Yuzvendra Chahal Becomes First Bowler to Take 200 IPL Wickets

During the Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (RR vs MI) IPL 2024 match at Jaipur, Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal created IPL history by becoming the first bowler to complete 200 IPL wickets.

After Mumbai Indians chose to bat first, they had a hard start by losing the top three wickets for only 20 runs on the board. Tilak Varma (65 off 45 balls; five fours and three sixes) and Nehal Wadhera (49 off 24 balls; three fours and four sixes) provided strong fightback for the five-time IPL winners, as Mumbai Indians managed to score 179/9 in 20 overs.

Among the Rajasthan Royals bowlers, Sandeep Sharma took five wickets (5/18), while Trent Boult scalped two wickets (2/32). Also, Avesh Khan (1/49) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/48) picked up one wicket each.

In reply, Rajasthan Royals comfortably chased the 180-run target in 18.4 overs after losing only one wicket, majorly thanks to the opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who hit his second IPL century. While Jaiswal scored 104 not out in 60 balls (nine fours and seven sixes), Jos Buttler scored 35 runs and the skipper Sanju Samson was not out for 38 runs. 

Article Contents:

• 1st bowler with 200 IPL wickets
• 1st Indian pacer with a fifer for Rajasthan Royals
• 3rd fastest Indian to complete 1000 IPL runs
• Joint 3rd slowest century for Rajasthan Royals
• 3rd Indian to score 2 centuries for Rajasthan Royals

Yuzvendra Chahal became the first bowler in IPL history to complete 200 wickets  

• Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal became the first bowler to record 200 IPL wickets. He took 153 IPL matches (152 innings) to complete his 200 wickets in the IPL.

Sandeep Sharma became the first Rajasthan Royals’ Indian pacer to claim a fifer  

• Sandeep Sharma became the first Indian pacer to claim a five-wicket haul for Rajasthan Royals. He also became the second Indian bowler and fourth bowler to take at least one fifer for Rajasthan Royals.
• With 5/18, Sandeep Sharma recorded the third-best bowling figures for Rajasthan Royals.

Five-wicket hauls for Rajasthan Royals

Tilak Varma became the third-fastest Indian to complete 1000 IPL runs  

• Tilak Varma completed his 1000 IPL runs in 33 innings. He became the third fastest Indian to complete 1000 runs in IPL history. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruturaj Gaikwad are the joint record holders on this list, as both completed 1000 IPL runs in 31 innings.

Yashasvi Jaiswal recorded the joint third-slowest century for Rajasthan Royals  

• With his 59-ball hundred, Yashasvi Jaiswal recorded the joint third-slowest century for Rajasthan Royals.

Top three slowest centuries for Rajasthan Royals

Yashasvi Jaiswal: third Indian to record two centuries for Rajasthan Royals  

• Yashasvi Jaiswal became the third Indian and fifth overall batter to record at least two centuries for Rajasthan Royals.

Multiple centuries for Rajasthan Royals