Kuldeep Yadav, Chahal register most scalps as spinners in a bilateral series in South Africa

By now, it is a well-established fact that the ongoing series between India and South Africa belongs to the two young wrist-spinning Indian duo. Both Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal made life difficult for the hosts who had no answer to the two throughout the entirety of the series.

Therefore, the numbers of the two during the six-match ODI series speaks volumes in itself. Kuldeep picked up a whopping 17 wickets in the series to take the top position in the tally of wickets this series. Chahal gave stiff competition to the Chinaman all along as he ended up with 16 wickets himself.

This is now a record for the most number of wickets clinched by spinners in a bilateral series in South Africa. Kuldeep and Chahal broke the record held by Keith Arthurton who claimed 12 wickets back in 1999.

Kuldeep -Chahal hold the top two position in the list, followed by K Arthurton, Shane Warne, and Imran Tahir.

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Furthermore, the enigmatic young spinning duo ends up third and fourth in the list of most number of wickets in a bilateral series by an Indian on away tour.

Javagal Srinath’s effort against New Zealand in 2002/03 tour along with that of Amit Mishra’s against Zimbabwe, still top in the list with their respective tally of 18 wickets.

List of highest wicket-takers in a bilateral series in South Africa (spinners)

Kuldeep Yadav – 17 wickets vs South Africa 2017/18

Yuzvendra Chahal – 16 wickets vs South Africa 2017/18

Keith Arthurton – 12 wickets vs South Africa 1998/99

Shane Warne –  11 wickets vs South Africa 1993/94, 10 wickets vs South Africa 1996/97

Imran Tahir – 10 wickets vs Sri Lanka 2016/17

List of highest wicket-takers in a bilateral series by an Indian on away tours

Javagal Srinath – 18 wickets vs New Zealand 2002/03 (7 matches)

Amit Mishra – 18 wickets vs Zimbabwe 2016/17 (5 matches)

Kuldeep Yadav – 17 wickets vs South Africa 2017/18 (6 matches)

Yuzvendra Chahal – 16 wickets vs South Africa 2017/18 (6 matches)

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