Aiden Markram's IPL career

Last Modified Mar 25, 2025 16:41 IST
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Aiden Markram is a professional cricket all-rounder who represents the South African national cricket team across all international formats. He was born on October 04, 1994 in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. Markram was the first South African captain who won the Under-19 World Cup in 2014. After his successful stint in age group cricket, he made his domestic debut for the Northern Cricket Team on October 09, 2014. He also won South Africa’ s Domestic Newcomer of the Year Award in 2017.

Aiden Markram made his international debut against Bangladesh in Test cricket in September 2017. In the same series, he made his ODI debut. Markram played his first T20I in March 2019 against Sri Lanka. His first international hundred came against Bangladesh in Bloemfontein test on October 06, 2017. He also becomes South Africa’s first captain to reach the ICC T20 World Cup final in 2024. In the SA20, he won two back-to-back seasons with Sunrisers Eastern Cape in 2022 and 2023. In the IPL, he started his IPL career with Punjab Kings in 2021. As of March 2025, he is playing for the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2025.

Aiden Markram's IPL teams

Aiden Markram was first seen in the IPL with the Punjab Kings franchise in 2021. In the IPL 2022 auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad picked Aiden Markram for INR 2.6 crores. He played for the SRH franchise for three years (2022-2024). He also captained the team in the IPL 2023. In the IPL 2025 auction, he was picked by the Lucknow Super Giants, as per IPL's official website.

YearTeam
2021Punjab Kings
2022-24Sunrisers Hyderabad
2025Lucknow Super Giants

Aiden Markram's IPL auction price

Aiden Markram was first came under the hammer in the IPL 2022 auction. The Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for INR 2.6 crores in the auction. After that, he featured in the IPL 2025 auction. LSG bought him for INR 2 crores in the IPL 2025 auction.

YearTeamAuction Price (INR)
2022Sunrisers Hyderabad2.6 crores
2025Lucknow Super Giants2 crores

Aiden Markram's IPL stats

As of March 25, 2025, Aiden Markram has played 45 IPL games and scored 1010 runs with an average of 29.71. He has five half-centuries with the highest score of 68* in the IPL. Aiden Markram has also taken two wickets in the IPL. He took one wicket each in IPL 2022 and 2023 respectively.

Aiden Markram's IPL runs year-wise

YearMatchesRuns
20216146
202214381
202313248
202411220
2025115

Aiden Markram's IPL wickets year-wise

YearMatchesWickets
202160
2022141
2023131
2024110
202510

Aiden Markram as captain

As of March 25, 2025, Aiden Markram has captained in 13 IPL games. He has won four games and lost nine. His team finished last in the IPL 2023 when he was the captain. However, his captaincy record in SA20 is quite remarkable. He has won two SA20 titles as captain, and led the team to their third finals in the 2025 season.

FAQs on Aiden Markram

A. Aiden Markram wears jersey number 4. 

A. Aiden Markram is married to Nicole Danielle Markram.

A. As of March 25, 2025, Aiden Markram has scored 10 international centuries in his career. 

A. Aiden Markram is reportedly 6 feet 1 inch tall. 

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