Hailing from Greenacre, New South Wales, Nathan Ellis is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. 30-year-old Nathan Ellis is one of Australia’s leading T20 bowlers and an emerging International bowler. Before IPL, Nathan Ellis has been making headlines with his Domestic Career, BBL (Big Bash League), and international T20 Cricket. In his continuous international cricket career, Nathan Ellis became the T20 hat-trick hero after achieving a rare feat of taking three wickets in his T20I debut match. In the IPL, Nathan Ellis made his debut with Punjab Kings in 2021. Now for the latest 18th edition of IPL, Nathan Ellis has moved to cSK for the hefty amount of Rs 2 crore.
Here is an overview of the Nathan Ellis IPL 2025 profile-
In 2021, Nathan Ellis played his debut match for the Punjab Kings against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 25 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. He delivered four overs and conceded 32 runs at an economy rate of 32.
Death-over specialist Nathan Ellis entered the IPL tournament as a replacement and played his debut season with the Punjab Kings. However, Nathan left an impact, which led to his actual IPL contract in the 2022 season. After PBKS, Nathan Ellis will start a new IPL chapter with CSK in 2025.
The Chennai Super Kings purchased Nathan Ellis for a big amount of Rs 2 crore, approximately AUD 370,000 during the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. After a tough bidding contest between CSK and his former team, PBKS, who tried to use the RTM card option but chose not to go further with Chennai’s bid. His consistent performances in Domestic and international Cricket for the 2024 season became the spotlight in the Auction at Jeddah.
Nathan Ellis spent four IPL seasons with the Punjab Kings from 2021 to 2024. He joined the PBKS as a replacement amid the 2021 season, but his handful of performances impressed the franchise to buy him for a few more seasons before joining the CSK in 2025.
At first, Nathan Ellis went unsold in the IPL 2021. Later, Punjab Kings acquired the Australian fast bowler for the price of Rs. 20 Lakhs as a replacement for Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith, as they were ruled out of the tournament. In the following season, the franchise purchased Nathan Ellis' services for Rs 75 lakhs based on his previous performances. In the 18th edition of the IPL season, Nathan Ellis transferred to Chennai Super Kings for the amount of Rs 2 Crore.
Despite his few appearances, Nathan Ellis has showcased his bowling skills in the IPL His ability to deliver Yorkers at a fast pace with variations makes him one of the key bowlers in the tournament. He is one of the acclaimed pacers who can strategize according to the pitch, slow or bouncy. His adaptability and handling pressure under stressful situations will add strength to the CSK bowling side in the IPL 2025.
So here’s Nathan Ellis's IPL batting and bowling stats-
The lower-order batter, Nathan Ellis, has scored a total of 19 runs in his IPL career. In the 2021 season, Nathan got an opportunity with the bat and scored 18 runs while averaging 18.00 at a strike rate of 112.50. His highest score for the season was 12 runs. The last time he batted was in the 2023 season, and he scored one run while facing 7 balls.
The table shows all of Nathan Ellis's IPL batting stats from the 2021 to 2025 seasons.
The IPL 2023 was Nathan Ellis' breakthrough season, when the Aussie fast bowler scalped 13 wickets in 10 matches. He took 13 wickets for the Punjab Kings while averaging 26.08 at an economy rate of 8.92. He secured a regular appearance in the 2023 season after his crucial performance as an impact player in a match against the Mumbai Indians.
Below is the table that shows all of Nathan Ellis's IPL bowling stats from the 2021 to 2025 seasons.
To summarize Nathan Ellis’ IPL career, he has played 17 matches and taken 19 wickets, including his 4 wickets for 30 runs. He has scored a total of 19 runs from 17 matches. Nathan’s highest score in the IPL is 12 runs in the 2021 season.
The table shows the Nathan Ellis IPL records-
Nathan Ellis has played 17 matches and taken 19 wickets. His average rate is 29.16, and his economy rate is 8.66 in his IPL career. Nathan Ellis' best bowling figure is 4/30 in the IPL.
Nathan Ellis’s best IPL bowling figure in IPL is a 4-wicket haul while conceding 30 runs with an economy rate of 7.50. He took his best bowling ratio for the Punjab Kings against the Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in 2023. He contributed to PBKS' triumph by 5 runs while dismissing RR’s some of the key players, including captain Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Riyaan Parag, and Devdutt Padikkal.
No, Nathan hasn’t scored his five-wicket haul in the IPL tournament yet. His last best figure is one 4-wicket haul in the 2023 IPL season.
The table shows the last 10 bowling stats of Nathan Ellis in the IPL 2025
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