Bumrah Achieves Milestone: Second Indian to Claim 100 T20I Wickets

Jasprit Bumrah became the second Indian bowler to achieve 100 wickets in T20 Internationals during the match against South Africa in Cuttack on Tuesday. He reached this milestone by taking the wicket of Dewald Brevis in his 81st match.

Arshdeep Singh remains the only other Indian bowler to have achieved this feat, having reached the 100-wicket mark faster earlier this year. Additionally, Bumrah is now only the fifth bowler to secure 100 wickets across all three cricket formats, alongside Tim Southee, Lasith Malinga, Shakib Al Hasan, and Shaheen Afridi.

Here are India’s top wicket-takers in T20Is:

• Arshdeep Singh – 107 wickets (69 matches)
• Jasprit Bumrah – 101 wickets (81 matches)
• Hardik Pandya – 99 wickets (121 matches)
• Yuzvendra Chahal – 96 wickets (80 matches)
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 90 wickets (87 matches)

Published on December 9, 2025.