IPL Most Wickets Record: Dwayne Bravo brings up UNIQUE celebration- Defending champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) might have lost their opening game to KKR but CHAMPION Dwayne Bravo equalled Lasith Malinga for most wickets in IPL. He took 3 wickets against Shreyas Iyer & Co to reach the 170 wickets mark for a rare feat in the opening night of the T20 extravaganza. Follow all the live updates on InsideSport.IN
Dream11 GameChanger of the Match between @ChennaiIPL and @KKRiders is Dwayne Bravo.#TATAIPL #DreamBig @Dream11 #CSKvKKR pic.twitter.com/NeMZKfmN5R
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 26, 2022
IPL Most Wickets Record: CSK Dwayne Bravo brings up UNIQUE celebration after equaling Lasith Malinga for most IPL wickets – Watch video
DJ Bravo has now levelled with Lasith Malinga to take most IPL wickets #CSKvKKR
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) March 26, 2022
Dwayne Bravo was overjoyed with his first wicket and celebrated it in style. He broke the internet with his special dance moves to entertain the fans before unleashing his vintage side after MS Dhoni’s brilliance.
New season! New celebrations from @DJBravo47 🎺🎺#TATAIPL #CSKvKKR pic.twitter.com/AbhLq5rj8h
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 26, 2022
- Bravo took the wickets of Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana and Sam Billings to script the special record.
- He finished off his bowling figures with 20/3 in his quota of four overs to ensure CSK took the game to the penultimate over with just 132 runs to chase for Shreyas Iyer’s KKR.
- Lasith Malinga had earlier taken 170 wickets in 122 matches but Bravo required 151 games to level up against Sri Lanka legend in IPL.
- He has played for Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Lions in the past besides CSK.
- The West Indies legend is among the few cricketers who have taken 150 or more wickets in IPL. Amit Mishra, Piyush Chawla and Harbhajan Singh are other players on the elite list.
IPL Most Wickets Record: CSK Dwayne Bravo brings up UNIQUE celebration after equaling Lasith Malinga for most IPL wickets – Watch video
DJ WWWale Bravo! 🤩#WhistlePodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/NWjujkBgP5
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 26, 2022
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL Malinga | 2009-2019 | 122 | 122 | 471.1 | 8 | 3365 | 170 | 5/13 | 19.79 | 7.14 | 16.6 | 6 | 1 |
| (Mumbai Indians) | |||||||||||||
| DJ Bravo | 2008-2022 | 152 | 149 | 489.3 | 2 | 4081 | 170 | 4/22 | 24.00 | 8.33 | 17.2 | 2 | 0 |
| (Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions, Mumbai Indians) | |||||||||||||
| A Mishra | 2008-2021 | 154 | 154 | 540.5 | 6 | 3976 | 166 | 5/17 | 23.95 | 7.35 | 19.5 | 4 | 1 |
| (Deccan Chargers, Delhi Capitals, Delhi Daredevils, Sunrisers Hyderabad) | |||||||||||||
| PP Chawla | 2008-2021 | 165 | 164 | 545.4 | 2 | 4301 | 157 | 4/17 | 27.39 | 7.88 | 20.8 | 2 | 0 |
| (Chennai Super Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians) | |||||||||||||
| Harbhajan Singh | 2008-2021 | 163 | 160 | 569.2 | 6 | 4030 | 150 | 5/18 | 26.86 | 7.07 | 22.7 | 1 | 1 |
| (Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians) | |||||||||||||
| R Ashwin | 2009-2021 | 167 | 164 | 583.0 | 4 | 4031 | 145 | 4/34 | 27.80 | 6.91 | 24.1 | 1 | 0 |
| (Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab, Rising Pune Supergiants) | |||||||||||||
| SP Narine | 2012-2022 | 135 | 134 | 524.1 | 3 | 3523 | 143 | 5/19 | 24.63 | 6.72 | 21.9 | 7 | 1 |
| (Kolkata Knight Riders) | |||||||||||||
| B Kumar | 2011-2021 | 132 | 132 | 491.3 | 9 | 3588 | 142 | 5/19 | 25.26 | 7.30 | 20.7 | 2 | 1 |
| (Pune Warriors, Sunrisers Hyderabad) | |||||||||||||
| YS Chahal | 2013-2021 | 114 | 113 | 408.0 | 4 | 3097 | 139 | 4/25 | 22.28 | 7.59 | 17.6 | 2 | 0 |
| (Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore) | |||||||||||||
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