Philip Salt

Phil Salt is an explosive batter who plays for England, Sussex and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. An explosive batter right at the top, Salt won a scholarship to play cricket at Reed school, which motivated him to give up football and pursue cricket as a future career.

Phil Salt Franchise Career

Impressed by Philip Salt’s attacking approach, Lahore Qalandars invited him to play in the Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy, and he was roped in by Islamabad United for the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). 

The franchise-cricket wayfarer struck a magnificent 58-ball 100 for the Lions against Ireland at the Ageas Bowl in July 2020, and as a result, was drafted into the England squad as a reserve for the three-match ODI series. However, he did not feature in any of the matches. 

The ace batter for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (BBL) made a name for himself in the shorter formats of the game. 

Moreover, Salt lit up The Hundred while playing for Manchester Originals, finishing as the third-highest run-scorer with 220 runs at a strike rate of 149, including a standout 67 off just 34 balls. 

Phil Salt’s IPL Career

In the IPL 2023, Phil Salt was drafted in by the Delhi Capitals as a replacement for Rishabh Pant. Seizing the opportunity, he played 9 matches, smashing 218 runs at a strike rate of 163. His best came in a match-winning knock, an explosive 87 off 45 balls* against RCB, where he had an on-field spat with Mohammad Siraj.

Salt then carried that form into the IPL 2024, while playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders, where he played a couple of blazing knocks during KKR’s trophy-winning season. 

In the IPL 2025, Phil Salt played for the title-winning franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore, a move that surprised many after his previous stints with Delhi and Kolkata.

Phil Salt ODI Career

In July 2021, Phil Salt’s international career kick-started under extraordinary circumstances. With England’s main squad sidelined due to a COVID-19 outbreak, Salt was drafted into an emergency XI for the ODI series against Pakistan. Making his ODI debut on July 8, 2021, at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, he seized the opportunity in style, smashing 60 off 54 balls in the second ODI at Lord’s.

The defining moment of Salt’s year came in May 2022 during England’s ODI tour of the Netherlands. In the first ODI at Amstelveen, he blasted his maiden international century, scoring 122 off 93 balls. His knock was part of England’s historic world-record total of 498/4.

Salt was then a key part of England’s campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, held in Pakistan in March. Opening the batting, he provided England with explosive starts and delivered one of the tournament’s standout innings– a match-winning 94 off 52 balls against South Africa in the group stage. 

Phil Salt T20I Career

Phil Salt’s star continued to rise in 2022, as he made his T20I debut for England on January 26, against the West Indies in Barbados. He immediately made an impact, scoring a quickfire 57 in his first game. 

By the end of 2023, Salt wasn’t just seen as a top-order dasher; he had proven himself as a versatile, high-impact “finisher or enforcer”, tailor-made for modern white-ball cricket. He was a part of the English squads for the 2024 and 2026 T20 World Cups.

(As of April 2024)