May 17, 2023, 04:45 PM IST
In 2009, the Rajasthan Royals, the inaugural champions of the IPL, faced off against the Kolkata Knight Riders in match 53 of the competition at Kingsmead in Durban. The match began with a dismal start for KKR as they leaked 22 runs off the first over of the contest.
On April 30, 2019, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the opening duo of AB de Villiers and skipper Virat Kohli were determined to make an impact as they worked together to score 23 runs in the first over.
During a match between KKR and DC in 2021, Shivam Mavi had a disastrous over that will go down in the history of the league. It all started with a wide on the first ball, and then young Shaw took advantage of the situation by hitting six consecutive boundaries (including a wide) to score a whopping 25 runs off the over.
Former Mumbai Indians player- Harbhajan became an easy target for KKR explosive hitter Yusuf Pathan and Gautam Gambhir during a match in 2013 as he conceded 26 runs.
During the intense match between RR and KKR, Yashasvi Jaiswal made a bold move by targeting the opposing team's skipper, Nitish Rana, and scoring an impressive 26 runs. The young left-handed batter smashed two massive sixes off the first two deliveries.
Rajasthan Royals took the left-arm pacer of Delhi Capitals, Khaleel Ahmed, to the cleaners by hitting him for five boundaries in the very first over of the game.