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IPL 2022, Axar Patel joins the 100 wickets club

DC all rounder Axar Patel becomes the ninth spinner and 18th player overall to pocket 100 wickets in IPL
Chitrangada Chaudhuri
Axar achieved the feat during DC's 17-run win over Punjab Kings at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
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Axar Patel achieved the feat in his 121st appearance
His 100th victim was PBKS skipper Mayank Agarwal
In the third delivery of his spell, Axar's delivery skidded past Mayank's late cut attempt and clean bowled him for a second ball duck
Axar also claimed his 101st wicket during the match by castling Rishi Dhawan in the fourth delivery of his final over
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
The 28-year-old spinner ended with impressive figures of 2 for 14 in 4 overs.
The left-arm spinner follows the likes of Amit Mishra, Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Sunil Narine, Ravindra Jadeja and Rashid Khan for a tweaker to join the IPL 100 wickets club.
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Earlier this season, Axar reached another milestone as he crossed the 1000 runs mark in the cash rich league.
The Delhi Capitals all rounder also went past fifty catches in the IPL and has currently taken 52 catches.
Axar Patel also became the fourth player to score over 1000 runs and claim 100 wickets or more in IPL.