Varun Chakravarthy Enters Exclusive List After Taking Five-Wicket Haul Against South Africa

Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy made history on Sunday by becoming the fifth Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a T20 International. He achieved this impressive feat during the second T20I against South Africa at St George's Park, Gqeberha. This is also his maiden five-wicket haul in international cricket. Varun Chakravarthy enters record booksVarun Chakravarthy registered a bowling figure of 5/17 in his quota of four overs to initiate a South African batting collapse. This is after India managed to score just 124/6 in 20 overs while batting first in the match. Chakravarthy displayed an amazing bowling performance to help India bounce back in the match. 𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙂𝙦𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙖!Varun Chakaravarthy is making merry &amp; how! ☺️His maiden five-wicket haul in international cricket 👏 👏South Africa 6 down for 66! Live ▶️ https://t.co/ojROEpNnzy #TeamIndia | #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/reZgq8S5zu— BCCI (@BCCI) November 10, 2024 Varun Chakravarthy's exceptional performance has catapulted him into an exclusive list of Indian bowlers who have achieved this remarkable milestone. He joins the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, and Deepak Chahar in this elite group.Indian bowlers with five-wicket haul in T20IsYuzvendra Chahal (6/25) vs England in 2017Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5/24, 5/4) vs South Africa in 2018, Afghanistan in 2022Kuldeep Yadav (5/24, 5/17) vs England in 2018, South Africa in 2023Deepak Chahar (6/7) vs Bangladesh in 2019Varun Chakravarthy (5/17) vs South Africa in 2024Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav are the only Indian bowlers who have taken a T20I five-wicket haul twice in their careers so far.

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Varun Chakravarthy Enters Exclusive List After Taking Five-Wicket Haul Against South Africa

Varun Chakravarthy registered a bowling figure of 5/17 in his quota of four overs to initiate a South African batting collapse.

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