Indian bowlers who have conceded the most runs in a single over in a T20I match: Ravi Bishnoi sets unwanted record
Indian bowlers who have conceded the most runs in a single over in a T20I match: Ravi Bishnoi sets unwanted record originally appeared on Cricket News.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- England win by four wickets at Old Trafford; Jacob Bethell’s unbeaten 76 seals the chase.
- Bishnoi’s 29-run 17th over ranks as the third most expensive single over by an Indian.
- His overall figures of 60 runs in three overs set another unwanted record in Manchester.
Ravi Bishnoi’s nightmare over joins Indian T20I history for all the wrong reasons
Ravi Bishnoi’s disastrous 17th over in Manchester on Saturday has landed him in a record list no Indian bowler ever wants to feature in.
England needed 49 runs from the final four overs when Bishnoi ran in to bowl the 17th. Jacob Bethell, who had been measured up to that point, immediately sensed the opportunity and tore into the leg-spinner that changed the course of the match entirely.
Two back-foot no-balls from Bishnoi handed Bethell free hits, both of which were dispatched into the stands. The floodgates opened, and 29 runs poured out of that single over, giving England a momentum shift they never relinquished.
Bethell went on to finish unbeaten on 76 off 46 balls, scoring 34 of his runs off the final ten deliveries he faced, including a breathtaking reverse-lap six off Harshit Rana.
The most expensive Indian T20I bowling spells
Bishnoi’s 29-run over is the third most expensive single over bowled by an Indian in T20Is, sitting behind Shivam Dube’s 34-run over against New Zealand in 2020 and Stuart Binny’s 32-run over against the West Indies in 2016.
Most runs conceded by an Indian in a single over in T20I
| Rank | Runs Conceded | Bowler | Opponent | Year | Match Details / Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | Shivam Dube | New Zealand | 2020 | Tim Seifert and Ross Taylor combined to hit Dube for four sixes and two fours (including a no-ball) in Mount Maunganui. |
| 2 | 32 | Stuart Binny | West Indies | 2016 | Evin Lewis smashed five consecutive sixes in Lauderhill before a single off the final ball denied a six-sixes-over. |
| 3 | 29 | Ravi Bishnoi | England | 2026 | At Old Trafford, Jacob Bethell took Bishnoi apart in the 17th over, aided by two no-balls. |
| =4 | 27 | Prasidh Krishna | Ireland | 2026 | Conceded 27 runs during India’s tour in a batting-dominated contest. |
| =4 | 27 | Arshdeep Singh | England | 2026 | Harry Brook smashed three sixes and two fours off Arshdeep in the same Old Trafford match. |
Most runs conceded by an Indian in a T20I
In terms of overall spell figures, his 60 runs from three overs rank fifth among the most expensive bowling performances by Indians in a T20I innings, with Prasidh Krishna holding the unwanted top spot after conceding 68 runs against Australia in Guwahati in November 2023.
| Player | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 68 | 0 | 17.00 | Australia | Guwahati | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 64 | 0 | 16.00 | South Africa | Centurion | 21 Feb 2018 |
| CV Varun | 4 | 64 | 1 | 16.00 | England | Wankhede | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 62 | 2 | 15.50 | South Africa | Guwahati | 2 Oct 2022 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 60 | 0 | 15.00 | England | Manchester | 4 Jul 2026 |
Shreyas Iyer backs Ravi Bishnoi despite damning figures
Captain Shreyas Iyer admitted in the post-match presentation that the 17th over was the decisive turning point. He revealed that the team had briefly dared to believe Bishnoi might recover after an earlier rough patch in the same over, only to be hit again and again.
Yet, he did not throw Bishnoi under the bus and said, “I think we all know where it went away, but I don’t want to pinpoint any particular player. The way we were cruising until the 15th over, I think we were doing exceptionally well. And then suddenly the momentum shifted towards them, and from there on, I felt it was a cakewalk for them.”
When Nasser Hussain insisted Iyer to name Bishnoi, he replied: “I think one, I was like, okay, he’s going to come back strong after that. But again, in the 17th over, back-to-back, I think it haunted us a bit. But yeah, definitely he’s got to learn from that.”
It would be easy to single out Bishnoi as the reason India lost this match, and statistically, the numbers point that way. But condemning the spinner after one catastrophic over would be both unfair and counterproductive.
However, the no-ball issue needs urgent addressing, but Iyer is right to back him. India need Bishnoi to go to Trent Bridge with confidence when they march in for the third T20I on Tuesday.
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