Jasprit Bumrah bowled four overs for India in their first Super 8s match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday (February 22) against South Africa in Ahmedabad and picked up 3 wickets for 15 runs.
Bumrah’s tally of three wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium helped him break Ravichandran Ashwin’s record and become India’s highest wicket-taker in Men’s T20 World Cup history.
Ashwin played 24 T20 World Cup matches for India and dismissed 32 batters, whereas Bumrah now has 33 wickets to his credit in 22 matches.
Most wickets for India in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
| PLAYER | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 22* | 33 | 3/7 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 24 | 32 | 4/11 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 18* | 32 | 4/9 |
| Hardik Pandya | 29* | 29* | 3/20 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 30 | 22 | 3/15 |
| Axar Patel | 16 | 18 | 3/23 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 19 | 16 | 4/12 |
| Irfan Pathan | 15 | 16 | 3/16 |
| Ashish Nehra | 10 | 15 | 3/19 |
| RP Singh | 9 | 14 | 4/13 |
Bumrah opened his wicket account on Sunday by breaching Quinton de Kock’s defence on the fifth ball of his first over. The legendary left-handed wicketkeeper-batter could only manage to score 6 runs from 7 balls.
In his second over, Bumrah picked up Ryan Rickelton’s wicket. Rickelton, who shares a dressing room with Bumrah in the IPL for the Mumbai Indians, was caught by Shivam Dube on the sixth ball.
Bumrah’s third wicket came in the form of Corbin Bosch. He caught Bosch off his own bowling in the 19th over of South Africa’s innings.
Apart from Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh also dismissed two South African batters. The couple of wickets by the left-arm pacer helped him equal Ashwin’s tally.
Arshdeep has 32 wickets to his name in 18 T20 World Cup matches for the 2007 and 2024 champions.
Shakib tops list
Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is the all-time highest wicket-taker in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history. He played 43 matches for Bangladesh from 2007 to 2024 and dismissed 50 batters.
In the list of bowlers with the most wickets in the T20 World Cup, Shakib is followed by Adam Zampa, Rashid Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga and Shahid Afridi.
Most wickets in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 43 | 50 | 4/9 |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | 25 | 44 | 5/19 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 27 | 43 | 4/9 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 20 | 40 | 3/8 |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 34 | 39 | 4/11 |
| Adil Rashid | England | 35 | 39 | 4/2 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 31 | 38 | 5/31 |
| Anrich Nortje | South Africa | 20 | 37 | 4/7 |
| Saeed Ajmal | Pakistan | 23 | 36 | 4/19 |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 25 | 36 | 3/4 |
As of now there is no Indian in the top 10, but in the upcoming Super 8 matches against Zimbabwe and the West Indies, Bumrah and Arshdeep will have a chance to break into the top 10.
