The prominent Team India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has bagged an unwanted record under his belt at Edgbaston on June 30. Chahal has become the bowler who has conceded most runs as an Indan bowler in a World Cup clash. In the league stage fixture, England went after an Indian spinner to unsettle the formidable Men in Blue’s bowling attack. And to some extent, the Three Lions’ batsmen have succeeded to batter the slow bowlers.
In the match number 38 of the ODI showpiece, Eoin Morgan won the toss only to see England’s opening pair delivering the punch. Jonny Bairstow alongside Jason Roy stitched 160-run partnership in 22.1 overs. Following the strong foundation laid by openers.
Besides, Indian bowlers pulled things back to some extent, but in the meantime, a couple of bowlers went for plenty, including Chahal.
Chahal tried hard in Birmingham:
Ahead of England vs India game, Chahal bagged ten wickets to continue as the leading wicket-taker for India. However, the dynamics changed when Mohammad Shami claimed a five-wicket haul against England – to top the charts with 13 scalps in just three matches.
The right-arm paceman conceded 69 runs in his quota of 10 overs to walk out with a five-wicket haul to his name. Apart from him, Jasprit Bumrah has bowled exceptionally well who gave away 44 runs for a wicket.
On the other side, Kuldeep Yadav was also taken to the cleaners. Despite claiming a wicket of Jason Roy 66 (57), when Ravindra Jadeja claimed a stunner in the deep, the wrist spinner further saw him conceded 72 runs off 60 deliveries.
Meanwhile, the 28-year-old Haryana-based bowler Chahal has ended up conceding most runs as an Indian in the ODI showpiece. Chahal has given away 88 runs to have a rare off day with the ball.
In 2003, Javagal Srinath gave away 87 runs off ten overs against Australia.
Here’s the list of Indian bowlers who’ve had conceded most runs in a World Cup game:
Yuzvendra Chahal, England, 2019 – 88 (10)
Javagal Srinath, Australia, 2003 – 87 (10)
Karsan Ghavri, England, 1975 – 83 (11)
Ravichandran Ashwin, Zimbabwe, 2015 – 75 (10)
Mohit Sharma, Australia, 2015 – 75 (10)