The match is being played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. In this match, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first. During this, the bowlers of Rajasthan Royals performed brilliantly and they allowed Punjab Kings to score 147 runs by losing 8 wickets in 20 overs, but in the meantime, a shameful record was registered in the name of RR’s star bowler Yuzvendra Chahal. He has scored a double century in a special case and he is only the second bowler in the history of IPL to do so.
Chahal added this unwanted record to his name
Yuzvendra Chahal is one of India’s greatest spin bowlers in IPL and T20 cricket. He is seen in great form in IPL 2024 too, but Yuzvendra Chahal has now become the second bowler in IPL history against whom 200 sixes have been hit. Chahal made this unwanted record in his 151st match in IPL. He has bowled a total of 3305 balls in IPL. Where he was hit for sixes in 200 balls. Apart from Chahal, Piyush Chawla has hit more than 200 sixes. A total of 211 sixes have been hit against him in IPL.
Most sixes hit against these bowlers in IPL
Piyush Chawla – 211 sixes
Yuzvendra Chahal – 200 sixes
Ravindra Jadeja – 198 sixes
R Ashwin – 189 sixes
Amit Mishra – 182 sixes
Chahal’s record in IPL
Yuzvendra Chahal’s record in IPL has been quite excellent. This season he has taken a total of 11 wickets in 6 matches. He is also in the race for Purple Cap. In IPL, Chahal has taken 198 wickets in 151 matches at an average of 21.31 and economy of 7.66. His best bowling figure is 5 wickets for 40 runs. Let us tell you that Chahal has the most number of wickets in the history of IPL. At the same time, he is very close to 200 wickets in IPL and he can also become the first bowler to do so.
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