Stats: Varun Chakravarthy strikes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to become fastest Indian spinner to 200 T20 wickets

Published - 19 Apr 2026, 15:41 IST | Updated - 19 Apr 2026, 17:06 IST

Star bowler Varun Chakravarthy showed great form upon his return to the playing XI, as he picked up the wicket of dangerous batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the very first over that he bowled. The incident happened during Match No. 28 of the Indian Premier League between KKR and RR at the Eden Gardens, and the wicket made Chakravarthy the fastest Indian spinner to 200 T20 wickets and second-fastest among all Indians.

The ball that got Chakravarthy to the landmark was pitched full with an ample amount of flight that lured Sooryavanshi to go for a huge slog towards the leg side. However, the 15-year-old was trapped by the amount of air on the ball and miscued the ball up in the air as Ramandeep Singh ran in and completed a sensational catch in the deep mid-wicket region.

Chakravarthy finished his brilliant spell with an astonishing figure of three wickets for just 14 runs, where he also accounted for the wickets of Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

While Chakravarthy is the fastest Indian spinner to achieve the landmark, he is only behind Arshdeep Singh, who took 151 innings to achieve the milestone. He also overtook fellow teammate Kuldeep Yadav (160 innings) by taking five fewer innings than the left-arm bowler to go past the 200-wicket mark. Jaydev Unadkat and Mohammed Shami complete the top five list with 162 and 165 innings, respectively.

For the unversed, the mystery spinner started his IPL career with Punjab Kings in 2019, but he has been with Kolkata Knight Riders thereafter all through. The seasoned bowler also captains Tamil Nadu in the domestic circuit in the shortest format of the game.