On Wednesday, Yuzvendra Chahal continued his good form as the leg spinner put his name on Rajasthan Royals’ record books taking one wicket at Ahmedabad in IPL 2024 Eliminator against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Chahal now holds the record for the most wickets for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL with an impressive number of 66 at a strike rate of 15.6.He got there by getting Virat Kohli out to reach this milestone.
Kohli tried to slog sweep it but unfortunately Donovan Ferreira was there at deep midwicket who held latched on above his head.
Most wickets for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL
- 66 – Yuzvendra Chahal (SR: 15.6)
- 65 – Siddharth Trivedi (SR: 23.1)
- 61 – Shane Watson (SR: 22.3)
- 57 – Shane Warne (SR: 20.9)
- 47 – James Faulkner (SR: 19.2)
Yuzvendra is ahead among other bowlers who have given commendable support to their team over these years.
Following him closely is Siddharth Trivedi with 65 wickets and strike rate of 23.1 while Shane Watson, a player known for his all-round skills, has claimed sixty-one victims in twenty-two-point-three expeditions per completion of innings.
The legendary leg-spinner also served as mentor and captain and has taken fifty-seven wickets at a rate of twenty-point-nine which is why he is liked by many fans. James Faulkner an equally famous all rounder could only get forty-seven wickets from nineteen-point-two balls per delivery through this years; career span.
These players have been instrumental to Rajasthan Royals campaign of success across different seasons of IPL where they consistently display great skill level and solidity.
Also, Chahal tops the highest-wicket takers in the IPL with 205 wickets from 159 matches.
