IND vs ENG third T20I | Varun Chakravarthy continues good run, rewrites Kuldeep’s document

India’s Varun Chakravarthy celebrates the wicket of England’s batsman through the third T20 Cricket match between India and England at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday January 28, 2025.
| Picture Credit score: VIJAY SONEJI

Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy continued his strong run of type in worldwide cricket, breaking Kuldeep Yadav’s document for many wickets by an Indian spinner in a stretch of T20I matches.

Chakravarthy has been a revelation for the T20I aspect since his return to the set-up final yr, having final performed for India in 2021 earlier than that.

Within the third T20I, Chakravarthy shined with figures of 5/24 in 4 overs, getting wickets of skipper Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer, which fully derailed England from 83/1 to 127/8.

Now since his return to T20Is final yr, Varun has performed 10 matches, taking 27 wickets at a median of 10.96, an economic system price of seven.40 and finest bowling figures of 5/17.

After 16 total video games, he has taken 29 wickets at a median of 14.65, with an economic system price of 6.84, which can also be spectacular.

Now, he has overtaken Kuldeep Yadav (25 wickets) for many wickets by an Indian spinner within the 10-match stretch in T20Is.

Globally, he stands at quantity three, subsequent to Syazrul Idrus (Malaysia, 28 wickets) and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan (Afghanistan, 30 wickets).

Indian batters faltered towards an incisive England bowling assault because the guests raised their sport in a must-win state of affairs to win the third T20I by 26 runs and preserve the five-match sequence alive.

Mohammed Shami made a strong comeback to worldwide cricket after 14 months but it surely was Varun Chakravarthy’s bowling effort that stood out as his five-wicket haul helped India restrict England to 171/9.

India ought to have chased down the goal however the batters may solely handle 145/9 in 20 overs.

India nonetheless lead the sequence 2-1 with the fourth sport scheduled in Pune on January 31.