IPL 2023: Mohit Sharma claims 100th victim during Delhi Capitals clash

Mohit Sharma. (Photo Source : BCCI/IPL)

Gujarat Titans’ veteran Indian pacer Mohit Sharma became the latest entrant of the 100-wicket club after he claimed his 100th IPL wicket during his side’s clash against bottom dwellers Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He reached the milestone after dismissing Ripal Patel on the penultimate delivery of the first innings.

David Warner’s Delhi Capitals were shell-shocked by Mohammed Shami’s breathtaking spell with the new ball in the powerplay as they lost half their side inside the first six overs of the match. But the visitors made a decent comeback after a 50-run partnership between an in-form Axar Patel and Aman Hakim Khan.

However, veteran Indian pacer Mohit Sharma threw a spanner in Delhi’s plans of posting a competitive total after dismissing Axar in his very first over of the match. The 34-year-old pacer from Haryana was a bit expensive in his second and third over of the match but made amends with a miserly fourth over, where he dismissed the dangerous Ripal Patel to claim his 100th IPL wicket. He is now just two wickets behind legendary Indian pacer Zaheer Khan’s tally of wickets in the IPL.

Mohit, who is making his IPL comeback for the defending champions in this year’s competition, has claimed his 100th wicket in his 92nd appearance in the tournament. He made his IPL debut for the Chennai Super Kings in 2013 and went on to represent the Indian team in 26 ODIs and eight T20Is.

He has been impressive with the ball in this year’s competition and made an instant impact for the defending champions after delivering a player-of-the-match performance in his first appearance in this year’s tournament against Punjab Kings. He has eight wickets to his name in six appearances in the tournament so far.