 "Gautam Gambhir was seen shouting at Arshdeep Singh during his 13-ball over. Image: X")
India pacer Arshdeep Singh had a night to forget in the second T20I against South Africa in New Chandigarh, as he bowled a rare 13-ball over, one of the longest overs ever by a bowler from a Full Member nation. The left-arm pacer delivered six wides in a single over, struggling badly with his line after getting hit for a six on the first ball by set batter Quinton de Kock.
The over went like this - 6, Wd, Wd, 0, Wd, Wd, Wd, Wd, 1, 2, 1, Wd, 1 - giving away 18 runs in total. This put Arshdeep on the list of most balls bowled in an over by a Full Member player:
13 balls – Arshdeep Singh vs SA, 2025
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12 balls – Sisanda Magala vs Pakistan, 2021
Arshdeep bowled more wides in his final over to David Miller and conceded a couple of sixes. India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel was seen giving animated reactions as Arshdeep finished with an expensive figure of 4-0-54-0.
What happened in the over?
After De Kock smashed a huge six over long-off on the first ball, Arshdeep tried to bowl wide yorkers to avoid giving room. But he kept missing the line, sending ball after ball outside the tramline. At one point, he bowled four wides in a row, and Jasprit Bumrah even walked up to talk to him.
Gautam Gambhir, India’s head coach, looked furious in the dugout as the wides kept coming. He was seen shouting in anger at Arshdeep.
South Africa took full advantage. De Kock, who was in top form, reached 90 off just 46 balls, smashing boundaries all around the ground, before he was run out by wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma. Captain Aiden Markram also scored some crucial runs as South Africa got off to a good start.
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View AllEarlier, India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bowl first. India lead the five-match series 1-0 after a big win in the first T20I. However, South Africa have started well in the second match thanks to De Kock’s attacking batting and India will have to respond strongly.