IPL 2023: Yuzvendra Chahal becomes joint highest wicket-taker in IPL history
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has joined Dwayne Bravo at 183 wickets apiece to become the joint leading wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League history. In the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals' Chahal reached the milestone during his spell of 4/29.
Chahal now has 183 IPL wickets in 142 matches at an average of 21.60 and an economy rate of 7.65. His best is 5/40. In comparison, former Chennai Super Kings' all-rounder Bravo took 161 matches to get to 183 wickets.
The list of top-five wicket-takers in the IPL also includes Piyush Chawla (174 wickets), Amit Mishra (172) and Ravichandran Ashwin (171).
However, despite Chahal's four-wicket spell, Rajasthan lost to Hyderabad by four wickets in a dramatic last-ball finish. Just when it felt the game had finished in favour of the home team RR, the umpire ruled the last ball delivered by medium-pacer Sandeep Sharma as no-ball and Abdul Samad sent the 'free hit' delivery into the stands for a six, which reversed the result.
Earlier in the day, Sanju Samson won the toss and chose to bat first, as RR posted a huge score of 214 on the board. Jos Buttler made a 59-ball 95, while Samson remained unbeaten, making 66 runs in 39 balls. SRH ensured they were never behind the asking rate, but Chahal's stunning spell, which saw him dismiss Anmolpreet Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Henrick Klaasen, and Aiden Markram, turned the game in RR's favour before SRH scored 41 runs in the last two overs.
