In IPL 2023, Rajasthan Royals star bowler Yuzvendra Chahal has made a big record in his name. On the second ball of the first over of his spell, Chahal dismissed Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana. Chahal has become the highest wicket-taker in IPL history. He has broken the record of Dwayne Bravo. KKR is clashing against Rajasthan at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
Nitish Rana became Chahal’s 184th victim
Rajasthan Royals decided to bowl first after winning the toss. KKR is batting first. Yuzvendra Chahal came to bowl the 11th over of the innings. He got his first success in the form of Nitish Rana’s wicket. Rana became the 184th victim of Yuzvendra Chahal. Whom has Chahal taken 184 wickets in IPL so far? Earlier, the record of taking the most wickets in IPL was in the name of Dwayne Bravo. Bravo has retired from IPL.
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Chahal has 121 wickets in ODIs
Talking about Yuzvendra Chahal’s international career, he has taken 121 wickets in ODIs so far. At the same time, Chahal has 91 wickets in T20 International. Last year, Chahal had won the Purple Cap by taking the most wickets in the IPL. In this season too, Chahal is taking wickets in every match. Chahal is at number four in the Purple Cap race with 18 wickets in 12 matches so far. The top three are Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan and Tushar Deshpande with 19-19 wickets.
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Dominance of Indian bowlers
At number three in this list is experienced spinner Piyush Chawla. Chawla has taken 174 wickets so far. Another experienced spinner Amit Mishra has 172 wickets so far. Mishra is at number four in this list. Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 171 wickets in IPL so far and is at number five in this list. Talking about the match, the start of KKR was very bad. Jason Roy and Rahmanullah Gurbaz were dismissed in the power play itself.
