Mumbai: Mumbai Indians had to face a shameful defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. In the high-scoring match, Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai lost by 31 runs. Hyderabad batsmen scored runs in the matches. Playing first, the team scored 277 runs on the board. This was the biggest score in the history of IPL.
During this time, a young bowler of Mumbai Indians, who was playing the debut match, made a shameful record in his name. Captain Hardik Pandya gave a chance to 17-year-old South African bowler Kwena Mafaka to debut in this match against Hyderabad, but Hyderabad Quena Mafaka was blown away in front of the storm of batsmen. In this match, he gave away 66 runs in four overs of bowling and could not get a single wicket.
Kwena Mafaka had an economy rate of 16.50 during this period. This is the worst bowling performance of any bowler in the IPL debut. Kwena Mafaka broke the 11 year old record with his shameful performance. Giving away 66 runs in a 4 over spell is the worst bowling performance in a debut match in the history of IPL. Kwena Mafaka has broken Michael Neser’s record in this realm.
Michael Neser, while making his debut in IPL 2013 for Punjab Kings, gave away 52 runs in 4 overs bowling against Royal Challengers Bangalore. With this, Kwena Mafaka has broken the 11-year old record of Michael Neser. Kwena Mafaka has not yet made his debut in international cricket. The 17-year-old fast bowler took 21 wickets at an average of 9.71 in the 2024 Under-19 World Cup and was adjudged the best player of the tournament.
