Most Runs in an Over in T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup: The T20 game is mostly batsman-dominated. Batsmen are given a license to play their shots off the ball in this format. And with short boundaries and pitch restrictions, it is very difficult for any bowler to restrict the batsman from scoring in free throws. Sometimes the situation also makes the batsman walk hard after bowling.

This puts a lot of pressure on the bowler, resulting in more losses than usual. However, every bowler has gone through a difficult phase in his career. And there will always be a bad day when nothing goes your way and you get a smile for many runs. It happens to everyone. Therefore, in this article, we will discuss some of the most expensive overs ever scored in the history of the T20I World Cup.

1. Stuart Broad (36 runs) against India in T20 World Cup 2007 (6,6,6,6,6,6)

If you are a true Indian fan, you must remember this moment. It was one of the most iconic moments in the history of Indian cricket. It was a match between India and England in the first edition of the T20 World Cup in South Africa. After a good start in both matches, India struggled a bit in the middle. Yuvraj Singh, who was struggling with himself in the previous matches, came to bat in the last few overs.

But after that, the rest is history. The fight with Flintoff in particular infuriated Yuvraj, who smashed Stuart Broad to all ends in the very next over. Broad got out in the 19th over and it became his nightmare. Yuvraj hit him for six consecutive sixes and helped India cross the 200-run mark. He also scored the fastest half-century in a T20 World Cup in 12 balls. Broad gave away 36 runs in that time, which remains the most expensive ever in an ICC tournament.

2. Izatullah Dawlatzai (32 runs) vs England T20 World Cup 2012 (4,W,6+nb,1+nb,6,6,6,1)

It was the sixth match of the T20 World Cup 2012 between England and Afghanistan in Colombo. England won the toss during the toss. During the toss, England won the toss. After winning the toss, England made a brilliant decision to bat first. The English team started well and their top order scored some quick runs. Izatullah Dawlatzai excelled with a run of 19. The lead started with a four from Buttler, but he got out the very next ball, taking Bairstow to the crease. Bairstow then bowled the next ball for six, which was a no-ball.

Davlatzai bowled another no-ball on the next delivery and Bairstow took a single to deliver Luke Wright. The batsman hit three back-to-back sixes off the next three balls to complete 31 runs. However, the last ball was hit for a single and the over ended with 32 runs. It was the second most expensive over bowled in the T20I World Cup.

3. Bilawal Batty (30 runs) against Australia in T20 World Cup 2014 (4,1,4,6,6,4+nb,4)

It was the 16th spectacular match of the World Cup in 2014. It was played between Pakistan and Australia. This match was played by both teams in Mirpur. Batting first, the men in green managed a very good score of 191/5 in their 20 overs. Umar Akmal was the top scorer with 95 runs. Chasing a huge target, Australia lost their first two wickets for 8 runs. But then Maxwell and Finch added 118 runs for the third wicket and both reached their respective halves.

Both batsmen are aggressive by nature and that is how they started. Bilawal Bhatti came out to bowl the 8th over and went for many. The break began with a boundary from Finch and a single off the second ball. But after that, Maxwell tore him apart. He hit two sixes and two fours off the next four balls. But in the last ball of the over, Bhati took a no-ball which also went for a four, making the pair 30. However, Australia fell behind by 16 runs and was bowled out for 175.

Most Runs in an Over in T20 World Cup

Batter	Runs	Bowler	Against	Year
Yuvraj Singh (India)	36	Stuart Broad	England	2007
Jonny Bairstow, Luke Wright (England)	32	Izatullah Dawlatzai	Afghanistan	2012
Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch (England)	30	Bilawal Bhatti	Pakistan	2014
Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka)	29	Lameck Onyango	Kenya	2007
AB de Villiers (South Africa)	29	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	2016
David Hussey (Australia)	27	Mohammad Sami	Pakistan	2010
Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright (England)	27	Ravi Rampaul	West Indies	2010
AB de Villiers, David Miller (South Africa)	26	Jade Dernbach	England	2014
Chris Gayle (West Indies)	26	Brett Lee	Australia	2009