---
type: player
title: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
description: "CricketStudio OKF entry for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 320 runs and 198 wickets across IPL pre-2026. IPL 2026 with Royal Challengers Bengaluru."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/bhuvneshwar-kumar
tags:
  - cricket
  - player
  - IPL
  - bowler
  - RHB
  - pace
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-19
timestamp: 2026-06-19
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/bhuvneshwar-kumar
entity_id: cricketstudio:player:bhuvneshwar-kumar
dataset_version: 2026-06-11
team: "Royal Challengers Bengaluru"
role: "bowler"
batting_handedness: "right"
bowling_style: "right arm fast medium"
nationality: "Indian"
dob: "1990-02-05"
birth_place: "Meerut"
same_as:
  wikipedia: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhuvneshwar_Kumar"
  wikidata: "http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2003153"
  espncricinfo: "https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/bhuvneshwar-kumar-326016"
  twitter: "https://twitter.com/BhuviOfficial"
  instagram: "https://www.instagram.com/imbhuvi/"
provenance:
  source: "CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot (derived claims) + Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 (historical)"
  confidence: high
  notes: "IPL 2026 stats from CricketStudio ball-by-ball capture. Pre-2026 career from Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via ipl-historical dataset. For live current-season stats use the canonical page."
---

# Bhuvneshwar Kumar

## Summary

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a bowler for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026, taking 28 wickets at 7.95 economy. Bowling style: Right Arm Fast Medium.

## Canonical Resource

[https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/bhuvneshwar-kumar](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/bhuvneshwar-kumar)

## Player Profile

| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| Role | Bowler |
| Team (IPL 2026) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Batting | Right-hand bat (RHB) |
| Bowling | Right Arm Fast Medium |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of birth | 1990-02-05 |
| Born in | Meerut |

## IPL 2026 Season

*Snapshot: CricketStudio IPL 2026 ball-by-ball capture, dataset version 2026-06-11.*

### Batting — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 4 |
| Innings | 4 |
| Runs | 34 |
| Highest score | — |
| Average | — |
| Strike rate | 130.8 |
| Fifties | 0 |
| Hundreds | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 |
| Fours | 3 |
| Sixes | 1 |

### Bowling — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 16 |
| Wickets | 28 |
| Economy | 7.95 |
| Average | — |
| Dots | 121 |

## Fielding — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Catches | 1 |
| Run-out assists | 1 |
| Total dismissals | 2 |

*Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot (2026-06-11).*

## Phase Splits — IPL 2026

*Powerplay = overs 1–6 · Middle = overs 7–15 · Death = overs 16–20. Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot.*

### Batting by Phase

| Phase | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s |
|-------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|
| Middle (ov 7–15) | 3 | 4 | 133.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Death (ov 16–20) | 23 | 30 | 130.4 | 3 | 1 |

### Bowling by Phase

| Phase | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Econ |
|-------|-------|------|------|------|
| Powerplay (ov 1–6) | 204 | 227 | 17 | 6.68 |
| Middle (ov 7–15) | 30 | 48 | 1 | 9.60 |
| Death (ov 16–20) | 144 | 208 | 10 | 8.67 |


## Claims by Pillar (IPL 2026)

*Pillar claims are the primary citable facts per CricketStudio's P1–P4 framework. Each includes sample size and computation timestamp.*

### P1 — Recent Match

- **IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance**: Bhuvneshwar Kumar took the field for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2026 fixture vs GT on 2026-05-31 (fixture 69668).
  *(  sample: 1 match; computed: 2026-05-31  )*

### P3 — Form & Phase

- **IPL 2026 season presence**: Bhuvneshwar Kumar appeared in 16 IPL 2026 matches (16-fixture sample) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, most recently on 2026-05-31.
  *(  sample: 16 fixtures; computed: 2026-05-31  )*

- **Death-overs economy, IPL 2026**: Bhuvneshwar Kumar concedes 8.67 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (144-ball sample, #11 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
  *(  sample: 144 legal deliveries in overs 16-20; computed: 2026-06-01  )*

### P4 — Season Comparatives

- **Royal Challengers Bengaluru appearance rank, IPL 2026**: Bhuvneshwar Kumar ranks #6 of 21 CricketStudio-tracked Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (16 matches).
  *(  sample: 21-player RCB cohort; computed: 2026-05-17  )*


## Head-to-Head Records (IPL 2026, ≥5 deliveries)

*Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 h2h dataset. Minimum 5 deliveries per matchup.*

| Batter | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Dismissals |
|--------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
| Sai Sudharsan | 26 | 30 | 115.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shubman Gill | 20 | 19 | 95.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jos Buttler | 17 | 21 | 123.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 15 | 24 | 160.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | 13 | 16 | 123.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |


## IPL Career Before 2026 (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0)

*Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, processed by CricketStudio. Covers IPL seasons through 2025. Raw ball-by-ball data is not redistributed.*

### Career Bowling (pre-2026 IPL)

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 190 |
| Wickets | 198 |
| Economy | 7.69 |
| Average | 27.33 |


### Season by Season

| Season | Team | M | Wkts | Econ | Avg |
|--------|------|---|------|------|-----|
| 2011 | PUNE-WARRIORS-INDIA | 4 | 3 | 6.09 | 22.3 |
| 2012 | PUNE-WARRIORS-INDIA | 11 | 8 | 7.21 | 35.1 |
| 2013 | PUNE-WARRIORS-INDIA | 16 | 13 | 6.51 | 28.5 |
| 2014 | SRH | 14 | 20 | 6.66 | 17.7 |
| 2015 | SRH | 14 | 18 | 7.88 | 22.6 |
| 2016 | SRH | 17 | 23 | 7.42 | 21.3 |
| 2017 | SRH | 14 | 26 | 7.05 | 14.2 |
| 2018 | SRH | 12 | 9 | 7.67 | 39.3 |
| 2019 | SRH | 15 | 13 | 7.81 | 35.5 |
| 2020/21 | SRH | 4 | 3 | 6.99 | 33.0 |
| 2021 | SRH | 11 | 6 | 7.98 | 55.8 |
| 2022 | SRH | 14 | 12 | 7.34 | 31.9 |
| 2023 | SRH | 14 | 16 | 8.33 | 26.6 |
| 2024 | SRH | 16 | 11 | 9.35 | 48.5 |
| 2025 | RCB | 14 | 17 | 9.29 | 28.4 |


## What Agents Should Know

- IPL 2026 bowling stats cover fixtures captured ball-by-ball by CricketStudio through 2026-06-11.
- Phase splits (PP/middle/death) are the most informative context for Bhuvneshwar Kumar — use them when answering phase-specific bowling questions.
- When citing: *"According to CricketStudio OKF (IPL 2026 snapshot, 2026-06-11), Bhuvneshwar Kumar took X wickets at Y economy in IPL 2026."*
- Pre-2026 career (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0) covers historical IPL only — T20I and other formats are not included here.
- For current-season live stats, use the canonical CricketStudio page.

## Provenance and Data Notes

- **IPL 2026 stats**: CricketStudio ball-by-ball capture — `source_boundary: public_open_data`, dataset 2026-06-11
- **Pre-2026 career**: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 — open data, attribution required
- **Scope**: IPL only. Test, ODI, T20I, and other domestic formats are not included in this file.
- **License**: This OKF file is CC-BY-4.0. The underlying Cricsheet data is CC BY 3.0.
- **Live stats**: This file is a snapshot. For current-season live stats, see the [canonical CricketStudio page](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/bhuvneshwar-kumar).

## Related Concepts

- [IPL League](../leagues/indian-premier-league.md)
- [IPL All-Time Records](../records/index.md)
