Star Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar entered his name in the history books on Thursday, April 30, by becoming the first bowler in the world to take 200 IPL wickets in India
. Bhuvneshwar needed 2 wickets in the IPL 2026 match between the Gujarat Titans and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to complete 200 IPL wickets in India, and he achieved the objective inside five overs by taking Sai Sudharsan’s and Shubman Gill’s wickets.IPL 2026 | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple Cap
Bhuvneshwar, who is leading the Purple Cap race in IPL 2026, opened his wicket account at Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday (April 30) by getting Sudharsan caught out by Jitesh Sharma on the sixth ball of the third over of GT’s innings. The left-handed batter from
Tamil Nadu could only manage to score 6 runs from five balls.
Bhuvneshwar’s second wicket came on the sixth ball of the fifth over. On the last ball of his third over of the match, he got Shubman Gill (43 runs from 18 balls) caught out by Virat Kohli.
After completing a double century of IPL wickets in India, Bhuvneshwar also picked up Jos Buttler’s wicket. The former England captain was bowled by the senior India pacer on the third ball of the eighth over of GT’s innings in the 156-run chase.
In the list of bowlers with most IPL wickets in India, Bhuvneshwar is followed by Yuzvendra Chahal. Chahal, who tops the list of bowlers with most wickets in the cash-rich league, has played 154 IPL matches in India and dismissed 186 batters.
Most IPL wickets in India
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 184* | 201* | 5/19 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 154 | 186 | 5/40 |
| Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 171 | 172 | 5/19 |
| Piyush Chawla | Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians | 166 | 168 | 4/17 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiants | 191 | 161 | 4/34 |
| Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions, Mumbai Indians | 136 | 155 | 4/22 |
| Amit Mishra | Deccan Chargers, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 143 | 153 | 5/17 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Rajasthan Royals | 222 | 151 | 5/16 |
| Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 104 | 144 | 5/13 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 130 | 143 | 5/10 |
| Umesh Yadav | Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 144 | 143 | 4/23 |
Bhuvneshwar, who has represented three IPL teams – Pune Warriors India, Sunrisers Hyderabad and RCB – so far has also played 15 matches in the IPL for SRH at three venues across the United Arab Emirates.
