Joffra Archer’s poor bowling in IPL, gave away so many extra runs in 1 over that it became the worst record in history.

Jofra Archer bowling against GT: In the 52nd league match of IPL 2026, the teams of Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans are facing each other at Sawai Man Singh, Jaipur. In this match, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first, but the team had a very bad start. Fast bowler Joffra Archer hit a flurry of no-balls and wide balls in the very first over of the match, due to which he made an unwanted record in his name.

Unwanted record recorded in IPL history

Joffra Archer has become the first bowler in IPL history to bowl a total of 11 balls in the first over of a match. He bowled four wides and one no-ball in his opening over, due to which the over got prolonged. Archer spent a total of 18 runs in this over. If he had bowled one more extra ball, he would have become the bowler to bowl the most number of balls in an over in IPL history.

Included in the list of overs with most balls

Joffra Archer has now joined the list of bowlers who have bowled the most number of balls in an over in IPL. At present he is jointly at first place in this matter along with many other bowlers.

Bowlers who bowled most balls in an over in IPL

• Mohammad Siraj – 11 balls vs Mumbai Indians (Bengaluru, Year 2023, 19th)
• Tushar Deshpande – 11 balls vs Lucknow Super Giants (Chennai, Year 2023, 4th over)
• Shardul Thakur – 11 balls vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Kolkata, 2025, 13th over)
• Sandeep Sharma – 11 balls vs Delhi Capitals (Delhi, Year 2025, 20th over)
• Hardik Pandya – 11 balls vs Gujarat Titans (Mumbai, 2025, 8th over)
• Arshdeep Singh – 11 balls vs Gujarat Titans (Mullanpur, 2026, 20th over)
• Jofra Archer – 11 balls vs Gujarat Titans (Jaipur, Year 2026, 1st over)

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Archer’s performance this season has been excellent

Although Jofra Archer’s first over in the match against Gujarat Titans proved to be very expensive, but his performance throughout the season has been excellent. This fast bowler of Rajasthan Royals has taken 15 wickets in his name so far in IPL 2026 and remains an important link of the team’s bowling attack. In such a situation, despite a bad over, the team will still expect a great performance from him.