By Admin 
IPL 2026 is going to start from March 28. In the very first match, defending champion RCB will face Sunrisers Hyderabad. Before the start of the tournament, some such records of the last season are in discussion, which no bowler might even want to remember. There were many big names in IPL 2025, on whose balls the batsmen scored a lot of runs. Here we are talking about those 5 bowlers who gave away the most runs in a match. Some big and surprising names are included in this list.
Jofra Archer – Rajasthan Royals
The name of Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Joffra Archer is at the top of this list. In the match played against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 23 March 2025, Archer gave away 76 runs in 4 overs and could not take a single wicket. Hyderabad batsmen scored runs freely against them and they did not get any respite in the entire match.
Mohammed Shami – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami is at second place. On 12 April 2025, in the match against Punjab Kings, Shami gave 75 runs in 4 overs. In this match also he failed to take wickets. Such an expensive spell of a big bowler like Shami was surprising even for the fans.
William O’Rourke – Lucknow Super Giants
William O’Rourke of Lucknow Super Giants is in third place. On 27 May 2025, against Royal Challengers Bangalore, he gave away 74 runs in 4 overs. Although, he did take 2 wickets, but his bowling proved to be very expensive. The batsmen hit big shots in every over and increased the run rate rapidly.
Khalil Ahmed – Chennai Super Kings
Khalil Ahmed of Chennai Super Kings is at number four. On 3 May 2025, against RCB, he gave away 65 runs in just 3 overs. The special thing was that he could not take even a single wicket. Giving so many runs in so few overs is considered very disappointing for any bowler.
Pat Cummins – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins is at number five. On 23 March 2025, against Rajasthan Royals, he gave 60 runs in 4 overs and did not take any wicket. Cummins is usually known for economical and effective bowling, but that day the batsmen had overpowered him.