Yuzvendra Chahal highest Wicket taker in IPL History with more than 200+ Wickets
vrushangshah93@gmail.com Yuzvendra Chahal took total 223 Wickets in IPL, and he is number 1 bowler in IPL who took highest wickets in IPL history. Chahal took 2 important Wickets against match of Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings won the first IPL match of IPL Season 2026.
Yuzvendra Chahal has been a part of Indian Premier League since long and he has proven himself every time by taking crucial wickets. Gujarat Titans has scored 162 runs in the first innings while team Punjab Kings has chased down the total comfortably and won their first game. Chahal took 2 wickets and gave only 28 runs in 4 overs and created a huge pressure in the middle over.
Yuzvendra Chahal IPL history:
Chahal leads the all-time Wicket-takers list with 223 Wickets and still counting. He took 223 Wickets in just 174 matches. He debuted in the year 2013 and represented IPL teams like Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals.
He became more successful in Royal Challengers Bengaluru under the Captainship of Virat Kohli and after that he also selected in team India. His best bowling figure is 5/40 and he is the only player who took 200+ wickets in the history of IPL.
Other Top Wicket Takers:
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar- 198 Wickets and Counting
- Sunil Narine- 192 Wickets and Counting
- Piyush Chawla- 192 Wickets, Piyush Chawla has retired from IPL
- Ravichandran Ashwin- 187 Wickets, Ashwin has retired from IPL and make a comeback as a Commentator.
- Dwayne Bravo- 183 Wickets, Bravo has retired from IPL
- Lasith Malinga- 170 Wickets, Malinga has retired from IPL and now worked as a bowling coach for team Mumbai Indians.
Only Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sunil Narine are playing IPL from the above list and other legend players have retired from IPL.
Chahal took 66 Wickets for Rajasthan Royals while he took 139 Wickets for RCB. He has been phenomenal when he was in RCB where he took highest wickets for team RCB under the leadership of Virat Kohli. He took 18 Wickets of Punjab Kings. He has been selected for team Punjab Kings in IPL 2025 for a whooping amount of 18 crores and he took 16 wickets.
Chahal played total 80 International T20 games where he took 96 Wickets with an economy of just 8.19 which shows his talent, skill and ability in this T20 format.
Chahal has played 175 IPL matches and he took 223 Wickets in 173 innings with an economy of just 7.96. He played 175 matches and his economy is just 7.96. He is a legend player of T20 Format and records are confirming the same. His bowling average is 22.69 which is amazing especially in T20 format.
He took fifer once and 4Wickets 8 times. Chahal has not played any matches in the T20 World Cup even after performing so well in T20 format. Despite being part of the Indian team, he did not feature in any of the matches during the tournament which was a total disappointment for Chahal for not representing his Country in the World Cup.
Indian team won the world cup 2024 and 2026 and Chahal was not a part of team in both the years. He is the senior most experience bowler in T20 Format, but he has been excluded in team Selection.
Yuzvendra Chahal is still not retired from international matches, and he is all set to make a comeback for team India. He needs to give his best for Punjab Kings and need to grab the attention of team Selectors to make a comeback in team India for t20 format.
Chahal looks in solid form and can break records of taking most wickets in IPL 2026 with his stupendous form.
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