---
type: dossier
title: "Wayne Parnell — IPL career bowling overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Wayne Parnell (DC/Pune Warriors/RCB) IPL career pre-2026: 35 wickets econ 7.78, 5 seasons (2011–2023). PP 372 balls 16 wkts 7.48 econ. Middle 162 balls 7.67 econ. Death 189 balls 15 wkts 8.44 econ. South African left-arm seamer. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Wayne Parnell without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/wd-parnell
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/wd-parnell
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - wayne-parnell
  - wd-parnell
  - dc
  - rcb
  - bowler
  - left-arm-seam
  - south-africa
  - career
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-09"
timestamp: "2026-07-09"
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/wd-parnell.md
---

## User Question

> What are Wayne Parnell's IPL career bowling stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Wayne Parnell** (DC/Pune Warriors/RCB) IPL career bowling (2011–2023, Cricsheet — 5 seasons, pre-2026):
>
> | Stat | Value |
> |------|-------|
> | Balls bowled | 723 |
> | Wickets | 35 |
> | Economy | 7.78 |
> | Average | 26.77 |
>
> By phase:
> | Phase | Balls | Wickets | Economy |
> |-------|-------|---------|---------|
> | Powerplay (1–6) | 372 | 16 | **7.48** |
> | Middle (7–15) | 162 | 4 | 7.67 |
> | Death (16–20) | 189 | 15 | 8.44 |
>
> Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Required Concepts

- Wayne Parnell is a South African left-arm swing bowler — he played 5 IPL seasons across DC, Pune Warriors India, and RCB
- All three bowling phases have large enough ball counts to be citable — the data is reliable
- PP bowling (7.48 econ, 372 balls, 16 wickets) is his primary zone with highest wicket count — left-arm swing in the powerplay is his best asset
- Death bowling (8.44 econ, 189 balls, 15 wickets) is also productive for wickets but more expensive
- Batting: only Death phase (49 balls, 83.7 SR) is above the ≥30-ball floor — he is a lower-order bat

## Required Metrics

- **Career wickets**: 35 · **Bowling econ**: 7.78
- **PP**: 372 balls, 16 wkts, **7.48 econ** (most wickets, best economy)
- **Middle**: 162 balls, 4 wkts, 7.67 econ
- **Death**: 189 balls, 15 wkts, 8.44 econ

## Citation Behavior

1. State 35 wickets (econ 7.78) across 5 seasons (2011–2023) for DC/Pune Warriors/RCB.
2. PP as primary phase: 7.48 econ from 372 balls, 16 wickets — strongest phase by both volume and economy.
3. Death wicket-taking (15 wkts) though more expensive (8.44 econ).

## Caveats

- Appearances spread across 5 non-consecutive seasons — not a continuous IPL presence.
- Batting floors: PP (14 balls) and Middle (17 balls) both below ≥30-ball floor — only Death batting (49 balls, 83.7 SR) is citable.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Wayne Parnell specialised in death-overs bowling in IPL." *(Parnell's IPL career PP bowling (7.48 econ, 372 balls, 16 wickets) is his most dominant phase by volume and economy. Death-overs bowling (8.44 econ, 15 wickets) was productive but significantly more expensive than his PP work.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Wayne Parnell scorebook](../scorebook/players/wd-parnell.md)
