IPL all time wicket takers: Who is the highest wicket taker in IPL history?

IPL all time wicket takers: Two overseas pacers have become the two highest wicket-takers in the Indian Premier League.

Veteran Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo (171) has surpassed former Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga (170) to become the highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League.

It was in IPL 2022 season opener between defending champions Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders that Bravo had equaled Malinga by dismissing Sam Billings.

In the seventh match of the ongoing 15th season of the IPL between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai at Brabourne Stadium, Bravo sent Deepak Hooda (13) back to the pavilion to achieve the milestone in the biggest T20 tournament across the world.

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In desperate need of quick runs in a 211-run chase, Hooda aimed at hitting a low full-toss from Bravo towards the leg side only to be caught by CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja.

Much like Malinga, Bravo had also made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians. However, unlike Malinga, Bravo has played for more than one IPL team. Apart from Indians and Super Kings, 38-year old Bravo has also played for Gujarat Lions in the past.

Bravo, who picked bowling figures of 4-0-35-1 tonight, has picked 171 wickets in 153 IPL matches at an average of 24.07, an economy rate of 8.34 and a strike rate of 17.3.

IPL all time wicket takers

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— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 31, 2022

A milestone match for Bravo wasn’t as good for CSK as LSG chased down a 211-run target in the last over. A match-winning 13-ball 40-run partnership between Evin Lewis (55*) and Ayush Badoni (19*) comprising of scoring 25 runs off Shivam Dube’s penultimate over changed the game for Lucknow tonight.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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