SRH vs CSK, IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad's leading pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar achieved a brilliant milestone as he climbed up in the wicket-taking charts of the tournament.
Bhuvneshwar played his part in SRH's all-important victory in their match against defending champions Chennai Super Kings on Friday, April 5.
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With the crucial wicket of Rachin Ravindra early in the game, Bhuvneshwar surpassed Lasith Malinga to become the sixth-highest wicket-taker in the tournament's history.
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While Bhuvneshwar ended up with the impactful bowling figures of 1/28 in his four overs, SRH climbed up to fifth place in the points table with a six-victory over CSK at home.
The 34-year-old has represented now-defunct Pune Warriors India and SRH during his IPL career and has taken 171 wickets at an average of 26.63 in 164 matches so far. He has an IPL career-best figures of 5/19 to his name.
On the other hand, Malinga played for only Mumbai Indians throughout his IPL career which he ended in 2020.
While representing the five-time champions MI, Malinga picked up 170 wickets at an average of 19.79 with the best bowling figures of 5/13.
Rajasthan Royals' leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal stands at the top of the wicket-taking list, having taken 193 wickets in 148 matches at an average of 21.3 and the best bowling figures of 5/40.
Top wicket-takers in IPL history
Yuzvendra Chahal: 193 wickets in 148 matches
Dwayne Bravo: 183 wickets in 161 matches
Piyush Chawla: 181 wickets in 184 matches
Amit Mishra: 173 wickets in 161 matches
Ravichandran Ashwin: 172 wickets in 200 matches
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 171 wickets in 164 matches
Lasith Malinga: 170 wickets in 122 matches
Talking about the SRH vs CSK match, the Pat Cummins-led side registered their second win of the season.
After opting to bowl first, the hosts did a brilliant job of restricting CSK to just 165/5 in their 20 overs as bowlers put up a remarkable display of executing their plans according to the conditions.
Chasing the target, SRH were all over the CSK bowlers, especially inside the powerplay when Abhishek Sharma thrashed the bowlers all around the park.
He smashed 37 runs in just 12 balls on the back of three fours and four sixes.
Aiden Markram came up with an all-important half-century, scoring 50 in 36 balls as SRH chased down the total in just 18.1 overs.