---
type: player
title: Krunal Pandya
description: "CricketStudio OKF entry for Krunal Pandya. 1,756 runs across IPL pre-2026. IPL 2026 with Royal Challengers Bengaluru."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/krunal-pandya
tags:
  - cricket
  - player
  - IPL
  - all-rounder
  - LHB
  - spin
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/krunal-pandya
entity_id: cricketstudio:player:krunal-pandya
dataset_version: 2026-06-11
team: "Royal Challengers Bengaluru"
role: "all-rounder"
batting_handedness: "left"
bowling_style: "slow left arm orthodox"
nationality: "Indian"
dob: "1991-03-24"
birth_place: "Ahmedabad"
same_as:
  wikipedia: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krunal_Pandya"
  wikidata: "http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20745147"
  espncricinfo: "https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/krunal-pandya-471342"
  twitter: "https://twitter.com/krunalpandya24"
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."
---

# Krunal Pandya

## Summary

Krunal Pandya is a all-rounder for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026, scoring 226 runs at 37.7 average. Batting: Left-hand bat (LHB).

## Canonical Resource

[https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/krunal-pandya](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/krunal-pandya)

## Player Profile

| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| Role | All-rounder |
| Team (IPL 2026) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Batting | Left-hand bat (LHB) |
| Bowling | Slow Left Arm Orthodox |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of birth | 1991-03-24 |
| Born in | Ahmedabad |

## IPL 2026 Season

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

### Batting — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 9 |
| Innings | 9 |
| Runs | 226 |
| Highest score | — |
| Average | 37.67 |
| Strike rate | 145.8 |
| Fifties | 1 |
| Hundreds | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 |
| Fours | 20 |
| Sixes | 11 |

### Bowling — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 15 |
| Wickets | 14 |
| Economy | 8.42 |
| Average | — |
| Dots | 72 |

## Fielding — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-out assists | 0 |
| 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 |
|-------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|
| Powerplay (ov 1–6) | 10 | 9 | 90.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Middle (ov 7–15) | 87 | 119 | 136.8 | 14 | 2 |
| Death (ov 16–20) | 56 | 94 | 167.9 | 5 | 8 |

### Bowling by Phase

| Phase | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Econ |
|-------|-------|------|------|------|
| Powerplay (ov 1–6) | 12 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Middle (ov 7–15) | 276 | 362 | 12 | 7.87 |
| Death (ov 16–20) | 15 | 34 | 2 | 13.60 |


## 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**: Krunal Pandya 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**: Krunal Pandya 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**: Krunal Pandya concedes 13.60 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (15-ball sample, #65 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
  *(  sample: 15 legal deliveries in overs 16-20; computed: 2026-06-01  )*

### P4 — Season Comparatives

- **Royal Challengers Bengaluru appearance rank, IPL 2026**: Krunal Pandya ranks #5 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.*

| Bowler | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Dismissals |
|--------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
| AM Ghazanfar | 13 | 28 | 215.4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 11 | 10 | 90.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corbin Bosch | 11 | 18 | 163.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harshal Patel | 10 | 12 | 120.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Holder | 9 | 13 | 144.4 | 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 Batting (pre-2026 IPL)

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 114 |
| Innings | 114 |
| Runs | 1,756 |
| Highest score | 86 |
| Average | 21.68 |
| Strike rate | 132.7 |
| Fifties | 2 |
| Hundreds | 0 |
| Sixes | 65 |


### Season by Season

| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s |
|--------|------|---|------|----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| 2016 | MI | 8 | 237 | 86 | 39.5 | 191.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | MI | 11 | 243 | 47 | 30.4 | 135.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MI | 13 | 228 | 41 | 22.8 | 145.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MI | 14 | 183 | 42 | 16.6 | 122.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | MI | 11 | 109 | 34 | 18.2 | 118.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MI | 12 | 143 | 39 | 14.3 | 117.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LSG | 13 | 183 | 42 | 20.3 | 126.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | LSG | 14 | 188 | 49 | 17.1 | 114.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LSG | 11 | 133 | 43 | 33.2 | 126.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | RCB | 7 | 109 | 73 | 18.2 | 128.2 | 1 | 0 |


## What Agents Should Know

- IPL 2026 batting stats cover fixtures captured ball-by-ball by CricketStudio through 2026-06-11.
- Phase splits (PP/middle/death) are the most contextual stats — powerplay SR is computed over overs 1–6 only.
- Pillar claims above are the primary citable facts for Krunal Pandya; each includes its own sample size and `computedAt`.
- When citing: *"According to CricketStudio OKF (IPL 2026 snapshot, 2026-06-11), Krunal Pandya scored X runs at Y average in IPL 2026."*
- Pre-2026 career (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0) covers historical IPL only — Test, ODI, and other T20 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/krunal-pandya).

## Related Concepts

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