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Chakravarthy’s Spin Magic: Breaks Kuldeep’s record with fifer in 3rd T20I against England

Chakravarthy has been a revelation for the T20I side since his return to the set-up last year, having last played for India in 2021 before that
12:15 AM Jan 29, 2025 IST | ANI
chakravarthy’s spin magic  breaks kuldeep’s record with fifer in 3rd t20i against england
Chakravarthy’s Spin Magic: Breaks Kuldeep’s record with fifer in 3rd T20I against England
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Rajkot, Jan 28: Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy continued his solid run of form in international cricket, breaking Kuldeep Yadav's record for most wickets by an Indian spinner in a stretch of T20I matches on Tuesday.

Chakravarthy has been a revelation for the T20I side since his return to the set-up last year, having last played for India in 2021 before that.

During the third T20I, Chakravarthy shined with figures of 5/24 in four overs, getting wickets of skipper Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, and Jofra Archer, which completely derailed England from 83/1 to 127/8.

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Since his return to T20Is last year, Varun has played 10 matches, taking 27 wickets at an average of 10.96, an economy rate of 7.40, and best bowling figures of 5/17. After 16 overall games, he has taken 29 wickets at an average of 14.65, with an economy rate of 6.84, which is also impressive.

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Now, he has overtaken Kuldeep Yadav (25 wickets) for most wickets by an Indian spinner in the 10-match stretch in T20Is. Globally, he stands at number three, next to Syazrul Idrus (Malaysia, 28 wickets) and Afghanistan's Rashid Khan (Afghanistan, 30 wickets).

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Coming to the match, India won the toss and opted to bowl first. Despite a fine 76-run stand between Ben Duckett (51 in 28 balls, with seven fours and two sixes) and skipper Buttler (24 in 22 balls, with a four and six), England lost wickets to spinners regularly.

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Despite a fighting 43 in 28 balls by Liam Livingstone (one four and five sixes), England could score just 171/9 in their 20 overs.

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Chakravarthy (5/24) was the top wicket-taker for India, with Hardik Pandya getting two wickets as well. Ravi Bishnoi and Axar Patel also got a wicket each.