 "Yuzvendra Chahal becomes first Indian bowler to take 300 wickets in T20 cricket; check reactions")
The IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals on Sunday went in favour of the latter, thanks to RR’s star leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Leading the team towards victory, he took not one but four important wickets of Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Adil Rashid, and skipper Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Chahal, who is India’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is, effectively dismantled the SRH batting line-up to return with figures of 4-0-17-4. With this, he also achieved a major feat by becoming the first Indian bowler to complete 300 wickets in T20 cricket, a number that has left cricket fans across the country the happiest. The 32-year-old bowler played his 265th match in the shortest format on Sunday and now has 303 wickets to his name after knocking off Brook on the last ball of the 7th over of the SRH innings. The fourth match of the IPL 2023 was played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
The first Indian to 300 T20 wickets. 👏💗 pic.twitter.com/Q8PDmhHR4V
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 2, 2023
Notably, the match being RR’s opener in the league also marked Chahal’s first wickets this season. Indian bowlers with most wickets in T20 cricket:
- Yuzvendra Chahal 303
- Ravichandran Ashwin 287
- Piyush Chawla 276
- Amit Mishra 272
- Jasprit Bumrah 256
As soon as Chahal struck the feat, fans stormed social media to congratulate him and laud his achievement. Renowned commentator Harsha Bhogle also took to Twitter and wrote, “The game in Hyderabad turned out to be a damp squib. But that opening burst from Trent Boult and the great skill of Yuzvendra Chahal were wonderful to watch.”
The game in Hyderabad turned out to be a damp squib. But that opening burst from Trent Boult and the great skill of @yuzi_chahal were wonderful to watch.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 2, 2023
Check other reactions:
Yuzvendra Chahal the champion:
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 2, 2023
4/17 in the opening match of RR while defending 203. One of the greatest spinners ever to be part of the IPL. pic.twitter.com/kxlIFbZTfc
Yuzi Chahal completed 300 wickets in T20.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 2, 2023
One of the finest spinners in this format. pic.twitter.com/YacYB05ZhG
Terrific start @yuzi_chahal https://t.co/DTCNWcSP7U
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) April 2, 2023
SRH vs RR match In their opening match on Sunday, Rajasthan Royals were on fire as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. After setting a strong target of 204 runs in 20 overs, RR’s bowling lineup did the magic with Yuzvendra Chahal alone taking four wickets. Rajasthan’s batting lineup also seemed in a good form with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson hitting half-centuries. While Jaiswal made 54 runs off 37 balls, Buttler slammed 54 off 22 deliveries, and Samson 55 off 32 deliveries. _**Click here to follow comprehensive coverage of IPL 2023**_ Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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