Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is making his 200th appearance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Lucknow on May 7 (Thursday). He is also the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament’s history with 215 scalps.
However, he has now become the first fast bowler to notch up 200 appearances in the IPL and the 12th to play at least this many games in the tournament. The 36-year-old started off his IPL career in 2011 with the Pune Warriors India (PWI) and moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2014. He won his maiden IPL title with SRH in 2016 and still remains the highest wicket-taker for the franchise, striking 157 times.
He was then bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for INR 10.75 crore in the IPL 2024 auction. He played a massive role in RCB’s maiden title win in 2025, picking up 17 wickets in the tournament. In the ongoing season, he is the joint-highest wicket-taker with 17 scalps to his name.
Overall, Bhuvneshwar has played 145 matches for SRH, 31 for PWI and 24 for RCB in the IPL so far.
RCB are third on the IPL points table with 12 points from nine matches. A win tonight will take them to the top of the table.
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