8Matches
9Wickets
0Runs
2Seasons
01 / Overview
Nuwan Thushara IPL career
Nuwan Thushara has played 8 IPL matches across 2 seasons (2024–2025), for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. With the ball Thushara has taken 9 wickets at an economy of 9.43, best figures 3/28. Thushara's most wickets have come against Lucknow Super Giants (5 in 3 matches).
IPL 2027 retention status
Nuwan Thushara is in the current Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad as a bowler on a contract of ₹1.6 crore, one of 8 overseas players. RCB must decide by 17 November 2026 whether to retain or release Thushara; a released player goes into the pool for the 16 December 2026 mini-auction in Goa. The confirmed decision will be shown here once the retention lists are official.
02 / Teams
Nuwan Thushara IPL teams by season
Every franchise Thushara has played for, most recent first. Seasons with no appearances are left out.
03 / Bowling
Nuwan Thushara IPL bowling stats by season
Best = best bowling in a match (wickets/runs), Avg = runs conceded per wicket, Econ = runs conceded per over.
| Season | Team | M | Overs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1/26 | 26.00 | 6.50 |
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | 7 | 26 | 8 | 3/28 | 32.12 | 9.88 |
| Career | 8 | 30 | 9 | 3/28 | 31.44 | 9.43 |
04 / Head to head
Nuwan Thushara record against each IPL team
Runs and wickets against every opponent. Former names are grouped with the current franchise (Delhi Daredevils with Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab with Punjab Kings).
| Against | M | Runs | HS | SR | Wkts | Best | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 3/28 | 7.00 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 3/42 | 10.43 |
| Delhi Capitals | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0/56 | 14.00 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0/28 | 9.33 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0/42 | 10.50 |
05 / Salary
Nuwan Thushara IPL salary
| Current contract (RCB) | ₹1.6 crore |
| IPL 2027 retention fee | Confirmed after 17 November 2026 |
Salaries for earlier seasons will be added once verified against official auction records. No figures are estimated.
06 / Squad
More Royal Challengers Bengaluru players
- Virat KohliBatter · ₹21 crore
- Josh HazlewoodBowler · ₹12.5 crore
- Phil SaltWK-Batter · ₹11.5 crore
- Rajat PatidarBatter · ₹11 crore
- Jitesh SharmaWK-Batter · ₹11 crore
- Bhuvneshwar KumarBowler · ₹10.75 crore
- Venkatesh IyerAll-rounder · ₹7 crore
- Rasikh SalamBowler · ₹6 crore
- Krunal PandyaAll-rounder · ₹5.75 crore
- Mangesh YadavAll-rounder · ₹5.2 crore
- Yash DayalBowler · ₹5 crore
- Tim DavidBatter · ₹3 crore
See full Royal Challengers Bengaluru retention list All IPL 2027 players, team by team
Data note. IPL stats are calculated from ball-by-ball records of every IPL match from 2008 to 2026 published by Cricsheet (ODC-BY licence). A handful of washed-out games have no ball-by-ball record, so totals can differ slightly from official figures. Prices are current contract values, not 2027 retention fees.