During Tuesday night’s match against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Ravichandran Ashwin took two wickets in four overs, handing up 48 runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin, a seasoned off-spinner for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has surpassed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) right-arm swinging seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar to become the third-highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. During Tuesday night’s match against Punjab Kings (PBKS), the 38-year-old off-spinner took two wickets in four overs, allowing 48 runs at an economy rate of 12. With these two wickets, Ashwin surpassed Bhuvneshwar to become the third-highest wicket-taker in the league’s history.
So far in the IPL, the Chennai-born cricketer has 185 wickets in 217 matches at an average of 29.92, allowing runs at an economy rate of 7.18. The greatest bowling stats for a seasoned spinner in this league are 4/34.
Bhuvneshwar, the ‘Prince of Swing,’ has 184 scalps in 179 tournament matches thus far. These wickets have come at an average of 27.28, with the bowler allowing runs at an economy of 7.57. The 35-year-old’s best score is 5/19.Ashwin is surpassed by former spin master Piyush Chawla (192 wickets in 192 matches at an average of 26.60, with best numbers of 4/17), and Punjab Kings (PBKS) leg-break spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (206 wickets in 164 matches at an average of 22.83 and best figures of 5/40).
Regarding Tuesday’s IPL 2025 match, hosts Punjab Kings (PBKS) scored 219 runs thanks to opener Priyansh Arya’s first Indian Premier League (IPL) century, which enabled them defeat five-time champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who lost by 18 runs.Priyansh’s dazzling performance with the bat earned him the title of “Player of the Match.” CSK is in ninth place with a victory and four defeats, while PBKS is in fourth place with three wins and a loss.
