Yuzvendra Chahal becomes highest wicket-taker in IPL history

Yuzvendra Chahal made history during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday by becoming the highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League, taking 184 wickets. Chahal surpassed Dwayne Bravo’s record of 183 wickets in the Indian Premier League when he dismissed KKR captain Nitish Rana in the 11th over. He further increased his tally […]

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Yuzvendra Chahal made history during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday by becoming the highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League, taking 184 wickets.

Chahal surpassed Dwayne Bravo’s record of 183 wickets in the Indian Premier League when he dismissed KKR captain Nitish Rana in the 11th over. He further increased his tally by taking the wickets of Venkatesh Iyer, who was batting well on 57, and Shardul Thakur in the 17th over.

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During the mid-innings break, Chahal expressed his gratitude, saying, “When I joined the IPL with MI, I never imagined I would reach this milestone. I owe it to the support I have received from my family and friends along the way. I am truly grateful to all of them.”

During the mid-innings break, Chahal explained his strategy, saying, “I aimed to prevent easy boundaries on this ground and keep the ball away from the batters. The pitch was slow, which worked in my favour. I hope we can secure a victory today, and our batsmen should be able to chase down the required runs,” he concluded.

During the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, Chahal became the joint-highest wicket-taker. He delivered an impressive performance, taking four wickets for 29 runs in four overs, with an economy rate of 7.20. He reached this milestone by dismissing SRH skipper Aiden Markram.

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In the list of top wicket-takers in the history of the Indian Premier League, Piyush Chawla leads with 174 wickets, followed by Amit Mishra with 172 wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin with 171 wickets.

In the crucial IPL clash, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders. The match was a must-win situation for both teams.

Trent Boult, the fast bowler from New Zealand, was included in the playing XI, replacing left-arm fast bowler Kuldip Yadav. Another change made by RR was bringing in KM Asif in place of Murugan Ashwin.

KKR made a strategic decision to go with a spin-heavy attack by including left-arm spinner Anukul Roy instead of seamer Vaibhav Arora. With Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma, and skipper Nitish Rana as a part-time off-spinner, KKR had a total of three front-line spinners in their lineup.