At Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday, Kuldeep Yadav will be tested against the batting lineup of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Along with Axar Patel, he becomes even more dangerous. His ability to control the run flow in the middle overs and pick up wickets makes this chinaman bowler highly effective. Kuldeep will also be eyeing a major milestone in this match. If he manages to take two wickets on Monday, he will enter a special T20 record list that includes legends like Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Kuldeep Set To Join Elite Club
Kuldeep Yadav has taken 248 wickets in 191 innings at an average of 21 and an economy rate of 7.6. If he picks up two more wickets against RCB, he will reach the milestone of 250 wickets in T20 cricket. Kuldeep will become the sixth Indian to achieve this feat. So far, only Yuzvendra Chahal, Piyush Chawla, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, and Axar Patel have done it.

Chahal is the highest wicket-taking Indian spinner in T20s, with 388 wickets in 331 innings, while Piyush Chawla has 327 wickets in 304 innings. Ashwin has taken 317 wickets in 329 matches, Amit Mishra has 285 wickets in 256 innings, and Axar Patel has 277 wickets in 307 innings.

Talking about Kuldeep’s record at Arun Jaitley Stadium, he has taken 23 wickets in 29 IPL innings in Delhi, with an economy rate of 7.1. Against Bengaluru, he has picked up 11 wickets in 11 innings. For the Delhi Capitals, Kuldeep has taken 69 wickets in 59 innings so far. Since IPL 2025, he has been the second-highest wicket-taking Indian spinner.

The contest between Kuldeep and Jitesh Sharma will be interesting. Kuldeep has dismissed him twice in five T20 innings, conceding just 33 runs. His record against Virat Kohli is also notable. In seven innings, Kohli has scored 75 runs against him, while Kuldeep has dismissed him once. He has also dismissed RCB captain Rajat Patidar once in two innings.