Rajasthan Royals (RR) leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal broke an 11-year-old record held by former Indian pacer Siddharth Trivedi. Chahal now holds the record for most wickets for RR franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He achieved the milestone with the wicket of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Virat Kohli in the IPL 2024 eliminator clash at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on May 22.
Chahal has 66 wickets from 45 games at an average of 22.28 including four-fers and one fifer. Trivedi has 65 wickets from 76 games at an average of 29.29 including one five-wicket haul. He is followed by Shane Watson (61 wickets), Shane Warner (57 wickets) and James Faulkner (47 wickets).
However, Chahal is still the second-highest wicket-taker for the Royals. Watson is on top with 67 wickets as he also played in the now-defunct Champions T20 League.
Meanwhile, Meanwhile, Chahal is the highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL. He has 205 wickets from 159 games.
How Chahal fared in the eliminator
Chahal was introduced in the eighth over by skipper Sanju Samson. He pitched one in the slot but did not give enough pace. Kohli went for the big slog-sweep but failed to clear the deep mid-wicket boundary and was caught by substitute fielder Donovan Ferreira. The opener scored 33 runs from 24 balls including three fours and a six. In the first over, he conceded just two runs.
In his next over, Cameron Green hit a six and a four. He came back into the attack in the 14th over. Rajat Patidar broke free against him and hit a six and a four. Left-handed batter Mahipal Lomror hit a six as well. Despite taking a beating in his third over, Chahal was given another. He conceded just three runs from the five balls but Lomror hit a six off the final delivery. He ended up conceding 43 runs from his quota of four overs.
The 33-year-old is RR's leading wicket-taker in the season and also in race to win the purple cap. He has taken 18 wickets from 14 games and is sixth on the list. RCB posted a total of 172/8 in the eliminator.
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