Purple cap

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: After the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar achieved the 200-wicket milestone in IPL, the right-arm medium pacer said such milestones are a result of players' consistent efforts over the years.

The milestone arrived as Bhuvneshwar returned figures of 3-41 to help RCB secure a 41-run victory over Chennai Super Kings. The veteran seamer became the first pace bowler to achieve this feat.

With 202 wickets in 192 innings at an economy rate of 7.7, Bhuvneshwar now sits second on the IPL’s all-time wicket-takers list, behind Yuzvendra Chahal. Across his long IPL career, the experienced seamer has also remained the only bowler to win the Purple Cap in consecutive seasons (2016, 2017), a reflection of his consistency in a format often considered unforgiving for bowlers.