Arshdeep Singh officially becomes greatest Punjab Kings bowler in IPL history

Punjab Kings pacer Arshdeep Singh achieved a massive feat in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The left-arm became the leading wicket-taker for the franchise, surpassing Piyush Chawla's tally of 84 wickets in the league.

Arshdeep Singh achieved the feat during the ongoing game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings. The 33rd game of the tournament is taking place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday (18th April).

Arshdeep Singh removed Phil Salt and Virat Kohli to take Punjab Kings off to a flying start against RCB

Arshdeep Singh was exceptional with the ball in the game as he troubled the Royal Challengers Bengaluru with his lines and lengths. The pacer took the new ball and moved the ball both ways, making life difficult for the openers of the opposition.

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Arshdeep Singh first removed Phil Salt as he continued his dominance over the England National Cricket Team player. This was the third time the left-hander removed the opening batter in the shortest format of the game.

Salt vs Arshdeep in T20s

Inns: 7
Runs: 24
Balls: 29
Dismissals: 3
Avg: 8.0
SR: 82.75

Not only this, Arshdeep Singh then went on to remove Virat Kohli as well. The fast bowler sent the batter packing with the short ball and it was for the second time that he had better of Kohli in the shortest format of the game.

Kohli vs Arshdeep in IPL

Runs: 80
Balls: 44
Dismissals: 2
SR: 181.8

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Arshdeep Singh surpassed Piyush Chawla's tally of 84 wickets to become the leading wicket-taker for Punjab Kings

With the wicket of Virat Kohli, Arshdeep Singh surpassed Piyush Chawla's tally of 84 wickets for Punjab Kings. The pacer now sits at the top of the list with 86 wickets. Sandeep Sharma (73) and Axar Patel (69) are also on the list.

Highest Wicket Takers for Punjab Kings:

86 - Arshdeep Singh*
84 - Piyush Chawla
73 - Sandeep Sharma
69 - Axar Patel

Arshdeep Singh joined PBKS in 2019 and has been with the franchise since then. He has been decent this season as well as he has picked 10 wickets in the 7 games.

Arshdeep Singh returned with the figures of 2/23 in the three overs against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Arshdeep Singh returned with the figures of 2/23 in the three overs that he bowled in the game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Apart from him, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marco Jansen, and Harpreet Brar also bagged two wickets each as they restricted the opposition to 95 for nine.

Later, with the bat, Punjab Kings had a decent outing. Prabhsimran Singh (13) and Priyansh Arya (16) played some shots in the powerplay. But after that, the team lost wickets at regular intervals. However, it was Nehal Wadhera (33*) who took the responsibility and played a vital innings as Punjab Kings chased the target with five wickets.

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