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Kyle Jamieson Age, Height, Stats, Records and IPL Salary

Kyle Alex Jamieson is a New Zealand right-arm fast-medium bowler whose 6 ft 8 in frame creates steep bounce and whose lower-order batting adds secondary value. Born in Auckland on 30 December 1994, he was 31 on 11 August 2026. He was Player of the Match in New Zealand's inaugural World Test Championship final victory after taking 7/61, including 5/31 in India's first innings. A dated Wikipedia table from 21 June 2026 lists 100 Test wickets in 21 matches, while Delhi Capitals' official IPL table records 15 matches and 16 wickets through 2026. Delhi bought him for ₹2 crore at the 2026 auction, five years after Royal Challengers Bengaluru paid ₹15 crore for him.

Right-hand batRight-arm fast-medium bowlerBorn 1994-12-30

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Full nameKyle Alex Jamieson

Age31As of 2026-08-11

Date of birth1994-12-30Auckland, New Zealand

Batting styleRight-hand bat

Bowling styleRight-arm fast-medium

Career overview

Kyle Jamieson cricket career

Kyle Jamieson was born on 30 December 1994 in Auckland and was 31 on the checked date.

He is a 6 ft 8 in right-arm fast-medium bowler and a capable right-handed lower-order batter.

He won Player of the Match in the 2021 World Test Championship final with match figures of 7/61.

The dated 21 June 2026 table lists 21 Tests and 100 wickets.

Delhi Capitals bought him for ₹2 crore at the IPL 2026 auction.

His IPL career through 2026 contains 15 matches, 16 wickets and best figures of 3/41.

Career story

Kyle Jamieson career, earnings and personal life

Who is Kyle Jamieson?

Kyle Jamieson is a New Zealand international fast bowler who represents Delhi Capitals in the 2026 Indian Premier League and Canterbury Kings in domestic cricket. His height, high release point and control make bounce central to his method, but describing him only as a tall bowler misses his seam movement, fuller attacking length and useful lower-order batting. He has played Tests, one-day internationals and T20 internationals since 2020.

This is one canonical profile for every documented team relationship. Canterbury, Auckland, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings and Delhi do not create separate Jamieson biographies. StumpScope matched the full name Kyle Alex Jamieson, date of birth, New Zealand identity and bowling style before joining team memberships, so transfers and replacement contracts cannot create duplicate player pages.

Kyle Jamieson age, height and bowling style

Jamieson was born on 30 December 1994 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was 31 years old on 11 August 2026. Delhi Capitals, the IPL auction list and New Zealand Cricket records agree on the date. The official IPL profile describes him as 6 ft 8 in, or about 2.03 metres, while Canterbury notes the unusual release height that lets him challenge batters even when the pitch offers limited sideways movement.

He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium, although some auction documents shorten the classification to right-arm fast. Those labels describe the same player rather than two different roles. Pace categories vary between publishers, so the profile preserves the fuller official team description and focuses on observable skills: bounce, seam movement, new-ball wickets and a batting contribution that can lengthen an XI.

Canterbury development and the 6/7 breakthrough

Jamieson developed in Canterbury cricket before moving to Auckland and later returning to Canterbury. His early reputation accelerated on 1 January 2019, when he took 6/7 for Canterbury against Auckland in the Super Smash. ICC reported that only two bowlers had better T20 figures at that time, while Jamieson equalled Lasith Malinga's 6/7. The result was a real match performance, not a projected record based on his height.

New Zealand Cricket's archive records his Canterbury and Auckland associations and names him its Almanack Player of the Year for 2021. Domestic transfers are kept in the career story because they explain his pathway, but current membership is time-specific. His return to Canterbury does not erase Auckland matches, and older domestic figures are not mixed into New Zealand international or IPL totals.

New Zealand debut and immediate Test impact

Jamieson made his ODI debut against India in Auckland in February 2020 and entered Test cricket against the same opponent later that month. ICC's contemporary review said he collected 12 wickets in his first four international matches, including a maiden Test five-for in the second match of the India series. The speed of that start explains why he moved quickly from a domestic prospect to a central New Zealand red-ball bowler.

His Test returns were exceptional during the first phase. By the 2021 World Test Championship final, he had taken a fifth five-wicket innings haul in only his eighth Test. ICC noted that only ten bowlers had previously managed five such hauls within their first eight Tests. That historical comparison refers to the pace of the achievement, not a claim that his full career already exceeded longer-serving bowlers.

World Test Championship final record in 2021

Jamieson's defining international performance came against India in the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton. He took 5/31 in the first innings and 2/30 in the second for match figures of 7/61. Virat Kohli was among his wickets in both innings. Jamieson also scored 21 before New Zealand completed an eight-wicket victory in the reserve-day finish.

ICC named him Player of the Match. The award belongs to a single final, while the seven wickets belong to his Test record and must not be added again as a separate competition total. The performance matters because it combined accuracy, bounce and sustained pressure in a championship match, rather than because of a generic label such as big-game player.

ICC Test team recognition and 2021 numbers

ICC selected Jamieson in its men's Test team of 2021. The official release credited him with 27 wickets in five Tests at an average of 17.51 during the calendar year, alongside 105 runs. Those figures include the World Test Championship final but remain an annual snapshot, not his complete career line. Separating calendar-year and career totals prevents the same wickets from appearing as two independent achievements.

New Zealand Cricket also named him its 2021 Almanack Player of the Year. Awards help establish the scale of his early impact, but this page does not turn them into an unsupported ranking against every current fast bowler. Performance evaluation still depends on format, opposition, conditions, match role and availability over a longer period.

Back injuries, surgery and rehabilitation

Jamieson's career was interrupted by recurring back stress injuries. New Zealand Cricket withdrew him from an England Test series in 2023 with a suspected stress fracture, and its February 2024 update reported a new stress fracture in the same location that had previously required surgery. The board said he would rest and rehabilitate rather than undergo another operation at that stage.

An injury report proves status only on its publication date. It does not justify labelling him permanently unavailable. NZC later recorded a December 2024 domestic return after ten months on the sideline and selected him as Lockie Ferguson's replacement for the 2025 Champions Trophy. The sequence shows recovery and re-entry; current fitness must still come from the latest squad or match evidence.

International return and 100 Test wickets

Jamieson returned to New Zealand's international plans through the 2025 Champions Trophy and subsequent assignments. The structured Wikipedia table dated 21 June 2026 lists 21 Tests, 100 wickets, seven five-wicket innings and one ten-wicket match. It also lists 523 Test runs, including two fifties, demonstrating why his batting is useful without reclassifying him as a top-order all-rounder.

The 100-wicket total is displayed with its exact source date because a live career can change after every match. Wikipedia is a secondary provider, so an official New Zealand or ICC table dated later will replace it when available. Until then, the API supplies a transparent snapshot rather than presenting a rolling figure with no retrieval date.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the ₹15 crore auction

Royal Challengers Bengaluru bought Jamieson for ₹15 crore at the 2021 IPL auction. The official auction results list him as the second-highest purchase of that sale, behind Chris Morris. He played nine matches in his debut season and took nine wickets, while also making 65 runs. The price reflected an auction decision; it was not a documented measure of net worth or take-home income.

Jamieson's first IPL spell occurred during the same year as his World Test Championship success, but the competitions demanded different lengths, fields and overseas combinations. His nine wickets from nine games are therefore reported independently from Test achievements. An expensive contract can shape public expectations, yet it cannot be used to invent bonuses, tax treatment or a private annual salary.

Punjab Kings replacement in IPL 2025

Punjab Kings signed Jamieson as an injury replacement for Lockie Ferguson during IPL 2025. He appeared in four matches and took five wickets, including a season best that contributed to his overall IPL best of 3/41. Replacement status explains why his entry came after the season began; it does not mean that every match available to Punjab should be counted as one of his appearances.

The official 2026 auction list records four IPL appearances for Punjab in 2025 and thirteen career appearances before the new season. That pre-auction document is useful for reconciliation: nine matches in 2021 plus four in 2025 equals thirteen. Delhi's later table adds two appearances in 2026 to reach fifteen.

Delhi Capitals ₹2 crore contract for IPL 2026

Delhi Capitals acquired Jamieson for his ₹2 crore base price at the IPL 2026 auction. The official IPL profile describes his high-release bounce and powerplay wicket threat as the reason he added a different dimension to Delhi's pace group. A squad place still did not guarantee selection in every match because Delhi had several overseas bowlers and had to balance batting and bowling combinations.

The ₹2 crore amount is the public auction price. It should not be described as audited after-tax salary, complete annual earnings or personal wealth. Jamieson's documented public IPL prices are ₹15 crore in 2021 and ₹2 crore in 2026. They belong to different auctions and should not be added as if they were simultaneous contracts.

Kyle Jamieson IPL 2026 and career stats

Jamieson played two IPL matches for Delhi in 2026. The official Delhi table records two wickets from 42 balls, 90 runs conceded, an average of 45.00, economy of 12.86 and strike rate of 21.00. He also scored 12 runs. In the Rajasthan match report, he removed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in his second over before Delhi completed a demanding chase.

Across his IPL career through 2026, he had 15 matches, 16 wickets, 300 balls and 506 runs conceded. His average was 31.63, economy 10.12 and strike rate 18.75, with best figures of 3/41. The season rows reconcile: nine wickets in 2021, five in 2025 and two in 2026. Small season samples should not be stretched into a permanent trend.

Reading Kyle Jamieson's format records

The dated 21 June 2026 table lists 100 Test wickets, 30 ODI wickets and 30 T20I wickets. Equal ODI and T20I wicket totals do not mean identical records: he reached them in 23 and 32 matches respectively, under different over limits and roles. His first-class total of 196 wickets includes Tests and domestic red-ball cricket, so it must not be added to the Test line.

Jamieson's record is strongest in Tests, where wickets, batting resistance and championship impact combine. His IPL line is smaller and more expensive in runs, while the 6/7 Super Smash spell remains a single domestic T20 high point. Displaying the formats side by side helps comparison without merging incompatible totals or implying that one number answers every question about performance.

Kyle Jamieson net worth, family and review

No audited source retrieved for this review publishes Jamieson's net worth, assets or complete income. Official IPL pages verify the ₹15 crore 2021 auction price and ₹2 crore 2026 price, but those contracts are not a balance sheet. New Zealand, Canterbury and other professional payments are private. StumpScope therefore does not repeat unsourced wealth estimates or calculate a total from incompatible seasons.

NZC's injury update mentioned support from his partner and family but did not identify them, and no relevant official source establishes a public spouse or girlfriend profile. Their privacy is preserved. Identity and career facts were checked across NZC, ICC, IPL, Delhi, Canterbury and the dated Wikipedia table. No portrait is used because exact identity, provenance and reuse rights were not all established.

Kyle Jamieson records

Kyle Jamieson career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

IPL career through 202615matches

Batting

Runs: 77
High score: 16*
Average: 15.40
Strike rate: 105.48
Not outs: 3
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 15
Wickets: 16
Best bowling: 3/41
Average: 31.63
Economy: 10.12
Strike rate: 18.75
Balls: 300
Catches / stumpings: 2
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

IPL 20262matches

Batting

Runs: 12
High score: 12*
Average: 12.00
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 2
Wickets: 2
Average: 45.00
Economy: 12.86
Strike rate: 21.00
Balls: 42
Catches / stumpings: 0
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Test (Wikipedia, 21 Jun 2026)21matches

Batting

Innings: 32
Runs: 523
High score: 49
Average: 21.79
Not outs: 8
100s / 50s: 0/2

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 39
Wickets: 100
Best bowling: 6/48
Average: 20.16
Balls: 4,232
Catches / stumpings: 11 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 7 / 1

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

International career

Debut and last listed match

Test

Debut

21 February 2020, New Zealand v India in Wellington

Last listed match

Wikipedia table dated 21 June 2026

ODI

Debut

8 February 2020, New Zealand v India in Auckland

Last listed match

Wikipedia table dated 21 June 2026

T20I

Debut

27 November 2020, New Zealand v West Indies

Last listed match

Wikipedia table dated 21 June 2026

IPL

Debut

2021, Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Last listed match

Two appearances for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026

Career achievements

Documented achievements and milestones

Took 6/7 for Canterbury against Auckland in the 2019 Super Smash.
Made his New Zealand ODI and Test debuts against India in February 2020.
Took five five-wicket innings hauls within his first eight Tests.
Won Player of the Match in the 2021 World Test Championship final with 7/61.
Selected in the ICC men's Test team of 2021 after 27 wickets in five Tests.
Returned from a ten-month back-injury rehabilitation period in December 2024.
Joined New Zealand's 2025 Champions Trophy squad as an injury replacement.
Reached 100 Test wickets in the table dated 21 June 2026.

Reader questions

Kyle Jamieson FAQ

Direct answers based on the documented record shown on this page.

How old is Kyle Jamieson?

Kyle Jamieson was born on 30 December 1994 and was 31 years old on 11 August 2026.

How tall is Kyle Jamieson?

The official IPL profile lists Kyle Jamieson at 6 ft 8 in, approximately 2.03 metres.

What are Kyle Jamieson's Test stats?

The Wikipedia table dated 21 June 2026 lists 21 Tests, 100 wickets and 523 runs.

What are Kyle Jamieson's IPL stats?

Through IPL 2026, he had 15 matches, 16 wickets, an economy of 10.12 and best figures of 3/41.

What is Kyle Jamieson's IPL salary?

Delhi Capitals bought him for ₹2 crore in 2026; Royal Challengers Bengaluru had bought him for ₹15 crore in 2021.

What did Kyle Jamieson do in the WTC final?

He took 7/61, including 5/31 in the first innings, scored 21 and won Player of the Match in New Zealand's 2021 final victory.

Which teams does Kyle Jamieson play for?

His current StumpScope memberships are Delhi Capitals and Canterbury Kings, connected to one canonical profile.

What is Kyle Jamieson's net worth?

No audited reliable source reviewed for this page publishes his net worth, so StumpScope does not state an estimate.

Conclusion

What the documented record shows

Kyle Jamieson's record combines an exceptional Test start, a Player-of-the-Match performance in the inaugural World Test Championship final and a difficult injury-rehabilitation period followed by an international return.

One canonical profile connects Canterbury, Auckland, Bengaluru, Punjab and Delhi history without duplicates. Official current records lead, while Wikipedia supplies a clearly dated secondary format snapshot that can be replaced by newer official data.

References

Sources for this player profile

Checked 11 August 2026 against 18 retrieved sources. Delhi and IPL lead current franchise totals and public contract figures. NZC and ICC lead international milestones and injury chronology. Wikipedia is secondary and supplies a format table dated 21 June 2026; a later official table must override it.

Delhi CapitalsOfficial identity and complete IPL career table through 2026

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IPLOfficial player profile, height and Delhi acquisition

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IPLOfficial 2021 auction and ₹15 crore RCB purchase

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IPL / BCCIOfficial 2026 auction identity, caps and ₹2 crore reserve

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IPL / BCCIOfficial 2025 auction identity and career history

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IPLOfficial Rajasthan v Delhi 2026 match report

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