Suyash Sharma Creates History, Becomes First Spinner In The World To Achieve Rarest Of Rare Feats
Suyash Sharma created history in the RCB VS DC match |courtesy - BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Suyash Sharma achieved an incredible all-time record during his team's thumping nine-wicket victory against the Delhi Capitals (DC) on Monday (April 27) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. While Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazelwood stole the show with the new ball, Suyash delivered a splendid spell as he gave away just seven runs in four overs, while also dismissing Kuldeep Yadav. Suryash came into the attack in the 10th over of the innings and did not concede a single boundary in his innings. The 22-year-old bowled a maiden in the 12th over of the innings. Meanwhile, he conceded four singles and three wides in his spell as the Capitals were bowled out for 75 runs. Suyash is the first spinner to bowl 20 bot balls in an IPL match in history. The record was previously shared by five players, which included Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal. There are a total of eight pacers in the league's history who have delivered 19 dot balls in an innings. This list includes prominent Indian names such as Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Mohammed Shami, alongside Umran Malik, Munaf Patel, Sreeshanth, and Harshal Patel. Among overseas players, Doug Bollinger and Fidel Edwards are joint-second on the list. Suyash also broke Harshal's record for the most dot balls by an RCB player in an IPL match. No other player apart from these two have bowled more than 18 dot balls in an IPL Match for the franchise. Chahal is the only spinner as well as RCB player to bowl a more economical spell after bowling four overs than Suyash. He had given away just six runs in a match against CSK at Chepauk in 2019. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Cricket, IPL 2026, IPL Points Table, and around the Sports. Aayush Kataria is a Senior Copy Editor at Times Network with four years of experience, having started his career in the organisation. He is a key memb... View More





