IPL 2017: Ashish Nehra becomes first left-arm seamer to scalp 100 IPL wickets

Ashish Nehra became the first left-arm seamer (and eighth overall) to grab 100 wickets in IPL.

06 Apr 2017 11:10 IST

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IPL 2017: Ashish Nehra becomes first left-arm seamer to scalp 100 IPL wickets — Ashish Nehra - File Photo

Indian Premier League 2017 started off with a big bang as defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) edged past Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 35 runs courtesy warhorse Yuvraj Singh’s stupendous 27-ball 62 knock.

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However, amidst the powerpacked batting display, SRH’s Ashish Nehra became the first left-arm seamer (and eighth overall) to grab 100 wickets in IPL. Nehra took two big wickets of Shane Watson and Sreenath Aravind in his final over.

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All in all, his figures for the match read 4-0-42-2. Nehra achieved this feat in just 83 matches.The veteran Indian seamer has scalped his wickets at an impressive average of 23.4, he has one four-wicket haul to his name maintaining an economy of under 8 RPO, and that too in a batsman-dominated era.

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