Rajasthan Royals shall be taking part in their first away recreation of the continued Indian Premier League (IPL) season in the present day in opposition to Mumbai Indians on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They have gained each their matches to date and shall be eager on persevering with their successful run. While this match could be very essential for the five-time champions who’re but to register a win this season, Royals’ spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is set to full a special double century in this match.
The off-spinner shall be taking part in two hundredth IPL match of this profession on Monday (April 1) changing into the tenth participant to achieve this in the historical past of the match. In reality, he’s solely the second bowler, after Ravindra Jadeja, to play 200 matches in IPL and shall be becoming a member of an elite list. Rajasthan Royals is Ashwin’s fifth group in the cash-rich league having performed for Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and Rising Pune Supergiant earlier than.
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He has picked 172 wickets in IPL to date and is the fifth highest wicket-taker in historical past. He has an opportunity to climb up the ladder in this facet as properly. Ashwin is behind Amit Mishra in the mean time who has 173 scalps to his title in 161 matches and will want two wickets to surpass him.
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Interestingly, Ashwin’s RR teammate Yuzvendra Chahal is on prime of this list with a staggering 190 wickets in simply 146 innings of his profession to date and is properly on his manner to turn out to be the primary ever bowler to breach the 200-wicket mark. It shall be attention-grabbing to see if Ashwin shall be ready to do it as he’s nonetheless 28 wickets away from thje landmark.