IPL 2024: How T20 World Cup-Bound Australian Players Performed in The Tournament?

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The seventeenth edition of the Indian Premier League - IPL 2024 came to a close on Sunday (May 26) with Kolkata Knight Riders beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the title clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

As the IPL comes to a halt, the focus now shifts to the T20 World Cup 2024, where several players from the IPL 2024 will compete for their respective nations, including India, Australia, South Africa, England and New Zealand.

The IPL 2024 featured a number of regulars from the Australian Men's T20 World Cup squad. A total of 12 players including one travelling reserve were part of IPL with all of them featuring in at least one game during their stint in India over the last two months.

While Travis Head and Jake Fraser-McGurk set the tournament on fire with their explosive batting, others like David Warner and Mitchell Marsh had an indifferent run for the majority of the tournament.

Mitchell Starc struggled for consistency early on before producing back-to-back Player of the Match performances in his last two appearances in Kolkata Knight Riders' title-winning run.

Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis and Pat Cummins also had a mixed run, while, star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell had a season to forget this year. Here is a look at the Australian players performance in the bygone IPL 2024:

T20 World Cup-bound Australian players performance in IPL 2024

1. David Warner (Delhi Capitals): The opening batter and one of the long-serving members of the Australian team Warner did not look his best in an injury-hit season, scoring merely 168 runs in 8 innings at an average of 21 and strike rate of 134.40. He could only manage 17 fours and 10 sixes in his limited time at th crease.

2. Travis Head (Sunrisers Hyderabad): The SRH opener Head was at his belligerent best for this season in IPL, scoring 567 runs including a century and 4 fifties in 15 innings, at an average of 40.50 and a strike rate of 191.55. He smashed 32 sixes and 64 fours in the campaign.

3. Mitchell March (Delhi Capitals): The Australian skipper Marsh had a brief spell at the IPL before rushing back home due to an hamstring injury. In his 4 appearances, he scored only 61 runs, but his strike rate was an impressive 160.52. He hit 9 fours and 3 sixes.

4. Cameron Green (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): The all-rounder Green, who was traded if from Mumbai Indians before the season, had a mixed campaign, scoring 255 runs in 12 innings at an average of 31.88 and strike rate of 143.25 with 10 sixes and 22 fours. With the ball, he claimed 10 wickets at an economy rate of 8.61.

5. Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): The star all-rounder Maxwell failed to live up to the hype as he struggled for form with the bat and also took a break mid-way through the season.

He scored only 52 runs in 9 innings at a mediocre average of 5.78 and a poor strike rate for his ability at 120.93, but was a little handy with the ball, claiming 6 wickets in 6 innings at an economy rate of 8.06.

6. Marcus Stoinis (Lucknow Super Giants): Stoinis had one of his better IPL seasons, scoring his first century in the league and scoring a total of 388 runs in 14 innings at an average of 32.33 and a strike rate of 147.52 with 16 sixes and 39 fours. He also claimed 4 wickets in 7 innings at an economy rate of 9.00.

7. Tim David (Mumbai Indians): The big-hitting David performed in flashes in a struggling campaign for MI. He scored 241 runs in 11 innings at an average of 30.13 and strike rate of 158.55 with 14 fours and 15 sixes, playing a role of a finisher in the team.

8. Jake Fraser-McGurk (Delhi Capitals): The young top order batter Fraser-McGurk was one of the top players this season, but could still only find a spot in the reserves. The right-handed opener amassed 330 runs in 9 innings at an average of 36.67 and an impressive strike rate of 234.04. He smashed 28 sixes and 32 fours in his 9 outings.

9. Matthew Wade (Gujarat Titans): The wicketkeeper-batter Wade hardly got game time this season, playing only 2 times and scoring just 4 in his 1 inning as he missed the first three games due to Sheffield Shield commitments.

10. Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad): The SRH skipper Cummins had a decent season in terms of performance with the ball and a brilliant one as captain, leading the side to the final. He claimed 18 wickets in 16 matches at an economy rate of 9.27 and also scored 136 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 143.15 with 8 sixes and 9 fours.

11. Mitchell Starc (Kolkata Knight Riders): The pace spearhead Starc was expensive with the ball and leaked runs at an economy closer to 11, but the left-armer found his rhythm in the closing stages as he finished with 17 wickets in 13 innings at an economy rate of 10.61.

12. Nathan Ellis (Punjab Kings): Ellis featured is just one game this season for PBKS and finished the game with a wicket, conceding just 24 runs in 4 overs for an economy rate of 6.00. Like in IPL 2024, he is part of the Australian squad as back up to the first choice options.