Rajasthan Royals (RR) made historical past within the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) sport towards Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) when he picked the wicket of house staff captain Nitish Rana. Chahal lured Rana into enjoying a sweep which ultimately resutled in his fall as Shimron Hetmyer accomplished an excellent catch within the deep. With this wicke, Chahal grew to become the main wicket-taker in IPL historical past. Ahead of the KKR vs RR conflict, Chahal wanted only one wicket to get previous former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who had the report to his identify with 183 wickets. Chahal eliminated him from the highest with the Rana wicket.Â
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Who are the highest 5 main wicket-takers in IPL historical past?
The record of main wickettakers in IPL is dominated by the spinners, particularly the leg-spinners. Chahal now sits atop with 186 wickets in IPL. As advised earlier, Bravo is second within the record (183) adopted by Piyush Chawla (174 wickets). Another leggie Amit Mishra, who’s enjoying for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2023, is fourth within the record with 172 wickets. RR spinner R Ashwin is on fifth spot with 171 wickets.
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Shardul Thakur is given out LBW by the third umpire.
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Chahal pushed KKR on again foot
After selecting Rana’s wicket, Chahal was taken to the cleaners by KKR star Vankatesh Iyer within the subsequent. He was taken off immediately and got here again solely within the seventeenth over of the innings. But Chahal had his considering cap again on. He dismissed two KKR batters on this over in type of dangerouns Iyer and Shardul Thakur, to take his tally to 186 wickets. In the final over of his spell, Chahal dismissed one other well-settled batter Rinku Singh. Chahal completed his spell with 4 wickets for 25 runs from 4 overs.
Yuzi Chahal will get the Purple Cap
RR restricted KKR to only 149 for 8 in 20 overs. Chahal was the chief architect. His 4 wickets additionally helped him get the Purple Cap for the primary time in IPL. Chahal now has 21 wickets from 12 matches, two greater than Gujarat Titans’ Mohammed Shami.Â