Hardik Pandya entered the record books after bowling the joint longest over in the Indian Premier League during the Mumbai Indians versus Gujarat Titans match at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. With a light drizzle and heavy winds at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai making matters difficult for both sets of players, Hardik lost control of the ball a couple of times and then overstepped as well.
Hardik bowled 11 deliveries in the 8th over, equalling an unwanted record previously set by Tushar Deshpande, and Shardul Thakur. In that over, the captain gave away 18 runs.
Hardik bowled three wides and two no balls in the over.
The over may have also helped the turn around the game, as they crossed the par score with light rain making both teams keep an eye on the Duckworth Lewis System par score.
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Gujarat Titans were six runs behind on DLS before Hardik started bowling. By the time he was done with the 8th over, Gujarat were five runs ahead of the DLS par score of 53/1.
“At the moment the Gujarat Titans will be very happy. That one over from Hardik Pandya has completely turned the tables completely the other way,” remarked Sunil Gavaskar in the JioHotstar commentary later on in the innings.
Both Tushar and Siraj recorded 11-ball over in 2023. Playing for , Tushar bowled an 11-ball over against LSG while ’s Siraj took 11 balls to complete his over against Mumbai Indians. Meanwhile, Shardul had bowled his 11-run over in IPL 2025 against at the Eden Gardens earlier this season.
