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Northern Districts

Bharat Popli

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Right-handed top-order batter

First-class record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
First-class matches	82	146	5,428	39.91	49.5	10/35	172
Last 10	10	19	590	32.78	56.7	1/4	116

Bowling

	Mat	Balls	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best	5w	10w
First-class matches	82	18	0	–	5.33	–	0	0

Batting style

Balanced top-order batter

Strong against spin
Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	45.3	30.0
Average v pace	34.8	28.2
Average v spin	104.6	34.9
Strike rate v pace	51	51
Strike rate v spin	61	53
Balls per dismissal	84	58
Dot %	73.4	74.9

4,716 balls in first-class matches · Nov 2021 – Mar 2026

Compare with other players

Men's First-class

Overall rank: 342nd; all first-class batters
Plunket Shield rank: 23rd; batters
Runs a match: −3.1; above an average player; Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak −0.6
November 2025Now −3.1
201520172019202120232025

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
First-class	16	1,041	37.2	56.5	–	–	–

Team

Northern DistrictsPlunket ShieldLast played Mar 2026

First-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	2/10	31%	0	2	12658131717283834
12658131717283834

Bharat Popli has made 50 or more in 2 of the last 10 First-class innings.

Last 10 first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
27 Mar 2026	Northern Districts	Central Stags	Seddon Park	38 & 34	–	Central Stags won by 25 runs
18 Mar 2026	Northern Districts	Otago Volts	University Oval	72 & 8	–	Otago Volts won by 4 wickets
7 Mar 2026	Northern Districts	Central Stags	McLean Park	17 & 1	–	Central Stags won by an innings and 27 runs
28 Feb 2026	Northern Districts	Auckland Aces	Eden Park Outer Oval	58 & 13	–	Northern Districts won by 6 wickets
13 Dec 2025	Northern Districts	Wellington Firebirds	Cobham Oval	26 (64)	–	Northern Districts won by an innings and 28 runs
5 Dec 2025	Northern Districts	Otago Volts	Seddon Park	91 & 1	–	Northern Districts won by 113 runs
26 Nov 2025	Northern Districts	Auckland Aces	Bay Oval	8 & 6	–	Drawn
18 Nov 2025	Northern Districts	Canterbury	Mainpower Oval	69 & 116	–	Canterbury won by 5 wickets
29 Mar 2025	Northern Districts	Otago Volts	University Oval	10 & 21*	–	Northern Districts won by 134 runs
21 Mar 2025	Northern Districts	Wellington Firebirds	Basin Reserve	1 & 0	–	Northern Districts won by 20 runs