Kolkata: Yuzvendra Chahal scripted a massive record on Thursday evening when he became the top wicket-taker in the history of IPL.
The Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner dismissed Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana with the second delivery of his spell at Eden Gardens to take his tally to 184 wickets.
Chahal this surpassed West Indian allrounder Dwayne Bravo, who finished his career with 183 wickets in 161 IPL games.
The 32-year-old Chahal went on to capture 3 more wickets this evening to finish with superb figures of 4-0-25-4. He now has 187 wickets, and could become the first man to scale the 200-wicket IPL peak this season itself.
The most remarkable aspect of Chahal’s feat is his strike rate of 1.3 wickets per game – a remarkable figure in T20 cricket.
Chahal’s strike rate is better than not only Bravo, but also way ahead of the other three bowlers – Piyush Chawla, Amit Mishra and Ravichandran Ashwin — in the top 5 IPL wicket takers’ list.
Interestingly, there are 4 spinners among the top 5, all of them being Indians. And 3 of the 4 spinners on the list are leggies.
TOP 5 WICKET TAKERS IN IPL
* Yuzvendra Chahal – 186 wkts in 143 matches
* Dwayne Bravo – 183 wkts in 161 matches
* Piyush Chawla – 174 wkts in 176 matches
* Amit Mishra – 172 wkts in 160 matches
* Ravichandran Ashwin – 171 wkts in 196 matches.
