NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed his compatriot and spinner Amit Mishra to reach the sixth position in the list of top wicket-takers in Indian Premier League (IPL) story on Tuesday.
Ashwin achieved this milestone during Rajasthan Royals'Play against Delhi capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
In the match, Ashwin was the standout bowler for RR, taking 3/24 in four overs at an economy rate of 6.00. He dismissed key batsmen such as Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel and Axar Patel, which helped reduce the opponent's strike rate.
With now 176 wickets in 207 matches at an average of 29.77 and best bowling figures of 4/34, Ashwin has surpassed Mishra's tally of 174 wickets in 162 matches.
Ashwin represented Chennai Super Kings (CSK) from 2008-15, Rising Pune Supergiant (RPG) from 2016-17, Punjab Kings (2018-19), Delhi Capitals (2020-21) and Rajasthan Royals (2022-present). He took 90 wickets in 97 matches for CSK, 20 wickets for DC in 28 matches, 25 wickets in 28 matches for Punjab Kings, 10 wickets in 14 matches for RPG and now 31 wickets in 40 matches for Rajasthan Royals.
When the game came, RR chose to bowl first after winning the toss. For Delhi, Jake Fraser McGurk (50 in 20 balls, with seven fours and three sixes) and Abhishek Porel (63 in 36 balls, with seven fours and three sixes) set the tone with aggressive half-centuries. However, Delhi lost wickets in between. Towards the end, Tristan Stubbs (41 in 20 balls, with three fours and three sixes) made an entertaining cameo and helped DC to 221/8 in his 20 overs.
DC will need to defend 222 runs to claim their sixth win of the tournament and improve their top-four prospects, while a win will put RR back on top.
(With ANI inputs)
Ashwin achieved this milestone during Rajasthan Royals'Play against Delhi capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
In the match, Ashwin was the standout bowler for RR, taking 3/24 in four overs at an economy rate of 6.00. He dismissed key batsmen such as Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel and Axar Patel, which helped reduce the opponent's strike rate.
With now 176 wickets in 207 matches at an average of 29.77 and best bowling figures of 4/34, Ashwin has surpassed Mishra's tally of 174 wickets in 162 matches.
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When the game came, RR chose to bowl first after winning the toss. For Delhi, Jake Fraser McGurk (50 in 20 balls, with seven fours and three sixes) and Abhishek Porel (63 in 36 balls, with seven fours and three sixes) set the tone with aggressive half-centuries. However, Delhi lost wickets in between. Towards the end, Tristan Stubbs (41 in 20 balls, with three fours and three sixes) made an entertaining cameo and helped DC to 221/8 in his 20 overs.
DC will need to defend 222 runs to claim their sixth win of the tournament and improve their top-four prospects, while a win will put RR back on top.
(With ANI inputs)
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