The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 has seen a number of bowlers prove vital for their respective teams so far, and it will remain that way as the tournament progresses into its business end.
The 50-over format tournament has Indian youngster Varun Chakravarthy on top of the wicket-takers' list at the moment, taking 18 wickets in 6 matches, including two five-wicket hauls for his side as well. Following him closely is India's Arshdeep Singh, as the pacer has managed to take 17 scalps in just 6 matches so far in the tournament. ALSO READ: Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25: Top 10 highest run-scorers in the tournament
Both bowlers have progressed to the quarter-finals of the tournament and would look to be rewarded for their star-studded performances with a place in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 squad as well. Shami returning with 3-wicket spell for Bengal
Another one of the bowlers catching the eye of fans is Mohammed Shami, whose return to the Indian cricket team has been delayed due to a lengthy injury spell. Shami is playing for Bengal in the tournament. His side unfortunately got knocked out of the pre-quarters, where he bowled 10 overs and ended up with figures of 3/61.
Top wicket-takers in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 | |||||||||
Rank | Player | Matches | Overs | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Runs | 4-fers | 5-fers |
1 | Varun Chakaravarthy | 6 | 50.1 | 301 | 18 | 12.72 | 229 | - | 2 |
2 | Arshdeep Singh | 6 | 55.5 | 335 | 17 | 18.18 | 309 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Chintan Gaja | 7 | 52.3 | 315 | 16 | 15.62 | 250 | - | 1 |
4 | Sayan Ghosh | 7 | 51.1 | 307 | 15 | 20.87 | 313 | - | 1 |
5 | Anshul Kamboj | 8 | 66.5 | 401 | 14 | 21.86 | 306 | 2 | - |
6 | Raghu Sharma | 7 | 58.4 | 352 | 14 | 20.93 | 293 | 1 | - |
7 | Arzan Nagwaswalla | 7 | 48.1 | 289 | 14 | 18 | 252 | 1 | - |
8 | Shreyas Gopal | 7 | 68.3 | 411 | 14 | 25.86 | 362 | 2 | - |
9 | Aniket Choudhary | 6 | 58 | 348 | 14 | 22.5 | 315 | 2 | - |
10 | Pranav Karia | 6 | 59 | 354 | 14 | 23.43 | 328 | 2 | - |