IPL 2026: Bhuvneshwar Kumar set to script history in the league

Updated On: 14 March, 2026 02:39 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Ahead of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) Bhuvneshwar Kumar is set to achieve a huge feat. Here's all you need to know (Pics: AFP/File Pic)

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Ahead of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) Bhuvneshwar Kumar is set to achieve a huge feat. Here's all you need to know (Pics: AFP/File Pic)

<p>The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is all set to kick off from March 28 <em><strong>(Pic: AFP)</strong></em></p>

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is all set to kick off from March 28 (Pic: AFP)

<p>Ahead of the season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) star pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is falling short of just two wickets of completing his tally of 200 scalps in the league <em><strong>(Pic: AFP)</strong></em></p>

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Ahead of the season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) star pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is falling short of just two wickets of completing his tally of 200 scalps in the league (Pic: AFP)

<p>If he manages to claim the required wickets, Bhuvneshwar will then become the second bowler in the league's history to complete 200 scalps <em><strong>(Pic: AFP)</strong></em></p>

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If he manages to claim the required wickets, Bhuvneshwar will then become the second bowler in the league's history to complete 200 scalps (Pic: AFP)

<p>The first bowler to achieve the feat is the Indian spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal. So far, having played 174 IPL matches, he has bagged 221 wickets in the cash-rich league <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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The first bowler to achieve the feat is the Indian spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal. So far, having played 174 IPL matches, he has bagged 221 wickets in the cash-rich league (Pic: File Pic)

<p>The first match of the upcoming edition of the tournament is set to be played between RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru <em><strong>(Pic: AFP)</strong></em></p>

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The first match of the upcoming edition of the tournament is set to be played between RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru (Pic: AFP)

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