Overview
- The veteran seamer is set to play his 200th IPL match for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Lucknow Super Giants at Ekana Cricket Stadium, which would make him the 12th player to reach the mark.
- RCB promoted the milestone with a video on X that features Virat Kohli, Josh Hazlewood, and head coach Andy Flower offering tributes to his skill and poise.
- Kohli said Bhuvneshwar ranks among the IPL’s top three pacers and called him a bowler you can trust under pressure every single time.
- He enters the match with 215 wickets in 199 games at a 7.68 economy rate after earlier becoming the first fast bowler to reach 200 IPL wickets.
- This season he has 17 wickets in nine matches at 7.54 and holds the Purple Cap, underlining his value with the new ball and at the death for the defending champions.