Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets in the first match of IPL 2022. Despite Chennai’s loss, a very special record was recorded in the name of Dwayne Bravo. Bravo has reached the top in IPL history in terms of taking the most wickets. He has equaled Lasith Malinga in this matter. Bravo took 3 important wickets in the match played against KKR.
Chennai had to face defeat in the first match of IPL 2022 played in Mumbai. In this match, Bravo took 3 wickets while bowling brilliantly for Chennai. He conceded 20 runs in 4 overs. Bravo equaled Malinga’s record in this performance. Bravo has come out on top with Malinga in terms of taking the most wickets in IPL.
Bravo has played a total of 151 matches in his IPL career so far. During this he took 170 wickets. While Malinga have taken 170 wickets in 122 matches. If you look at the match, then Malinga will be considered at the top. Because he played fewer games than Bravo to reach 170 wickets.
After losing the toss, opting to bat first, CSK scored 131 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. During this, former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored an unbeaten half-century for the team. Dhoni scored 50 runs on 38 balls with the help of 7 fours and a six. While Jadeja scored 26 not out. He made a six out of 28 balls. In response, KKR won the match by 133 runs from 18.3 overs. Ajinkya Rahane played a major inning of 44 runs for KKR.
- Lasith Malinga/Dwayne Bravo – 170
- Amit Mishra – 166
- Piyush Mishra – 157
- Harbhajan Singh – 150
