Dwayne Bravo becomes the first bowler in history to scalp 500 T20 wickets

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Dwayne Bravo.

Jamaica: West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo became the first bowler in the history of the game to scalp 500 wickets in the T20 format. The 36-year old, playing for the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) picked up the wicket of Rahkeem Cornwall of St. Lucia Zouks in the fourth over of the innings to achieve the milestone.

Of these 500 wickets, Bravo has taken 100 wickets in the CPL and 59 come from T20I. The Trinidadian player made his T20 debut against New Zealand in Auckland in 2006. He has played for 21 different T20 teams side around the world.

 
 
 
 
 
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An all-rounder in the Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings side, Bravo will take the centre stage in next month’s lucent tournament in UAE. He is one of the most entertaining players IPL has ever seen. Dwayne has played 134 games with 1483 runs and 147 wickets in his bag for the Yellow Army.