{"id":10949,"date":"2026-04-30T22:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/ipl-2026-bhuvneshwar-kumar-joins-elite-club-becomes-only-second-indian-to-350-t20-wickets-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T22:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:17:04","slug":"ipl-2026-bhuvneshwar-kumar-joins-elite-club-becomes-only-second-indian-to-350-t20-wickets-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/ipl-2026-bhuvneshwar-kumar-joins-elite-club-becomes-only-second-indian-to-350-t20-wickets-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Bhuvneshwar Kumar joins elite club, becomes only second Indian to 350 T20 wickets | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130643198,imgsize-13226,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bhuvneshwar-kumar.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Bhuvneshwar Kumar joins elite club, becomes only second Indian to 350 T20 wickets\" title=\"Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Pic credit: IPL)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Pic credit: IPL)\">Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Pic credit: IPL)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Bhuvneshwar Kumar scripted a major milestone in IPL 2026, becoming only the second Indian bowler to claim 350 or more wickets in T20 cricket during Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u2019s clash against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The veteran pacer reached the landmark in style, striking in the third over of the GT chase to dismiss Sai Sudharsan for his 350th T20 scalp. Delivering a full ball with subtle movement, Bhuvneshwar induced an outside edge that was safely pouched behind the stumps. He didn\u2019t stop there.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->James Hopes reacts after PBKS loss, calls it a \u2018reality check\u2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>In his very next over, the 36-year-old removed the dangerous Shubman Gill, who was blazing away at 43 off just 18 balls. Gill drilled a length delivery hard, only to find Virat Kohli at cover, who completed a sharp catch with a fiery celebration to match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Bhuvneshwar then dismissed Jos Buttler (39 off 19) in his final over of the spell to make a stunning three-wicket haul for the night &#8211; 3 for 28 in 4 overs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Bhuvi joins Chahal in exclusive 350-wicket club<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>With this feat, Bhuvneshwar joined Yuzvendra Chahal as only the second Indian bowler to cross the 350-wicket mark in T20s. Chahal currently leads the charts among Indian bowlers with 391 wickets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Other big names in the list include Jasprit Bumrah (347), Piyush Chawla (327) and Ravichandran Ashwin (317), highlighting the significance of Bhuvneshwar\u2019s achievement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The triple strikes also propelled Bhuvneshwar to the top of the IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings, with 17 wickets in nine matches. Two more than second-placed SRH&#8217;s Eshan Malinga (15 wickets) in the race.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Most wickets by Indian bowlers in Men\u2019s T20s<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"23\">\n<ul>\n<li>391 &#8211; Yuzvendra Chahal<\/li>\n<li>352 &#8211; Bhuvneshwar Kumar<\/li>\n<li>347 &#8211; Jasprit Bumrah<\/li>\n<li>327 &#8211; Piyush Chawla<\/li>\n<li>317 &#8211; Ravichandran Ashwin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">RCB fight back after modest total<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Earlier in the match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were bundled out for 155 in 19.2 overs, struggling to build partnerships against a disciplined Gujarat bowling attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Devdutt Padikkal top-scored with 40 off 24 balls, but wickets at regular intervals pegged RCB back. Arshad Khan led the charge with three wickets, while Jason Holder and Rashid Khan chipped in with two apiece.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Despite the modest total, Bhuvneshwar\u2019s early breakthroughs injected life into the contest, giving RCB a glimmer of hope in defence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-bhuvneshwar-kumar-joins-elite-club-becomes-only-second-indian-to-\/articleshow\/130643147.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Bhuvneshwar Kumar scripted a major milestone in IPL 2026, becoming only the second Indian bowler to claim 350 or more wickets in T20 cricket during Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u2019s clash against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Thursday.The veteran pacer reached the landmark in style, striking in the third over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}