IPL 2026 witnessed a record-breaking disaster on Sunday as Lucknow Super Giants’ Aiden Markram bowled the most expensive over in franchise history. In the clash against Punjab Kings at Mullanpur’s international stadium, Markram’s 13th over of PBKS innings – his opening one in the spell – hemorrhaged 32 runs, powered by five sixes from Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly.
This shatters the previous LSG mark held by Ravi Bishnoi, who gave away 27 in a high-stakes eliminator versus RCB in 2022. Arya and Connolly’s dominance birthed a sensational 182-run stand for the second wicket in 80 balls, the third-highest for PBKS in IPL annals after Rahul-Agarwal’s 183 (2020) and Gilchrist-Marsh’s 206 (2011).
The young guns lit up the scoreboard: Connolly’s 87 (46 balls, 8×4, 7×6) was a power-hitting masterclass, complemented by Arya’s explosive 93 (37 balls, 4×4, 9×6). Punjab’s innings had early hiccups, though – Prabhsimran Singh golden duck to Shami, Shreyas Iyer five runs, and Nehal Wadhera 13 off seven before Pooran took a sharp catch off M Siddarth.
With no changes to their playing XI, Punjab capitalized on LSG’s tweak – Siddarth in for Rathi. Markram’s over not only redefined LSG’s bowling woes but highlighted PBKS’s batting depth, turning a routine game into an IPL spectacle that fans won’t forget anytime soon.
