Tim David IPL Career

Tim David is an Australian Cricketer known for causing havoc down the middle order with his destructive hitting. The Singapore-born player has been exceptional in the T20 format, hitting deliveries with ease at a monstrous strike rate on a consistent basis. In the 90 T20s he has featured in, he has a strike rate of 159.36. David has been the ideal finisher, making use of the death overs to the best of his potential and creating a big impact.

Tim David is a Singaporean batsman who debuted in the IPL for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2021 IPL against the Chennai Super Kings. He was the first Singaporean international player to play in the IPL. In the 2022 Mega Auction, Mumbai Indians signed Tim for a massive amount of 8.25 crores. Tim David finished the tournament in 2022 with the highest strike rate (216.27) from a player to have faced a minimum of 50 balls.

He played his first game for Australia against India at Mohali in September 2022. In addition, he was in the Australian squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup and has also played for the Singapore national cricket team in 2019 and 2020.

Tim David IPL teams from 2008-24

With the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Tim David played in his first IPL season in 2021. He was featured only in a solitary match while playing for RCB.

Tim David was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2022 IPL mega auction for a massive amount of 8.25 crore. He has been retained for the same price in 2023 as well as the 2024 IPL season

Tim David IPL Auction Price

After being picked by RCB in 2021 for the base price of 20 Lakhs, he did not quite get the opportunity as he only played just one game for the team in red. However, the next year brought a turn in fortunes for the Aussie as 6 IPL franchises bid for the hard-hitter and after a battle that went long, Mumbai Indians bought him for INR 8.25 crore.

David has been retained by the side for the 2024 season by Mumbai Indians and he’ll be expected to go bonkers with the bat and replicate his wonders from the previous edition.

Tim David IPL runs year-wise

After MI signed Tim in 2022, he proved to be a great asset for the Mumbai team and scored 186 runs at a strike rate of 216 in just 8 games while playing down the order. He faced a total of 86 deliveries where he hit 16 of those out of the park for a maximum. He ended up with the highest strike rate by a batsman in a single season. In 2023, he scored 231 runs in 16 matches with a strike rate of 158.22

Tim David IPL Records

Since 2022, Tim David has played in 25 IPL matches, scoring 418 runs. He has a maximum score of 45* off just 14 balls.

Tim David is the only Singapore player to play in the IPL so far.

Tim David is the 2nd player from MI to have caught 4 catches in an innings, after Sachin Tendulkar.

Tim David As Batter

• In IPL 2022, he faced 86 balls and hit 16 of them for six, finishing the season with 186 runs and 216.28 strike rate, the best-ever strike rate for a batter in a single campaign (min. 50 balls)

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