Gurunoor Barar concedes 97 runs in 10 overs, sets unwanted ODI record

Indian fast bowler Gurunoor Barar bowled 10 overs in the third ODI of the India‑England series at Lord's on 19 July, conceding 97 runs without taking a wicket. The figure makes him the third Indian to appear on the list of bowlers who have given up the most runs in a single ODI spell.

England won the toss and posted 387 runs, the highest one‑day total ever recorded at Lord's. The innings featured a 192‑run opening partnership between Ben Duckett (141) and Jacob Bethell (91), followed by solid contributions from Joe Root, Jos Buttler and others. India, having won the first match and lost the second, faced a decisive third game.

Barar joins Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who gave up 106 runs in ten overs against South Africa in 2015, and Vinay Kumar, who conceded 102 runs in nine overs versus Australia in 2013, as the leading Indian bowlers in this unwanted statistical category.