Yuzvendra Chahal was at the receiving end in Match 50 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. The Rajasthan Royals spinner went on to concede 62 runs from his four overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Chahal, who is the competition’s highest wicket-taker with 200 scalps, had a bad outing as he clocked the most expensive spell by an Indian spinner in the history of IPL.
Chahal also registered the second-costliest spell by a spinner overall in the cash-rich league. Afghanistan youngster Mujeeb your Rahman holds the record among spinners, giving away 66 runs for the Punjab Kings against SRH in the IPL 2019 season. Mujeeb clocked 0/66 in that contest.
Batting first, SRH recovered from a slow start to score 201/3 in 20 overs. Travis Head scored a fine fifty as Nitish Reddy showed his prowess with an unbeaten 76. Heinrich Klaasen provided fireworks with an unbeaten 42. In response, RR fell short by a run in a thrilling contest, which saw Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismiss Rovman Powell from the final ball of the run-chase. RR scored 200/7 in 20 overs. RR were 1/2 before Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag added 134 runs. SRH responded to clinch a thrilling contest. Here, we present Indian spinners with the most runs conceded in an IPL innings.
0/62 Yuzvendra Chahal vs SRH
Chahal bowled a decent first over, giving away seven runs (1 four). Head then attacked him in his second over, which produced 18 runs. Twenty-one runs came from his 3rd over as Reddy got going. The dangerous Klaasen attacked Chahal in his final over, which resulted in 16 runs. Notably, Chahal conceded six sixes in the match. For the second time in IPL history, the right-arm wrist spinner was launched for six sixes. He did so against Mumbai Indians for RCB in IPL 2015. As per ESPNcricinfo, Chahal also conceded 50-plus runs for the fifth time in an IPL innings. He had given away 54 runs for one wicket against KKR earlier this season. It was his costliest spell before the SRH match.
1/59 Kuldeep Yadav vs RCB
In the IPL 2019 season, Kuldeep Yadav was plundered for 59 runs by Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens. Kuldeep, who played for Kolkata back then, was hammered for five fours and five sixes. He conceded at 14.75. Notably, he bowled six dot balls. RCB saw Virat Kohli hit a ton as they posted 213/4 in 20 overs. KKR managed 203/5 in response and lost the match. Kuldeep’s last over produced 27 runs and a wicket. Moeen Ali belted him for two fours and three sixes. In the previous over, Mooen hit Kuldeep for a six and a four. Moeen also launched Kuldeep to welcome his second over, which produced ten runs. In his first over, Kohli hit Kuldeep for two fours.
0/57 Karn Sharma vs RCB
In the IPL 2016 season, Karn Sharma, who back then played for SRH, went on to concede 57 runs from his four overs against RCB. He acknowledged at 14.25 runs an over. Karn was launched for two fours and six sixes. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers smashed brilliant half-centuries as Shane Watson and Sarfaraz Khan’s cameos helped RCB post a mammoth 227/4. In response, SRH managed 182/6 from their 20 overs. Karn was hit for three successive sixes by Watson in his final over that produced 19 runs. Before that, he conceded 15 runs with Kohli taking charge. De Villiers hit Karn for two sixes in his second over. Karn’s first over was relatively decent (9 runs).
0/57 Ravindra Jadeja vs RCB
Ravindra Jadeja played for the Gujarat Lions back in IPL 2016 and 2017 when CSK was suspended. In a league stage match against RCB in IPL 2017, Jadeja clocked 0/57 from his four overs. RCB managed 213/2 in 20 overs as Chris Gayle, Kohli, Travis Head, and Kedar Jadhav played solid knocks. GL managed 192/7 in their 20 overs. Jadeja was creamed for six fours and three sixes as he conceded at 14.25. No other GL bowler conceded 40-plus runs. Jadeja bowled the last over in RCB’s innings and conceded 17 runs. In his second over, Gayle punished Jadeja, hitting two fours and two sixes. Jadeja’s first over went for nine runs and the third went for 10.
1/57 Piyush Chawla vs MI
In the IPL 2019 season, KKR ace Piyush Chawla was at the receiving end against Mumbai Indians. The leg-spinner conceded 57 runs from his four overs. He claimed one wicket. Luckily for Chawla, KKR claimed a massive win at Eden Gardens. KKR managed 232/2 with massive knocks from Shubman Gill, Chris Lynn and Andre Russell. The blitz saw MI spinner Rahul Chahar clock 1/54. In response, MI managed 198.7 as Hardik Pandya scored a powerful 91. Chawla was hit for three fours and six sixes. Chawla made sure he bowled a superb 20th over for KKR, conceding eight runs and claiming one wicket. In his third over and the match’s 16th, Pandya brothers Hardik and Krunal hit Chawla. Before that Hardik spanked him for two maximums; his first over went for 17 runs.
3/57 Harbhajan Singh vs PBKS
In the IPL 2019 season, Harbhajan Singh gave away 57 runs from his four overs against Punjab. The CSK spinner did manage to take three wickets but leaked runs aplenty. CSK managed 170/5 in 20 overs with Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina scoring fifties. However, Punjab got the job done in 18 overs. It was a bad day for the CSK spin trio of Bhajji, Jadeja and Imran Tahir, who collectively conceded 109 runs from 10 overs. Despite bowling eight dot balls, Bhajji was clobbered for five fours and five sixes. KL Rahul was the chief contributor for PBKS with a clutch 36-ball 71.