7 INDIAN BOWLERS WITH MOST T20 WICKETS AS YUZVENDRA CHAHAL COMPLETES 350 WICKETS

Rajasthan Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal claimed one wicket in his side's loss against Delhi Capitals in Match 56 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Tuesday. Chahal's 1/48 from four overs saw him become the first...

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Rajasthan Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal claimed one wicket in his side’s loss against Delhi Capitals in Match 56 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Tuesday. Chahal’s 1/48 from four overs saw him become the first Indian bowler to pick 350 wickets in T20 cricket. Chahal, who is the IPL’s leading wicket-taker, also boasts of the most T20I scalps for Team India. It was a massive feat for the right-arm wrist-spinner, now the 11th bowler in T20 history, to claim 350-plus scalps. Notably, he is also the 5th spinner to reach the milestone after Rashid Khan, Sunil Narine, Imran Tahir, and Shakib Al Hasan.

On Tuesday, DC scored a staggering 221/8 in 20 overs, riding on fifties from openers Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel. For RR, R Ashwin claimed 3/24, his side’s pick of the bowlers. In response, Sanju Samson fired for the Royals with a valiant 86, but it wasn’t enough, as his side suffered a 20-run defeat. RR managed 201/8 in their 20 overs.

Here, we present Indian bowlers with the most T20 wickets.

YUZVENDRA CHAHAL (350 WICKETS)

As per ESPNcricinfo, Chahal now owns 350 wickets from 301 T20 matches at an average of 23.65. His economy rate is 7.70. Besides nine four-wicket hauls, the ace spinner owns two fifers. 201 of his wickets have come in the IPL from 156 matches at 22.24. He is the only bowler with 200-plus IPL scalps. Chahal became the second-highest wicket-taker for RR (62 scalps at 22.17). He is only behind Siddharth Trivedi (65). Chahal remains the highest wicket-taker for former side RCB in the IPL, claiming 139 wickets from 113 matches at 22.03. Chahal owns 96 wickets for India in T20Is at 2