Arshdeep Singh led India’s pace attack in the second T20I against Ireland on Sunday (June 28). In the match at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast, the 27-year-old left-arm pacer bowled his full quota of four overs and picked up 2 wickets for 35 runs.
Arshdeep opened his account by dismissing Ross Adair off the second ball of his second over before removing George Dockrell off the third ball of his fourth over. Those two wickets helped him surpass Kuldeep Yadav’s record for the most wickets by an Indian bowler in T20Is played at the home of the opposition.
Arshdeep, who made his T20I debut in July 2022 and is India’s leading wicket-taker in the format, now has 40 wickets in away T20Is, one more than Kuldeep Yadav.
Most T20I wickets for India
in away matches (home of opposition)
| PLAYER | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Arshdeep Singh | 25* | 40* | 4/9 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 19 | 39 | 5/17 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 32 | 37 | 3/21 |
| Hardik Pandya | 40 | 36 | 4/33 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 30 | 35 | 3/11 |
Kuldeep, regarded as one of India’s finest spinners, claimed 39 wickets in 19 T20Is played at the home of the opposition. The ongoing match in Belfast is Arshdeep’s 25th away T20I for India.
The overall record for the most wickets in T20Is played at the home of the opposition belongs to England’s Adil Rashid. The leg-spinner has taken 77 wickets in 70 such matches. He is followed by Bahrain’s Ali Dawood, Australia’s Adam Zampa and New Zealand’s Ish Sodhi.
Most T20I wickets in away matches (home of opposition)
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Adil Rashid | England | 70 | 77 | 4/32 |
| Ali Dawood | Bahrain | 42 | 65 | 7/19 |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | 59 | 63 | 4/24 |
| Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 51 | 62 | 4/12 |
| Rizwan Butt | Bahrain | 44 | 57 | 6/9 |
| Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 40 | 56 | 4/22 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 36 | 53 | 4/17 |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 45 | 51 | 4/11 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | 31 | 48 | 4/17 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 33 | 48 | 3/12 |
Arshdeep, who also took two wickets in the first T20I of the series, has now claimed eight wickets against Ireland in T20Is, making him India’s joint-highest wicket-taker against the Irish side in the format.
Jasprit Bumrah, who has been rested for the ongoing series, has also taken eight T20I wickets against Ireland.
Most wickets for India in T20Is against Ireland
| PLAYER | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Arshdeep Singh | 5* | 8* | 2/28 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 8 | 2/6 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 7 | 3/21 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 2 | 7 | 4/21 |
| Hardik Pandya | 5 | 5 | 3/27 |
The overall record for the most wickets against Ireland in T20Is is held by Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan. The star leg-spinner has dismissed 45 Irish batters in 21 T20Is, while his compatriot Mohammad Nabi is second on the list with 18 wickets.
/images/ppid_a911dc6a-image-178285806308287889.webp)
