RR vs SRH: Yuzvendra Chahal decimates Sunrisers and registers his name in 'ELITE' list

RR vs SRH: Rajasthan Royals made a grand start to their Indian Premier League campaign as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs in the Indian Premier League. Batting first Jos Buttler, Yasasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson showed some fiery batting skills as Rajasthan crossed the 200-run mark in their very first match. Yuzevndra Chahal starred with the ball as his four-wicket haul helped the side to record a massive win over SRH.

Rajasthan Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal broke a number of records against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Chahal broke a few records as he became the first Indian player to take 300 wickets in T20 matches. He also breached the top three of IPL's all-time wicket-taker list. After Lasith Malinga and Dwayne Bravo Chahal remain the only spinner in the top three with 170 scalps to his name. Chahal also tops the list of the spinner with the most wickets in the IPL. The other members are, Amit Mishra (166 wickets from 154 games), Ravichandran Ashwin (158 wickets from 185 matches), Piyush Chawla (157 wickets from 165 games), Sunil Narine  153 wickets from 149 games.

The spinner has been a mainstay for the Indian team for the past few years and if he maintains his form he is expected to be in the squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup.

Starting XIs

Rajasthan Royals XI: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, KM Asif

Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips (wk), Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (c), Adil Rashid, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Umran Malik, T Natarajan