NEW DELHI:
Axar Patel
joined
Ravindra Jadeja
in an exclusive company as he reached 200 wickets in the Twenty20 format.
Patel accomplished this feat on Sunday during India's second Twenty20 International against
Afghanistan
in
Indore
.
Axar maintained his excellent form with the ball during the game, taking 2/17 in his allotted four overs. He removed
Gulbadin Naib
, who was looking threatening after hitting a half-century, and captain
Ibrahim Zadran
.
With Naib's wicket, Axar became the second Indian after Ravindra Jadeja (3382 runs at 25.42 and 216 wickets at 29.87 in 310 matches) to complete the double of 2000 runs and 200 wickets in Twenty20s.
Axar has 2545 runs at 22.52 and 200 wickets at 27.95 in 234 matches. Overall, he is the 27th player to accomplish the feat.
The leading wicket-taker in T20 cricket is West Indies'
Dwayne Bravo
(619 wickets in 564 matches). For India, the leading wicket-taker in T20 cricket is spinner
Yuzvendra Chahal
(336 wickets in 290 matches).
Axar was named the 'Player of the Match' for his bowling spell.
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