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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