike rate	IPL average	Out every
Right-arm pace	147	157	18 balls
Left-arm pace	145	154	18 balls
Off-spin	136	147	21 balls
Left-arm spin	131	142	20 balls
Wrist-spin	132	146	18 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

Season	Inns	Runs	Balls	Avg	SR	4s	6s	Dot %	Win value
2005	1	2	4	2	50	0	0	50	0.0
2007	2	34	24	–	141.7	3	2	45.8	+54.9
2008	3	13	14	13	92.9	1	0	28.6	+23.9
2009	6	57	46	28.5	123.9	6	0	30.4	+2.9
2010	6	80	67	16	119.4	5	4	37.3	+0.1
2011	19	432	383	33.2	112.8	36	6	34.5	+0.5
2012	13	144	126	20.6	114.3	10	3	33.3	−2.5
2013	10	57	65	5.7	87.7	6	2	61.5	−24.4
2014	7	117	79	29.2	148.1	7	5	27.8	+2.6
2015	16	175	166	15.9	105.4	14	3	39.2	−2.4
2016	8	138	106	19.7	130.2	12	2	29.2	+5.2
2017	5	75	68	18.8	110.3	5	2	42.6	−7.9
2018	2	5	4	–	125	1	0	50	+32.4
2020	2	2	2	–	100	0	0	0	+1.3

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.

Competition	Strength	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	Win value
BBL	−1.4	42	562	20.1	126.6	−0.3
IPL	0	28	409	20.4	113.9	−4.7
T20Is	−0.9	20	201	18.3	121.8	+10.3
CSA T20	−2.7	4	101	33.7	97.1	+2.2
CPL	−1.1	6	58	19.3	70.7	−0.1

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*(1)v Melbourne Stars, BBL, 2021-01-04−0.1
1*(1)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2020-12-10+0.2
4*(3)v Perth Scorchers, BBL, 2019-01-18+5.2
1*(1)v Brisbane Heat, BBL, 2018-12-22+0.2
14(10)v Melbourne Stars, BBL, 2018-01-23−0.2
32*(23)v Melbourne Renegades, BBL, 2018-01-03+5.5
25(26)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2017-12-28−18.0
4(6)v Perth Scorchers, BBL, 2017-12-23−5.6
0(3)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2017-12-19−4.2
32(25)v Perth Scorchers, BBL, 2017-01-28+7.5

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.

6*(2)v New Zealand, T20Is, 2007-11-23+53.7
25(13)v Melbourne Stars, BBL, 2017-01-21+28.1
41*(19)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2015-01-14+17.4
7*(5)v Australia, T20Is, 2009-03-27+17.1
67*(47)v Deccan Chargers, IPL, 2011-04-09+13.6

Plays most like him

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