Tim David

Australia|Middle order Batter
Tim David
INTL CAREER: 2019 - 2025
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Full Name

Timothy Hays David

Born

March 16, 1996, Singapore

Age

29y 141d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Middle order Batter

Height

6ft 5in

RELATIONS

(father)

Tim David player profile

Mumbai Indians' (MI) decision to sign Tim David for INR 8.25 crore (AUD 1.5 million) at the 2022 IPL auction confirmed two things. Firstly, that the game's formats had diverged so much that a man without a state contract or even a first-class appearance to his name could be worth such a sum; and secondly, that David had become one of the world's most sought-after T20 finishers over the previous 12 months.

David, a powerful 6ft 5in middle-order hitter, was born in Singapore but raised in Western Australia, attending Scotch College, a prestigious school in Perth's leafy western suburbs. He was offered a state contract by WA in 2018-19 but never made the cut as a senior player. He took the rejection in his stride and threw himself into white-ball cricket, playing for Singapore - including at the T20 World Cup qualifier in 2019 - and winning sporadic opportuntiy for the Scorchers in the BBL.

But his rise really started in 2020-21, when former WA bowling coach Adam Griffith lured him to Hobart Hurricanes. After a breakout BBL season, he was picked by Lahore Qalandars for the second half of the PSL. He kept performing, and contracts kept coming: for Surrey, Southern Brave, St Lucia Kings, Royal Challenges Bengaluru and Multan, then for MI. In IPL 2022, he faced 86 balls and hit 16 of them for six, finishing the season with the best-ever strike rate for a batter in a single campaign (min. 50 balls) despite being dropped early on in the competition.

He made his Australia debut in 2022 against India, hitting 54 off 27 balls in his third match, with further signs of his destructiveness along the way including 64 off 28 deliveries against South Africa. In June 2025, he plundered Australia's fastest T20I century - and his first hundred in the format all told - with a blistering 37-ball display against West Indies.

Earlier that year he had been part of the Hurricanes side that won the BBL for the first time and, having returned to RCB in the 2025 mega auction, was part of their IPL title triumph although missed the final due to injury.

David's opportunities have largely come as a finisher but he has occasionally batted at No. 3 and hopes to develop into a versatile T20 batter. He is a genuine power-hitter, particularly strong down the ground. After a stress fracture in his foot while on his rookie deal at WA, he switched from seam to spin and now bowls handy offbreaks, and is also a reliable fielder in the deep at long-on or midwicket.

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Tim David IPL factfile

- Having built a reputation as a big-hitting finisher in the BBL, Tim David's first stint in the IPL was with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2021, but he got just one game that season.

- Released ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, David attracted bids from as many as six franchises, finally going to Mumbai Indians (MI) for INR 8.25 crore.

- In his first year with Mumbai Indians, David showed why he is so highly rated, striking at 216.28. His 46 off 18 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) was the highlight of the campaign for him.

- IPL 2023 was not as good for David as his strike rate dropped to 158.22, but he was able to accumulate more runs, finishing with 231 runs at an average of 25.66.

- Mumbai Indians kept faith in David and retained him for IPL 2024.

Tim David Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ODIs440453511.255384.90003300
T20Is5750131333102*36.02794167.881610780340
List A20185790140*60.76658120.06257231120
T20s284255775471102*30.733370162.341183823471590

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ODIs41122011/201/2020.0010.0012.0000
T20Is571116425551/181/1851.009.3232.8000
List A207228171103/263/2617.104.5022.8000
T20s28460645961151/01/064.068.9343.0000

Tim David T20 Stats

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
IPL2 teams50441884650*32.53488173.36015460290
ILT202 teams129317641*29.33118149.1500101270
BPLRAR110777.00977.77001000
BBL2 teams766923132676*28.82841157.66049375340
CPL2 teams242144535626.64328138.10012830130
Major League CricketMI NY1110323653*33.71162145.6701141670
Men's 100SB-M1714419644*19.60115170.4300151350
PSL2 teams222286057143.21337179.52044043150
SA20MICT330523317.3338136.84001530
Vitality Blast2 teams191944506630.00265169.81023129150

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
IPL2 teams50------------
ILT202 teams12212240 - --12.00-000
BPLRAR1------------
BBL2 teams76292743814 1/0 1/095.258.3468.5000
CPL2 teams24330410 - --8.20-000
Major League CricketMI NY11212222 2/14 2/1411.0011.006.0000
Men's 100SB-M17215320 - --12.80-000
PSL2 teams22430491 1/4 1/449.009.8030.0000
SA20MICT3224291 1/15 1/1529.007.2524.0000
Vitality Blast2 teams197961504 1/15 1/1537.509.3724.0000
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Tim David celebrates his first T20 century
Mitch Owen and Tim David set a new fifth-wicket partnership record for Australia in T20Is
Tim David celebrates the fastest T20I century by an Australian off 37 balls
Andre Russell gets a hug from Tim David after being dismissed
RCB celebrate after Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Travis Head
Tim David acknowledges Romario Shepherd's assault