Delhi: India’s young fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has achieved the distinction of becoming the most wicket -taking bowler for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The left -handed pace achieved this historic achievement by taking his first wicket in the match number 34 of IPL 2025 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Bengaluru.
As soon as Arshdeep dismissed RCB opener Phil Salt on the fourth ball of the first over of the innings, he created history by leaving Piyush Chawla behind. Chawla took 84 wickets for the Punjab franchise, while Arshdeep has now reached the top with 85 wickets.
In this 14 -overs affected by the rain, Salt tried to play the bridge shot, but could not take the ball properly and Josh English caught an easy catch.
In the T20 format, Arshdeep has a great record against Phil Salt. According to Espncricinfo, in seven innings, Arshdeep has dismissed Salt three times. During this time, Salt has scored just 24 runs against him from 29 balls, his average 8 and strike rate is 82.75.
Arshdeep made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings in the 2019 season. So far, he has taken 85 wickets in 72 matches. In this journey, he has done the feat of taking four wickets twice and five wickets once. Talking about this season, Arshdeep has taken 9 wickets in 7 matches so far.
The highest wicket -taking bowlers for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in IPL:
| place | Player | Number of wickets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arshdeep Singh | 86* |
| 2 | Piyush Chawla | 84 |
| 3 | Sandeep Sharma | 73 |
| 4 | Akshar Patel | 61 |
| 5 | Mohammed Shami | 58 |
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