Deepak Chahar Creates Unwanted Bowling Record During MI's IPL 2026 Match Against PBKS

Deepak Chahar opened the bowling for Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings on Thursday, April 16, but conceded 21 runs in the first over. He was struck for two fours by Prabhsimran Singh and one six and a four by Priyansh Arya.

By conceding 21 runs in the opening over of PBKS’ innings during their 196-run chase at Wankhede Stadium, Chahar registered an unwanted IPL record. He became the first bowler in the world to concede 20 or more runs in the first over of an IPL innings on multiple occasions. Earlier this season, he had also given away 22 runs in the first over against Rajasthan Royals, when Yashasvi Jaiswal scored all 22 runs off him in a match played on April 7, 2026, in Guwahati.

The record for conceding the most runs

in the first over of an IPL match is held by former Mumbai Indians fast bowler Abu Nechim. In an IPL 2011 match between MI and Royal Challengers Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium on May 27, Nechim conceded 27 runs in the first over. Chris Gayle scored 20 of those runs with the bat, while the pacer conceded seven extras.

On April 24, 2013, during an MI vs Kolkata Knight Riders match, legendary Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh conceded 26 runs in an over. Yusuf Pathan and Gautam Gambhir scored 25 runs off the bat, while he also bowled a no-ball.

In 2023, KKR’s Nitish Rana was also hit for 26 runs in an over by RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.

In the ongoing IPL 2026 season, David Payne of Sunrisers Hyderabad also conceded 25 runs in the first over against Kolkata Knight Riders.

PBKS win by 7 wickets

Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer hit fluent half-centuries as Punjab Kings extended their winning streak with a seven-wicket thrashing of Mumbai Indians, who slumped to a fourth straight loss in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.

Despite a superb 112 not out from Quinton de Kock and a 50 from Naman Dhir, who rescued the Mumbai Indians with a solid 132-run third-wicket partnership, the hosts’ 195/6 never looked enough on a placid pitch against an in-form Punjab batting line-up.

Prabhsimran capitalised on a straightforward early drop to punish a wicketless Jasprit Bumrah (0/41) and MI, blazing an unbeaten 80 off 31 balls (11x4s, 2x6s). Skipper Iyer was also in full flow, registering his third consecutive fifty with a 66 off 35 balls (5x4s, 4x6s), as the pair added a commanding 139 for the third wicket.