Yuzvendra Chahal surpasses Harbhajan Singh to become highest wicket-taker in a season

Mumbai The 68th match of the current season of IPL (IPL-2022) was played between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. Former champions Rajasthan defeated Chennai by 5 wickets in this match and got a ticket for the playoff. Rajasthan chased down the target of 151 runs from Chennai with 2 balls to spare. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal contributed 59 and Ravichandran Ashwin contributed 40 not out. This match was memorable for Royals bowler Yuzvendra Chahal.

Chahal set a new record in this match. He took 2 wickets while bowling brilliantly in the match. He is the first spinner from India who has done the charisma of taking the most wickets in a season of IPL. In this case he broke the record of Harbhajan Singh. Chahal has taken 26 wickets so far in the Indian Premier League 2022. This was the last match of Rajasthan Royals against CSK. Let us tell you about the Indian spinners who took the most wickets in a season of IPL.

Yuzvendra Chahal (Year 2022): Rajasthan Royals bowler Yuzvendra bowled well in the league matches of IPL 2022. During this he managed to take 26 wickets. He is the first Indian spinner to take the most wickets in a season. His number of wickets may increase further. Because the team of Rajasthan Royals has reached the playoffs. In this season, he has taken 26 wickets for 430 runs in 14 matches. During this his best performance was 5 wickets for 40 runs. He has kept a firm grip on the Purple Cap this year.

Harbhajan Singh (Year 2013): Harbhajan Singh was a part of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2013. In the same year, Mumbai won the title for the first time under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Bhajji bowled brilliantly in this season of the Indian Premier League. Being an Indian spinner, he took 24 wickets in 2013. This record remained in the name of Harbhajan Singh for 9 years. Harbhajan's best performance in IPL 2013 was 3 for 14.

Yuzvendra Chahal (Year 2015): Yuzvendra Chahal played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2015. He was a part of RCB for many years. In 2015, he soured the teeth of the opposition batsmen with his bowling. That year he took 23 wickets while bowling excellently. However, he missed out on breaking Harbhajan's record by 2 wickets. Chahal's best performance in IPL 2015 was 3 for 40.