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Khaleel Ahmed sets unwanted record during RCB vs CSK IPL 2025 match

Full l of the most expensive overs in IPL: Chennai Super Kings, pacer Khaleel Ahmed set an unwanted record of leaking the most runs in an over of the Indian Premier League 2025 during the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. During the 19th over of the first innings, Khaleel was hit for 33 runs RCB batter Romario Shepherd as the left-hand pacer bowled the most expensive over of the season.
Shepherd started the over with a six over mid-wicket. He followed it up with a down-the-ground maximum before an outside edge ball raced away for a four at short third. The next two deliveries also went out of the park, with the fifth delivery being a no-ball. Khaleel bowled a dot delivery, denying any runs in a free-hit delivery before Shepherd ended the over with a four to take 33 off Khaleel’s third over.
Khaleel ended with a spell of 3-0-65-0.
His 33-run over put him joint-fifth in the l of most expensive overs ever bowled in the hory of IPL. Prashanth Parameswaran and Harshal Patel both hold the record for the costliest over in IPL, leaking 37 runs in an over. During the 2011 season, Parameswaran, playing for Kochi Tuskers Kerala (now defunct), was hit for 37 runs against RCB. In IPL 2021, Patel, playing for RCB, gave 37 against CSK.
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Mumbai Indians’ Daniel Sams was hit for 35 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders during IPL 2022. With a 33-run over, Ravi Bopara and Parwinder Awana, both playing for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), sit joint fifth on the l alongside Khaleel.
L of most expensive overs bowled in IPL

Bowler
Team
Opposition
Runs
Season

Prashanth Parameswaran
KTK
RCB
37
IPL 2011

Harshal Patel
RCB
CSK
37
IPL 2021

Daniel Sams
MI
KKR
35
IPL 2022

Ravi Bopara
PBKS
KKR
33
IPL 2010

Parwinder Awana
PBKS
CSK
33
IPL 2014

Khaleel Ahmed
CSK
RCB
33
IPL 2025

Anrich Nortje
DC
MI
32
IPL 2024

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