Mumbai Indians’ lower-order batter, Romario Shepherd, punished Delhi Capitals’ Anrich Nortje with 32 runs in the last over at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Nortje has now registered an unwanted record for the most expensive over in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. This over also marks the sixth most expensive in IPL history.

Most Expensive Over in IPL

Harshal Patel holds the record for conceding the most runs in an over in IPL history. He gave away 37 runs in a match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Similarly, Prashanth Parmeswaran also conceded 37 runs against RCB while playing for Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

Runs Bowlers Team Opposition Year

37 Harshal Patel Royal Challengers Bangalore Chennai Super Kings 2021
37 Prashanth Parmeswaran Kochi Tuskers Kerala Royal Challengers Bangalore 2011
35 Daniel Sams Mumbai Indians Kolkata Knight Riders 2022
33 Parwinder Awana Punjab Kings Chennai Super Kings 2014
33 Ravi Bopara Punjab Kings Kolkata Knight Riders 2010
32 Anrich Nortje Mumbai Indians Delhi Capitals

Anrich Nortje is the second most expensive bowler in the last over, with Harshal Patel still holding the record for the costliest last over. Patel conceded 37 runs when Ravindra Jadeja hammered him in a match between RCB and CSK.