With batting in T20Is becoming easier, the scores on board are reaching new heights, thanks to the drop-in pitches and shorter boundaries being used all around the globe.
This article will list the top 10 instances of bowlers conceding the most runs in an over in T20I cricket.
Most Expensive Overs in the T20Is
| Runs Scored | Batting Team | Batters | Bowler | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Samoa | Darius Visser (36), Extras (3) | Nalin Nipiko (Vanuatu) | Apia | 2024 |
| 36 | India | Yuvraj Singh (36) | Stuart Broad (England) | Durban | 2007 |
| 36 | West Indies | Kieron Pollard (36) | Akila Dananjaya (Sri Lanka) | Coolidge | 2021 |
| 36 | India | Rinku Singh (18), Rohit Sharma (17), Extras (1) | Karim Janat (Afghanistan) | Bengaluru | 2024 |
| 36 | Nepal | Dipendra Singh Airee (36) | Kamran Khan (Qatar) | Al Amerat | 2024 |
| 36 | West Indies | Nicholas Pooran (26), Extras (10) | Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) | Gros Islet | 2024 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | Manan Bashir (36) | Kabir Mirpuri (Gibraltar) | Sofia | 2025 |
| 35 | Belgium | Ali Raza (32), Extras (3) | Vasu Saini (Romania) | Ilfov County | 2025 |
| 34 | New Zealand | Tim Seifert (17), Ross Taylor (16), Extras (1) | Shivam Dube (India) | Mount Maunganui | 2020 |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | RP Burl (34) | Nasum Ahmed (Bangladesh) | Harare | 2022 |
Key Insights on Most Runs Conceded in a T20I Over
All-Time Most Expensive Overs in T20I Cricket
Vanuatu’s Nalin Nipiko has bowled the most expensive over in T20I cricket. Samoa’s Darius Visser clobbered him for 39 runs – six sixes along with three extras (no balls) – in the T20 World Cup regional qualifiers in 2024.
Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya and Gibraltar’s Kabir Mirpuri have delivered the joint-most expensive over by a spinner in T20Is, having conceded 36 runs against Kieron Pollard and Manan Bashir, respectively.
New Zealand’s Daryl Tuffey was the first bowler to concede 30 runs in an over in T20Is. Australia’s Ricky Ponting hammered him for those many runs in the first-ever T20I match in 2005.
Batters to Hit Six Sixes in a Single T20I Over
Visser, Yuvraj Singh (India), Kieron Pollard (West Indies), Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal), and Manan Bashir (Bulgaria) are the five batters to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is. Except for Visser, others smashed six sixes on consecutive deliveries.
Yuvraj’s six consecutive sixes came against England’s Stuart Broad in 2007, making it the most expensive over in the T20 World Cup.
Record for Most Runs Conceded in a Full T20I Spell
Interestingly, no bowler from the above list ended up in the top ten most expensive bowling spells in T20I cricket.
The most expensive T20I bowling figures belong to Gambia’s Musa Jobarteh, as Zimbabwe’s batters carted him for 93 runs on their way to the highest T20I team total – 344 for 4 – in 2024.
Multiple 30-plus Run Overs in T20Is
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) and Sam Curran (England) are the two bowlers who have leaked 30 or more runs in an over twice in T20Is.
Zimbabwe’s Ryan Burl is the only player to concede and score 30 or more runs in an over in T20Is. While he has conceded 30-plus runs in an over once, he has accumulated 30-plus runs in an over twice.
Apart from Burl, Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal) and Evin Lewis (West Indies) have scored 30-plus runs in an over twice in T20Is.
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