IPL 2022 FINAL: Rajasthan Royals wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal got hold of the purple cap for this season as he surpassed Wanindu Hasaranga’s tally of 26 wickets to top the most wickets table for the season. Chahal has now taken 27 wickets, which is the most scalps by a spinner in a single season in the history of the league. Follow GT vs RR IPL Final & IPL 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
IPL 2022 FINAL: Yuzvendra Chahal surpasses Imran Tahir to take most wickets by a spinner in a single edition of IPL – Check Out
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Before the start of the IPL final on Sunday, Chahal was on level with RCB’s Wanindu Hasaranga as both the players had 26 wickets to their name in the season. Defending a total of 131 against Gujarat Titans, Chahal picked up the wicket of Hardik Pandya to top the purple cap leaderboard with 27 wickets to his name.
With the wicket, Chahal also became the first-ever spinner to take 27 wickets in a single season in the history of IPL. He broke Imran Tahir’s record of 26 wickets, which was achieved by the South African in the 2019 edition of the IPL.
Chahal conceded just 20 runs in his quota of 4 overs in the game. However Rajasthan Royals lost the game and finished as runner-up as Gujarat Titans won by seven wickets to get hands on their maiden IPL trophy.
IPL 2022 FINAL: Yuzvendra Chahal surpasses Imran Tahir to take most wickets by a spinner in a single edition of IPL – Check Out
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