Arshdeep Singh, who is India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is, is leading the Men in Blue’s bowling attack in the ongoing third T20I against South Africa. In the match taking place at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, he picked up a wicket in the first over itself. On the fourth ball of the first over, he trapped South African opener Reeza Hendricks in front of the wickets. The right-handed batter was given not out by the on-field umpire, but Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav challenged the decision after Arshdeep insisted, and in the replays the ball was hitting the stumps, because of which the decision was reversed and the batter was given out.
The wicket of Hendricks, who made a three-ball duck, helped Arshdeep break
Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record of taking the most wickets for India in the powerplay over of T20I matches.
Bhuvneshwar has dismissed 47 batters so far in the first six overs of T20I matches for Team India, whereas Arshdeep now has 48 wickets to his credit.
Most wickets in Powerplay (1-6 overs) for India in T20Is
- 48 – Arshdeep Singh
- 47 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- 33 – Jasprit Bumrah
- 21 – Axar Patel
- 21 – Washington Sundar
- 19 – Ashish Nehra
The world record for taking the most wickets in the powerplay in T20Is is in the name of former New Zealand pacer Tim Southee. Southee dismissed 58 batters in the first six overs of T20I matches.
Southee is followed by Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi. Afridi has dismissed 55 batters so far in the first six overs.
100 T20I wickets for Pandya
Hardik Pandya becomes the third Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in T20Is on Sunday. The 32-year-old cricketer from Baroda who made his T20I debut for India on January 26, 2016, against Australia in Adelaide, picked up his 100th wicket in the form of Tristan Stubbs.
Pandya is the third Indian bowler after Arshdeep and Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss at least 100 batters in T20Is.
Arshdeep became the first Indian to take 100 wickets in T20Is on September 19, 2025, during the Asia Cup match against Oman in Abu Dhabi, and Bumrah’s 100th T20I wicket came in the first India-South Africa match played on December 9, 2025, in Cuttack.
