Yuzvendra Chahal equals DJ Bravo’s record in IPL
Chahal has an excellent bowling record in IPL. Since making his debut in 2013, with Mumbai Indians, the wrist-spinner has played 142 matches and now has 183 wickets in his pocket
Ace Indian wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal added another one to his cap on Sunday. While bowling against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), he took 4/29 in four overs and achieved a mammoth bowling feat in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The four wickets against Hyderabad helped Chahal equal former Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo’s record for most wickets in the tournament’s history.
The names of both Chahal and Bravo have now become 183-183 wickets. Notably, four Indian spinners figure in the list of top five wicket-takers including Chahal. The others are Piyush Chawla, Amit Mishra and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Most wickets in IPL
| bowler name | number of wickets |
| dj bravo | 183 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 183 |
| Piyush Chawla | 174 |
| Amit Mishra | 172 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 171 |
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Chahal has an excellent bowling record in IPL. Since making his debut in 2013, with the Mumbai Indians, the wrist-spinner has played 142 matches and now has 183 wickets in his pocket. He has an economy rate of 8.08 with an excellent average of 19.41. He established himself as one of the finest spin bowlers in the country during his stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) – between 2014 and 2021. He took 139 wickets in 113 matches for RCB and is the highest wicket-taker in history. Franchisee’s. Chahal has taken 44 wickets in 28 matches since joining RR in 2022.
Chahal’s effort in vain
Despite Chahal’s brilliant bowling performance, Rajasthan Royals failed to defend their total of 214. At one point it looked like a comfortable win for RR, but some late hitting by Gen Phillips turned the tide for Hyderabad.
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At the halfway stage, SRH were 87/1, needing another 128 from the back end, and an asking rate of close to 13 an over. With 17 runs needed in the final over bowled by Sandeep Sharma, Samad hit a six off the second ball to leave the equation five runs off the last ball when the drama unfolded.
It seemed that Samad was caught by Jos Buttler near the long-off boundary but the umpire declared a no-ball. With four runs needed for a win, Samad dispatched Sharma’s delivery for a six to make it 217 for 6 and pull off one of the most improbable wins in the IPL, leaving the RR players perplexed.
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