IPL 2022: CSK’s Dwayne Bravo turns into highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League
2 min readIPL 2022: Dwayne Bravo turned the best wicket-taker within the historical past of the Indian Premier League throughout CSK’s second match of the season in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday.
Dwayne Bravo overtakes Lasith Malinga to grow to be the main wicket-taker in IPL (Courtesy by BCCI/PTI Photo)
HIGHLIGHTSDwayne Bravo turned the main wicket-taker in Indian Premier LeagueLasith Malinga completed with 170 wickets in 122 matches within the IPLBravo is one in every of solely two bowlers to have received the Purple Cap twice
Chennai Super Kings star Dwayne Bravo broke Lasith Malinga’s all-time document for essentially the most wickets to grow to be the main wicket-taker within the Indian Premier League throughout CSK’s IPL 2022 match in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants.
Bravo dismissed Lucknow Super Giants batter Deepak Hooda for 13 to attain the landmark in his 153rd IPL sport in Mumbai on Thursday. In the season opener, Bravo picked up 3 for 20 off his 4 overs in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders to attract stage with Lasith Malinga.
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Dwayne Bravo – 171 wickets in 153 matches
Lasith Malinga – 170 wickets in 122 matches
Amit Mishra – 166 wickets in 154 matches
Piyush Chawla – 157 wickets in 165 matches
Harbhajan Singh – 150 wickets in 160 matches
Lasith Malinga and Dwayne Bravo had been teammates at Mumbai Indians for 2 seasons earlier than Bravo was purchased by Chennai Super Kings forward of the 2011 season. In 11 seasons for MI from 2009 to 2019, Malinga took 170 wickets from 122 matches at a mean of 19.79, whereas Bravo’s 170 wickets got here at a mean of 24. As it stands, Malinga (7.14) is much more economical than Bravo (8.33), which tends to be costly.
171 wickets & going sturdy!
Congratulations to @DJBravo47 – the main wicket-taker within the historical past of the IPL.
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However, there isn’t a denying Dwayne Bravo’s supreme wicket-taking expertise. In 2013, he set an IPL document for many wickets in a season with 32 scalps. Harshal Patel of Royal Challengers Bangalore equaled the document tally 8 years later in 2021. In 2015, Bravo received the Purple Cap for the second time with 26 wickets within the season.
In truth, Dwayne Bravo and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) are the one bowlers to have received the Purple Cap twice. Bravo additionally leads the charts for many wickets in all T20 cricket. In 523 matches from 2006, Bravo has taken 574 wickets at a mean of 24.08.
