World No. 1 T20I bowler Varun Chakaravarthy entered his name in the history books on Sunday (February 22) by becoming the first Indian bowler to take at least one wicket in 18 T20I matches in a row. Varun bowled
four overs for India in their first Super 8s match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday against South Africa at Narendra Modi Stadium and picked up 1 wicket for 47 runs. His solo wicket came in the form of David Miller on the fourth ball of his fourth over.
In an attempt to play a big shot off Varun’s bowling, Miller was caught near the boundary ropes by Tilak Varma.
Before making his way back to the pavilion, Miller faced 35 balls and, with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes, scored 63 runs.
The wicket of Miller at the world’s biggest cricket stadium helped Varun break Arshdeep Singh’s record of taking wickets in most T20I matches in a row for India.
Arshdeep dismissed at least one opposition batter in 17 T20I matches in a row for India from June 29, 2024, to December 9, 2025.
On the other hand, Varun’s last failed to take a wicket in a T20I match for India on September 21, 2025. In his last 18 T20I matches for the Men in Blue, Varun has picked up 34 wickets.
Wickets in most T20I matches in a row for India
- Varun Chakaravarthy – 18* (2025-2026)
- Arshdeep Singh – 17 (2024-2025)
- Ashish Nehra – 13 (2016)
- Varun Chakaravarthy – 11 (2024-2025)
- Washington Sundar – 11 (2024-2025)
Varun Chakaravarthy’s bowling performances in last 17 T20Is
| AGAINST | OVERS | RUNS | WICKETS | VENUE | DATE |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 29 | 2 | Dubai | September 24, 2025 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 31 | 1 | Dubai | September 26, 2025 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 30 | 2 | Dubai | September 28, 2025 |
| Australia | 4 | 23 | 2 | Melbourne | October 31, 2025 |
| Australia | 4 | 33 | 2 | Hobart | November 2, 2025 |
| Australia | 4 | 26 | 1 | Carrara | November 6, 2025 |
| South Africa | 3 | 19 | 2 | Cuttack | December 9, 2025 |
| South Africa | 4 | 29 | 2 | Mullanpur | December 11, 2025 |
| South Africa | 4 | 11 | 2 | Dharamsala | December 14, 2025 |
| South Africa | 4 | 53 | 4 | Ahmedabad | December 19, 2025 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 37 | 2 | Nagpur | January 21, 2026 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 35 | 1 | Raipur | January 23, 2026 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 36 | 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | January 31, 2026 |
| USA | 4 | 24 | 1 | Mumbai (WS) | February 7, 2026 |
| Namibia | 2 | 7 | 3 | Delhi | February 12, 2026 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 17 | 2 | Colombo (RPS) | February 15, 2026 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 14 | 3 | Ahmedabad | February 18, 2026 |
| South Africa | 4 | 47 | 1 | Ahmedabad | February 22, 2026 |
Miller equals Warner’s record
Before getting out to Varun’s bowling on Sunday, Miller equalled David Warner’s record of scoring the most runs in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup against India. Warner played five T20 World Cup matches against India and scored 166 runs, whereas Miller has 166 runs to his name in four matches.
