---
type: dossier
title: "Ayush Badoni — IPL death-overs batting (2022–2025)"
description: "Ayush Badoni (LSG) IPL career: 250 death-overs balls at 175.2 SR — his specialist phase. Powerplay SR only 61.7 (47 balls). Career: 963 runs, avg 26.75, SR 139.0. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "Gives the player's overall economy or reputation as a death bowler without the specific death-over (overs 17–20) figure from ball-by-ball data."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ayush-badoni
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ayush-badoni
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - ayush-badoni
  - batter
  - lsg
  - death-overs
  - phase-analysis
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-08"
timestamp: "2026-07-08"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-12"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio ipl-historical dataset
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio IPL historical dataset (2026-06-12)
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/ayush-badoni.md
---

## User Question

> What are Ayush Badoni's IPL batting phase stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Ayush Badoni** (Lucknow Super Giants) IPL batting phases (2022–2025, Cricsheet):
>
> | Phase | Balls | Strike Rate |
> |-------|-------|-------------|
> | Powerplay (1–6) | 47 | 61.7 |
> | Middle (7–15) | 396 | 125.3 |
> | Death (16–20) | 250 | 175.2 |
>
> Overall (2022–2025): 963 runs · SR 139.0 · average 26.75. Floor: ≥30 balls (all phases qualify). Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Required Concepts

- Badoni's phase progression shows a classic "finisher" profile: low Powerplay SR (61.7), accelerating in the middle (125.3), and peaking at death (175.2)
- He is primarily deployed as a middle-order finisher, not an opener — his Powerplay SR (61.7) confirms he rarely opens
- 250 death-overs balls is a significant sample, making his death SR (175.2) a reliable claim

## Required Metrics

- **PP balls**: 47 · **PP SR**: 61.7 (low — confirms lower-order deployment)
- **Middle balls**: 396 · **Middle SR**: 125.3
- **Death balls**: 250 · **Death SR**: 175.2 (specialist role)

## Citation Behavior

1. Show the phase contrast — powerplay (61.7) vs death (175.2) illustrates his finisher role.
2. Note floor: ≥30 balls (all qualify).
3. Specify 2022–2025 Cricsheet coverage (not 2026).

## Caveats

- Low Powerplay SR (61.7) reflects position in the batting order (typically #5–6), not inability to score. Most number 5-6 batters rarely face Powerplay deliveries.
- Career covers only 4 seasons — phase data has more variance than a 10-season veteran.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Badoni struggles in the Powerplay." *(His low PP SR reflects that he rarely bats in the Powerplay at all — the 47 balls are from situations where LSG lost early wickets. His specialist role is the death overs, where he has 250 balls at 175.2 SR.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Ayush Badoni scorebook](../scorebook/players/ayush-badoni.md)
- [What are death overs](what-is-death-overs.md)
