Most Runs in One Over in IPL: The Biggest Hits Ever

If you love cricket, you know that a perfect over usually means a bowler does not give away many runs. But in the IPL, some batters are so strong that they can turn a bowler’s nightmare into a world record!

Usually, an over has 6 balls. If a batter hits a six on every ball, they get 36 runs. But did you know some players have scored 37 runs in just one over? Let’s find out how they did it in simple words that even a 5th grader can understand.

The Magic Number: 37 Runs

The record for the most runs in one over in IPL is 37. This has happened twice in history. Because the bowler made a mistake and bowled an “extra ball” (called a no-ball), the batters got an extra chance to hit a big shot.

Chris Gayle

In 2011, Chris Gayle was playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He faced a bowler named Prashanth Parameswaran. Gayle was in a mood to hit everything!

Here is how he got 37 runs:

Delivery	Outcome	Runs Scored
Ball 1	Six	6
Ball 2	Six + No-Ball	7
Ball 3	Four	4
Ball 4	Four	4
Ball 5	Six	6
Ball 6	Six	6
Ball 7	Four	4
Total		37 Runs

Gayle hit so hard that the ball kept flying into the stands. It was one of the scariest bits of batting ever seen!

Ravindra Jadeja

Exactly ten years later, in 2021, Ravindra Jadeja did the same thing! Playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), he faced Harshal Patel, who was the best bowler that year. But Jadeja did not care.

He also scored 37 runs like this:

Delivery	Outcome	Runs Scored
Ball 1	Six	6
Ball 2	Six	6
Ball 3	Six + No-Ball	7
Ball 4	Six	6
Ball 5	Two runs	2
Ball 6	Six	6
Ball 7	Four	4
Total		37 Runs

Jadeja showed that even in the very last over of a game, you can change everything with big hits.

Other Massive Overs in IPL

While 37 is the top record, other players have come very close.

Player Name	Runs Scored	Against Bowler	Year
Chris Gayle / Ravindra Jadeja	37	P. Parameswaran / Harshal Patel	2011 / 2021
Pat Cummins	35	Daniel Sams	2022
Suresh Raina	33	Parvinder Awana	2014
Romario Shepherd	33	Khaleel Ahmed	2025

In the latest IPL 2026 season, players like Tim David have also joined the club by hitting 30 runs in a single over, showing that the hitting is only getting faster and better!

Conclusion

Hitting the most runs in one over in IPL is not just about power it is about taking advantage of every ball, including the mistakes made by the bowler. Both Chris Gayle and Ravindra Jadeja used a “no-ball” to reach that magical 37-run mark. It’s one of the most exciting things to watch in cricket!

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