Daryl Mitchell is New Zealand’s batting all-rounder who bowls at medium pace. He is well known for attacking Right-hand batting in middle order. He has potential to change the game momentum with attacking shot selection and wicket taking ability.
His bowling may not be his biggest strength, but he’s had the knack of picking up wickets with a mix of slower ball variations.
His consistency of back to back well performance in international cricket helped him to earn an IPL contract from Rajasthan royals in 2022. But he showed his talent and ability in IPL 2024 while playing for the CSK team.
New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell, who entered the IPL 2025 auction at a base price of 2 crore, went unsold. The former IPL players for Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore had a standout payday last auction, but this time, there was silence across the tables as no franchise bid for him.
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Daryl Mitchell IPL Debut
Daryl Mitchell played his debut IPL match on April 26, 2022. He represented Rajasthan Royal against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He started his career as batting All-rounder.
It wasn’t a remarkable debut for Daryl, as he scored 16 runs in 24 balls. Then he was caught out by Maxwell on the bowling of Josh Hazlewood. He also bowled one over in that match and conceded 7 runs.
Mitchell featured in one more match before getting benched for the rest of the season. In all, he scored 27 runs in two innings in his debut season. He also bowled two overs and went wicketless in his debut season.
| Match | RCB vs RR, 39th Match, Indian Premier League 2022 |
| Date | Tuesday, April 26, 2022 |
| Time | 7:30 PM |
| Venue | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
Daryl Mitchell Performance in IPL 2024
Mitchell had a decent IPL season in 2024. He always tries to give CSK a good start and make good runs on One-down or middle order positions.
Daryl played in 13 matches for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and amassed 318 runs at a strike rate of 142, including two fifty. He scored total 27 fours and 10 sixes in IPL 2024. He also bowls six overs and gets one wicket.
Daryl Mitchell Last IPL Match
Daryl Mitchell’s last appearance in IPL 2024 came on May 18, 2024. He featured in the high – scoring game between CSK and RCB. He didn’t play a remarkable inning in this match.
The Kiwi batter managed to score 4 runs off 6 deliveries with a strike rate of 66.66. Then he was caught out by Virat Kohli on the bowling of Yash Dayal.
| Match | RCB vs CSK, 68th Match, Indian Premier League 2024 |
| Date | Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
| Time | 7:30 PM |
| Toss | Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to bowl |
| Venue | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
Daryl Mitchell IPL Auction Price & History
After proving himself with his performance in international cricket, Daryl Mitchell finally joined the IPL in 2022. Rajasthan Royals snapped up the batting All-rounder for just 75 lakhs in the auction.
In 2024, CSK showed interest in him and got him in the team at a big price of 14 Cr.
New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell entered the IPL 2025 auction at a base price of 2 crore but went unsold
Daryl Mitchell Batting & Fielding Stats in IPL
| Year | Mat | No | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | CT | ST |
| Career | 15 | 2 | 351 | 63 | 27 | 267 | 131.46 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 318 | 63 | 28.91 | 223 | 142.6 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 16.5 | 44 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Daryl Mitchell bowling stats
| Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
| Career | 15 | 48 | 97 | 1 | 1/18 | 97 | 12.13 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 36 | 70 | 1 | 1/18 | 70 | 11.67 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0/7 | – | 13.5 | – | 0 | 0 |
Want to know which team Daryl Mitchell will play for in IPL 2025?
Daryl Mitchell gave an outstanding performance for CSK in IPL 2024. He was among the team’s top three run-scorers last season. Chennai Super Kings gave him many opportunities to showcase his skills and he used them nicely.
CSK already retained 5 players, so they released Daryl Mitchell. but Daryl came at no. 3 and stabilized the CSK innings many times whenever the openers failed.
Daryl Mitchell can bat in the upper order and bowl in any phase. He is a reliable player, offering his team a flexible option. So, there are high chances that CSK can buy him again or can use an RTM card for him in the auction.
