Prayas Ray Barman

Prayas Ray Barman (born 25 October 2002) is an Indian cricketer.^[3] He made his List A debut for Bengal in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018.^[4] He was the leading wicket-taker for Bengal in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with eleven dismissals in nine matches.^[5]

Prayas Ray Barman

Personal information
Full name	Prayas Ray Barman
Born	(2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 22) Durgapur, West Bengal, India[1]
Height	6 ft 1[2] in (1.85 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018–present	Bengal
2019	Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Career statistics
Competition List A Twenty20 Matches 9 9 Runs scored 47 42 Batting average 11.75 8.40 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 25* 19 Balls bowled 341 150 Wickets 11 7 Bowling average 23.00 30.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/20 4/14 Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2025

In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) for 1.5 crores.^[6][7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Bengal in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.^[8] On 31 March 2019, Barman made his debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL against Sunrisers Hyderabad, becoming the youngest player to debut in the IPL at that time. this record was later broken by Vaibhav Suryavanshi on 19 April 2025 when Vaibhav played his first IPL match at 14 years.^[9][10] He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.^[11]