Bhuvneshwar Became Highest Wicket-taker In IPL Power-play
Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the highest wicket-taker in IPL powerplay, breaking Sandeep Sharma’s record.
Hyderabad fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled very tightly against Punjab Kings in the 28th league match of IPL 2022.
He did not give a chance to the batsmen to play freely on his ball and also took 3 wickets.
He took one of these wickets during the powerplay and for this match, the captain and opener batsman Shikhar Dhawan got caught out on the score of 8 runs.
Along with taking the wicket of Dhawan, Bhuvi also became the highest wicket-taker between 1 and 6 overs during the powerplay in IPL.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar breaks Sandeep Sharma’s record.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs against Punjab. At the same time, he broke the record of Sandeep Sharma by taking Dhawan’s wicket during the powerplay in this match.
In IPL, Bhuvi has now come at number one in terms of taking the most wickets in the powerplay i.e. between 1-6 overs, while Sandeep Sharma has slipped to number two.
Bhuvi has so far taken a total of 54 wickets in the powerplay in IPL, while Sandeep Sharma is second in this case, who has 53 wickets in his name.
In IPL, Zaheer Khan is present with 52 wickets in terms of taking the most wickets in the Powerplay, while Umesh Yadav is in fourth place with 51 wickets.
Top 4 bowlers who took most wickets in the powerplay in IPL.
54 wickets – Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
53 wickets – Sandeep Sharma.
52 wickets – Zaheer Khan.
51 wickets – Umesh Yadav.
In this match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs against Punjab. Bhuvi got Shikhar Dhawan caught for 8 runs.
While Liam Livingstone, who was proving dangerous, was caught by captain Kane for 60 runs. At the same time, he got the third wicket of Shahrukh Khan who had scored 26 runs.