Daniel Sams is a bonafide star in the Big Bash League (BBL). The left-arm pacer has taken 82 wickets in just 62 matches at an average of 20.52. In that period, he has also scored 622 runs with a high score of 98 not out and a strike-rate of 148.1. However, the Indian Premier League has proved to be a hard nut to crack for the Australian, so far. In 2020, Sams played three matches for Delhi Capitals, going wicketless. He was then traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore where he played two matches in IPL 2021 before the tournament was suspended due to Covid. He was unavailable for the UAE leg of IPL 2021.
Sams' only wicket in the IPL is of Chris Gayle in 2021.
The seventh season of the Big Bash League saw a left-arm pacer break the record for the best figures on BBL debut with a splendid four for 14 but such a performance is yet to be seen in the Indian Premier League.
Mumbai Indians will be hoping Sams can replicate his performances from the BBL for them, sooner rather than later.