Will O'Rourke Creates Unwanted Record, Becomes 1st Bowler To...

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Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 17:44 IST

O'Rourke conceded 74 runs successful his quota of 4 overs for Lucknow Super Giants connected Tuesday and picked up 2 wickets.

Will O'Rourke conceded 74 runs successful his quota of 4 overs connected Tuesday. (Picture Credit: AP)

Lucknow Super Giants signed young New Zealand accelerated bowler Will O’Rourke arsenic an wounded replacement for Mayank Yadav, and connected Tuesday, May 27, during LSG’s past league lucifer of IPL 2025 played against Royal Challengers Bengaluru astatine Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium successful Lucknow, the 23-year-old accelerated bowler created an unwanted record. In his quota of 4 overs, helium conceded 74 runs and picked up 2 wickets (of Rajat Patidar and Liam Livingstone).

By finishing with figures of 2 for 74, O’Rourke broke Yash Dayal’s grounds for the worst bowling figures successful a tally pursuit of an IPL match. During the IPL 2023 lucifer played betwixt Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders successful Ahmedabad, Dayal was smacked for 69 runs successful 4 overs.

In fact, O’Rourke becomes the archetypal bowler successful IPL to concede much than 70 runs successful a tally chase.

Worst bowling figures successful IPL (run chase)

• 2/74 – Will O’Rourke (LSG) vs RCB successful Lucknow, 2025
• 0/69 – Yash Dayal (GT) vs KKR successful Ahmedabad, 2023
• 1/66 – Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) vs MI successful Mohali, 2023
• 0/63 – Marco Jansen (SRH) vs GT successful Mumbai, 2022
• 0/62 – Lungi Ngidi (CSK) vs MI successful Delhi, 2021

O’Rourke’s figures are the wide 3rd worst bowling figures successful IPL history. Jofra Archer, portion playing for RR successful this year’s IPL lucifer against SRH successful Hyderabad, conceded 76 runs successful 4 overs, and Mohammed Shami of SRH conceded 75 runs against Punjab Kings successful Hyderabad connected April 12.

Worst bowling figures successful IPL

• 0/76 – Jofra Archer (RR) vs SRH successful Hyderabad, 2025
• 0/75 – Mohammed Shami (SRH) vs PBKS successful Hyderabad, 2025
• 2/74 – Will O’Rourke (LSG) vs RCB successful Lucknow, 2025
• 0/73 – Mohit Sharma (GT) vs DC successful Delhi, 2024
• 0/70 – Basil Thampi (SRH) vs RCB successful Bengaluru, 2018

O’Rourke made his IPL debut for LSG connected May 19 against Sunrisers Hyderabad successful Lucknow and picked up 1 wicket for 31 runs successful 2.2 overs. In his 2nd IPL match, helium finished with figures of 3 for 27 successful 4 overs against Gujarat Titans astatine Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad. In the GT vs LSG match, O’Rourke opened his relationship by dismissing Orange Cap holder B Sai Sudharsan for 21 runs connected the 3rd shot of the 5th implicit of the tally pursuit and past got escaped of Sherfane Rutherford (38 runs from 22 balls) connected the archetypal shot of the 17th over.

The West Indies all-rounder was caught by substitute fielder Ravi Bishnoi. On the past shot of the aforesaid over, helium besides picked up Rahul Tewatia’s wicket, who made 2 runs from 3 balls.

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