IPL 2024: Glenn Maxwell costs Rs 21 lakh per Run, Sai Sudharsan just Rs 3795 - A Complete Analysis

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The IPL 2024 has concluded with Kolkata Knight Riders lifting their 3rd title, after a gap of 10 long years.

KKR beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Final on Sunday (May 26) by 8 wickets to wrap themselves in the golden glitter.

This IPL has seen some amazing batting prowess from the teams. Players have broken records, and racked up new milestones. We also witnessed the best batting run rate and most sixes this year.

In the auction, the teams also played some mammoth amounts to get their players. KKR paid Rs 24.75 crore for Mitchell Starc, while CSK paid Rs 14 crore for Daryl Mitchell. Uncapped Indian star Sameer Rizvi was sold to Chennai for a whopping Rs 8.4 crore as well.

And when it comes to the return on investment, some of the monumental investments yielded very little, while some cheap investments resulted brilliantly. In terms of batters, an analysis by Know Your Boundaries has revealed the cost of Runs for some of the players. We shall see some of the highest and lowest cost-per-run players in the IPL 2024.

IPL 2024: Highest Cost of Runs Batters

RCB's Australian star Glenn Maxwell only managed 52 runs, making him the costliest player for a franchise per run. For each run, Maxwell has cost RCB Rs 21.15 lakh. Devdutt Padikkal of LSG is the 2nd in the list with 20.39 lakh investment per run this season.

KKR's Nitish Rana was injured for the majority of the season, which makes him 3rd in the list with around 19 lakh per run. Rajasthan Royals paid a huge amount for Shubham Dubey, but his lack of chances meant the uncapped player has cost them Rs 17.57 lakh per run this season. CSK's Sameer Rizvi has cost them Rs 16.47 lakh per run, making the top five in the costliest category.

IPL 2024: Lowest Cost of Runs

Gujarat Titans batter Sai Sudharsan is the lowest-cost batter in the IPL 2024. He scored 527 runs and his price is Rs 20 Lakh, which means the GT batter cost Rs 3795 per run.

Punjab Kings batter Shashank Singh is the 2nd in the list. Shashank scored 354 runs and his base price was Rs 20 Lakh, making it 5649 rupees per run.

Delhi Capitals were blessed with Jake Fraser-McGurk, who was roped in for just Rs 20 lakh. The Australian scored 330 runs, meaning a Rs 6060 per run cost. Another DC batter Abishek Porel costs around 6116 rupees per run.

SRH batter Nitish Reddy completes the Top Five list with 6600 Indian Rupees per run. He was also given the Emerging Player Award.