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Yuzvendra Chahal finishes IPL 2022 with top records

Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal ended the IPL 2022 on a high despite his team Rajasthan Royals' (RR) finishing the campaign as the runners-up.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 30.05.2022
Yuzvendra Chahal finishes IPL 2022 with top records

Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal ended the IPL 2022 on a high despite his team Rajasthan Royals' (RR) finishing the campaign as the runners-up. Chahal closed the IPL 2022 as the most wicket-taking spinner in an IPL season.

While the inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals disappointed in the IPL 2022 final against Gujarat Titans (GT) by losing the game by seven wickets, Chahal fought at his best and finished that game with the bowling figures of 4-0-20-1. In that final, Chahal dismissed GT captain Hardik Pandya with a beautiful delivery.

Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 27 wickets in IPL 2022

Chahal won the Purple Cap of the IPL 2022 with 27 wickets in this tournament. Here we are talking about some of his crucial statuses after finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the latest IPL competition.

  • Yuzvendra Chahal recorded the most wickets in an IPL season by a spinner.

Most wickets in an IPL season by a spinner

Player

Nationality

Team

Wickets

IPL season

Yuzvendra Chahal

Indian

Rajasthan Royals

27

2022

Wanindu Hasaranga

Sri Lankan

Royal Challengers Bangalore

26

2022

Imran Tahir

South African

Chennai Super Kings

26

2019

Sunil Narine

Trinidadian

Kolkata Knight Riders

24

2012

Harbhajan Singh

Indian

Mumbai Indians

24

2013

Yuzvendra Chahal

Indian

Royal Challengers Bangalore

23

2015

Sunil Narine

Trinidadian

Kolkata Knight Riders

22

2013

 

  • Chahal also became the joint-second most wicket-taker in an IPL season by an Indian bowler.


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Most wickets in an IPL season by an Indian

Player

Team

Bowling style

Wickets

IPL season

Harshal Patel

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Right-arm medium

32

2021

Jasprit Bumrah

Mumbai Indians

Right-arm fast

27

2020

Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals

Right-arm leg break

27

2022

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Right-arm medium

26

2017

Jaydev Unadkat

Rising Pune Supergiant

Left-arm medium

24

2017

Avesh Khan

Delhi Capitals

Right-arm fast-medium

24

2021

 

  • Chahal became the joint sixth most wicket-taker in an IPL season.

Most wickets in an IPL season

Player

Nationality

Team

Wickets

IPL season

Harshal Patel

Indian

Royal Challengers Bangalore

32

2021

Dwayne Bravo

Trinidadian

Chennai Super Kings

32

2013

Kagiso Rabada

South African

Delhi Capitals

30

2020

Lasith Malinga

Sri Lankan

Mumbai Indians

28

2011

James Faulkner

Australian

Rajasthan Royals

28

2013

Jasprit Bumrah

Indian

Mumbai Indians

27

2020

Yuzvendra Chahal

Indian

Rajasthan Royals

27

2022

 

  • Chahal ended the IPL 2022 with the record of second-most wickets as a spinner in any T20 competition history.   

Most wickets in a T20 competition by a spinner

Player

Nationality

Team

Wickets

Tournament

Year

Danny Briggs

England

Hampshire

31

Friends Provident t20

2010

Yuzvendra Chahal

Indian

Rajasthan Royals

27

Indian Premier League

2022

Tim Phillips

England

Essex

26

Friends Life t20

2011

Stephen Parry

England

Lancashire

26

Friends Provident t20

2010

Adil Rashid

England

Yorkshire

26

Friends Provident t20

2010

Wanindu Hasaranga

Sri Lankan

Royal Challengers Bangalore

26

Indian Premier League

2022

Imran Tahir

South African

Chennai Super Kings

26

Indian Premier League

2019

 

Yuzvendra Chahal became the joint most wicket-taker as an Indian in the IPL history

Moreover, Yuzvendra Chahal ended the IPL 2022 with 166 wickets in his IPL career. Here are some crucial stats of his IPL career wickets.

·       Joint most wicket-taker as an Indian in the IPL history.

·       Joint most wicket-taker as a spinner in the IPL history.

·       Joint third most wicket-taker in the IPL history.

Most IPL wickets (at least 150 IPL wickets)

Player

Nationality

Bowling style

Wickets

Dwayne Bravo

Trinidadian

Right-arm Medium

183

Lasith Malinga

Sri Lankan

Right-arm fast

170

Yuzvendra Chahal

Indian

Right-arm legbreak

166

Amit Mishra

Indian

Right-arm legbreak

166

Piyush Chawla

Indian

Right-arm legbreak

157

Ravichandran Ashwin

Indian

Right-arm offbreak

157

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Indian

Right-arm medium

154

Sunil Narine

Trinidadian

Right-arm offbreak

152

Harbhajan Singh

Indian

Right-arm offbreak

150


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