Bevon Jacobs Mumbai Indians Players List IPL Auction 2025: While many big players remained unsold in the mega auction of IPL 2025, this auction has also given an opportunity to some new players to emerge in franchise cricket. One of these names is that of New Zealand batsman Bevan Jacobs, who was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh. Jacobs has not yet made his international debut, but his stormy innings of 42 runs in 20 balls played in New Zealand’s T20 Super Smash League has contributed significantly to him getting an IPL deal. Indian fans must be wanting to know who Bevan Jacobs is and what should be expected from him in the upcoming IPL season.
1. Born in South Africa
Bevan Jacobs is only 22 years old and these days he is earning a lot of name in New Zealand domestic cricket. But he was born in 2002 in Pretoria, South Africa. After Jacobs’ birth, his family came to New Zealand and his father encouraged him to pursue cricket.
2. Hurricane Strike Rate
Jacobs has played only 9 matches in his T20 career so far, in which he has 134 runs to his name. Meanwhile, his stormy strike rate of 188.73 has also been in the news and he has scored runs at an average of more than 33 in 9 matches. His highest score so far in 6 innings of 9 matches is 42 runs.
3. That historic innings of 178 runs
Bevan Jacobs was playing for Sydenham Cricket Club in the Christchurch Metropolitan Competition held in 2021. At that time, he had played a brilliant inning of 178 runs in a match. This is the highest individual score made by any player in the history of this tournament so far.
4. Studied from famous college
According to Bevan Jacobs’s social media profile, he has studied Sport and Recreation Management from Lincoln University. Famous New Zealand cricketer Kyle Jamieson has obtained a degree in commerce from this university. So far, Jamieson has taken a total of 104 wickets for New Zealand in all three formats at the international level.
5. Made first-class debut this month
Jacobs made his first-class debut playing for Auckland in this month i.e. November 2024. He made headlines by playing innings of 75 and 79 runs respectively in his debut match. So far, he has 199 runs in his name in 2 first-class matches including two half-centuries.
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