The Indian Premier League, the flashiest six-and-yorker carnival of cricket, has also seen its own share of nightmares for bowlers since its arrival in 2008. Some days are like that when even the most experienced bowlers are thrashed at the receiving end of merciless batting onslaughts. The immaculate batting tracks, short boundaries, and T20 batting boldness have led to numerous forgettable performances by the bowlers in the history books of IPL. MM Sharma's recent massacre against Delhi Capitals, where he gave away a whopping 73 runs in merely 4 overs, is a bearing of the brutality that this format can be capable of. This unwanted record of giving away most runs is not just a statistical oddity but a testimony to the changing nature of T20 cricket—where batsmen have been dominating more and more. From experienced internationals to up-and-coming domestic prospects, no bowler has been spared the occasional trashing in the IPL melting pot, leaving their careers and the tournament's record books indelibly marked. Who Conceded the Most Runs in a Single IPL Innings? Player Overs Mdns Runs conceded Wickets taken Econ Team Opposition Ground Match Date Jofra Archer 4.0 - 76 - 19.00 RR v SRH Hyderabad 23 Mar 2025 Mohit Sharma 4.0 - 73 - 18.25 GT v DC Delhi 24 Apr 2024 Basil Thampi 4.0 - 70 - 17.50 SRH v RCB Bengaluru 17 May 2018 Yash Dayal 4.0 - 69 - 17.25 GT v KKR Ahmedabad 09 Apr 2023 Reece James Topley 4.0 - 68 1 17.00 RCB v SRH Bengaluru 15 Apr 2024 Luke Wood 4.0 - 68 1 17.00 MI v DC Delhi 27 Apr 2024 Ishant Sharma 4.0 - 66 - 16.50 SRH v CSK Hyderabad 08 May 2013 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4.0 - 66 - 16.50 Kings XI v SRH Hyderabad 29 Apr 2019 Arshdeep Singh 3.5 - 66 1 17.21 Punjab Kings v MI Mohali 03 May 2023 Kwena Maphaka 4.0 - 66 - 16.50 MI v SRH Hyderabad 27 Mar 2024 UmeshKumar Yadav 4.0 - 65 - 16.25 Daredevils v RCB Delhi 10 May 2013 Player Profiles who Conceded the Most Runs in a Single IPL Innings Jofra Archer Image Source : Getty Images In one of the most dramatic moments of the IPL contest between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals on March 23, 2025, Jofra Archer suffered through one of the toughest bowling spells in his life. Leaking 76 runs within his over span at a ridiculous economy rate of 19.00, Archer had to survive a ferocious onslaught at the hands of Sunrisers' batsmen. This performance was such a great case of how world-class bowlers can have such days when it seems nothing at all goes as planned. Hyderabad's match proved to be evidence of the finicky and capricious nature of T20 cricket, when fortunes can fluctuate in mere deliveries. Mohit Sharma (73 runs) Image Source : BCCI Mohit Sharma's nightmare unfolded in the 2024 season when he was ripped apart by Delhi Capitals batsmen. The old warhorse of a pacer, who once played for India in the World Cup, was watching his variations becoming mundane as DC batsmen slashed him to seven sixes. Despite having his sharp slower balls that previously bamboozled many a batsman, Sharma couldn't think of measures to put a stop to the slaughter. What made the pain of this performance more so is that it came after a resurgent last season when he had displayed vast potential in death bowling for Gujarat Titans. Also Read | Likely Opening Pairs for All 10 Teams in IPL 2025 Basil Thampi (70 runs) Image Source : BCCI The Kerala bowler was thrashed on a Bengaluru night in 2018 by RCB's batting unit led by AB de Villiers. Thampi, with his yorkers and variations, saw each strategic adaptation go horribly awry in gripping fashion.His fuller attempts at bowling were met with drives down the ground, while short-pitched ones were hooked brutally in return. The abysmal performance was an encapsulation of the narrow margins of T20 cricket where small failure at execution can lead to havoc, particularly on batting-friendly tracks like Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium. Yash Dayal (69 runs) Image Source : Getty Images Dayal's traumatic moment was against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023, most famously when Rinku Singh thrashed him for five successive sixes in the last over of a thrilling run chase. The left-arm pacer, one of Uttar Pradesh's young guns who had burst into prominence, lost his confidence as every delivery appeared to find its way into the middle of the KKR batsmen's bats. This drama sidetracked his career path for some time, calling for a great deal of mental toughness to come back from. The left-arm pacer's weakness against right-hand power batsmen was exposed in this match in a savage manner. Reece James Topley (68 runs) Image Source : Getty Images Reece Topley's height was not enough to protect him from the mayhem unleashed by Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen in 2024. The English left-arm seamer with an international pedigree was finding it difficult to get his lengths correct on a flat Bengaluru surface. Taking one wicket was not enough to hide the fact that his economy rate of 17.00 showed the extent to which he was thrashed. Topley's experience revealed how bowlers internationally successful as well can get lost trying to navigate their way in IPL conditions, where reputation doesn't matter to batsmen and they mercilessly exploit bowlers who are still getting Indian pitches right. Luke Wood (68 runs) Image Source : BCCI Luke Wood's angry tempo for Mumbai Indians could not prevent Delhi Capitals' batsmen from playing him like a net bowler in April 2024. The English left-arm pacer, who clocked high speeds, understood that pace does not pay in the IPL when batsmen get settled. Wood managed to claim only one wicket but leaked runs at a record economy of 17.00. His experience revealed how overseas pacers find it difficult to get their lengths and variations right in their first seasons in the IPL, with the batsmen exploiting their unfamiliarity with Indian conditions. Ishant Sharma (66 runs) Image Source : BCCI Ishant Sharma, however great his Indian Test cricket has been, was ruthlessly penalized versus Chennai Super Kings in 2013. Tall paceman, infamous for getting bounce from no one, was driven to every region of the park in Hyderabad. His lack of ability in altering pace in this game properly came to be highlighted as CSK batsmen found his script easily. This match highlighted how even established international greats can struggle to adapt their skills across formats, with Sharma's Test match long-hauls not being effective against attacking batsmen. Mujeeb Ur Rahman (66 runs) Image Source : BCCI Afghanistan's mystery spinner discovered no mystery in his bag against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2019. Having a reputation as a versatile bowler with many tricks up his sleeve, Mujeeb was dismantled methodically by measured batting. His googlies and carrom balls, which were usually weapons of subtlety, were rendered predictable as SRH batsmen showed superb preparation against him. This demonstration indicated how analytics and video review in modern-day T20 cricket have made it so difficult for even unconventional bowlers to hold their edge once teams break their rhythms. Arshdeep Singh (66 runs) Image Source : BCCI The young left-arm pacer, who eventually turned out to be India's T20I captain, had a catastrophic day versus Mumbai Indians in 2023. Bowling less than 4 full overs, he still conceded 66 runs. Arshdeep, who was otherwise famous for his precise yorkers as well as death bowling skills, lost his radar on the day. His yorker attempts were reduced to full tosses and slower balls rose to be smacked. This aberration is a contrast to his otherwise successful IPL career, showing how even the greatest T20 specialists can have a day when nothing goes right for them. Kwena Maphaka (66 runs) Image Source : BCCI The initiation of the teenage South African pacer into the world of IPL cricket was ruthless when Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen brutally victimized him in 2024. The teenager, with his raw pace and promising ability, seemed shellshocked as veteran IPL batsmen eliminated his speed advantage through intelligent placement and muscle hitting. Maphaka's baptism by fire in the IPL revealed the steep learning curve for young overseas bowlers in the IPL, where inexperience is brutally laid bare and mental resilience is tested alongside technical ability. His capacity to recover from this experience will decide his future path. UmeshKumar Yadav (65 runs) Image Source : BCCI Umesh Yadav's raw speed proved to be a liability in 2013 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Indian overseas player, who was being hyped as a player who could bowl consistently over 140 kph, saw his pace become a weakness as the ball went to the boundary at a quicker rate. Yadav could not bring in sufficient variations to his game, and he became predictable even though he had natural pace. This performance was employed to illustrate how raw speed without the thought factor was most likely to turn counterproductive in T20 cricket, especially when well-set batters have short boundaries. Also Read | Rating IPL 2025 Team Squads: Best to Worst Rankings Conclusion The dubious distinction of conceding most runs in an IPL match is testimony not just to the personal failures but also to the evolving nature of T20 cricket itself.The system has ever more benefited batters, what with technological developments in bat, flat pitches, and innovative stroke-play working in tandem to make bowlers' livelihoods tombs. What unites these performances is that they have been highly unpredictable—even the best practitioners have fallen victim to ideal batting storms. Surprisingly, most of these bowling disasters have been seen in recent years (2023-2024), proof enough that batting aggression never seems to stop. And yet paradoxically enough, most of them have shown remarkable resilience, turning around these reverses to revive their careers. Arshdeep Singh's transformation into India's T20I workhorse after his drubbing is a testamony to the mental robustness required in modern-day cricket. As the distinctions between good and bad bowling are so blurred in this cutthroat format, these records serve as humbling reminders that in the IPL's cricketing circus of extremes, tomorrow's hero could be today's villain.