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Sunrisers Hyderabad seamer Ashish Nehra became the eighth cricketer, sixth Indian and first left-arm bowler to take 100 wickets in IPL. At 37, he is also the oldest bowler to reach the milestone.
Nehra achieved the feat by taking two wickets in two balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of IPL 10 in Hyderabad on Wednesday. He got rid of Shane Watson (22) and Sreenath Aravind (0) on successive balls as defending champions Hyderabad defeated Bangalore by 35 runs. IPL 2017: Full coverage
The other seven bowlers with 100 wickets in IPL are Lasith Malinga (143), Amit Mishra (124), Dwayne Bravo (122), Piyush Chawla (120), Harbhajan Singh (119), Vinay Kumar (101) and Ravichandran Ashwin (100). Also Check: IPL 2017: Rashid Khan becomes the first Afghan cricketer to play in the Indian Premier League, picks two wickets on debut
Yuvraj Singh and Moises Henriques’ respective half-centuries steered the hosts to victory over Virat Kohli-less depleted RCB team. Also Read: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights, IPL 2017 Match 1: Yuvraj Singh shines as hosts SRH beat RCB by 35 runs
Nehra clinched the wicket of RCB skipper Watson on the third ball of the 17th over and then sent back tailender Sreenath Aravind to pavilion on the very next delivery. While Watson mistimed a full toss and handed a simple catch to Moisés Henriques, Aravind was beaten by Nehra’s pace and was castled by an outstanding yorker.
The 37-year-old veteran fast bowler missed out on a hat-trick, but finished with figures of 2 for 42 in his stipulated four overs.
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