Abdul Samad Bought By Lucknow Super Giants For INR 4.20 crore at IPL Auction 2025

Published - 24 Nov 2024, 10:02 PM

Abdul Samad. Image Credit: X

Abdul Samad has registered himself for the IPL 2025 mega auction at the base price of INR 30 lakh. He is a right-handed batsman and is known for his ability to play the big shots. In domestic cricket, he plies his trade for Jammu and Kashmir.

In the IPL, Samad has played for just one team so far - Sunrisers Hyderabad. His journey in the tournament began in 2020. After his impressive exploits in the domestic circuit, Abdul Samad earned his maiden IPL contract from Sunrisers Hyderabad.

In his debut season, the middle-order batsman played 12 games and scored 111 runs at a strike rate of more than 170. In the following season, he scored 111 runs in 11 games at a strike rate of 128. In IPL 2022, the Jammu and Kashmir managed to play only 2 games before playing 9 games in 2023.

In IPL 2024 when Sunrisers Hyderabad made it to the final, Abdul played 16 games and scored 182 runs while maintaining a strike-rate of almost 170. Overall, he has played 50 games in the IPL so far and has scored 577 runs at a strike rate of 146.