Varun Chakaravarthy records best T20I figures for an Indian spinner

Varun Chakravarthy made history on Sunday with an outstanding performance in the second T20I between India and South Africa at St George's Park in Gqeberha. 

 

The mystery spinner recorded exceptional bowling figures of 5/17, setting a new benchmark for Indian spinners in T20 internationals. His maiden 5-wicket haul in T20Is also earned him a place in the record books alongside Kuldeep Yadav, who also took 5/17 against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2023, marking the best T20I bowling figures by an Indian spinner.     Check South Africa vs India 2nd T20I HIGHLIGHTS here

 

Chakravarthy’s brilliant spell played a key role in restricting South Africa during their chase of 125 runs, as he dominated their top and middle order. This achievement further solidifies his reputation as one of the top T20I bowlers.  Varun Chakaravarthy getting the big wickets for Team India  Getting big wickets like that of Heinrich Klaasen and Davi Miller in the same over showed how good Varun's spell actually was for the Men in Blue. 

Best figures in T20Is by an Indian bowler
Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
Deepak Chahar	3.2	-	7	6	2.1	India	2	v Bangladesh	Nagpur	10/11/19
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	-	25	6	6.25	India	2	v England	Bengaluru	01/02/17
B Kumar	4	1	4	5	1	India	2	v Afghanistan	Dubai (DICS)	08/09/22
Kuldeep Yadav	2.5	-	17	5	6	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14/12/23
Varun Chakaravarthy	4	-	17	5	4.25	India	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10/11/24
B Kumar	4	-	24	5	6	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18/02/18
Kuldeep Yadav	4	-	24	5	6	India	1	v England	Manchester	03/07/18
R Ashwin	4	1	8	4	2	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Visakhapatnam	14/02/16
Arshdeep Singh	4	-	9	4	2.25	India	1	v U.S.A.	New York	12/06/24
B Sran	4	-	10	4	2.5	India	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20/06/16
D Hooda	2.5	-	10	4	3.52	India	2	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	20/11/22
R Ashwin	3.2	-	11	4	3.3	India	2	v Australia	Mirpur	30/03/14
Harbhajan Singh	4	2	12	4	3	India	2	v England	Colombo (RPS)	23/09/12
RP Singh	4	-	13	4	3.25	India	2	v South Africa	Durban	20/09/07
B Kumar	4	-	13	4	3.25	India	2	v South Africa	Cuttack	12/06/22
Ravi Bishnoi	4	2	13	4	3.25	India	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06/07/24
Ravi Bishnoi	2.4	-	16	4	6	India	2	v West Indies	Lauderhill	07/08/22
H Pandya	4	-	16	4	4	India	2	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	01/02/23

  Varun's fifer however, couldn't do the job for Team India on the night as Tristan Stubbs and Gerlad Coetzee helped the hosts chase down the modest total of 125 on the night to make it 1-1 in the 4-match series.  However, Varun's spell will forever be etched in the history books of Indian cricket now and will be a cherished memory for the bowler as well.