Ben Dwarshuis Stats, Height, Net Worth and BBL Career 2026/27: Full Breakdown

By the Cric Info 365 Editorial Team | September 20, 2026

Ben Dwarshuis is second on the Big Bash League’s all-time wicket list with 164 wickets at an average of 22.13, just behind his Sydney Sixers teammate Sean Abbott. He is 32, stands 191 cm (6 ft 3 in), and one published estimate puts his net worth at roughly US$3.5 million to US$4.5 million. In 2026, he also made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings after going unsold in the first round of the auction.

This guide covers his international, domestic, and BBL numbers, his height, his earnings, and what to expect in BBL 16, when he is contracted to the Sixers. Each table comes with context, because a wicket total says little until you know the cost, the role, and the competition around it. [internal link: highest wicket takers in BBL history]

Quick Answer: Ben Dwarshuis in Six Lines

• BBL career: 164 wickets at 22.13, economy 8.10, best figures 5/21, plus 642 runs at a strike rate of 141.41.
• International stats: 22 wickets in 15 T20Is and 12 wickets in 7 ODIs.
• Domestic T20 record: 249 wickets at 22.92 across the BBL, county cricket and other leagues.
• Height: 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) on the commonly used Wikipedia profile.
• Net worth: Estimated at US$3.5 million to US$4.5 million, though it has not been verified.
• 2026/27: Listed as contracted to the Sixers until BBL 17.

Ben Dwarshuis Biography at a Glance

Detail	Information
Full name	Benjamin James Dwarshuis
Born	23 June 1994, Kareela, New South Wales
Age	32
Batting	Left handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast medium
Role	Bowler who hits down the order
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
T20I debut	5 April 2022 v Pakistan, shirt number 82
ODI debut	19 September 2024 v England
Last ODI	14 June 2026 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	13 February 2026 v Zimbabwe

He grew up in the Sutherland Shire in Sydney. That matters for one reason: he is a Sixers and New South Wales product who has spent his whole BBL career at one club, which is rare in a league that moves players around every season.

Which Teams Has Ben Dwarshuis Played For?

Team	Competition	Years
Australia	International	2022 to present
Sydney Sixers	BBL	2014/15 to present
New South Wales	Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup	2016/17 to present
Worcestershire	County cricket	2021 and 2025
Birmingham Phoenix	The Hundred	2022 and 2026
Washington Freedom	MLC	2023 and 2026
Durham	County cricket	2024
Northern Superchargers	The Hundred	2024
Islamabad United	PSL	2025
Punjab Kings	IPL	2026

Notice how the list changed from 2021 onward. Before that, Dwarshuis was a BBL and New South Wales regular with occasional county stints. Since then he has become a genuine global T20 bowler, with spells in England, the United States, Pakistan and India. At 32, that workload is worth watching, and it is part of why his 2026/27 BBL availability is a real question.

How Did Ben Dwarshuis Build His BBL Career?

Dwarshuis has been a regular at the Sixers since BBL 04. His first big season came in BBL 10 in 2020/21, when he finished second on the wicket charts with 24. In 2021/22 he took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20 cricket, and in the same season he reached his 100th BBL wicket, which Wikipedia’s Sixers season page records as a first for a player representing one club and the fifth overall.

In 2023/24 he was the Sixers’ leading wicket-taker with 17, in a season when the team finished second on the ladder and lost the final. He was described by Cricket Australia as a hard-hitting lower-order batter and sharp medium-fast bowler, and the Cricket Australia profile shows why that description fits.

Where he stands now is the important part. Sydney Sixers’ official player page lists 164 wickets from 126 bowling innings. He sits behind Abbott (186) and only two wickets ahead of Andrew Tye (162), so second place is a live race, not a settled position.

What Are Ben Dwarshuis’ International Stats?

Bowling

Format	Matches	Innings	Wickets	Average	Economy	Best Bowling
ODI	7	7	12	27.08	5.70	3/47 v Afghanistan
T20I	15	15	22	24.36	9.40	4/36 v West Indies

Batting and Fielding

Format	Innings	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	High Score	Catches
ODI	4	65	16.25	62.50	33	1
T20I	11	63	7.88	79.75	17	1

How Good Is His T20I Record?

Useful, and not spectacular. He has 22 wickets from 15 matches at 24.36, and the 57 overs he bowled work out to about 3.8 overs a game, so he has been a near full quota bowler and not a bit-part player. That is a real role.

The cost is the economy of 9.40, which is about 1.3 runs an over higher than his BBL figure of 8.10. International batters hit harder and know his patterns better, and he is often asked to bowl at the death, where economy takes a hit. His batting numbers, 63 runs at 7.88, show the bat has not yet translated at this level.

His last T20I was the T20 World Cup match against Zimbabwe on 13 February 2026. ESPNcricinfo reported that he came in for Xavier Bartlett, and Sky Sports covered Zimbabwe’s shock 23-run win. He was dismissed near the end of the chase by a diving catch. It was a difficult night for the whole team, and one game should not define his international record.

And His ODI Record?

He made his ODI debut against England on 19 September 2024 and played his most recent game against Bangladesh on 14 June 2026. In seven matches, he has 12 wickets at 27.08 with an economy of 5.70, which is respectable for a fast medium bowler in the format. The best return is 3/47 against Afghanistan. He has worked as white-ball depth, and seven caps in almost two years tells you where he sits in the pecking order.

What Do His Domestic Numbers Say?

Bowling

Format	Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	Best Bowling
First class	10	27	39.15	3.77	62.30	4/48
List A	30	50	24.92	5.48	27.26	4/39
All domestic T20	194	249	22.92	8.36	16.46	5/21

Batting and Fielding

Format	Innings	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	50s	High Score	Catches
First class	17	327	27.25	54.14	2	60 not out	2
List A	21	314	20.93	96.02	0	44	11
All domestic T20	117	1,207	18.01	140.35	1	66	47

Ten first-class matches in a career that started in 2016/17 tells the story: Dwarshuis is a white ball specialist. His first-class average of 39.15 is well above his T20 average of 22.92, and that gap is normal for a bowler built for pace variations and short spells.

His List A record is better than most people expect, with 50 wickets at 24.92 and a wicket every 27 balls. That is an excellent strike rate for the format.

The domestic T20 total needs a quick explanation. It covers the BBL, English county T20 cricket, and other leagues, so 249 wickets minus his 164 BBL wickets means about 85 came outside the BBL from roughly 65 matches. That is 1.3 wickets a game, almost identical to his BBL rate, so his success is not tied to Sydney conditions.

What Is Ben Dwarshuis’ BBL Record?

Bowling

Stat	Figure	What It Means
Bowling innings	126	Across 129 matches
Wickets	164	Second all time
Average	22.13	3,630 runs conceded
Economy	8.10	Lower than Abbott’s 8.38
Strike rate	16.4	A wicket every 2.7 overs
Best bowling	5/21	Two five-wicket hauls
Dot balls	642	About 24 percent of balls bowled

Batting

Stat	Figure	What It Means
Innings	70	Bats late
Runs	642	High score 66
Average	16.05	Helped by 30 not-outs
Strike rate	141.41	Balls faced: 454
Fours and sixes	43 and 30	About 55 percent of runs in boundaries
Catches	26	Cricket Australia figure

Two things stand out. First, he has been not out in 30 of his 70 innings, about 43 percent. He is a finisher, and he stays in when the game needs a few big hits. Second, he has faced 454 balls for 642 runs, a boundary-heavy game built on 30 sixes. He averages only about 9 runs an innings, but he gets them fast.

How Does He Compare With Sean Abbott?

They share a dressing room and a bowling attack, so the comparison is natural. Here is what the career numbers say.

Stat	Ben Dwarshuis	Sean Abbott
Wickets	164	186
Bowling innings	126	132
Average	22.13	20.24
Economy	8.10	8.38
Strike rate	16.4	14.5
Wickets per innings	1.30	1.41

Abbott is the better wicket-taker on average and strike rate, and Dwarshuis is the cheaper bowler per over. That points to different jobs. Abbott attacks and pays for it, while Dwarshuis holds an end and picks up wickets along the way. A T20 attack needs both, which is a big reason the Sixers have kept them together for so long. [internal link: Sean Abbott stats, height, net worth and BBL career]

What Happened at the IPL in 2026?

This is the most interesting chapter of his year. Dwarshuis went unsold at his base price of Rs 1 crore in the first round of the December 2025 auction, and then, as Business Upturn reported, Punjab Kings bought him for Rs 4.40 crore in the accelerated round. He had been signed twice before, by Kings XI Punjab in 2018 and by Delhi Capitals as a replacement in 2021, but never played a match.

His debut finally came in 2026 against Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala. According to myKhel, he became the second bowler after David Payne to debut in the IPL with the most T20 wickets already behind him, with 236. The official IPL player page lists one appearance for the season, and Punjab finished fifth. [internal link: Punjab Kings IPL 2026 squad and results]

The lesson is about patience. It took eight years from first signing to first game, and a late bid changed his year.

How Tall Is Ben Dwarshuis?

Ben Dwarshuis is listed at 191 cm, or 6 ft 3 in, on Wikipedia. Cricketers are rarely measured officially, so other sites may differ by a centimetre or two.

Height matters for a seamer, and he is a good example. At 6 ft 3 in, he gets bounce, and the IPL’s own profile describes him as bowling hit-the-deck pace with clever variations. It also lets him bowl awkward lengths at the death. He shares that height with Punjab Kings teammate Arshdeep Singh, another left-arm seamer, though their styles are quite different.

What Is Ben Dwarshuis’ Net Worth?

One published estimate, from IPLSalary, puts his net worth at around US$3.5 million to US$4.5 million, with about US$3.6 million for 2025. Treat it as a rough guide. Nobody outside his family and advisers can confirm it, and one site’s estimate is not an audited number.

Here is what the money likely comes from:

• IPL 2026: Rs 4.40 crore from Punjab Kings, which one report converts to about US$484,000. The 2018 signing with Kings XI Punjab was reportedly worth Rs 1.40 crore.
• BBL and New South Wales: Long-term contracts at both, with the Sixers listing him until BBL 17.
• The Hundred and MLC: Stints with Northern Superchargers, Birmingham Phoenix and Washington Freedom.
• PSL: A 2025 season with Islamabad United.
• County cricket: Worcestershire and Durham.
• International fees: Match fees for 15 T20Is and 7 ODIs, plus any Cricket Australia retainer.

The pattern is a bowler who earns from many places rather than one giant deal. The IPL price is the biggest single figure we can source, and it shows how fast a late bid can change a season’s income.

What Should Fans Expect From Dwarshuis in BBL 16?

The Sixers’ squad list on Cricket Australia’s site shows Dwarshuis contracted until BBL 17, one year longer than Abbott. That gives him a clear runway. [internal link: Sydney Sixers squad guide for BBL 16]

The big story is the wicket race. Here is a simple projection using 16 wickets a season for Dwarshuis, which is his reported BBL 15 total, and 11 for Abbott, his recent pace. It is arithmetic and not a forecast.

Point in Time	Dwarshuis	Abbott	Gap
Now	164	186	22
After BBL 16	180	197	17
After BBL 17	196	208	12

On these numbers, he does not catch Abbott before his current deal ends, and he would need a 22- or 23-wicket season to change that. It is more realistic that he holds off Andrew Tye for second place, since only two wickets separate them.

Three things will decide his summer:

1. Workload. He has played in England, the United States, Pakistan and India within a year, so his fitness is the first question.
2. Australia’s plans. The T20 World Cup in 2026 is done, and a new cycle is starting, which may open or close doors.
3. Sixers depth. The attack includes Abbott and others, so his overs will depend on the balance of the side. [internal link: Australia T20 World Cup 2026 squad and results]

How Can Fans Follow Dwarshuis’ BBL Form?

1. Check his overs. Death-overs bowling is where his economy is tested.
2. Watch his batting position. Coming in with two overs left is a finisher’s job, and his 30 not-outs show he usually stays.
3. Track the wicket table. Two wickets separate him from Tye, and 22 from Abbott.
4. Look at his rest days. A bowler with this much travel often gets managed, so watch the team sheets.

What Should You Take Away From His Numbers?

Dwarshuis is the quiet backbone of the Sixers attack. He does not have Abbott’s strike rate, but he is cheaper per over and has been steady for a decade. His T20I economy shows there is room to grow at the international level, and his late IPL debut shows he can still surprise. If he stays fit through BBL 17, he will finish his BBL career well above 200 wickets.

FAQ

This coverage is brought to you by CRIC INFO 365 — designed for passionate cricket fans seeking fast, reliable live scorecards, comprehensive match reports, and in-depth analysis for every Test, ODI, and T20 cricket match as it happens, ensuring you never miss a moment of the action.