Joshua Little claims his maiden four-wicket haul in IPL: Stats
What's the story
Gujarat Titans pacer Joshua Little claimed 4/45 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 52 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Little broke a rampant 92-run stand between Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis in the sixth over. He claimed three more scalps in the middle overs. However, RCB beat GT by four wickets. GT managed 147/10 earlier. Here's more.
Bowling
Little makes a comeback to finish with four wickets
Little was smashed all around in his first over. He conceded 20 runs as RCB raced to 34/0 after two overs. He was brought back to bowl the sixth over and du Plessis smacked him for 14 runs before being dismissed. Little, who conceded 34 runs in the first two overs, came back strong. He managed 3/11 in his next two overs.
Numbers
149 T20 wickets for Little
As per ESPNcricinfo, Little has raced to 149 T20 wickets from 124 matches at an average of 22.07. He managed his third four-wicket haul and his economy rate reads 7.65. In the IPL, Little now has 11 scalps from 11 matches at 30.81. His economy rate is 8.92. He is now the first GT bowler with a four-fer versus RCB in the IPL.
Information
6th GT bowler with this feat
Little is now the sixth GT bowler with a four-wicket haul or more in the IPL. Mohit Sharma leads with one fifer and two four-fers. Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan have two four-fers each. Lockie Ferguson and R Sai Kishore have one four-fer each.