In IPL 2022 (IPL 2022), CSK all-rounder Dwayne Bravo broke Lasith Malinga's record in the match played between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants (CSK vs LSG) on 31 March. Bravo has become the first bowler in the world to take the most wickets in Indian Premier League history. Earlier this record was in the name of Lasith Malinga. Bravo had equaled Malinga's 170 wickets by taking a wicket against KKR in the opener of the season. At the same time, in the match played against Lucknow, he left Malinga behind by taking the 171st wicket.
Malinga has been a bowler whom every batsman was afraid to face. He mastered the art of bowling yorker. At the same time, Bravo is known as a bowling specialist in the death overs. Apart from this, he has also been a finisher for his team. Both the cricketers have come a long way and have managed to become the emperors of their genre. Malinga has congratulated Bravo for taking the most wickets in IPL.
Lasith Malinga congratulated
After the match played between LSG and CSK on Thursday, Lasith Malinga congratulated Bravo on the historic achievement. Malinga wrote on social media, Bravo, congratulations to you for this achievement. He further said, Bravo is the champion cricketer, congratulations to him for taking the most wickets in IPL history, and go-ahead young man.
Record made in 153rd match
In the match played against Lucknow, in the 18th over, Bravo created this record by taking the wicket of Deepak Hooda. Now he leads the list in IPL history with 171 wickets. Bravo achieved this feat in the 153rd match. In IPL, he has taken wickets at an average of 24.07. During this, his strike rate was 17.3. He has been active since the first edition of IPL. Bravo played for Mumbai Indians for three years before joining Chennai Super Kings in 2011.
