DC vs RR: Yuzvendra Chahal scripts history, becomes the first-ever Indian bowler to take 350 T20 wickets

Yuzvendra Chahal, on Tuesday (May 7), scripted history by becoming the first-ever Indian player to take 350 wickets in T20s. The leg-spinner achieved a huge milestone during the game between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

The India star needed just one wicket to enter the 350-wicket club in the shortest format of the game and he did that in style. Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed his India teammate and Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant to complete 350 wickets in T20s. He has achieved the feat in his 301st T20 game. 

The other Indian bowlers to take 300 T20 wickets are Piyush Chawla and Ravichandran Ashwin. While Chawla has picked up 310 wickets so far, Ashwin has 306 wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is fourth in the list with 297 wickets followed by Amit Mishra who has taken 285 T20 wickets so far.

Most wickets for India in T20s:

• Yuzvendra Chahal: 350
• Piyush Chawla: 310
• Ravichandran Ashwin: 306
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 297
• Amit Mishra: 285

The overall record is held by former West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo who brought down curtains on his illustrious T20 career after taking a staggering 625 wickets. No other bowler in the world has managed to touch the 600-wicket mark so far.

Afghanistan superstar Rashid Khan is second in the list of most T20 wickets with 572 scalps to his name followed by Sunil Narine who has taken 549 wickets so far. Imran Tahir (502) and Shakib Al Hasan (482) complete the top five.

In the air & taken!@yuzi_chahal gets the #DC skipper with a perfectly planned dismissal 👌👌

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 7, 2024

Yuzvendra Chahal first to 200 IPL wickets:

Earlier in the ongoing IPL 2024, Yuzvendra Chahal also became the first bowler in the history of IPL to take 200 wickets. He achieved the remarkable feat by dismissing Mohammad Nabi during the game against Mumbai Indians in Jaipur last month.

Chahal has performed well this season so far. In 11 games so far, he has picked up 14 wickets and will be looking to end the season on a high. His fine run this season also helped him find a spot in the India squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

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