IPL 2022 | SRH vs GT | Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls the most expensive 1st over in IPL history

Sunrisers Hyderabad's ace seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar created an unwanted record to his name on Monday night as he bowled the most expensive first over in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Deciding to bowl first in an all-important game against the Gujarat Titans (GT), the Kane Williamson-led Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to the worst possible start as their marquee pacer Bhuvneshwar failed to control his line and length.

Bhuvi conceded as many as 17 runs in the first over, which consisted of nine deliveries.

He started with an outswinger to Matthew Wade, which proceeded to take the outside edge off the Australian wicketkeeper's bat to run away for a boundary.

Bhuvi struggled to control his line against the left-handed Wade and was guilty of dishing it well down the leg-side, offering no chance to the wicketkeeper to collect the ball.

As a result, the ball dribbled away for another boundary. He repeated the same against Shubman Gill on the next delivery, although it wasn't wide enough to evade the keeper.

He tested Gill outside the off-stump, but just as it looked like the Indian international was getting back to his former self, the change in angle to the left and right-hander proved to be his undoing.

As a result, the Uttar Pradesh cricketer dished out yet another leg-side wide to give five easy runs to the Gujarat Titans. 

He finally got his radar right in the last two deliveries of the over against Wade, eventually ending it with a couple of dot balls.

Bhuvi ended up conceding 17 runs, which is now the record for most runs conceded by a bowler in the opening over of an IPL game.

The right-arm swing bowler did redeem himself in his next over as he dismissed an in-form Shubman Gill for a 9-ball 7. But the wicket was mostly thanks to the fielding effort of Rahul Tripathi, who dived to his left to claim a stunning grab after Gill tried to punch a harmless half-volley past extra-cover.

At the time of writing, the Titans had registered a total of 162 runs, with skipper Hardik Pandya top-scoring with an unbeaten half-century.