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Slowest ball in IPL history! Butler got a lollipop in his hand, turned and hit a shot, watch video
IPL 2025 GT vs MI: In the ninth match of IPL 2025, Gujarat Titans defeated Mumbai Indians by 36 runs and registered a spectacular victory. Many interesting moments were seen in this match, including Ashish Nehra's anger, Hardik Pandya and Sai Kishore's 'eye war' and the ball hitting Suryakumar Yadav's head. At the same time, Mumbai bowler Satyanarayana Raju surprised everyone by bowling the slowest ball ever. Satyanarayana Raju Slow ball surprises Jos Buttler.
In the ninth match of the 18th season of IPL 2025, a great match was played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans (GT vs MI). In this match, Gujarat showed a tremendous game and defeated Mumbai by 36 runs. Even in Hardik Pandya's comeback match, Mumbai's account of victory did not open and they got their second consecutive defeat of the season. There were many moments during this match like a light 'eye war' between Hardik Pandya and Sai Kishore, Ashish Nehra shouting and Suryakumar getting hit by the ball on the head. But a funny moment came in this match when Mumbai Indians bowler Satyanarayana Raju surprised everyone by bowling the slowest ball of IPL 2025 so far. Slowest Ball in IPL.
This was probably the slowest and strangest ball in this match played against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The 25-year-old fast bowler from Andhra Pradesh bowled a back-of-the-hand slow ball to Jos Buttler in the 13th over, but the ball slipped from his hand. Butler got enough time to react to this and he easily sent it across the boundary. The ball, which fell a little before the boundary, gave Gujarat four runs. Interestingly, the speed gun recorded the speed of all the other balls of the over, but the speed of this slow ball was not recorded. Satyanarayana Raju Slow ball surprises Jos Buttler.
Seeing this unique bowling, many fans on social media compared it to the slow delivery of West Indies legend Dwayne Bravo, who used to dodge batsmen with similar slow balls. This was Satyanarayana Raju's second IPL match, before this he made his debut against Chennai Super Kings, where he got a chance to bowl only one over. In this match, he bowled a total of 3 overs and got the wicket of Rashid Khan for 40 runs. At the same time, Mumbai Indians surprised in this match. They did not play Kerala leg-spinner Vignesh Puthur, who did wonders in the last match. Slowest Ball in IPL 2025.
IPL 2025 MI vs GT: Talking about this match, Gujarat captain Shubman Gill had to come out to bat first after losing the toss. But it was not difficult for him. Gujarat openers Gill and Sai Sudarshan started well. They shared a 78-run partnership for the first wicket. Gill contributed 38 runs and Sudarshan contributed 63 runs. Gujarat's innings was good in the beginning, when they had touched the 130-run mark in 14 overs, but after Butler (39 runs) was out, they lost 5 wickets in quick succession and ended their innings at 196 runs. Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans.
While chasing the target, Mumbai suffered the first blow in the form of Rohit Sharma and he was out after scoring only one run. Opener Ryan Rickelton also could not play a long innings and he also got out soon. However, after this Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav tried to handle the innings, but both could not hold on for long and Mumbai lost 4 wickets for 108 runs. Eventually, in front of the sharp bowling of Siraj and Krishna, Mumbai returned to the pavilion after scoring 160 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.
