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Yash Thakur

Yash Thakur is an Indian right-arm fast-medium bowler, known for representing Vidarbha domestically and now Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the IPL (since 2025). Born December 28, 1998, in Kolkata, he emerged as a top domestic bowler, leading wicket-taker in the 2021-22 Vijay Hazare Trophy, and became famous for his 5/30 (5-wicket haul) for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2024. He was part of India U-19's 2016 Asia Cup win and recently contributed to Vidarbha's Irani Cup win in October 2025. 

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Full Name
Yash Ravisingh Thakur
Place Of Birth
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Born
28 December 1998
Country
India
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast-medium
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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Vidarbha vs Uttar Pradesh · Group A First Class January 29, 2026 5 9 0 0 55.56
Delhi vs Vidarbha · 4th Quarter-Final (D1 v B2) List A January 13, 2026 1 1 0 0 100.00
Uttar Pradesh vs Vidarbha · Match 96 List A January 6, 2026 2 4 0 0 50.00
Andhra vs Vidarbha · Group A T20 December 8, 2025 7 6 1 0 116.67
Assam vs Vidarbha · Group A T20 December 4, 2025 20 14 4 0 142.86
Chhattisgarh vs Vidarbha · Group A T20 November 26, 2025 0 2 0 0 0.00

Matches

Punjab Kings Punjab Kings
Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals
Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals
Punjab Kings Punjab Kings
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India U-19 Success

Won the 2016 ACC U-19 Asia Cup, taking 9 wickets in 5 matches.

Overall IPL Stats

  • Matches: ~21
  • Wickets: ~25
  • Best Bowling: 5/30
  • Economy Rate: ~10.43
  • Strike Rate: ~17.72 

IPL Career Highlights

  • 2023 Season: 13 wickets in 9 matches, best figures of 4/37 against Punjab Kings (PBKS).
  • 2024 Season: 11 wickets in 10 matches, including his first IPL fifer (5/30) against Gujarat Titans (GT).
  • 2025 Season: Acquired by Punjab Kings (PBKS). 

IPL Debut

  • Year: 2023
  • Team: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
  • Debut Match: Against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 

Domestic & Franchise Debuts

Domestic and List A

  • List A (Vijay Hazare Trophy): 2017 (Vidarbha vs. Punjab).
  • First-Class (Ranji Trophy): 2018 (Vidarbha vs. Chhattisgarh).
  • T20 (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy): 2019 (Vidarbha vs. Himachal Pradesh).

Indian Premier League (IPL)
Debut: April 3, 2023, for the Lucknow Super Giants against the Chennai Super Kings 

Teams Of Yash Thakur

  • Domestic: Vidarbha (since 2016/17)
  • IPL: Lucknow Super Giants (2023-2024), Punjab Kings (2025-present)
  • Other: India Under-19s