Stats: Arshdeep Singh 3 wickets from becoming India’s most successful T20I pacer

The left-arm bowler Arshdeep Singh is about to accomplish an incredible achievement as Team India gets ready to play South Africa in the second Twenty20 International on Sunday at St George’s Park in Gqeberha. The 24-year-old speedster can surpass Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record and become India’s most successful fast bowler in Twenty20 Internationals with only three more wickets.

Everyone has been awed by Arshdeep’s abilities since his July 2022 debut against England. He was a member of the Indian squad that won the 2024 T20 World Cup and has taken 88 wickets in just 57 Twenty20 Internationals. He is very close to Kumar’s record of 90 wickets in 87 games thanks to his quick development. In fact, he is about to tie the record for most wickets with none other than the top pacer, Jasprit Bumrah.

Most wickets for India in T20Is

India is ahead 1-0 in the four-game series.

As the T20I series got underway, Arshdeep Singh was bowling well. Interestingly, he took a wicket for 25 runs. He is now ranked third among Indian pacers in T20Is, behind only Bhuvneshwar and Jasprit Bumrah (89 wickets).

Bhuvneshwar needed 87 games to attain his milestone, while Arshdeep Singh is about to do so in just 30 games. The next game gives Arshdeep another chance to set a record in the T20I rivalry between South Africa and India.

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He has taken 11 wickets in seven games against the Proteas, and he needs four more to surpass Bhuvneshwar’s record of 14 wickets in India-South Africa Twenty20 Internationals. In this particular record, only South African spinner Keshav Maharaj (13 wickets) separates them.

Most wickets in India-South Africa T20Is