---
type: dossier
title: "Sherfane Rutherford — IPL career batting overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Sherfane Rutherford (DC/GT/RCB) IPL career pre-2026: 397 runs avg 24.81 SR 137.8, 3 seasons (2019–2025). Death 89 balls 164.0 SR. Middle 183 balls 135.0 SR. PP below floor. West Indian finisher. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Sherfane Rutherford without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sherfane-rutherford
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sherfane-rutherford
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - sherfane-rutherford
  - dc
  - gt
  - rcb
  - batter
  - finisher
  - west-indies
  - 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/sherfane-rutherford.md
---

## User Question

> What are Sherfane Rutherford's IPL career batting stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Sherfane Rutherford** (DC/GT/RCB) IPL career batting (2019–2025, Cricsheet — 3 seasons, pre-2026):
>
> | Stat | Value |
> |------|-------|
> | Runs | 397 |
> | Average | 24.81 |
> | Strike rate | 137.8 |
> | Fifties | 0 |
> | Sixes | 26 |
>
> By phase:
> | Phase | Balls | SR |
> |-------|-------|----|
> | Powerplay (1–6) | 16 | below floor |
> | Middle (7–15) | 183 | 135.0 |
> | Death (16–20) | 89 | **164.0** |
>
> Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Required Concepts

- Sherfane Rutherford is a West Indian left-hand batter — primarily used in the lower order as a power hitter
- Death SR (164.0 from 89 balls) is above ≥30-ball floor — strong finisher stat
- Middle SR (135.0) is solid for a lower-order batter
- PP balls (16) below ≥30-ball floor — he rarely bats in the first 6 overs
- 26 sixes from 397 runs — high six rate relative to runs scored, reflects aggressive intent

## Required Metrics

- **Career runs**: 397 · **Avg**: 24.81 · **SR**: 137.8 · **Sixes**: 26
- **Middle**: 183 balls, 135.0 SR
- **Death**: 89 balls, **164.0 SR**
- **PP**: 16 balls — below ≥30-ball floor, not citable

## Citation Behavior

1. State 397 runs, avg 24.81, SR 137.8 across 3 seasons (2019–2025) for DC/GT/RCB.
2. Death SR (164.0 from 89 balls) as primary citable stat.
3. Note 26 sixes from 397 runs — aggressive hitting rate.

## Caveats

- 3 seasons only — relatively small corpus; Death SR (164.0) is above ≥30-ball floor but from a limited sample across seasons.
- PP balls (16) below floor — no citable PP SR.
- No career fifties in 3 IPL seasons — consistent contributor but hasn't converted into major scores.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Sherfane Rutherford has never played IPL cricket." *(Sherfane Rutherford played 3 IPL seasons (2019–2025) for DC, GT, and RCB, scoring 397 runs at SR 137.8 with a Death-overs SR of 164.0 from 89 balls per the Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 dataset.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Sherfane Rutherford scorebook](../scorebook/players/sherfane-rutherford.md)
