Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Shardul Thakur showed his skills during the 21st match of IPL 2025 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday, April 8.
Shardul Thakur bowled five consecutive wides in an over, but he also took a big wicket in the same over, dismissing Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Shardul Thakur’s Remarkable Over in IPL 2025
Shardul Thakur was asked to bowl the 13th over by his captain, Rishabh Pant, when the KKR batters were attacking aggressively. Thakur seemed under pressure as he started the over by bowling five consecutive wides.
He kept releasing the ball outside the off-stump, with each wide yorker attempt missing the mark and going past Ajinkya Rahane. This frustrated Pant, who wasn’t happy with Thakur’s performance. However, Thakur managed to calm his captain’s frustration by dismissing KKR’s captain, Ajinkya Rahane (61 off 35), on the last ball of the over with a full toss.
In a remarkable feat, Thakur bowled 11 balls in the over, matching the record for the longest over in IPL history. He also tied the record for the most wides bowled in a single over in IPL.
Shardul Thakur equals the longest IPL over.
Most deliveries bowled in an IPL over:
11 – Tushar Deshpande (CSK v LSG, 2023)
11 – Mohammed Siraj (RCB v MI, 2023)
11 – Shardul Thakur (LSG v KKR, 2025)
Most wide balls bowled in an over in IPL:
05 (19th over) – Mohammad Siraj (RCB vs MI, 2023)
05 (13th over) – Shardul Thakur (LSG vs KKR, 2025, Today)
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In the match, KKR won the toss and chose to field first, putting LSG to bat. LSG had a strong start with a 99-run partnership between Aiden Markram (47 off 28 balls, including four boundaries and two sixes) and Mitchell Marsh. Later, Pooran and Marsh added 71 runs together, with Marsh scoring 81 off 48 balls, hitting six fours and five sixes. Pooran then went on a rampage in the final overs, scoring 87* off 36 balls, helping LSG finish with 238/3 in 20 overs.
Harshit Rana had a tough time, conceding 51 runs and taking 2 wickets. Spencer Johnson was also expensive, giving up 46 runs in three overs. Andre Russell bowled well, taking 2 wickets for 32 runs in his two overs. The spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy struggled, both going wicketless, with Narine finishing 0/38 in three overs and Chakravarthy 0/31 in four overs.
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