By Admin 
50 matches of IPL 2026 have been played. Till now no team has been able to secure its place for the playoffs, nor has any team been officially out of the race for the playoffs. There are only Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants, who will now be able to reach only 14 points even after winning all their matches. Their fate will be decided by the results of other matches. Punjab has slipped from the top position after losing 3 consecutive matches, 3 bowlers of this team are included in the list of top-5 bowlers who have given 60 or more runs in a match.
If we look at the data after 50 matches in the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League, out of the top-5 bowlers who gave the most runs in a match, 3 are from Punjab Kings. Arshdeep Singh is also included in this. While the other 2 are bowlers from Sunrisers Hyderabad. And both these teams are currently on top-2 in the points table.
1. Xavier Bartlett
In the ongoing edition, the bowler who has given the most runs in a match is Xavier Bartlett. This bowler, playing for Punjab Kings, had conceded 69 runs in his spell of 4 overs against Delhi Capitals on April 25. This is the same match in which KL Rahul had scored unbeaten 152 runs. However, Delhi lost the match even after scoring 264 runs.
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2. Arshdeep Singh
Punjab Kings bowlers are also at second place. Arshdeep Singh gave away 68 runs in his spell of 4 overs against Rajasthan Royals on 28 April. He was able to take only 1 wicket. This match was played at the home ground (Mullanpur) of Punjab only.
3. Saqib Hussain
Sunrisers Hyderabad fast bowler Saqib Hussain is at third place in the list, this is his first IPL season. He has impressed a lot with his bowling so far, Hussain took 4 wickets in his very first match. But on April 25, he gave away 62 runs in his spell of 4 overs. In this match, Punjab had achieved the target of 265 runs.
4. marco yansen
At number four is Marco Jansen, who gave 61 runs in his spell of 4 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 6 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Punjab had lost in this match, which was their third consecutive defeat.
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5. Praful Hinge
Praful Hinge, who is in Sunrisers Hyderabad, is at fifth place in the list of bowlers giving the most runs in a match. Hinge had given 60 runs in his spell of 4 overs against Chennai Super Kings on 18 April.