As India faced Oman in their final Group A match in Asia Cup 2025, Arshdeep Singh stood a chance to put an end to his long wait to complete 100 T20I wickets.
Despite waiting to reach the milestone since last playing a T20I in January 2025, Arshdeep went wicketless in the first three overs of the match before he returned to bowl the final over, where he dismissed Vinayak Shukla to complete the feat.
Let's take a look at who is India's highest wicket-taker in the shortest format of the game.
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Who are the top 10 wicket-takers for India in T20Is?
With his only wicket of the match against Oman, Arshdeep Singh became the first Indian bowler overall to complete 100 T20I wickets.
He is followed by the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal and Hardik Pandya at 96 and Jasprit Bumrah at 92 wickets.
| Player | Matches | Wickets | BBI | Economy | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 64 | 100 | 4/9 | 8.31 | 18.49 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 59 | 96 | 6/25 | 8.19 | 25.09 |
| Hardik Pandya | 111 | 96 | 4/16 | 8.21 | 26.61 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 72 | 92 | 3/7 | 6.29 | 17.67 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 87 | 90 | 5/4 | 6.96 | 23.10 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 43 | 77 | 5/17 | 6.68 | 13.23 |
| Axar Patel | 74 | 74 | 3/9 | 7.19 | 21.70 |
| R Ashwin | 65 | 72 | 4/8 | 6.90 | 23.22 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 42 | 61 | 4/13 | 7.35 | 19.37 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 74 | 54 | 3/15 | 7.13 | 29.85 |
Who leads the T20I wicket-takers globally?
The global T20I wicket-takers leaderboard is led by Rashid Khan with 173 wickets in 103 matches. Here is the list of top 5 Most Wickets in T20I history:
| Player | Matches | Wickets | BBI | Economy | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashid Khan (AFG) | 103 | 173 | 5/3 | 6.12 | 13.93 |
| Tim Southee (NZ) | 126 | 164 | 5/18 | 8.00 | 22.38 |
| Ish Sodhi (NZ) | 126 | 150 | 4/12 | 7.95 | 22.38 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 129 | 149 | 5/20 | 6.81 | 22.52 |
| Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) | 116 | 146 | 6/10 | 7.31 | 20.85 |
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