Varun Chakarvarthy created historical past within the 2nd T20I at Gqeberha
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Varun Chakravarthy created historical past in Gqeberha
- Varun took 5 wickets and conceded simply 17 runs
- India misplaced the second T20I by three wickets
Varun Chakravarthy continued his unbelievable comeback to the Indian group in the course of the 2nd T20I between India and South Africa at St. George’s Park in Gqeberha on Sunday (November 10) as he spun an online across the South African batting unit.
After dropping the toss and posting a complete of simply 124 on the board, the Indian group had their backs in opposition to the wall earlier than Varun turned the sport within the Suryakumar Yadav-led group’s favour. Varun took 5 wickets whereas giving freely simply 17 runs in his four-over spell.
The 33-year-old took the wickets of 5 of South Africa’s prime seven with the dismissals of Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, and David Miller. Nevertheless, his heroics went in useless as Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee’s lower-order brilliance ensured a three-wicket victory for the hosts to degree the collection 1-1.
Varun Chakravarthy Creates Historical past
By his unbelievable show in opposition to the Proteas, Varun wrote his title within the historical past books and have become the oldest Indian to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star is barely the fifth Indian to realize the milestone after Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav (twice) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (twice).
Varun is the primary to realize the feat after his Thirty third birthday breaking Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s document whereas additionally changing into the primary spinner to realize the feat after his thirtieth birthday. He’s additionally the primary Indian to register the milestone in dropping trigger.
Oldest Indians To Take A 5-Wicket Haul
| Participant | Age | Opponent | Venue | Yr |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 33 Years, 73 Days | South Africa | Gqeberha | 2024 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 32 Years, 215 Days | Afghanistan | Dubai | 2022 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 29 Years, 0 Days | South Africa | Johannesburg | 2023 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 28 Years, 13 Days | South Africa | Johannesburg | 2018 |
| Deepak Chahar | 27 Years, 95 Days | Bangladesh | Delhi | 2019 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 26 Years, 193 Days | England | Bengaluru | 2017 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 23 Years, 201 Days | England | Manchester | 2018 |
Varun made his debut in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2021 in a 12 months that noticed him play six T20Is together with three on the 2021 T20 World Cup. After simply two wickets and India’s horrific marketing campaign within the mega occasion, the star spinner was dropped from the group.
Regardless of being a constant drive for KKR within the Indian Premier League (IPL), Varun needed to wait three years for a comeback which got here in opposition to Bangladesh final month. Since his return to the fold, he has taken 13 wickets in simply 5 video games.
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