New Delhi,UPDATED: May 7, 2024 21:08 IST
Yuzvendra Chahal became the first Indian to pick up 350 wickets in T20 cricket. The leg-spinner achieved the feat in Match No. 56 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between RR and DC on Tuesday, May 7 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Overall, he became the 11th bowler to the landmark after Dwayne Bravo, Rashid Khan, Sunil Narine, Imran Tahir, Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Wahab Riaz, Lasith Malinga, Sohail Tanvir and Chris Jordan.
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Chahal got the wicket of the dangerous Rishabh Pant to complete 350 T20 wickets. Pant tried to sweep the tweaker, but could not get the proper elevation. Trent Boult, standing at fine leg, took a simple catch. Chahal is also among the leading wicket-takers in the ongoing edition of the IPL.
Most wickets in T20s among Indians
Yuzvendra Chahal – 350 wickets in 301 matches
Piyush Chawla – 310 in 293 matches
R Ashwin – 306 in 318 matches
Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 297 in 281 matches
Chahal struggles against RR
Chahal did get to the huge landmark, but he couldn’t step up for the Royals against the Capitals. He finished with figures of 4-0-48-1. In his final, Tristan Stubbs and Gulbadin Nabi took him to the cleaners as he leaked 21 runs.
earlier, Chahal became the first bowler to pick up 200 wickets in the IPL. He reached the landmark by getting the wicket of Mohammad Nabi when RR faced Hardik Pandya’s MI at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
In 11 matches thus far in IPL 2024, Chahal has picked up 14 wickets, but at an expensive economy rate of 9.90. He had an outing equivalent to a nightmare when the Royals locked horns with the Sunrisers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. He finished with figures of 4-0-62-0 and RR went on to lose the match by 1 run.
Published By:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published On:
May 7, 2024
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