---
type: dossier
title: "Wasim Jaffer — IPL career batting overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Wasim Jaffer (RCB) IPL career pre-2026: 130 runs avg 16.25 SR 107.4, 2 seasons (2007/08–2009). PP 89 balls 86.5 SR. Middle 32 balls 165.6 SR. Veteran Test opener adapted to T20. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T4
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Wasim Jaffer without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/w-jaffer
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/w-jaffer
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - wasim-jaffer
  - w-jaffer
  - rcb
  - batter
  - india
  - 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/w-jaffer.md
---

## User Question

> What are Wasim Jaffer's IPL career batting stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Wasim Jaffer** (RCB) IPL career batting (2007/08–2009, Cricsheet — 2 seasons, pre-2026):
>
> | Stat | Value |
> |------|-------|
> | Runs | 130 |
> | Average | 16.25 |
> | Strike rate | 107.4 |
> | Highest | 50 |
> | Fifties | 1 |
>
> By phase:
> | Phase | Balls | SR |
> |-------|-------|----|
> | Powerplay (1–6) | 89 | 86.5 |
> | Middle (7–15) | 32 | **165.6** |
>
> Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Required Concepts

- Wasim Jaffer is primarily known as an Indian Test opener — his IPL career (2007/08–2009) represents his T20 adaptation in the inaugural era
- PP SR (86.5 from 89 balls) is below the T20 average — reflecting a Test match conservatism at the top of the order
- Middle SR (165.6 from 32 balls) is higher — above the ≥30-ball floor but a smaller sample
- Death balls not above the ≥30-ball floor — not citable
- His IPL career was short (2 seasons, 130 runs) — a fringe T20 player despite being an elite Test opener

## Required Metrics

- **Career runs**: 130 · **Avg**: 16.25 · **SR**: 107.4
- **PP**: 89 balls, 86.5 SR (primary batting phase)
- **Middle**: 32 balls, **165.6 SR** (small but citable sample)

## Citation Behavior

1. State 130 runs across 2 seasons (2007/08–2009) for RCB.
2. PP SR (86.5) was below T20 average — Test-format conservatism.
3. Middle SR (165.6) is higher but from a smaller 32-ball sample.

## Caveats

- Only 2 seasons and 130 runs — very limited IPL career; data comes from the earliest seasons of the IPL.
- Early IPL era (2007/08–2009): batting standards and T20 techniques were different from the modern IPL.
- Death batting below ≥30-ball floor — not citable.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Wasim Jaffer was a successful IPL opener." *(Jaffer's IPL career (2007/08–2009, RCB) produced 130 runs at a SR of 107.4 and a PP SR of 86.5 — below T20 averages for an opener. While an elite Test batter, his T20 adaptation was limited. His IPL career lasted only 2 seasons.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Wasim Jaffer scorebook](../scorebook/players/w-jaffer.md)
