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The carnage began when Aiden Markram stepped up to bowl with PBKS in full attacking mode. Cooper Connolly set the tone right away. Priyansh Arya then joined the assault with two thunderous sixes of his own
Aiden Markram bowls most expensive over of IPL 2026(PTI)Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) all-rounder Aiden Markram suffered the worst over of his IPL career as Punjab Kings' (PBKS) explosive duo Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly hammered him for a staggering 32 runs in the 13th over of their high-voltage IPL 2026 clash. This monstrous over not only became the most expensive by any LSG bowler in history but also emerged as the costliest over of the ongoing season, so far.
Power-hitting masterclass unfolds
The carnage began when Aiden Markram stepped up to bowl with PBKS in full attacking mode. Cooper Connolly set the tone right away, lofting a flatter delivery outside off stump cleanly over cover for a six. Markram tried adjusting his lengths, but nothing worked against the rampaging batters.
Connolly followed it up by pulling a short ball over long-on despite getting rushed, sending it deep into the stands. Another attempted yorker missed its mark and turned into a juicy slot ball that Connolly smashed straight towards the sightscreen. The over also included a wide and a mistimed single to deep backward square leg.
Priyansh Arya then joined the assault with two thunderous sixes of his own. One came off a delivery on the pads that sailed comfortably over deep mid-wicket, while the final ball was dispatched towards the sightscreen again. Shreyas Iyer, at the non-striker’s end, stood up and tapped his glove on the bat in pure admiration of the monster hitting on display.
Ball-by-ball breakdown of the record-breaking over
12.1: Cooper Connolly lofts over cover for SIX
12.2: Cooper Connolly pulls over long-on for SIX
12.3: Cooper Connolly belts near-yorker towards sightscreen for SIX
12.4: Wide
12.4: Cooper Connolly mistimes to deep backward square for 1 run
12.5: Priyansh Arya smashes on pads over deep mid-wicket for SIX
12.6: Priyansh Arya targets sightscreen for SIX
Records shattered in style
Aiden Markram’s 32-run over comfortably surpassed the previous LSG record of 27 runs conceded by Ravi Bishnoi against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2022 Eliminator at Kolkata. It also stands as the most expensive over bowled in IPL 2026 so far, highlighting the fearless brand of T20 cricket we are witnessing this season.
Both Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly looked completely in the zone, treating every delivery like a scoring opportunity. Their clean striking and ability to punish even good-length balls left LSG’s bowling unit shell-shocked on a batting-friendly Mullanpur pitch.
Impact on the match
For the Punjab Kings, this explosive over injected massive momentum into their innings at a crucial stage. The aggressive approach helped them maintain a high scoring rate and put Lucknow Super Giants under immediate pressure.
PBKS posted 254/7 after 20 overs, setting the second-highest total by the franchise in IPL history.
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Aachal Maniyar
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