The first match of the 5-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday. The draw will start at 6:30 Indian time while the match will kick off at 7:00 pm In this match, India’s star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal can make a special record in his name. He has a good chance of beating Ravichandran Ashwin.
Yuzvendra Chahal is in great shape at the moment. His hallmark was seen in IPL 2022. In season 15 of the tournament, he took 27 wickets in 17 matches with an average of 19.51 and an economy of 7.75. He was the highest wicket taker this season. In such a situation, even against South Africa, Chahal can prove fatal.
In the first T20 match against South Africa or in this series, Chahal can become the tallest Indian bowler in T20 cricket. Chahal has so far taken 274 wickets in 242 T20 matches. At the same time, Ashwin has 276 wickets in 282 T20 matches. Chahal will overtake Ashwin to become the Indian bowler with the most wicket-taker by taking three wickets in the first match or series against South Africa. Chahal has taken 68 wickets in 54 T20 internationals for India. At the same time, he has 166 wickets in 131 matches in IPL while he has taken 40 wickets in domestic T20 cricket for Haryana.
