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Josh Hazlewood Gets Priyansh To Become One Of RCB’s Most Successful Bowlers In A Season

Aakash Saini

Josh Hazlewood in IPL 2025 [Source: AP Photos]Josh Hazlewood in IPL 2025 [Source: AP Photos]

Josh Hazlewood struck early for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by getting rid of firebrand Punjab Kings opener Priyansh Arya in the IPL 2025 final. The speedster delivered the breakthrough in the second over of his opening spell inside the powerplay, courtesy of some sharp fielding from Phil Salt at the boundary at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.

Notably, Hazlewood also became one of RCB’s most successful bowlers in any single edition of the tournament, considering the legendary Australian paceman extended his IPL 2025 tally to 22 wickets.

Josh Hazlewood inches closer to ex-India paceman

Josh Hazlewood continues to lead RCB’s bowling attack this IPL 2025 season, in terms of number of wickets, in spite of missing a handful of matches during the middle stages of the tournament. In the final match against Punjab Kings, the 34-year-old dismissed Priyansh Arya with the new ball to pick up his 22nd wicket of the season.

In doing so, Hazlewood inched closer to Vinay Kumar’s IPL 2013 tally of 23 wickets in terms of RCB bowlers with most wickets in a single edition of the tournament. Harshal Patel remains RCB’s most successful single-season bowler, from the time he clinched the ‘Purple Cap’ in IPL 2021 with 32 wickets.

Most wickets by RCB bowlers in a single IPL season

Bowler
Wickets
Season
Harshal Patel322021
Vinay Kumar232013
Josh Hazlewood222025
Sreenath Aravind212011

Josh Hazlewood made his return to RCB line-up this IPL 2025 season last week after over a month, making instant impact for his team by picking up match-winning figures of 3-21 against Punjab Kings in the first qualifier in New Chandigarh.

At the moment, Hazlewood’s IPL 2025 tally stands at 22 wickets from 12 innings at a bowling average of 15.81.

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