Yuzvendra Chahal entered historical past books with Virat Kohli‘s huge wicket in the IPL 2024 Eliminator in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, May 22. The skilled spinner managed to achieve only one wicket as Rajasthan Royals restricted in-form Royal Challengers Bengaluru to simply 172 after a powerful bowling efficiency.
Chahal, the main wicket-taker in IPL historical past with over 200 wickets, trapped in-form Virat Kohli to take his 66th wicket for the Royals. He surpassed the previous Rajasthan pacer Siddharth Trivedi to turn out to be the main wicket-taker for the franchise in IPL.Â
The 33-year-old legspinner took a wicket for 43 in the Eliminator and now boasts 66 wickets in 45 IPL innings for Rajasthan. Trivedi held the earlier document with 65 wickets in 75 innings throughout his seven-year stint with the Royals.
Most IPL wickets for Rajasthan RoyalsÂ
- Yuzvendra Chahal – 66 wickets in 45 innings
- Siddharth Trivedi – 65 wickets in 75 innings
- Shane Watson – 61 wickets in 70 innings
- Shane Warne – 57 wickets in 54 innings
- James Faulkner – 47 wickets in 42 innings
Notably, Chahal additionally leads the bowling chart for his former crew Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 139 wickets in simply 112 innings. Chahal turned the first-ever cricketer to steer the bowling chart for two totally different IPL groups after selecting Kohli’s priceless wicket in the IPL 2024 Eliminator.
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