In match number eight of the sixteenth edition of the tournament, Chahal surpassed former Sri Lanka cricketer and IPL great Lasith Malinga to become the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament’s history.
Chahal – who was the Purple Cap winner of the previous IPL season – went for runs in his first over against PBKS at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati as the opposition got off to a terrific start after being put in to bat first.
Yuzvendra Chahal IPL Wickets
The Haryana leg-spinner dismissed Punjab Kings’ wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma in his final over of the match to leapfrog Malinga to become the second leading wicket-taker in the tournament’s history.
Chahal now has 171* wickets in 133 IPL matches while Malinga – who played for Mumbai Indians in his entire IPL career – had 170 wickets in 122 games in the premier domestic tournament. Interestingly, Malinga is the bowling coach of Chahal’s IPL side RR.
Chahal – who has played for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the past – has been a man on a mission with his consistent performances in the tournament. Now, he’s only behind West Indies’ legendary all-rounder Dwayne Bravo – who has 183 wickets in 161 IPL games.
The wrist-spinner – who didn’t have a memorable outing against Punjab Kings as he leaked 50 runs from his quota of four overs – got a consolation win with the solitary wicket. In the match against RR, Punjab Kings posted a massive 197/4 in 20 overs.
In his previous IPL 2023 match, which RR won against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chahal added another feather to his illustrious cap. The right-arm leg-spinner became the first Indian bowler to pick up 300 T20 wickets.
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