Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has reached a big milestone, going past all-rounder Hardik Pandya to become the third-highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket for India. It was Bumrah’s remarkable performance against Pakistan that gave him an elevation on T20 world cup rankings.
Bumrah was at his best form, claiming three vital wickets within 14 runs in four overs in Nassau County International Stadium’s explosive clash with economy rate of 3.50.Among them were the skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan Iftikhar Ahmed and it was not surprising to see him as the standout performer.
With this achievement, Bumrah now has accrued a total of 79 wickets from his 64 outings in T20Is; his bowling average is 18.67 while the economy rate stands at 6.44.Such performance makes Bumrah surpass Hardik Pandya whose figures are 78 wickets from 94 matches at an average of about 4/16.
Yuzvendra Chahal is still India’s leading T20I spinner despite having taken only one more wicket than Bumrah, having claimed scalps of 96 opponents from as many matches while maintaining an economy rate of below nine per over.His highest individual score is six for twenty-five.The second place belongs to Bhuvneshwar Kumar who has gotten ninety victims within eighty-seven games played and appearing with five point two dots each over.
The pace veteran Tim Southee leads the global pack with most scalps (157) gained from one hundred and twenty-three matches he featured in these format.He has recorded figures such as twenty three point fifteen for his average and eight point thirteen as economy rates besides getting a ‘five-for’ during international games.
Bumrah topping the charts for taking maximum number of wickets underlines his importance in India’s T20I set-up and his ability to perform well in matches.
