Full name Murugan Ashwin
Born September 8, 1990, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Current age 30 years 131 days
Major teams Chepauk Super Gillies, Delhi Daredevils, Dindigul Dragons, India Red, Kings XI Punjab, Rising Pune Supergiants, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Tamil Nadu, TNCA President's XI
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 4 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 23* | 25.00 | 133 | 18.79 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 20 | 12 | 5 | 72 | 25* | 10.28 | 90 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| T20s | 70 | 22 | 10 | 102 | 34* | 8.50 | 117 | 87.17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 4 | 3 | 450 | 280 | 1 | 1/176 | 1/176 | 280.00 | 3.73 | 450.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 20 | 18 | 721 | 645 | 20 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 32.25 | 5.36 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 70 | 70 | 1425 | 1730 | 73 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 23.69 | 7.28 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Odisha v Tamil Nadu at Cuttack, Nov 2-5, 2012 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Tamil Nadu v Karnataka at Dindigul, Dec 9-12, 2019 scorecard |
| List A debut | Mumbai v Tamil Nadu at Hyderabad, Dec 11, 2015 scorecard |
| Last List A | Karnataka v Tamil Nadu at Bengaluru, Oct 25, 2019 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Haryana v Tamil Nadu at Nagpur, Jan 2, 2016 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Hyderabad (India) v Tamil Nadu at Kolkata, Jan 16, 2021 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/40 | Tamil Nadu | v Hyderabad | Kolkata | 16 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 3/16 | Tamil Nadu | v Odisha | Kolkata | 14 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 2/16 | Tamil Nadu | v Assam | Kolkata | 12 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 1/26 | Tamil Nadu | v Jharkhand | Kolkata | 10 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 0/17 | Kings XI | v Super Kings | Abu Dhabi | 1 Nov 2020 | T20 |
| 1/43 | Kings XI | v Royals | Abu Dhabi | 30 Oct 2020 | T20 |
| 1/27 | Kings XI | v KKR | Sharjah | 26 Oct 2020 | T20 |
| 4, 1/27 | Kings XI | v Sunrisers | Dubai (DSC) | 24 Oct 2020 | T20 |
| 1/33 | Kings XI | v Capitals | Dubai (DSC) | 20 Oct 2020 | T20 |
| 0/28 | Kings XI | v Mum Indians | Dubai (DSC) | 18 Oct 2020 | T20 |
M Ashwin, a legbreak bowler, finished the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as Tamil Nadu's second-highest wicket-taker with 10 wickets, and a month later acquired a contract with Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 4.5 crores. Although he has played just three first-class matches, his economy rate of 5.52 in the T20 tournament went a long way in securing him a spot with the new franchise. Ashwin's early years were spent at the cricket academy run by CS Suresh Kumar, the former Tamil Nadu batsman, before making the transition to the senior side on the back of strong performances for the state's Under-23s side. Ashwin has been a regular feature over the years as a net bowler for Chennai Super Kings.
- Jailbreak for Kings XI Punjab, choke for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Oct 25, 2020)
- KL Rahul's 132* sets up Kings XI Punjab's crushing defeat of Royal Challengers Bangalore (Sep 24, 2020)
- 'Pleasure to captain such a team' - Dinesh Karthik on Tamil Nadu's perfect nine (Oct 20, 2019)
- The best and worst buys of IPL 2019 (May 13, 2019)
- The other Ashwin puts the brakes on Yuvraj (Mar 30, 2019)
Oct 30, 2020
M Ashwin celebrates a wicket with his team-mates
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Oct 24, 2020
M Ashwin is mobbed after dismissing Jonny Bairstow
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Oct 15, 2020
M Ashwin celebrates a breakthrough
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