Chennai Super Kings’ veteran all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Thursday went previous Lasith Malinga to turn into the IPL’s highest wicket-taker throughout his crew’s match in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants in Mumbai.
Bravo, who was tied with Sri Lankan legend Malinga on the prime spot with 170 wickets, dismissed LSG batter Deepak Hooda within the 18th over of the innings to interrupt the previous Mumbai Indians’ bowler’s file.
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Bravo would have had his file wicket quite a bit earlier had Moeen Ali not dropped a easy catch off Quinton de Kock.
Bravo now has 171 wickets to his identify in 153 IPL matches.
Malinga, alternatively, had taken 170 wickets in 122 matches for the Mumbai Indians.
Interestingly, Bravo’s first tryst with the IPL was when he changed an injured Malinga within the inaugural version of the league in 2008.
Bravo and Malinga are adopted by Amit Mishra (166), Piyush Chawla and Harbhajan Singh in IPL’s all-time main wicket-takers’ record.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
