Hardik Pandya Shines Bright: Claims 100th T20I Wicket as India Battles South Africa in 3rd T20I
During the third T20I between India and South Africa at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday, Hardik Pandya became the third Indian bowler to achieve 100 T20 International wickets.
The all-rounder reached this milestone by taking the wicket of Tristan Stubbs in the seventh over of the match.
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Hardik follows Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah in achieving 100 T20I wickets for India. Bumrah reached this milestone in the series opener in Cuttack, dismissing Dewald Brevis.
Hardik, at 32, had previously taken 99 wickets in 122 matches, maintaining an average of 26.81 and an economy rate of 8.24 before this match. His career-best bowling figures are four for 16, achieved against New Zealand in Ahmedabad in 2023. Additionally, he has scored 1939 runs at an average of 28.10, with a strike rate of 141.53, making him the first Indian player to take 100 wickets and score 1000 runs in T20Is.
Most wickets for India in T20Is:
Arshdeep Singh – 108 wickets in 71 matches
Jasprit Bumrah – 101 wickets in 82 matches
Hardik Pandya – 100 wickets in 123 matches
Yuzvendra Chahal – 96 wickets in 80 matches
Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 90 wickets in 87 matches
Published on Dec 14, 2025
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