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RR vs GT: Joffra Archer bowled so many balls in the first over of the match, it became a shameful record

Sanjeev Kumar | May 10, 2026 12:24 AM CST

Embarrassing over by Joffra Archer. (Photo- PTI/JIOHOTSTAR SCREENSHOT)

Jofra Archer Longest over bowled in the IPL: In the 52nd match of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first against Gujarat Titans. At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan captain Yashasvi Jaiswal handed over the responsibility of the first over to fast bowler Joffra Archer. But this over of Archer will always be remembered in IPL history, because he took more than 10 balls to bowl 6 legal balls.

Joffra Archer's shameful over

Jofra Archer had to bowl a total of 11 balls to bowl 6 legal balls in the first over of the innings. In this over, he bowled many wides, no-balls and extra balls, due to which the over became very long. Archer, famous for his speed and accurate line-length, completely failed to find rhythm in this match. This is the first time that Dabaaz has bowled 11 balls in the first over of an IPL match. Earlier, a total of 6 bowlers had bowled 11 balls in an over in the IPL, but no one had done so in the initial over of the innings.

Longest over bowled in IPL

11 balls – Mohammed Siraj vs MI, Bengaluru, 2023 (Over-19)
11 balls – Tushar Deshpande vs LSG, Chennai, 2023 (over-4)
11 balls – Shardul Thakur vs KKR, Kolkata, 2025 (Overs-13)
11 balls – Sandeep Sharma vs DC, Delhi, 2025 (Over-20)
11 balls – Hardik Pandya vs GT, Wankhede, 2025 (over-8)
11 balls – Arshdeep Singh vs GT, Mullanpur, 2026 (Over-20)
11 balls – Joffra Archer vs GT, Jaipur, 2026 (Over-1)

Rajasthan Royals had a bad start due to this long over and Gujarat Titans got a good start. Joffra Archer bowled a total of 2 overs in the powerplay and spent 33 runs at an economy of 16.50. Due to which Gujarat team managed to score 82 runs in the first 6 overs without losing any wicket. Jofra Archer had a good season so far, before this match he had managed to take 15 wickets. But in this match the story looked completely different.

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Mohid Khan is serving as a senior sub-editor on the sports desk of TV9 Hindi. He has 4 years of experience in journalism. He is originally from Beawar city of Rajasthan. Mohid has obtained the degree of Journalism and Mass Communication from Chaudhary Charan Singh University. He is fond of reading, writing and playing. He started his career with India News. After this he worked in institutions like OneIndia Hindi, Zee News and India TV. He is an expert in analyzing any cricket match in detail and is also interested in making news related to other sports.