Nightmare. That’s what Liam McCarthy experienced on his T20I debut for Ireland. The 23-year-old right-arm fast bowler made his international (ODI) debut a month ago. Having conceded 93 runs against the West Indies, it wasn’t the best of starts for Liam.
Liam McCarthy’s horror debut
But it turns out that wasn’t so bad. In the third and final T20I between Ireland and the West Indies, Liam bowled his quota of four overs and conceded 81 runs. It is the most expensive spell on debut by a bowler. Handed the ball in the 5th over, Liam went for 21 runs. Hoping for a change, Ireland captain Paul Stirling brought him back in the 9th over. This time, he went for 24 runs.
By his already poor standards, Lian went for 18 runs when brought back in the 14th over. And then in his last over (18th), Liam conceded 18 more runs, making it the second most expensive T20I spell of all time.
Most runs conceded by a bowler in a T20I innings
| Bowler | Runs conceded | Wickets | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| Musa Jobarteh | 93 | – | 23.25 | Gambia | Zimbabwe | Nairobi | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Liam McCarthy | 81 | – | 20.25 | Ireland | West Indies | Bready | 15 Jun 2025 |
| Kasun Rajitha | 75 | – | 18.75 | Sri Lanka | Australia | Adelaide | 27 Oct 2019 |
| Chris Sole | 72 | 1 | 18.00 | Scotland | New Zealand | Edinburgh | 27 Jul 2022 |
| Tunahan Turan | 70 | 1 | 17.50 | Turkey | Czech Republiv | Ilfov County | 30 Aug 2019 |
Most runs conceded by a bowler in a T20 innings
| Bowler | Runs conceded | Wickets | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| Musa Jobarteh | 93 | – | 23.25 | Gambia | Zimbabwe | Nairobi | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Mattie McKiernan | 82 | – | 20.50 | Derbyshire | Somerset | Taunton | 9 Jul 2022 |
| Liam McCarthy | 81 | – | 20.25 | Ireland | West Indies | Bready | 15 Jun 2025 |
| Sarmad Anwar | 81 | – | 20.25 | Sialkot Stallions | Lahore Lions | Faisalabad | 25 Jun 2011 |
| Roshan Kumar | 81 | 2 | 20.25 | Sikkim | Baroda | Indore | 5 Dec 2024 |
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