---
type: player
title: Shardul Thakur
description: "CricketStudio OKF entry for Shardul Thakur. 325 runs and 107 wickets across IPL pre-2026. IPL 2026 with Mumbai Indians."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shardul-thakur
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/shardul-thakur
entity_id: cricketstudio:player:shardul-thakur
dataset_version: 2026-06-11
team: "Mumbai Indians"
role: "bowler"
batting_handedness: "right"
bowling_style: "right arm fast medium"
nationality: "Indian"
dob: "1991-10-16"
birth_place: "Palghar"
same_as:
  wikipedia: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shardul_Thakur"
  wikidata: "http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18638089"
  espncricinfo: "https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/shardul-thakur-475281"
  twitter: "https://twitter.com/imshard"
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."
---

# Shardul Thakur

## Summary

Shardul Thakur is a bowler for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, taking 12 wickets at 12.27 economy. Bowling style: Right Arm Fast Medium.

## Canonical Resource

[https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shardul-thakur](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shardul-thakur)

## Player Profile

| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| Role | Bowler |
| Team (IPL 2026) | Mumbai Indians |
| Batting | Right-hand bat (RHB) |
| Bowling | Right Arm Fast Medium |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of birth | 1991-10-16 |
| Born in | Palghar |

## IPL 2026 Season

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

### Batting — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 3 |
| Innings | 3 |
| Runs | 24 |
| Highest score | — |
| Average | 12.00 |
| Strike rate | 80.0 |
| Fifties | 0 |
| Hundreds | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 |
| Fours | 2 |
| Sixes | 0 |

### Bowling — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 7 |
| Wickets | 12 |
| Economy | 12.27 |
| Average | — |
| Dots | 24 |


## 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) | 13 | 11 | 84.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Death (ov 16–20) | 17 | 13 | 76.5 | 1 | 0 |

### Bowling by Phase

| Phase | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Econ |
|-------|-------|------|------|------|
| Powerplay (ov 1–6) | 24 | 58 | 2 | 14.50 |
| Middle (ov 7–15) | 72 | 124 | 6 | 10.33 |
| Death (ov 16–20) | 36 | 66 | 4 | 11.00 |


## 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**: Shardul Thakur took the field for Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2026 fixture vs RR on 2026-05-24 (fixture 69663).
  *(  sample: 1 match; computed: 2026-05-24  )*

### P3 — Form & Phase

- **IPL 2026 season presence**: Shardul Thakur appeared in 13 IPL 2026 matches (13-fixture sample) for Mumbai Indians, most recently on 2026-05-24.
  *(  sample: 13 fixtures; computed: 2026-05-24  )*

- **Death-overs economy, IPL 2026**: Shardul Thakur concedes 11.00 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (36-ball sample, #41 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
  *(  sample: 36 legal deliveries in overs 16-20; computed: 2026-06-01  )*

### P4 — Season Comparatives

- **Mumbai Indians appearance rank, IPL 2026**: Shardul Thakur ranks #3 of 24 CricketStudio-tracked Mumbai Indians squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (13 matches).
  *(  sample: 24-player MI cohort; computed: 2026-05-24  )*


## 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 |
|--------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
| Prabhsimran Singh | 15 | 34 | 226.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 10 | 25 | 250.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 8 | 15 | 187.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | 7 | 11 | 157.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 6 | 10 | 166.7 | 2 | 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 | 102 |
| Wickets | 107 |
| Economy | 9.40 |
| Average | 30.32 |


### Season by Season

| Season | Team | M | Wkts | Econ | Avg |
|--------|------|---|------|------|-----|
| 2015 | PBKS | 1 | 1 | 12.67 | 38.0 |
| 2017 | RISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 12 | 11 | 8.25 | 28.6 |
| 2018 | CSK | 13 | 16 | 9.24 | 26.9 |
| 2019 | CSK | 9 | 8 | 9.37 | 35.1 |
| 2020/21 | CSK | 9 | 10 | 8.51 | 27.5 |
| 2021 | CSK | 16 | 21 | 8.81 | 25.1 |
| 2022 | DC | 14 | 15 | 9.79 | 31.5 |
| 2023 | KKR | 9 | 7 | 10.48 | 31.4 |
| 2024 | CSK | 9 | 5 | 9.76 | 61.8 |
| 2025 | LSG | 10 | 13 | 11.03 | 28.9 |


## 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 Shardul Thakur — use them when answering phase-specific bowling questions.
- When citing: *"According to CricketStudio OKF (IPL 2026 snapshot, 2026-06-11), Shardul Thakur 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/shardul-thakur).

## Related Concepts

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