Domestic players with limited IPL experience (<10 innings), ranked by projected WAR/M. These are the SMAT performers our model thinks could make an IPL impact — 50 prospects tracked from domestic T20 matches.
| # ▲ | Player | Role | IPL Inn | Proj WAR/M | 2027p | Traj | SMAT SR | SMAT Avg | Innings | Econ | Wkts | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Age TBD · 63 balls | batter | — | +0.46 | +0.46 | declining | 100.0 | 31.5 | 2 | — | — | |
| 2 | Age TBD · 2 balls | bowler | 5 | +0.34 | +0.34 | declining | 50.0 | — | 1 | 4.67 | 15 | |
| 3 | Age TBD · 678 balls | batter | 9 | +0.30 | +0.30 | rising | 140.7 | 31.8 | 33 | — | — | |
| 4 | Age TBD · 599 balls | batter | 4 | +0.30 | +0.30 | rising | 153.6 | 43.8 | 28 | 6.33 | — | |
| 5 | Age TBD · 92 balls | batter | — | +0.28 | +0.28 | rising | 144.6 | 13.3 | 11 | 5.80 | 3 | |
| 6 | Age TBD · 23 balls | bowler | 1 | +0.27 | +0.27 | declining | 165.2 | 9.5 | 4 | 7.80 | 4 | |
| 7 | Age TBD · 223 balls | allrounder | — | +0.26 | +0.26 | rising | 114.8 | 28.4 | 12 | 7.24 | 16 | |
| 8 | Age TBD · 401 balls | batter | 3 | +0.26 | +0.26 | rising | 152.4 | 20.4 | 31 | — | — | |
| 9 | Age TBD · 578 balls | batter | — | +0.24 | +0.24 | rising | 117.8 | 34.0 | 26 | 8.50 | 2 | |
| 10 | Age TBD · 156 balls | batter | — | +0.24 | +0.24 | rising | 105.8 | 27.5 | 6 | 5.67 | 2 | |
| 11 | Age TBD · 31 balls | allrounder | — | +0.22 | +0.22 | rising | 154.8 | 16.0 | 4 | 8.50 | 5 | |
| 12 | Age TBD · 15 balls | bowler | — | +0.22 | +0.22 | stable | 113.3 | 8.5 | 4 | 7.33 | 35 | |
| 13 | Age TBD · 748 balls | batter | — | +0.22 | +0.22 | rising | 129.1 | 29.3 | 35 | 5.75 | — | |
| 14 | Age TBD · 250 balls | bowler | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | rising | 125.6 | 13.1 | 29 | 5.75 | 47 | |
| 15 | Age TBD · 56 balls | bowler | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | declining | 139.3 | 39.0 | 5 | 5.85 | 9 | |
| 16 | Age TBD · 104 balls | batter | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | rising | 118.3 | 41.0 | 3 | 7.50 | — | |
| 17 | Age TBD · 349 balls | batter | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | rising | 146.7 | 28.4 | 22 | — | — | |
| 18 | Age TBD · 4 balls | bowler | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | declining | 150.0 | — | 1 | 7.43 | 1 | |
| 19 | Age TBD · 371 balls | allrounder | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | declining | 142.9 | 24.1 | 32 | 6.84 | 30 | |
| 20 | Age TBD · 225 balls | allrounder | — | +0.20 | +0.20 | rising | 122.7 | 17.2 | 18 | 6.74 | 28 | |
| 21 | Age TBD · 8 balls | bowler | — | +0.20 | +0.20 | rising | 50.0 | — | 4 | 6.06 | 47 | |
| 22 | Age TBD · 683 balls | batter | — | +0.20 | +0.20 | rising | 128.0 | 30.1 | 32 | — | — | |
| 23 | Age TBD · 538 balls | batter | — | +0.20 | +0.20 | rising | 126.4 | 32.4 | 26 | 7.09 | 1 | |
| 24 | Age TBD · 32 balls | bowler | — | +0.20 | +0.20 | stable | 71.9 | 7.7 | 4 | 7.14 | 7 | |
| 25 | Age TBD · 127 balls | allrounder | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 132.3 | 24.0 | 9 | 6.25 | 7 | |
| 26 | Age TBD · 0 balls | bowler | 6 | +0.19 | +0.19 | declining | — | — | 0 | 7.44 | 3 | |
| 27 | Age TBD · 32 balls | bowler | 8 | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 106.2 | 17.0 | 6 | 6.72 | 34 | |
| 28 | Age TBD · 250 balls | batter | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 113.6 | 31.6 | 10 | — | — | |
| 29 | Age TBD · 30 balls | bowler | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | declining | 56.7 | 4.2 | 5 | 5.99 | 16 | |
| 30 | Age TBD · 127 balls | bowler | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 121.3 | 11.0 | 16 | 7.39 | 31 | |
| 31 | Age TBD · 355 balls | batter | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 136.9 | 30.4 | 21 | 9.67 | 1 | |
| 32 | Age TBD · 39 balls | bowler | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | stable | 205.1 | 80.0 | 3 | 8.13 | 8 | |
| 33 | Age TBD · 608 balls | batter | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 136.7 | 37.8 | 32 | — | — | |
| 34 | Age TBD · 24 balls | bowler | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 79.2 | 6.3 | 4 | 5.39 | 12 | |
| 35 | Age TBD · 86 balls | bowler | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 129.1 | 15.9 | 10 | 6.44 | 9 | |
| 36 | Age TBD · 733 balls | batter | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | declining | 127.4 | 29.2 | 35 | 11.33 | — | |
| 37 | Age TBD · 4 balls | bowler | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | rising | 50.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5.42 | 15 | |
| 38 | Age TBD · 501 balls | allrounder | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | rising | 117.0 | 29.3 | 23 | 7.27 | 5 | |
| 39 | Age TBD · 814 balls | batter | 8 | +0.18 | +0.18 | declining | 130.1 | 37.8 | 37 | — | — | |
| 40 | Age TBD · 626 balls | allrounder | 1 | +0.18 | +0.18 | declining | 120.9 | 26.1 | 36 | 6.67 | 17 | |
| 41 | Age TBD · 15 balls | bowler | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | declining | 66.7 | 10.0 | 6 | 7.23 | 18 | |
| 42 | Age TBD · 528 balls | batter | 6 | +0.18 | +0.18 | declining | 145.3 | 38.4 | 27 | 7.26 | — | |
| 43 | Age TBD · 422 balls | batter | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | stable | 125.1 | 29.3 | 20 | 6.57 | 6 | |
| 44 | Age TBD · 10 balls | bowler | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | rising | 40.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 6.36 | 32 | |
| 45 | Age TBD · 287 balls | batter | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | rising | 119.9 | 18.1 | 21 | — | — | |
| 46 | Age TBD · 8 balls | bowler | — | +0.17 | +0.17 | rising | 37.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 6.73 | 9 | |
| 47 | Age TBD · 89 balls | bowler | 3 | +0.17 | +0.17 | rising | 124.7 | 13.9 | 11 | 6.38 | 37 | |
| 48 | Age TBD · 131 balls | bowler | — | +0.17 | +0.17 | declining | 77.9 | 7.8 | 16 | 6.00 | 29 | |
| 49 | Age TBD · 32 balls | bowler | — | +0.17 | +0.17 | rising | 90.6 | 7.2 | 5 | 6.08 | 12 | |
| 50 | Age TBD · 40 balls | bowler | — | +0.17 | +0.17 | rising | 85.0 | 11.3 | 3 | 6.04 | 7 |
Domestic players with limited IPL experience (<10 innings), ranked by projected WAR/M. These are the SMAT performers our model thinks could make an IPL impact — 50 prospects tracked from domestic T20 matches.
| # ▲ | Player | Role | IPL Inn | Proj WAR/M | 2027p | Traj | SMAT SR | SMAT Avg | Innings | Econ | Wkts | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Age TBD · 63 balls | batter | — | +0.46 | +0.46 | declining | 100.0 | 31.5 | 2 | — | — | |
| 2 | Age TBD · 2 balls | bowler | 5 | +0.34 | +0.34 | declining | 50.0 | — | 1 | 4.67 | 15 | |
| 3 | Age TBD · 678 balls | batter | 9 | +0.30 | +0.30 | rising | 140.7 | 31.8 | 33 | — | — | |
| 4 | Age TBD · 599 balls | batter | 4 | +0.30 | +0.30 | rising | 153.6 | 43.8 | 28 | 6.33 | — | |
| 5 | Age TBD · 92 balls | batter | — | +0.28 | +0.28 | rising | 144.6 | 13.3 | 11 | 5.80 | 3 | |
| 6 | Age TBD · 23 balls | bowler | 1 | +0.27 | +0.27 | declining | 165.2 | 9.5 | 4 | 7.80 | 4 | |
| 7 | Age TBD · 223 balls | allrounder | — | +0.26 | +0.26 | rising | 114.8 | 28.4 | 12 | 7.24 | 16 | |
| 8 | Age TBD · 401 balls | batter | 3 | +0.26 | +0.26 | rising | 152.4 | 20.4 | 31 | — | — | |
| 9 | Age TBD · 578 balls | batter | — | +0.24 | +0.24 | rising | 117.8 | 34.0 | 26 | 8.50 | 2 | |
| 10 | Age TBD · 156 balls | batter | — | +0.24 | +0.24 | rising | 105.8 | 27.5 | 6 | 5.67 | 2 | |
| 11 | Age TBD · 31 balls | allrounder | — | +0.22 | +0.22 | rising | 154.8 | 16.0 | 4 | 8.50 | 5 | |
| 12 | Age TBD · 15 balls | bowler | — | +0.22 | +0.22 | stable | 113.3 | 8.5 | 4 | 7.33 | 35 | |
| 13 | Age TBD · 748 balls | batter | — | +0.22 | +0.22 | rising | 129.1 | 29.3 | 35 | 5.75 | — | |
| 14 | Age TBD · 250 balls | bowler | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | rising | 125.6 | 13.1 | 29 | 5.75 | 47 | |
| 15 | Age TBD · 56 balls | bowler | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | declining | 139.3 | 39.0 | 5 | 5.85 | 9 | |
| 16 | Age TBD · 104 balls | batter | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | rising | 118.3 | 41.0 | 3 | 7.50 | — | |
| 17 | Age TBD · 349 balls | batter | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | rising | 146.7 | 28.4 | 22 | — | — | |
| 18 | Age TBD · 4 balls | bowler | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | declining | 150.0 | — | 1 | 7.43 | 1 | |
| 19 | Age TBD · 371 balls | allrounder | — | +0.21 | +0.21 | declining | 142.9 | 24.1 | 32 | 6.84 | 30 | |
| 20 | Age TBD · 225 balls | allrounder | — | +0.20 | +0.20 | rising | 122.7 | 17.2 | 18 | 6.74 | 28 | |
| 21 | Age TBD · 8 balls | bowler | — | +0.20 | +0.20 | rising | 50.0 | — | 4 | 6.06 | 47 | |
| 22 | Age TBD · 683 balls | batter | — | +0.20 | +0.20 | rising | 128.0 | 30.1 | 32 | — | — | |
| 23 | Age TBD · 538 balls | batter | — | +0.20 | +0.20 | rising | 126.4 | 32.4 | 26 | 7.09 | 1 | |
| 24 | Age TBD · 32 balls | bowler | — | +0.20 | +0.20 | stable | 71.9 | 7.7 | 4 | 7.14 | 7 | |
| 25 | Age TBD · 127 balls | allrounder | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 132.3 | 24.0 | 9 | 6.25 | 7 | |
| 26 | Age TBD · 0 balls | bowler | 6 | +0.19 | +0.19 | declining | — | — | 0 | 7.44 | 3 | |
| 27 | Age TBD · 32 balls | bowler | 8 | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 106.2 | 17.0 | 6 | 6.72 | 34 | |
| 28 | Age TBD · 250 balls | batter | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 113.6 | 31.6 | 10 | — | — | |
| 29 | Age TBD · 30 balls | bowler | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | declining | 56.7 | 4.2 | 5 | 5.99 | 16 | |
| 30 | Age TBD · 127 balls | bowler | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 121.3 | 11.0 | 16 | 7.39 | 31 | |
| 31 | Age TBD · 355 balls | batter | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 136.9 | 30.4 | 21 | 9.67 | 1 | |
| 32 | Age TBD · 39 balls | bowler | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | stable | 205.1 | 80.0 | 3 | 8.13 | 8 | |
| 33 | Age TBD · 608 balls | batter | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 136.7 | 37.8 | 32 | — | — | |
| 34 | Age TBD · 24 balls | bowler | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 79.2 | 6.3 | 4 | 5.39 | 12 | |
| 35 | Age TBD · 86 balls | bowler | — | +0.19 | +0.19 | rising | 129.1 | 15.9 | 10 | 6.44 | 9 | |
| 36 | Age TBD · 733 balls | batter | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | declining | 127.4 | 29.2 | 35 | 11.33 | — | |
| 37 | Age TBD · 4 balls | bowler | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | rising | 50.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5.42 | 15 | |
| 38 | Age TBD · 501 balls | allrounder | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | rising | 117.0 | 29.3 | 23 | 7.27 | 5 | |
| 39 | Age TBD · 814 balls | batter | 8 | +0.18 | +0.18 | declining | 130.1 | 37.8 | 37 | — | — | |
| 40 | Age TBD · 626 balls | allrounder | 1 | +0.18 | +0.18 | declining | 120.9 | 26.1 | 36 | 6.67 | 17 | |
| 41 | Age TBD · 15 balls | bowler | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | declining | 66.7 | 10.0 | 6 | 7.23 | 18 | |
| 42 | Age TBD · 528 balls | batter | 6 | +0.18 | +0.18 | declining | 145.3 | 38.4 | 27 | 7.26 | — | |
| 43 | Age TBD · 422 balls | batter | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | stable | 125.1 | 29.3 | 20 | 6.57 | 6 | |
| 44 | Age TBD · 10 balls | bowler | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | rising | 40.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 6.36 | 32 | |
| 45 | Age TBD · 287 balls | batter | — | +0.18 | +0.18 | rising | 119.9 | 18.1 | 21 | — | — | |
| 46 | Age TBD · 8 balls | bowler | — | +0.17 | +0.17 | rising | 37.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 6.73 | 9 | |
| 47 | Age TBD · 89 balls | bowler | 3 | +0.17 | +0.17 | rising | 124.7 | 13.9 | 11 | 6.38 | 37 | |
| 48 | Age TBD · 131 balls | bowler | — | +0.17 | +0.17 | declining | 77.9 | 7.8 | 16 | 6.00 | 29 | |
| 49 | Age TBD · 32 balls | bowler | — | +0.17 | +0.17 | rising | 90.6 | 7.2 | 5 | 6.08 | 12 | |
| 50 | Age TBD · 40 balls | bowler | — | +0.17 | +0.17 | rising | 85.0 | 11.3 | 3 | 6.04 | 7 |