England’s emerging batter, Jacob Bethell, is set to join Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025 as Bengaluru franchise secured him at an impressive price. Bethell, who has been a beast in the middle overs, can address RCB’s concerns over batting failures in that phase. He can surely play an important role in accelerating the innings during the 10-15 over period, with a batting strike rate of 140.40. What stands out is his consistency, showcasing how impressive this batter is. Also, the Warwickshire all-rounder can contribute with the ball, making him a complete player for RCB.
Jacob Bethell IPL 2025 price
We witnessed a mini bidding war for the 21-year-old batter as he set his base price at INR 1.25 crore. SRH made the first bid, followed by RCB entering the race. Punjab Kings also joined the fray, but it was RCB who outbid the others to secure the English Batter for INR 2.60 crore.
Jacob Bethell T20 Batting Stats
| Tournament | Teams | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| T20 Internationals | England | 7 | 6 | 3 | 173 | 62* | 57.66 | 103 | 167.96 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Big Bash League | MR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 30 | 11.66 | 32 | 109.37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| The Hundred Men’s Competition | 2 teams | 12 | 10 | 2 | 176 | 46* | 22 | 138 | 127.53 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Vitality Blast | WARKS | 33 | 30 | 6 | 560 | 71* | 23.33 | 397 | 141.05 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 19 | 0 |
