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NEW DELHI: Bhuvneshwar Kumar scripted a serious milestone in IPL 2026, turning into solely the second Indian bowler to say 350 or extra wickets in T20 cricket throughout Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s conflict in opposition to Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Thursday.The veteran pacer reached the landmark in type, placing within the third over of the GT chase to dismiss Sai Sudharsan for his 350th T20 scalp. Delivering a full ball with refined motion, Bhuvneshwar induced an out of doors edge that was safely pouched behind the stumps. He didn’t cease there.
In his very subsequent over, the 36-year-old eliminated the harmful Shubman Gill, who was blazing away at 43 off simply 18 balls. Gill drilled a size supply arduous, solely to search out Virat Kohli at cowl, who accomplished a pointy catch with a fiery celebration to match.Bhuvneshwar then dismissed Jos Buttler (39 off 19) in his closing over of the spell to make a surprising three-wicket haul for the night time – 3 for 28 in 4 overs.
Bhuvi joins Chahal in unique 350-wicket membership
With this feat, Bhuvneshwar joined Yuzvendra Chahal as solely the second Indian bowler to cross the 350-wicket mark in T20s. Chahal presently leads the charts amongst Indian bowlers with 391 wickets.Different huge names within the checklist embrace Jasprit Bumrah (347), Piyush Chawla (327) and Ravichandran Ashwin (317), highlighting the importance of Bhuvneshwar’s achievement.The triple strikes additionally propelled Bhuvneshwar to the highest of the IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings, with 17 wickets in 9 matches. Two greater than second-placed SRH’s Eshan Malinga (15 wickets) within the race.
Most wickets by Indian bowlers in Males’s T20s
- 391 – Yuzvendra Chahal
- 352 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- 347 – Jasprit Bumrah
- 327 – Piyush Chawla
- 317 – Ravichandran Ashwin
RCB combat again after modest completeEarlier within the match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been bundled out for 155 in 19.2 overs, struggling to construct partnerships in opposition to a disciplined Gujarat bowling assault.Devdutt Padikkal top-scored with 40 off 24 balls, however wickets at common intervals pegged RCB again. Arshad Khan led the cost with three wickets, whereas Jason Holder and Rashid Khan chipped in with two apiece.Regardless of the modest complete, Bhuvneshwar’s early breakthroughs injected life into the competition, giving RCB a glimmer of hope in defence.
