Dwayne Bravo now has 171 IPL wickets to his name while that of Lasith Malinga is 170.
Chennai Super Kings바카라™ star all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has become the highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Bravo, who was earlier tied on 170 wickets with former Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga, dismissed Deepak Hooda in CSK바카라™s IPL 2022 game against Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday to reach the milestone.
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Bravo started the ongoing IPL 2022 tournament with 167 wickets and took 3/20 in CSK바카라™s campaign opener against Kolkata Knight Riders which they lost by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on March 26. On Thursday, he finished his quota of 4 overs with figures of 1/35.
Out of his 171 IPL wickets, Bravo took 128 in CSK colours while the rest came while playing for Mumbai Indians (26) and Gujarat Lions (17). On the other hand, Malinga, who is currently the fast-bowling coach at Rajasthan Royals, got all his 170 wickets while playing for Mumbai Indians from 2009 to 2019.
Against KKR, Bravo had taken the wickets of Sam Billings, Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana. The top five wicket-takers in IPL history are Bravo, Malinga, Amit Mishra (166), Piyush Chawla (157) and Harbhajan Singh (150).
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is the only active cricketer closest to Bravo and Malinga. Ashwin, who is playing for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022, currently has 145 wickets to his name in 168 IPL matches.