IPL 2025 auction: RCB buy Jacob Bethell for ₹2.6 crore
What's the story
England cricketer Jacob Bethell will play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League.
The promising Englishman was snapped up by RCB on Day 2 of the IPL 2025 mega auction during the accelerated round.
Punjab Kings also showed interest in Bethell but it was RCB who got the player for ₹2.6 crore.
Bethell had set his base price at ₹1.25 crore.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 25, 2024
Jacob Bethell goes to @RCBTweets for INR 2.6 Crore 👌👌#TATAIPLAuction | #TATAIPL
Stats
Six fifties in T20 cricket for Bethell
Bethell has represented England in 7 T20Is. He owns 173 runs at 57.66 with the help of two fifties. Both of these knocks came recently in the T20I series against West Indies.
Overall in T20s, Bethell owns a total of 909 runs from 52 matches at 25.97.
His strike rate is 142.47. He owns six fifties in T20 cricket.