Mohammed Shami concedes most runs ever by an Indian bowler in IPL history

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Mohammed Shami recorded the most expensive bowling figures by an Indian in IPL history, conceding 75 runs in four overs against Punjab Kings on Saturday in Hyderabad.

It’s also the second-most expensive spell in the tournament’s history, just one run short of Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer’s 76/0.

Unfortunately for Mohammed Shami, it was a night to forget as the seasoned pacer bore the brunt of Stoinis' onslaught. Shami's final over went for 27 runs, capping off a rough spell that read 4-0-75-0 — second most expensive in IPL history.

After electing to bat, PBKS came out swinging from the very first over. Prabhsimran Singh set the tone with a flurry of boundaries off Mohammed Shami, charging at the veteran seamer and carving him through mid-off and cover with disdain. He was in no mood to show respect and gave PBKS a flying start.

Then walked in the young sensation from Delhi’s circuit — Priyansh Arya — who wasted no time announcing himself. On the very first ball he faced from Shami, Arya launched a six straight down the ground and then followed it up with another over covers. Arya’s limited foot movement was compensated by exceptional hand-eye coordination, and his brief cameo — including a swat over midwicket — brought PBKS to 50 in just 18 balls, equalling the fastest team fifty this season.

However, Arya’s aggression proved short-lived. Shami adjusted with a clever cutter and Arya, trying to muscle one across the line, found Nitish Reddy at mid-off. PBKS lost their first wicket for 66 in just the fourth over.

Prabhsimran continued to take charge, but his luck ran out soon after being dropped at extra cover. Eshan Malinga, making his IPL debut, struck with a well-disguised slower ball to remove Prabhsimran for 42. Malinga impressed in his first two overs, mixing up pace and length to keep the batters guessing.

The middle overs saw a brief lull with Zeeshan Ansari bowling two quiet overs, but Shreyas Iyer changed the tempo quickly. He smoked a six with a golf-style swing over long-off and reverse-swept a full toss for four. Despite a dropped catch at long-off — Abhishek Sharma’s second of the night — Iyer raced to a 22-ball half-century, his fastest in IPL history.

In a match that produced 492 runs combined in two innings, Sunrisers Hyderabad chasing a target of 246 with nine balls to spare had Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer laughing. The Punjab Kings captain also felt things could have been different in Match 27 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 if his team had taken two exceptional catches.

 “It was a fantastic total. It has been making me laugh with the way they have chased it with two overs to spare,” said Shreyas Iyer after the match on Saturday.

Abhishek Sharma tore off pages from IPL record books by scoring 141 off 55 balls, the highest individual score by an Indian batter, the fifth fastest century and the highest successful chase in the league’s history as he along with Travis Head (66 off 37) helped Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Punjab Kings by eight wickets.

(With inputs from syndicated feed)