Follow UsWith the wicket of Phil Salt in the clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 18 (Friday) in Bengaluru, Arshdeep Singh became Punjab Kings' (PBKS) leading wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He also removed Virat Kohli in his next over.
Arshdeep had 84 wickets coming into this game and removed Salt in the very first over of the rain-curtailed match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Piyush Chawla, who played for PBKS from 2008-2013, led the way until now with 84 scalps at an economy rate of 7.52.
Arshdeep, who has been part of the Punjab set-up since 2019, gets to the landmark in his 72nd game. Only Chawla (87) and David Miller (79) have played for the franchise on more occasions.
PBKS are fourth in the points table with eight points from six matches, just one spot below their opponents, RCB. RCB are yet to win a match at the Chinnaswamy this season, having lost their previous two fixtures.