Mitchell Starc is a left-arm fast bowler who hails from Sydney, Australia. In the IPL, he has played for a couple of teams including the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), as of the 2024 edition. Starc made his IPL debut in the 2014 season for the Royal Challengers. After a gap of 9 years, he returned to play the event and won his maiden title with the Knight Riders in IPL 2024. In the IPL 2025 mega auction, Starc was bought by the Delhi Capitals (DC) to represent the franchise in IPL 2025, as per IPL’s official website.
| IPL debut year | 2014 |
| IPL Teams | Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Role | Bowler |
| Bowling style | Left-arm fast |
| Batting style | Left-hand bat |
| Current auction price | INR 11.75 crore |
| Last IPL season wickets/runs | 17 wickets/9 runs |
*Last updated in Jan 2025
Mitchell Starc IPL teams 2014-25
Mitchell Starc played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) in IPL 2014 and 2015. According to The Times Of India, Starc was ruled out of IPL 2016 due to a foot fracture and pulled out of IPL 2017.
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) signed him in the IPL 2018 auction, but he was ruled out due to another injury. He returned to the IPL fold in IPL 2024 and won the title with the Knight Riders. As per IPL’s official website, Starc will play for the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the IPL 2025 edition.
| IPL teams | Year |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | 2014-2016 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 2018 and 2024 |
| Delhi Capitals | 2025 |
*Last updated in Jan 2025
Mitchell Starc IPL auction price
In the IPL 2014 auction, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) signed Mitchell Starc for INR 5 crore, as per IPL’s official website. He was retained for the same price for two more seasons in IPL 2015 and 2016. Based on IPL’s official website, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) signed him for INR 9.40 crore in the IPL 2018 auction.
After 6 years, Starc registered himself in the IPL 2023 mini-auction and was bought for a record-breaking price of INR 24.75 crore, based on IPL’s official website. According to The Times Of India, Starc was the most expensive player in IPL auction history before the IPL 2025 mega auction. As of January 2025, Starc is the third-most expensive player in IPL auction history, behind Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, as per the Olympics’ official website.
According to IPL’s official website, Starc was sold to the Delhi Capitals (DC) for INR 11.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction and was the most expensive foreign bid of the Capitals in the 2025 auction.
| Year | Team | Price |
| 2025 | Delhi Capitals | INR 11.75 crore |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 24.75 crore |
| 2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 9.40 crore |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | INR 5 crore |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | INR 5 crore |
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | INR 5 crore |
*Last updated in Jan 2025
Mitchell Starc IPL stats
Mitchell Starc made his IPL debut for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) against the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the second match of IPL 2014 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on April 17, 2014. On his IPL debut, Starc picked up the wicket of Mayank Agarwal.
In the final of IPL 2024, Starc was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’ for returning with figures of 3-0-14-2.
| Team | Opponent | Stadium | Date | Tournament |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | April 17, 2014 | IPL 2014 (debut) |
Mitchell Starc IPL wickets year-wise
As of IPL 2024, Starc has taken 51 wickets in 41 IPL games at an average of 22.29 and an economy of 8.21 for two teams, including the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) and Kolkata Knight Riders. For RCB, Starc took 34 wickets in 27 games. In IPL 2014, he picked up 14 wickets in 14 innings at an average of 28.71 and an economy of 7.49. He took 20 wickets in 12 innings at an average of 14.55 and an economy of 6.76 in IPL 2015. He picked up his maiden four-wicket haul against the Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in IPL 2015. As of IPL 2024, his best figures in IPL came in that match with returns of 4/15.
In his return to the IPL in 2024, Starc scalped 17 wickets in 14 games at an average of 26.11 and an economy of 10.61 for the Knight Riders. The Australian bagged his second four-wicket haul in IPL when he registered figures of 4/33 against the Mumbai Indians that season.
| Year | Matches | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wickets | Average | Eco | BBI | 4W | 5W |
| 2024 | 14 | 13 | 251 | 444 | 17 | 26.11 | 10.61 | 4/33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 12 | 258 | 291 | 20 | 14.55 | 6.76 | 4/15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | 322 | 402 | 14 | 28.71 | 7.49 | 2/21 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 41 | 39 | 931 | 1137 | 51 | 22.29 | 8.20 | 4/15 | 2 | 0 |
*Last updated in Jan 2025
Mitchell Starc IPL runs year-wise
As of IPL 2024, Mitchell Starc has scored 105 runs in 17 IPL innings at an average of 11.66 and a strike rate of 96.33 with the bat. For the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bangalore), he scored 96 runs in 12 innings. He scored 85 runs in 9 innings in IPL 2014 and scored 11 runs in 3 innings. As of IPL 2024, Starc scored his highest score of 29 on his debut IPL season in IPL 2014.
| Year | Matches | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Average | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| 2024 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6* | 4.50 | 81.81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9* | 11.00 | 78.57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 85 | 29 | 14.16 | 101.19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Overall | 41 | 17 | 8 | 105 | 29 | 11.66 | 96.33 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
*Last updated in Jan 2025
Mitchell Starc IPL records
| The third-most expensive player in IPL auction history | INR 24.75 crore |
*Last updated in Jan 2025
Mitchell Starc as batter
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | S/R | 50/100 |
| 41 | 17 | 105 | 11.66 | 96.33 | 0/0 |
*Last updated in Jan 2025
Mitchell Starc as bowler
| Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Economy | 5-wicket Haul |
| 41 | 39 | 51 | 22.29 | 8.20 | 0 |
*Last updated in Jan 2025
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FAQs on Mitchell Starc’s IPL career
A. Mitchell Starc made his IPL debut playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) in 2014.
A. As of IPL 2024, Mitchell Starc has taken 51 wickets in 41 matches.
A. The Delhi Capitals signed Mitchell Starc for INR 11.75 crores in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. As of IPL 2024, Mitchell Starc has played for two teams, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) and Kolkata Knight Riders. He will play for the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025.
A. As of IPL 2024, Mitchell Starc holds the record for the being the third-most expensive player in IPL auction history.
A. Mitchell Starc won the IPL 2024 with the Kolkata Knight Riders.
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