Who has hit the most runs in the last over in IPL? Romario Shepherd, Rinku Singh and more

Mumbai Indians (MI) finally secured a win in this year’s IPL edition against the Delhi Capitals (DC) after three losses in their opening three games.

After posting a total of 234/5, the second highest at the Wankhede stadium, MI were successful in restricting DC for a total of 205/8 winning the game by 29 runs in the process. 

At one point though, it didn’t look like MI could get anywhere near the 220-run mark after struggling in the middle overs after taking a brilliant start in the powerplay. It was in the 18th over that Romario Shepherd came into bat with the team 183/5. MI scored 19 runs in the 19th over crossing the 200-run mark, thanks to Tim David’s brilliant striking. 

It was in the 20th over though when Romario Shepherd went into overdrive. The Guyanese cricketer smashed Anrich Nortje all over the park, clearing the fence four times along with two boundaries to his name. Romario played some impeccable shots against the South-African pacer.

With 32 runs in the over, Nortje’s over became the second most expensive last over in IPL history’s after Ravindra Jadeja’s 37 against Harshal Patel in the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) clash back in 2021. Jadeja’s final over theatrics helped CSK to reach a total of 191/4 in 20 overs and win the match with a huge 69-run margin eventually.

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Another player who came close to Jadeja’s record is Rinku Singh who absolutely decimated Yash Dayal in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Gujarat Titans (GT) clash, smashing five consecutive sixes in the final over to win the match for KKR from an impossible situation wherein they required 28 runs to win of the last 5 deliveries. Rinku Singh scored a total of 31 runs in that final over making it the third most expensive final over in the history of IPL.