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Sameer Rizvi Age, IPL Stats, Records and Salary

Sameer Rizvi is an Indian right-handed middle-order batter from Meerut who plays for Uttar Pradesh and Delhi Capitals. Born on 6 December 2003, he was 22 years old on 11 August 2026. His record includes 455 runs in the 2023 UP T20 League, a 97-ball unbeaten 201 in the Men's Under-23 State A Trophy, a ₹8.40 crore Chennai Super Kings contract and a ₹95 lakh move to Delhi. He scored an unbeaten 58 against Punjab Kings in 2025, then made 252 runs in IPL 2026, including 70 not out against Lucknow and a career-best 90 against Mumbai Indians. His current official IPL aggregate is 24 matches, 424 runs, three fifties and six catches. Wikipedia supplies a dated secondary domestic snapshot through 9 April 2025; Delhi and IPL records control current franchise figures.

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Right-hand batRight-arm off break bowlerBorn 2003-12-06

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Full nameSameer Rizvi

Age22As of 2026-08-11

Date of birth2003-12-06Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

Batting styleRight-hand bat

Bowling styleRight-arm off break

Career overview

Sameer Rizvi cricket career

Sameer Rizvi was born on 6 December 2003 in Meerut and was 22 on the checked date.

He is a right-handed middle-order batter who can bowl right-arm off break.

He scored 455 runs in nine innings for Kanpur Superstars during the 2023 UP T20 League.

Chennai Super Kings bought him for ₹8.40 crore before IPL 2024.

Delhi Capitals bought him for ₹95 lakh before IPL 2025 and retained him for 2026.

His documented IPL record through 2026 is 24 matches, 424 runs, a high score of 90 and three fifties.

Career story

Sameer Rizvi career, earnings and personal life

Who is Sameer Rizvi?

Sameer Rizvi is a right-handed batter from Meerut who represents Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the IPL. Delhi's official directory classifies him as a batter, while the BCCI and secondary profiles also record right-arm off-break bowling. His competitive record is built around middle-order run scoring rather than a meaningful senior bowling sample, so this page uses batter as the primary role and keeps off spin as a secondary skill.

Rizvi was born on 6 December 2003 and was 22 on 11 August 2026. A franchise move changes the team relationship and season ledger, not his name, birth date or profile route. Scorecards that abbreviate him as S Rizvi must resolve to `sameer-rizvi` only after the player identity and match squad agree.

Sameer Rizvi age, birthplace and batting role

The official Delhi profile and IPL directory agree on Rizvi's 6 December 2003 birth date. Wikipedia and long-form reporting place his early cricket in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He began training at Gandhibagh Academy and later moved from opening the batting to a middle-order role, where his ability to attack spin became a defining part of his selection story. That history explains the role without turning a comparison with another batter into a technical fact.

Reports have called him a right-handed version of Suresh Raina, but that nickname describes a scouting impression rather than an equivalence in record. Rizvi has no senior international appearance in the reviewed sources. His documented identity is an uncapped Indian batter with Uttar Pradesh domestic experience and 24 IPL matches. This profile uses his own scores, strike rates and match awards instead of presenting another player's reputation as evidence.

Early career with Uttar Pradesh

Rizvi made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh against Madhya Pradesh on 27 January 2020 at the age of 16. His List A debut followed against Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 11 December 2021. Those dates come from scorecard-linked records and establish his senior pathway before the UP T20 League brought wider attention. Early selection did not immediately produce large first-class totals, and the dated table through April 2025 lists nine matches and 152 runs.

The Wikipedia API snapshot, whose infobox cites ESPNcricinfo, lists 14 List A matches and 358 runs, including one hundred, one fifty and a high score of 105. It also lists 30 recognized T20 matches and 504 runs with a high score of 75 not out. Those figures are frozen at 9 April 2025 and cannot be treated as current in August 2026. Later IPL seasons alone prove that the T20 aggregate has moved.

Breakthrough in the 2023 UP T20 League

Rizvi's major franchise breakthrough came with Kanpur Superstars in the 2023 UP T20 League. The league's own retrospective records 455 runs in nine innings, including two centuries and the tournament's fastest hundred. Secondary statistical tables give a top score of 122, an average of 50.56, a strike rate of 188.80 and 35 sixes. The combination of volume and scoring speed made the season more informative than a single viral innings.

The 47-ball hundred and repeated six-hitting led IPL teams to assess him as a middle-order power option. Trials and scouting reports are useful context, but the documented outcome came at auction. This profile does not claim that one specific innings forced Chennai's bid because private decision-making is not public. It states the sequence that sources establish: a high-output UP T20 season, national auction attention and a large CSK purchase in December 2023.

Chennai Super Kings ₹8.40 crore auction purchase

The official IPL 2024 auction table records Chennai Super Kings buying Rizvi for ₹8.40 crore from a ₹20 lakh base price. That made him one of the most expensive uncapped players in that auction. The amount was a franchise purchase price, not an audited statement of money retained after taxes, agent fees or contract conditions. It also did not guarantee a place in every Chennai match.

Rizvi played eight matches in 2024 but batted in five innings, scoring 51 runs at an average of 12.75 and strike rate of 118.60. He hit four fours and two sixes, with one catch. The season fell short of the expectations created by the auction price, but eight appearances do not erase the domestic evidence that preceded it. Chennai released him before the 2025 mega auction, allowing Delhi to bid for a different price.

First-ball six on IPL debut

Rizvi's first IPL batting innings came for Chennai against Gujarat Titans on 26 March 2024. The official match report records him walking in late and hitting his first ball, delivered by Rashid Khan, for six. He made 14 from six balls as Chennai reached 206/6, then won by 63 runs. The first-ball six became a memorable entry point, but his season record must include all five innings rather than only that moment.

The debut illustrates why Chennai viewed him as a hitter against spin. It does not show that every future matchup would produce the same result. Across the full 2024 sample he scored 51 runs, so the early 14 represented more than a quarter of his season total. This profile retains both facts: a documented, high-impact first scoring shot and a modest first-year aggregate. That balance avoids turning one highlight into a misleading career summary.

Fastest Under-23 State A Trophy double century

After moving to Delhi at the 2025 auction, Rizvi captained Uttar Pradesh in the Men's Under-23 State A Trophy and made 201 not out against Tripura in Vadodara on 21 December 2024. The Indian Express reported that he reached 200 in 97 balls, the fastest double century in the competition's history. His completed innings contained 13 fours and 20 sixes as Uttar Pradesh posted 405.

The achievement belongs to an age-group one-day competition, not senior List A cricket or the IPL. Its competition label matters when comparing records. The innings still supplies strong evidence of range and endurance because he maintained power across 97 balls rather than a short cameo. This profile keeps it among documented achievements while excluding the 201 from the dated senior List A table and from his IPL totals.

Delhi Capitals move for ₹95 lakh

Delhi Capitals bought Rizvi for ₹95 lakh at the IPL 2025 mega auction. The franchise's official review lists the amount, and the BCCI auction material identifies his previous Chennai association. Delhi paid far less than the ₹8.40 crore Chennai price, but auction values reflect a new bidding event, available budgets and demand on that day. The difference is not a measured percentage change in his ability or personal wealth.

Delhi used him in five matches during 2025. He batted four times, stayed not out once and made 121 runs at an average of 40.33 and strike rate of 153.16. The season included 11 fours, seven sixes and two catches. Those figures represented a substantial improvement from 2024, although most of the runs came in a single unbeaten innings against Punjab Kings. The official 2026 squad list then confirmed his retention at ₹95 lakh.

Match-winning 58 against Punjab Kings in IPL 2025

Rizvi's first IPL fifty came against Punjab Kings in Jaipur on 24 May 2025. Chasing 207, Delhi needed a sustained finish after contributions from Karun Nair and KL Rahul. Rizvi remained unbeaten on 58 from 25 balls, with three fours and five sixes. Delhi reached 208/4 in 19.3 overs and won by six wickets.

The official IPL match report names Rizvi Player of the Match and calls the innings his maiden IPL half-century. The score accounted for almost half of his 121 runs that season, which is why both aggregate and match context matter. The performance demonstrated his finishing value under a chase, while the rest of the season kept the sample small. Delhi's decision to retain him for 2026 followed a documented match-winning return rather than only his pre-IPL reputation.

Unbeaten 70 against Lucknow Super Giants

Rizvi began IPL 2026 with an unbeaten 70 from 47 balls against Lucknow Super Giants on 1 April. Delhi had fallen into early trouble while chasing 145. Used as an impact player, he built the recovery and completed the chase at 145/4 in 17.1 overs. The official IPL report and BBC match account identify his innings as the centre of Delhi's six-wicket win.

The 70 contained a different task from the 25-ball Punjab finish. He had to absorb early wickets and remain through the chase rather than attack only the final overs. The innings raised his IPL high score and supplied the first of two 2026 fifties. It also showed why a role label should not be too narrow: a middle-order power hitter may sometimes need to manage a collapse before increasing the scoring rate.

IPL career-best 90 against Mumbai Indians

Three days after the Lucknow innings, Rizvi made 90 from 51 balls against Mumbai Indians at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Mumbai set Delhi 163. Rizvi's seven fours and seven sixes drove the chase, and Delhi reached 164/4 in 18.1 overs to win by six wickets. The official IPL report names him Player of the Match and describes the innings as a 90-run blitz.

The 90 became his highest IPL score and remained ten runs short of a first league hundred. It should not be described as an unbeaten innings: the official season aggregate gives two not-outs across the year, while match reporting records his dismissal before David Miller finished the chase. Together, the 70 not out and 90 produced 160 runs in Delhi's first two matches, but the final season total of 252 shows that later returns were lower.

Sameer Rizvi IPL 2026 stats

Delhi's official table lists 11 matches and 252 runs for Rizvi in IPL 2026. He batted in nine innings, stayed not out twice and averaged 36.00 at a strike rate of 147.37. His high score was 90, with two fifties, 15 fours, 17 sixes and three catches. He did not bowl, so there is no IPL bowling average, economy rate or wicket tally to report.

The complete IPL career line through 2026 is 24 matches, 18 batting innings, four not-outs and 424 runs. His average is 30.29 and strike rate 144.71, with a high score of 90, three fifties, 30 fours, 26 sixes and six catches. These values reconcile the three season rows: 51 runs in 2024, 121 in 2025 and 252 in 2026. This profile uses the official current total rather than adding an older Wikipedia T20 snapshot to IPL figures.

Sameer Rizvi salary, family and net worth

Two IPL transaction values are documented: Chennai's ₹8.40 crore purchase before 2024 and Delhi's ₹95 lakh purchase before 2025, followed by retention for 2026. They are auction or player-deduction figures, not an audited earnings statement. No reviewed filing provides Rizvi's taxes, endorsements, assets or net worth, so This profile does not publish a wealth estimate derived from those contracts.

Reputable reporting discusses the support of Rizvi's family and his maternal uncle's role in coaching him. It also reports that he took greater family responsibility after his father suffered a serious health event. Those facts are relevant to his cricket pathway, but private relatives are not turned into speculative biography fields. The reviewed sources do not reliably confirm a wife or girlfriend. Relationship status therefore remains undisclosed rather than being guessed from silence.

How StumpScope verifies Sameer Rizvi records

This profile matched Rizvi's name, birth date, Meerut background, batting hand and off-break skill across IPL, Delhi, BCCI and the identity-checked Wikipedia page. Official IPL tables lead auction prices, current team and franchise results. Match reports establish the first-ball six, 58 not out, 70 not out and 90. The Delhi aggregate supplies the current 2024-to-2026 IPL total.

Wikipedia's API supplies a secondary domestic snapshot dated 9 April 2025. A parser regression test now protects pages where the `fullname` field is blank, preventing the next birth-date template from corrupting identity. The source is not used for current IPL totals because later matches have changed them. No rights-cleared portrait was found, so the profile uses the initials fallback and remains a private, noindex draft until the five-profile batch clears final QA.

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