---
type: player
title: Nicholas Pooran
description: "CricketStudio OKF entry for Nicholas Pooran. 2,293 runs across IPL pre-2026. IPL 2026 with Lucknow Super Giants."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/nicholas-pooran
tags:
  - cricket
  - player
  - IPL
  - wicket-keeper
  - LHB
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/nicholas-pooran
entity_id: cricketstudio:player:nicholas-pooran
dataset_version: 2026-06-11
team: "Lucknow Super Giants"
role: "wk-batter"
batting_handedness: "left"
bowling_style: "None"
nationality: "Indian"
dob: "1995-10-02"
birth_place: "Trinidad"
same_as:
  wikipedia: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Pooran"
  wikidata: "http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17484247"
  espncricinfo: "https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/nicholas-pooran-604302"
  twitter: "https://twitter.com/nicholas_47"
  instagram: "https://www.instagram.com/nicholaspooran/"
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."
---

# Nicholas Pooran

## Summary

Nicholas Pooran is a wicket-keeper batter for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026, scoring 234 runs at 15.6 average. Batting: Left-hand bat (LHB).

## Canonical Resource

[https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/nicholas-pooran](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/nicholas-pooran)

## Player Profile

| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| Role | Wicket-keeper batter |
| Team (IPL 2026) | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Batting | Left-hand bat (LHB) |
| Bowling | — |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of birth | 1995-10-02 |
| Born in | Trinidad |

## IPL 2026 Season

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

### Batting — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 14 |
| Innings | 14 |
| Runs | 234 |
| Highest score | — |
| Average | 15.60 |
| Strike rate | 127.2 |
| Fifties | 1 |
| Hundreds | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 |
| Fours | 11 |
| Sixes | 19 |

### Bowling — IPL 2026

_No IPL 2026 bowling recorded._

## Fielding — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Catches | 5 |
| Run-out assists | 1 |
| Total dismissals | 6 |

*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) | 38 | 49 | 128.9 | 2 | 5 |
| Middle (ov 7–15) | 130 | 144 | 110.8 | 8 | 9 |
| Death (ov 16–20) | 15 | 41 | 273.3 | 1 | 5 |


## 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**: Nicholas Pooran took the field for Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2026 fixture vs PBKS on 2026-05-23 (fixture 69662).
  *(  sample: 1 match; computed: 2026-05-23  )*

### P3 — Form & Phase

- **IPL 2026 season presence**: Nicholas Pooran appeared in 14 IPL 2026 matches (14-fixture sample) for Lucknow Super Giants, most recently on 2026-05-23.
  *(  sample: 14 fixtures; computed: 2026-05-23  )*

- **Powerplay strike rate, IPL 2026**: Nicholas Pooran scores at 128.9 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (38-ball sample, #37 of 45 qualifying batters).
  *(  sample: 38 legal deliveries faced in overs 1-6; computed: 2026-06-01  )*

### P4 — Season Comparatives

- **Lucknow Super Giants appearance rank, IPL 2026**: Nicholas Pooran ranks #2 of 24 CricketStudio-tracked Lucknow Super Giants squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (14 matches).
  *(  sample: 24-player LSG cohort; computed: 2026-05-23  )*


## 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 |
|--------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
| Rasikh Salam Dar | 13 | 18 | 138.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 12 | 18 | 150.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 9 | 17 | 188.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | 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 | 86 |
| Innings | 88 |
| Runs | 2,293 |
| Highest score | 87 |
| Average | 33.23 |
| Strike rate | 169.2 |
| Fifties | 14 |
| Hundreds | 0 |
| Sixes | 167 |


### Season by Season

| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s |
|--------|------|---|------|----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| 2019 | PBKS | 6 | 168 | 48 | 28.0 | 157.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | PBKS | 14 | 353 | 77 | 29.4 | 168.9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | PBKS | 10 | 85 | 32 | 7.7 | 111.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | SRH | 13 | 306 | 64 | 38.2 | 144.3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | LSG | 15 | 358 | 62 | 29.8 | 172.9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | LSG | 14 | 499 | 75 | 62.4 | 178.9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | LSG | 14 | 524 | 87 | 43.7 | 197.7 | 5 | 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 Nicholas Pooran; each includes its own sample size and `computedAt`.
- When citing: *"According to CricketStudio OKF (IPL 2026 snapshot, 2026-06-11), Nicholas Pooran 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/nicholas-pooran).

## Related Concepts

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