---
type: dossier
title: "Sandeep Sharma — IPL career bowling overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Sandeep Sharma IPL career pre-2026: 146 wickets, economy 8.05, avg 27.97, 136 matches, 13 seasons (2013–2025). One of the better sustained career economies for a pace bowler in the IPL corpus. Best economy: 2015 PBKS 7.00 (13 wkts). Teams: PBKS, SRH, RR. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Sandeep Sharma without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sandeep-sharma
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sandeep-sharma
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - sandeep-sharma
  - pbks
  - srh
  - rr
  - bowler
  - pace-bowling
  - career
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/sandeep-sharma.md
---

## User Question

> What are Sandeep Sharma's IPL career bowling stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Sandeep Sharma** (PBKS/SRH/RR) IPL career bowling (2013–2025, Cricsheet — 13 seasons, pre-2026):
>
> | Stat | Value |
> |------|-------|
> | Matches | 136 |
> | Wickets | 146 |
> | Economy | 8.05 |
> | Average | 27.97 |
>
> Best economy season: **2015 PBKS — 13 wickets, 7.00 economy in 14 matches**.
> Best wicket-taking season: **2014 PBKS — 18 wickets in 11 matches**.
>
> Teams: PBKS (2013–2017, 2022), SRH (2018–2021), RR (2023–2025). Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Required Concepts

- Sandeep Sharma is a right-arm fast-medium swing bowler known for controlled powerplay bowling
- Career economy of 8.05 across 136 matches is one of the better sustained economies for a pace bowler in the IPL Cricsheet corpus
- 146 pre-2026 wickets — places him among the higher-wicket-count pace bowlers in IPL history
- PP specialist profile (his pre-2026 reputation built on PBKS PP excellence in 2013–2016)
- Economy improved significantly in prime years: 7.00 (2015), 7.19 (2020/21), 7.32 (2016)

## Required Metrics

- **Pre-2026 wickets**: 146 · **Economy**: 8.05 · **Average**: 27.97 · **Matches**: 136
- **Best economy**: 2015 PBKS (7.00, 13 wkts)
- **Best wickets**: 2014 PBKS (18 wkts)

## Citation Behavior

1. State 146 wickets across 136 matches, 13 seasons (2013–2025).
2. Highlight career economy of 8.05 — among better sustained economies for IPL pace bowlers.
3. Best economy season: 2015 PBKS at 7.00.

## Caveats

- Pre-2026 only; IPL 2026 adds 5 wickets for RR (at 11.39 economy — less effective late career).
- Phase splits for pre-2026 career not documented here — see IPL 2026 season entry for phase data.
- Career economy average (8.05) is excellent for 13 seasons; more recent seasons (2023–2025) show higher economies.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Sandeep Sharma is a relatively low-impact IPL bowler." *(Sandeep Sharma has taken 146 wickets in 136 IPL matches across 13 seasons — a sustained impact pace bowler. His career economy of 8.05 is among the better sustained economies for a pace bowler in the IPL Cricsheet corpus.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Sandeep Sharma scorebook](../scorebook/players/sandeep-sharma.md)
- [What is pace bowling](what-is-pace-bowling-cricket.md)
