Team India and Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal accomplished 300 wickets in T20 cricket on Sunday (April 2), changing into the primary Indian bowler to attain this landmark. He completed this feat throughout his facet’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) match in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad. In the match, he dismantled the SRH batting line-up, taking 4/17 in his 4 overs. He took essential wickets of Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Adil Rashid and skipper Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Now, in 265 matches, Chahal has taken 303 wickets at a mean of 23.60 and an economic system fee of seven.58. His finest bowling figures within the format are 6/25. Out of those, 121 wickets have come for India in T20I cricket in 72 matches at a mean of 27.13 and an economic system fee of 5.26. His finest bowling figures for India in shorter format are 6/42.
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He can also be the third-highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) historical past. He has 170 wickets in 132 matches at a mean of 21.41 and an economic system fee of 21.41. His finest bowling figures in IPL are 5/40. He has represented Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians within the league. The remainder of his wickets have come within the Indian home cricket scene.
Coming to the match, RR placed on 203/5 of their 20 overs after being put to bat first by SRH. Openers Jos Buttler (54 off 22 balls) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (54 off 37 balls) supplied an explosive begin to the facet, placing collectively 85 runs in simply 35 balls. Skipper Sanju Samson top-scored with 55 off 32 balls, consisting of three fours and 4 sixes. A cameo from Shimron Hetmyer (22 not out in 16 balls) helped RR attain past the 200-run mark.
In chase of 204, SRH by no means actually appeared like a menace. Debutant Harry Brook (13) failed in his debut IPL innings. Abdul Samad, an affect participant, high scored with 32 in 32 balls. Mayank Agarwal additionally scored 27 in 23 balls, however SRH might rating solely 131/8 of their 20 overs. They misplaced the match by 72 runs.
Player-of-the-match Jos Buttler slammed an explosive 22-ball 54, whereas his rookie opening accomplice Yashasvi Jaiswal matched the English star with an similar rating because the duo put collectively a report 85 for RR within the powerplay to propel them to 203/5. “His presence brings a lot of positive energy to the team,” Samson instructed reporters within the post-match interplay.
“You can see the way Yashasvi Jaiswal is batting this season. It has to rub on to the youngsters, and his role, like everyone’s, is equally important.”
The limited-overs English skipper is a fun-loving man in contrast to how he seems, Samson additional mentioned. “He looks a little bit of a serious kind of a guy but he has a lot of fun on the inside, in the dressing room as well as in the (team) bus. He likes to talk to people and people are learning a lot (from him),” Samson mentioned.
(with company inputs)
