Yuzvendra Chahal, the spin specialist for the Rajasthan Royals, took two crucial wickets in his match against the Gujarat Titans on Wednesday, securing his top spot on the IPL 2024 Purple Cap list. Chahal dismissed Shubman Gill and Vijay Shankar during crucial moments in the game. With 10 wickets from 5 games, the right-handed spinner topped the chart of highest wicket-takers even if he could not help the table-toppers win their fifth straight game.
Gujarat Titans, edging past Chennai Super Kings Mustafizur Rahman who is at 2 position.
Mohit Sharma, a bowler for the Gujarat Titans, also re-entered the race on Wednesday when he dismissed Riyan Parag, bringing his total to eight wickets.
After the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday, bowler Arshdeep Singh of the Punjab Kings moved up to 3 position in the Purple Cap tables with eight wickets.
Mayank Yadav, an Indian bowler who has become known for throwing the fastest ball in the 2024 Indian Premier League, comes in sixth place. Yadav is a strong candidate to win the coveted Purple hat because of his ability to consistently cause batters problems with his tremendous speed and consistency.
While keeping their 195 runs off the board, the RR bowlers could claim more wickets than the GT bowlers. Bottom-order batsmen Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia ultimately achieved a classic triumph, with Rashid smashing a four off the last delivery, despite their valiant efforts. It was the first match of IPL 2024 that reached till last ball.
Titans were able to move up to fifth place and end RR’s winning streak with this victory.
With Chahal taking the top position, Chennai Super Kings bowler Mustafizur Rahman has moved down to second place. Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings), Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi Capitals), and Kagiso Rabada (Punjab Kings) hold steady at the third, fourth, and fifth spots respectively. Chahal took Hattrick in IPL 2022 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
The nail-biting encounter, reached its conclusion on the last ball as Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia of the Gujarat Titans secured a dramatic victory with a last-ball boundary. Despite Rajasthan Royals’ bowlers managing to restrict Gujarat’s score and taking more wickets than their opponents, they couldn’t prevent the Titans from winning the game.
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