On Friday, veteran spinner Piyush Chawla of the Mumbai Indians created history by taking the second-most wickets in the history of the Indian Premier League. At the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, during the IPL 2024 match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, the 35-year-old spinner achieved this milestone.
Chawla overtakes Bravo with Rinku Singh’s scalp
Chawla claimed his 184th IPL wicket by dismissing Rinku Singh. With this accomplishment, the Mumbai Indians spinner moved up to second place on the all-time list of wicket-takers, surpassing veteran West Indies and Chennai Super Kings pacer Dwayne Bravo.
With 200 wickets taken, spinner Yuzvendra Chahal of the Rajasthan Royals is ranked first. Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Amit Mishra of the Lucknow Super Giants complete the list in fourth and fifth position, respectively.
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Most wickets in IPL history
- Yuzvendra Chahal – 200 wickets
- Piyush Chawla – 184 wickets
- Dwayne Bravo – 183 wickets
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 178 wickets
- Amit Mishra – 174 wickets
Match in fine balance
To talk about the match, Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first. They had a good outing in the field, restricting KKR to just 169 runs. Piyush Chawla was miserly, giving away only 15 runs in his three overs and getting the crucial wicket of Rinku Singh.
