Stats: West Indies all-rounder creates history in T20 format

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Batsmen are dominating T20 format with innovative stroke play, short boundaries, and sensational hitting. It was a historic moment as West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo became the first bowler to pick up 500 wickets

Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders, Bravo grabbed the wicket of Rakheem Cornwall of St Lucia Zouks in the 13th Match of CPL 2020 played at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad today. Bravo has been a superstar playing overall leagues around the world.

Dwayne Bravo made his T20 debut in 2006. He has played for West Indies and then 22 franchises around the world. So far, the all-round features in 458 matches (439 innings) with 500 wickets at an economy of 8.26 runs per over. He has taken nine times four-wicket haul and twice five wickets in the match.

Bravo has shown tremendous success in the Indian Premier League journey. He has played for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions. The all-rounder is currently 5th in the all-time wicket-takers in IPL. He has grabbed a total of 147 wickets from 134 matches (131 innings) at an economy of 8.39 runs per over.

Bravo made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians in 2008 and played till 2010. He took 26 wickets from 30 matches with best figures of 3/34 in the 2009 edition. With the bat, he scored 457 runs from 30 matches with a career-best score of 70*.

He played for Trinidad and Tobago from 2012-2018. After that, he featured for Victoria from 2009/2010 and 2010/11 seasons. Bravo had a successful career for Chennai Super Kings. He played for the best franchise in IPL history from 2011-2015.

Bravo has won the Purple Cap twice in IPL. He took 32 wickets from 18 matches in the 2013 edition that is a record for most wickets in a season. In the 2015 edition, Bravo took a total of 26 wickets from 16 matches.

He played for Sydney Sixers in 2011/12, Chittagong Vikings in 2012, Melbourne Renegades in 2013-14, 2017/2018 in BBL, in PSL for Lahore Qalandars in 2016-2017. After two years suspension of CSK, Bravo featured for Gujarat Lions and his performance was not up to the mark.

He then played for Surrey, Dhaka Dynamites in 2016. He then featured for Comilla Victorians in 2017, Middlesex, and Paarl Rocks in 2018. In the 2018/19 season, Bravo was bought by Melbourne Renegades and Peshwar Zalmi.

In the 2019 edition of PSL, Bravo featured for Quetta Gladiators. Bravo has performed brilliantly in BBL history. He played for 3 franchises from 2011 till 2019. During this period, he took a total of 49 wickets from 47 matches (45 innings) with the best figures of 5/28.

Bravo played a total of 71 matches (61 innings) and grabbed 59 wickets for West Indies in the T20I format. He was a part of the team winning two ICC World T20I tournaments. During the Sri Lanka tour, Bravo made a comeback into the squad.

After the two-year suspension, Bravo was bought by the CSK franchise. His performance was not up to the mark apart from a brilliant knock in the opening match of the 2018 edition against Mumbai Indians.

 Dwayne Bravo becomes the first bowler to take 500 wickets in the T20 format CPL 2020: Dwayne Bravo Becomes First Bowler To Take 500 T20 Wickets

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