Delhi Capitals’ Kuldeep Yadav reached 100 IPL wickets by dismissing a Mumbai Indians batsman at Wankhede Stadium. The 30-year-old performed well at the start of the season but has gone without a wicket in his last 4 matches.
Kuldeep debuted in IPL in 2016, taking 97 games to reach 100 scalps. He holds an average of 27.01 with an economy of 8.02, with 4 four-wicket hauls. This season, he has 13 wickets in 13 matches, maintaining an average under 25 and an economy below 7.
As per Cricbuzz, Kuldeep reached 100 wickets in the fewest matches among spinners, surpassing Harbhajan Singh. Here are the spinners with the fewest matches to 100 IPL wickets:
83 – Amit Mishra, Rashid Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy
84 – Yuzvendra Chahal
86 – Sunil Narine
97 – Kuldeep Yadav
100 – Harbhajan Singh
With 60 out of his 100 IPL wickets for Delhi Capitals, the ex-Kolkata Knight Riders spinner has a 24.56 average for DC (ER: 7.81), as per ESPNcricinfo. Kuldeep currently has 10 scalps against MI in IPL, averaging 36.20.
Kuldeep was introduced in the 7th over, taking a wicket on the 4th ball – dismissing Ryan Rickelton for 25 – and conceding 9 runs. In his next over, he gave up 5 runs. His final two overs saw him concede four runs each. Throughout, he bowled nine dot balls and only one boundary.
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