Top 5 worst IPL bowling figures

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most popular T20 cricket league. IPL has produced many great matches, some of which have experienced dominating batting that became a nightmare at least for some bowlers in the innings. Here, we will go through some unfortunate bowlers who conceded the most runs in an IPL innings.

Unlike the most expensive overs in the IPL history, it will bring poor performances for the bowlers in a complete innings. In this article, we may or may not see any of the top-most expensive overs in the tournament history.

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5. Basil Thampi:    

The third most expensive bowling tint in IPL history is from Basil Thampi, the young bowler who then played for Sunrisers Hyderabad. On 17th May 2018, in the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Basil conceded a total of 70 runs in four overs which cost the team a match as SRH lost by 14 runs.

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4. Mohit Sharma:      

During the IPL 2024 match against Delhi Capitals at Delhi, Gujarat Titans pacer Mohit Sharma recorded the most expensive bowling figures in IPL history at that time. The right-arm Indian pacer had bowling figures of 4-0-73-0 with an economy rate of 18.25, the second most costly bowling figures in the latest IPL history. It cost them heavily in the match as Gujarat Titans lost the high-scoring match by four runs in their unsuccessful chase of 225 runs.

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3. Will O'Rourke  

During the last league stage game of the IPL 2025, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru successfully chased down the 228-run target in 18.4 overs after losing four wickets to finish the points table in the second position, Lucknow Super Giants pacer Will O'Rourke had the horrible bowling figures of 4-0-74-2 with an economy rate of 18.50, where the New Zealand pacer conceded nine fours and four sixes. While he conceded 22 runs in his first over, he also conceded 21 runs in his last over. 

2. Mohammed Shami  

In the 27th match of the IPL 2025, SunRisers Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Shami had a shocking day as he recorded the most expensive bowling figures by an Indian bowler in IPL history. It was the match against Punjab Kings, where the visitors scored 245/6 in 20 overs, and Shami had the bowling figures of 4-0-75-0. On the batting-friendly wicket, Shami seemed clueless and finished with four consecutive sixes to Marcus Stoinis to make his figures horrible. 

1. Jofra Archer  

Once a fearest bowler, Barbados-born English cricketer Jofra Archer started the IPL 2025 journey horribly by recording the most expensive bowling figures in IPL history. It was the second game of the tournament, where Rajasthan Royals were facing the hosts SunRisers Hyderabad, and SRH started the IPL 2025 in a familiar powerful fashion with the bat. SRH recorded the second-highest IPL total, 286/6 in 20 overs, and Rajasthan Royals pacer Jofra Archer had the bowling figures of 4-0-76-0.

List of top 5 most expensive bowling figures in IPL history