25 Balls for a Four: Tilak Varma Sets an Embarrassing Record in IPL 2026

By Aditya
May 21, 2026

In the 65th match of IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians star batsman Tilak Verma flopped completely. He was seen battling to make one against Kolkata Knight Riders

Tilak Verma faced 32 balls in this match, but he could only score 20 runs with a strike rate of 62.50. During this time, a four came out of his bat.

Tilak Verma had to wait a long time to score his only four in this innings. He hit four on the 25th ball of his innings.

With this, Tilak Verma has become the player who faced the most balls to score the first four in any IPL innings in the current season.

Earlier this record was named after Ravindra Jadeja. In a match against Lucknow, he took 24 balls to score the first four.

Tilak Verma's name is also at number three in this list. He once played 22 balls to score four in the innings against Gujarat.

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