IPL 2019: 3 most expensive overs in IPL history

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Chris Gayle

IPL 2019 is just around the corner, and the domestic players as well as international stalwarts are all ready to set the stage on fire. However, not all these players have a good season all the time. Sometimes, things go very very wrong.

As cricket has become a batsman's sport, we have seen some brutal hammerings of decent bowlers by some of the world's best batsmen. Here, let's look at the most expensive overs in IPL history.

#3 33 runs, Ravi Bopara to Manoj Tiwary and Chris Gayle

The joint second most runs conceded in an over in the IPL involved Chris Gayle and Manoj Tiwary. It was the 34th match of IPL 2011 and was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens.

KKR were batting first and following a decent opening stand, were at 89 for one at the end of 12 overs. When medium pacer Ravi Bhopra ran in to bowl the 13th over, few could have anticipated the brilliant exhibition of power hitting by Gayle.

Once he was put on strike in the second ball of the over, he launched into a brutal attack and the over ended up being worth 33 runs.

The over: (33 runs)

12.1 – Ravi Bopara to Manoj Tiwary – One run

12.2 – Ravi Bopara to Chris Gayle – SIX

12.3 – Ravi Bopara to Chris Gayle – SIX

12.4 – Ravi Bopara to Chris Gayle – SIX

12.5 – Ravi Bopara to Chris Gayle – SIX

12.6 – Ravi Bopara to Chris Gayle – 5 wides

12.6 – Ravi Bopara to Chris Gayle – 1 wide + 1 run

12.6 – Ravi Bopara to Manoj Tiwary – One run

This was once the record holder of the most expensive over in IPL.

In the end, KKR went on to score 200 runs for three wickets in 20 overs but lost the match by eight wickets thanks to a brilliant century by Mahela Jayawardene.

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