Ravindra Jadeja Reaches Historic Milestone, Joins Malinga, Bravo In Elite List

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja completed 200 wickets in T20 cricket on Wednesday. Jadeja accomplished this feat during his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals at the franchise's home arena of MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In the match, Jadeja was once again the leading bowler for CSK, taking 2/21 in his four overs at an economy rate of 5.20. This has taken his wicket-tally in IPL 2023 to six wickets in four matches, with best bowling figures of 3/20, an average of 13.83, and an economy rate of 6.38.

He is the second-highest wicket-taker for CSK this IPL season behind Tushar Deshpande (seven wickets) and overall at fifth-place, behind Tushar, Rashid Khan (eight wickets, Gujarat Titans), Mark Wood (nine wickets, Lucknow Super Giants) and Yuzvendra Chahal (10 wickets, Rajasthan Royals).

In 296 T20s, Jadeja has 200 wickets at an average of 30.25 and an economy rate of 7.54. His best bowling figures in the format are 5/16.

In 64 T20Is for India, Jadeja has taken 51 wickets at an average of 28.49 and an economy rate of 7.04. His best bowling figures for India in T20Is are 3/15.

The top-five wicket-takers in T20Is are Bangladesh's Shakib al Hasan (136 wickets), New Zealand's Tim Southee (134 wickets), Afghanistan's Rashid Khan (129 wickets), NZ's Ish Sodhi (115 wickets) and Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga (107 wickets). Yuzvendra Chahal is the highest wicket-taker in T20Is for India with 91 scalps.

In IPL career spanning 15 overs, he has played for teams like CSK, RR and now-defunct Gujarat Lions and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. In 214 matches, he has taken 138 wickets at an average of 30.05 and an economy rate of 7.57. His best bowling figures are 5/16. He is the 11th-highest