Yuzvendra Chahal becomes first bowler to take 200 wickets in history of IPL | A Look at Top 10
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Ace Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Monday (April 22, 2024) achieved yet another milestone in a glittering Indian Premier League career, as he became the first bowler in the history of the league to claim 200 wickets.
Playing his 153rd IPL encounter Chahal dismissed Mumbai Indians all-rounder Mohammad Nabi caught and bowled for 23 with his leg-spin as he celebrated the achievement at Rajasthan’s home ground in Jaipur.
First bowler in the history of IPL to take 200 wickets! 🙌
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2024
Congratulations Yuzvendra Chahal 👏👏
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The 33-year-old's consistent wicket-taking ability in the cash-rich league has been unmatched, as no currently-active bowler threatens to dethrone him anytime soon. The retired 'Champion' Dwayne Bravo, who is currently the Chennai Super Kings bowling coach, is next best with 183 wickets from 161 games.
Let us take a look at the top-10 wicket-takers in IPL history.
1. Yuzvendra Chahal - 200 wickets from 153 games
2. Dwayne Bravo - 183 wickets from 161 games
3. Piyush Chawla - 182 wickets from 186 games
4. Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 174 wickets from 167 matches
5. Amit Mishra - 173 wickets from 161 matches
6. Sunil Narine - 172 wickets from 169 matches
7. Ravichandran Ashwin - 172 wickets from 201 games
8. Lasith Malinga - 170 wickets from 122 games
9. Jasprit Bumrah - 158 wickets from 128 games
10. Ravindra Jadeja - 156 wickets from 233 matches