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“It’s a shame that this Don never played a t20wc match” – Twitter reacts as Yuzvendra Chahal becomes the first Indian to pick up 300 wickets

by
Rohit Sarkar
April 2, 2023

On Sunday, in an IPL 2023 encounter between the Rajasthan Royals and the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Yuzvendra Chahal became the first Indian to take up 300 T20 wickets by castling Harry Brook’s stumps.

The legspinner for the Rajasthan Royals has taken 27 wickets at an economy rate of 7.75 in the 2022 IPL, making him the tournament’s leading wicket-taker. Moreover, he had scored the only hat trick of the year.

Throughout the history of the Indian Premier League, Chahal has taken 166 wickets, more than any other Indian player. He surpassed Amit Mishra.

Yuzvendra Chahal becomes the first Indian to pick up 300 wickets

SunRisers Hyderabad are in trouble chasing 204 runs against Rajasthan Royals, as Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal have taken two wickets each, while Jason Holder and R Ashwin have taken one wicket apiece. RR reached 203 for 5 with the stellar batting performances of Sanju Samson (55 off 32), Jos Buttler (54 off 22), and Yashasvi Jasiwal (54 off 37). With Buttler in top form, RR got off to a roaring start. After Buttler’s dismissal, Jasiwal kept the team afloat until Samson joined the fray. T Natarajan and Fazalhaq Farooqi, who each took two wickets, stood out as the most effective bowlers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, captain of SRH, won the toss and elected to bowl.

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips(w), Umran Malik, Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(c), T Natarajan, Fazalhaq Farooqi

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Twitter Reacts:

It's a shame that this Don never played a t20wc match https://t.co/HQ7aMQ557k

— Sreerag Rajesh (@RajeshSreerag) April 2, 2023

The man the myth the legend 👌
Remember almost half of the wickets he took in Chinna Swamy stadium 🥵
Goat Chahal @yuzi_chahal 💙 https://t.co/PJcTNlNbiT

— Chandra Jack Sparrow 🤠🤠 (@chandra5183) April 2, 2023

Who didn't play a single match in the T20 World Cup for India. https://t.co/SldIZcCQdi

— A.K (@HaddHaiYaar) April 2, 2023

Will never forgive RCB for letting him go https://t.co/UUKuKeJHML

— A|| RCB🖤❤️ (@dilnajaneyaa_x) April 2, 2023

And, he's still to play a T20WC match😂
Remember half of his wickets came in Chinnaswamy bathtubs

— Ashutosh😼 (@IAshutoshMittal) April 2, 2023

Washington Sundar is becoming overrated player, didn't perform against NZ too. He is definitely not a T20 batter.

— Mr Om🌬️ (@MrOm14852020) April 2, 2023