Ravichandran Ashwin becomes sixth-highest wicket-taker in IPL history
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes sixth-highest wicket-taker in IPL history
NEW DELHI: Indian veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed compatriot and spinner Amit Mishra to claim the sixth spot in the list of highest wicket-takers in Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Tuesday.
Ashwin achieved this milestone during Rajasthan Royals’ match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
In the game, Ashwin was the standout bowler for RR, capturing 3/24 in four overs with an economy rate of 6.00. He dismissed key batsmen like Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel, and Axar Patel, which helped restrain the opposition’s scoring rate.
Now with 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 games for Rajasthan Royals.
Coming to the game, RR opted 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) put up an entertaining cameo and helped DC reach 221/8 in their 20 overs.
DC needs to defend 222 runs to get their sixth win of the tournament and boost their top four prospects while a win will take RR back to the top.
(With ANI inputs)
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