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The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) thrashed the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) with a record run-chase in the last league game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
On the back of Jitesh Sharma's hammering 33-ball 85*, RCB swayed their way in Qualifier 1 by chasing down 228 with eight balls remaining. The bowler who was hammered the most was none other than William O'Rourke, who has now leaked one of the most expensive spells in IPL history.
Below, we see the top five most expensive spells in IPL history.
#5 0/70 - Basil Thampi (SRH) vs RCB, IPL 2018
Another RCB vs SRH game features here, but this time, it was the Hyderabad bowler who was taken for cleaners. Basil Thampi, who became the first bowler to leak 70 runs in an IPL game, held the unwanted record for six years.
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At the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB tore into SRH's bowling and Thampi was hit for 70 runs in 4 overs. This is despite he bowled all his four overs after the powerplay. Moeen Ali welcomed him for two sixes before AB de Villiers smashed him out of the ground with a huge six! Colin de Grandhomme's 17-ball 40 didn't help as well as he hit Thampi for more blows.
#4 0/73 - Mohit Sharma (GT) vs DC, IPL 2024
On April 24, Mohit Sharma got to know how small the dimensions of the Arun Jaitley Stadium are! The veteran pacer was smashed for 73 runs in his spell, making him the owner of the unwanted record for bowling the most expensive spell by an Indian in IPL history.
All thanks to Rishabh Pant, Mohit, and the Gujarat Titans (GT) had a night to forget. The then-Delhi Capitals (DC) captain clubbed Mohit for seven sixes and three boundaries in IPL 2024, including a 31-run last over! Mohit's last over read - 2, wd, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6.
#3 2/74 - William O'Rourke (LSG) vs RCB, IPL 2025
William O’Rourke endured a nightmare at the Ekana Stadium as RCB tore into him during their record run chase against LSG.
His figures of 0 for 72 now rank the third-most expensive spells in IPL history. Despite a double-strike in the middle overs that removed Rajat Patidar and Liam Livingstone on consecutive deliveries, the rest of his night was forgettable.
His variations were picked early, and his lengths were either too full or too short, which proved to be perfect fodder for an in-form Jitesh Sharma. The RCB stand-in captain launched a brutal assault, smashing O’Rourke for two sixes and as many fours in his final over alone.
Even Virat Kohli took him apart in the Powerplay, clattering four boundaries in one over. From early pressure to complete surrender, O’Rourke’s night summed up LSG’s bowling woes. On a flat deck against fearless batting, his inexperience in the IPL was brutally exposed.
#2 0/75 - Mohammed Shami (SRH) vs PBKS, 2025
Ever since Mohammed Shami has come back after his long injury layoff, he hasn't been at his best. Shami’s outing against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Hyderabad turned into a horror show, culminating in the most expensive spell ever by an Indian in IPL history, leaking a huge 75 runs in his 24 deliveries.
Renowned for his new-ball precision, Shami was dismantled by PBKS’s fearless top order and a brutal late assault from Marcus Stoinis. Prabhsimran Singh laid the foundation with a trio of boundaries in the opening over, and youngster Priyansh Arya followed up with an unforgiving barrage, three sixes and a four in a single over.
Shami found no respite even in the death overs. With SRH hoping to claw back momentum, Stoinis shredded those hopes by launching four consecutive sixes in the 20th over.
#1 0/76 - Jofra Archer (RR) vs SRH, IPL 2025
The right-arm pacer, who has been injury-free for some time now, got hit for lusty blows in a mayhem by the SRH batters.
Australian rival Travis Head welcomed Archer to IPL 2025 by hammering 22 runs in his opening over. Nitish Reddy hit a couple of boundaries in the 11th over as well. Then, Archer bowled the 13th and the 18th over, which cost RR a total of 45 runs!
When Archer dug in short, he was pulled emphatically. When he bowled slightly ahead, SRH batters lofted him with ease. His off-pace deliveries were also read beautifully.
At ₹12.50 crore, RR have invested heavily in Archer, who needs to pull up his socks as soon as possible.
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