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IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja created history

By Akshay - April 09, 2024 05:58 PM

IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja created history: The 22nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 was played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. On the basis of Ravindra Jadeja's all-round performance, CSK defeated KKR by seven wickets. Jadeja took three wickets for 18 runs in four overs and for this he was adjudged player of the match. Jadeja made Sunil Narine, Angirash Raghuvanshi and Venkatesh Iyer his victims.

Jadeja took a brilliant catch of Phil Salt. Salt became the victim of a golden duck on the very first ball of the match off the bowling of fast bowler Tushar Deshpande. Jadeja has created a new history by taking the catch of Salt. He has now become the fifth player to take 100 IPL catches after Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Kieron Pollard and Rohit Sharma.

Top 5 players taking most catches in IPL

  1. Virat Kohli- 110
  2. Suresh Raina- 109
  3. Kieron Pollard- 103
  4. Rohit Sharma- 100
  5. Ravindra Jadeja- 100

Ravindra Jadeja created history

Ravindra Jadeja has become the first player in the world to have 100+ runs, 100+ wickets and 100 catches. Star all-rounder Jadeja has played 231 matches so far in his IPL career. In this he has scored 2776 runs, taken 156 wickets and taken 100 catches. Actually, no player who has taken 100 catches has 100 wickets in his name. Meanwhile, Dwayne Bravo and Axar Patel are the closest among the players to take 100 wickets. Jadeja's name is included in the list of most catchers in IPL.

Players who have taken 100 catches and 100 wickets in IPL history

  • Ravindra Jadeja, Wicket- 156, Catch- 100
  • Dwayne Bravo, Wicket- 183, Catch- 80
  • Akshar Patel, Wicket- 116, Catch- 62

In IPL history, only five players, including Jadeja, have scored more than 1000 runs and also taken 100 catches. Along with star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Axar Patel and Dwayne Bravo are also included in this special list.

Players who have scored more than 1000 runs and taken more than 100 wickets and catches in IPL

  • Dwayne Bravo: Wicket-183, Run-1560, Catch-80
  • Sunil Narayan: Wicket- 167, Run- 1207, Catch- 26
  • Ravindra Jadeja: Wickets- 156, Runs- 2776, Catches- 100
  • Akshar Patel: Wicket- 116, Run- 1469, Catch- 62
  • Andre Russell: Wickets- 102, Runs- 2377, Catches- 33

Also Read: IPL 2024: List of players who hit most sixes in IPL 2024

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