Yuzvendra Chahal went past Dwayne Bravo as the leading wicket-taker in the history of Indian Premier League on Thursday.

With 183 wickets, he had equalled Bravo’s record in Rajasthan Royals’s game against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur earlier this week. And then, against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, the leg-spinner surpassed the West Indian by picking up the wicket of Nitish Rana to make it 184 wickets in 143 matches.

Chahal also finished with 4/25 - his sixth four-for in the IPL - and became the current Purple Cap holder with 21 wickets in 12 matches. RR won the match comfortably on the night, riding on another record-breaking feat by Yashashvi Jaiswal.

Bravo’s 183 wickets came in 161 matches and he picked up two four-wicket hauls in the process at a strike rate of 17.05 and an economy of 8.38.

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Chahal’s numbers stand out also because 139 out of his 184 wickets came whilst playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, who have been infamous for their bowling concerns over the decade. Additionally, 52 of his wickets came at a small ground like M Chinnaswamy Stadium, that is often referred to as a nightmare for bowlers.

For Rajasthan Royals, he has picked up 44 wickets in since he made a switch to the franchise. Among the leading wicket-takers, Piyush Chawla (174), Amit Mishra (172) and R Ashwin (171) feature in the list.

Chahal made his IPL debut in Rohit Sharma’s first-match as captain in the tournament, back in 2013, for Mumbai Indians.

Leading wicket-takers in IPL

Player Mat Inns Wkts BBI SR 4
Chahal  143 142 187 5/40 16.71 6
Bravo 161 158 183 4/22 17.04 2
Chawla 176 175 174 4/17 20.29 2
Mishra 160 160 172 5/17 19.38 4
Ashwin 196 193 171 4/34 24.38 1
Malinga  122 122 170 5/13 16.62 6
B Kumar 156 156 163 5/19 21.30 2
 Narine 160* 158 159 5/19 23.17 7
Harbhajan 163 160 150 5/18 22.77 1
Jadeja 222 193 148 5/16 23.39 3

Chahal over the years in IPL

YEAR MAT WKTS BBM SR 4W
Career 143 187 5/40 16.71 6
2023 12 21 4/17 12.81 3
2022 17 27 5/40 15.11 1
2021 15 18 3/11 17.66 0
2020 15 21 3/18 16.33 0
2019 14 18 4/38 16.44 1
2018 14 12 2/22 25.00 0
2017 13 14 3/16 18.64 0
2016 13 21 4/25 14.04 1
2015 15 23 3/40 12.21 0
2014 14 12 2/17 27.50 0
2013 1 0 0/34 - 0
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