Most wickets in a T20 World Cup edition for India: Know the record holder

Arshdeep Singh holds the record for the most wickets in a T20 World Cup edition for India.

During a T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 match against Australia at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Saint Lucia, Arshdeep Singh surpassed former pacer RP Singh’s T20 World Cup 2007 tally of 12 wickets to bag the most wickets in a T20 World Cup edition for India.

Arshdeep Singh was in sensational form in T20 World Cup 2024 and scalped 17 wickets in eight matches at an average of 12.64 and an economy of 7.16.

The talented left-arm pacer earlier made his T20 World Cup debut against arch-rivals Pakistan in Melbourne in 2022. His figures of 3/32 helped India restrict Pakistan to 159/8 in their 20 overs. India later won the game by six wickets courtesy of Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82 off 53 balls.

Arshdeep finished as India’s leading wicket-taker at T20 World Cup 2022 with 10 scalps in six matches at an average of 15.60 and an economy of 7.80.

Pace bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah features second on the list of most wickets in a T20 World Cup edition for India.

Jasprit Bumrah was one of the standout bowlers for India in T20 World Cup 2024. The right-arm pacer tormented most of the batters, having picked up 15 wickets in eight matches at an average of 8.26 and an impressive economy of 4.17.

Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi holds the record for the most wickets in a T20 World Cup edition. The star left-arm pacer scalped 17 wickets in eight games in 2024.

Meanwhile, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is fourth on the list of most wickets in a T20 World Cup edition for India.

Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 11 wickets in six matches in T20 World Cup 2014 to guide India to the final. However, India later suffered a six-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

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Most wickets in a T20 World Cup edition for India

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