T Natarajan completes 100 wickets in T20 cricket: Key stats
Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer T Natarajan has completed 100 wickets in T20 cricket. The left-arm seamer unlocked this achievement in Match 50 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) against Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad. Natarajan attained this feat with his second wicket in the match. He managed 2/35 versus RR, who are chasing 202. We decode the stats.
A look at his T20 stats
Natarajan has been among the astute left-arm bowlers in Indian cricket. Although he doesn't possess much pace, his ability to bowl pin-point yorkers stand out. Natarajan raced to 100 wickets in his 89th T20. He has an average of around 27 and an economy rate of under 9. His T20 tally includes a solitary four-wicket haul.
Natarajan gets to 15 scalps in IPL 2024
Natarajan, who also represented Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), owns 60-plus wickets in the IPL. The left-arm medium-pacer, hailing from Tamil Nadu, has snapped up 63 scalps from 55 matches at 28.42. His economy rate is 8.80. Natarajan now owns 15 wickets this season from eight matches at 19.13. He is the current Purple Cap holder.
Third-most IPL wickets for SRH
Natarajan is the third-highest wicket-taker for SRH in the IPL. The left-arm pacer, with 63 scalps, is now only behind Bhuvneshwar Kumar (150-plus) and Rashid Khan (93) in this regard.
Career-best IPL figures
Earlier this season, Natarajan recorded his career-best bowling figures in the IPL. He took a four-wicket haul as SRH beat Delhi Capitals in Match 35 of IPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The left-arm pacer conceded just 19 runs (four overs) in a high-scoring encounter. SRH successfully defended 266 and won by 67 runs. Natarajan helped SRH bowl the Capitals out for 199.
