Bumrah becomes India's top wicket-taker
In the T20WC match against Scotland in Dubai on November 5, 2021, Bumrah became India’s leading wicket-taker when he claimed the final Scottish wicket of the innings — Mark Watt.
Published : Nov 09, 2021 17:41 IST
64 The tally of wickets for Jasprit Bumrah in T20 Internationals. This is now the most for any Indian bowler in this International format. In the T20WC match against Scotland in Dubai on November 5, 2021, Bumrah became India’s leading wicket-taker when he claimed the final Scottish wicket of the innings — Mark Watt. The table below lists all the Indian bowlers who at one time held the Indian record for the most wickets in T20 Internationals.
How the record changed hands — leading wicket-takers for India in T20 Internationals
| Wkts | Bowler | Against | Venue | Achieved on |
| 2 | Zaheer Khan | South Africa | Johannesburg | Dec 1, 2006 |
| 3 | Ajit Agarkar | Pakistan | Durban | Sep 14, 2007 |
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh | New Zealand | Johannesburg | Sep 16, 2007 |
| 9 | R. P. Singh | South Africa | Durban | Sep 20, 2007 |
| 15 | Irfan Pathan | New Zealand | Wellington | Feb 27, 2009 |
| 18 | Harbhajan Singh | West Indies | Port of Spain | Jun 4, 2011 |
| 20 | Irfan Pathan | Sri Lanka | Pallekele | Aug 7, 2012 |
| 29 | R. Ashwin | South Africa | Cuttack | Oct 5, 2015 |
| 53 | Jasprit Bumrah | Sri Lanka | Pune | Jan 10, 2020 |
| 60 | Yuzvendra Chahal | England | Ahmedabad | Mar 12, 2021 |
| 64 | Jasprit Bumrah | Scotland | Dubai | Nov 5, 2021 |
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65 The number of T20 international matches missed by R. Ashwin since his last game in this format for India in Kingston on July 9, 2017. His return to T20 internationals after four years and 117 days means that only one other Indian player has missed more matches than Ashwin — Sanju Samson (73).
Most consecutive T20I matches missed by Indian players
| Mts | Player | Missed from | To | Years missed |
| 73 | Sanju Samson | Jul 19, 2015 | Jan 10, 2020 | 4y-175d |
| 65 | Umesh Yadav | Aug 7, 2012 | Jun 29, 2018 | 5y-326d |
| 65 | R. Ashwin | Jul 9, 2017 | Nov 3, 2021 | 4y-117d |
| 56 | Dinesh Karthik | May 11, 2010 | Jul 9, 2017 | 7y-59d |
| 43 | Mohd Shami | Jul 9, 2017 | Dec 11, 2019 | 2y-155d |
| 43 | Axar Patel | Feb 24, 2018 | Mar 12, 2021 | 3y-16d |
82 The number of runs scored by India in the Powerplay against Scotland in Dubai. This is now the most runs scored by India during this phase in an international cricket match. This incidentally is the fifth highest Powerplay score by a team in the World T20 competition.
Most runs during Powerplay (1-6 overs) for India in a T20 International match
| PP score | Final total (overs) | Against | Venue | Date | Result | Highest scorer during PP |
| 82/2 + | 89/2 (6.3) | Scotland | Dubai | Nov 5, 2021 | Won | K. L. Rahul 50 (19b) |
| 78/2 | 203/5 (20) | South Africa | Johannesburg | Feb 18, 2018 | Won | Shikhar Dhawan 30 (13b) |
| 77/1 + | 186/9 (20) | Sri Lanka | Nagpur | Dec 9, 2009 | Lost | Gautam Gambhir 44* (17b) |
| 76/1 + | 180/9 (20) | New Zealand | Johannesburg | Sep 16, 2007 | Lost | Virender Sehwag 40 (17b) |
| 74/1 + | 200/3 (20) | Australia | Sydney | Jan 31, 2016 | Won | Shikhar Dhawan 26 (9b) |
+ while chasing
Most runs during Powerplay (1-6 overs) by a team in a World T20 match
| PP score | Final total (overs) | For | Against | Venue | Date | Result | Highest scorer during PP |
| 91/1 + | 193/4 (13.5) | Netherlands | Ireland | Sylhet | Mar 21, 2014 | Won | Stephan Myburgh 57* (21b) |
| 89/3 + | 230/8 (19.4) | England | S Africa | Mumbai WS | Mar 18, 2016 | Won | Jason Roy 43 (16b) |
| 83/0 + | 172/3 (15.5) | West Indies | Australia | The Oval | Jun 6, 2009 | Won | Chris Gayle 48* (21b) |
| 83/0 | 229/4 (20) | South Africa | England | Mumbai WS | Mar 18, 2016 | Lost | Quinton de Kock 46* (20b) |
| 82/2 + | 89/2 (6.3) | India | Scotland | Dubai | Nov 5, 2021 | Won | K. L. Rahul 50 (19b) |
Note: Twice in the same match in Mumbai WS
+ while chasing
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50 The number of runs scored by an India batter inside the Powerplay in a T20 International match. K. L. Rahul, during his blistering knock of 50 in 19 balls, emulated his opening teammate Rohit Sharma, who, last year, in January 2020, made an identical unbeaten score in 23 balls against New Zealand in Hamilton.
Highest score by an Indian batter during Powerplay (1-6 overs) in T20 Internationals
| PP score | Batsman | Against | Venue | Date | Result |
| 50* (23b) | Rohit Sharma (65 in 40b) | New Zealand | Hamilton | Jan 29, 2020 | Tie (Ind won) |
| 50 (19b) | K. L. Rahul (50 in 19b) + | Scotland | Dubai | Nov 5, 2021 | Won |
| 48* (21b) | Shikhar Dhawan (51 in 25b) | Sri Lanka | Ranchi | Feb 12, 2016 | Won |
| 46* (21b) | Rohit Sharma (85 in 43b) + | Bangladesh | Rajkot | Nov 7, 2019 | Won |
| 44* (17b) | Gautam Gambhir (55 in 26b) + | Sri Lanka | Nagpur | Dec 9, 2009 | Lost |
+ while chasing
81 The number of balls that remained when India posted an eight-wicket victory over Scotland in Dubai on November 5, 2021 in the Super12 game in the World T20 competition. This was not only India’s biggest ever T20I victory in terms of balls to spare but it was also the third biggest margin of victory by any top international side in this format.
| Balls to spare | Winning side (batting second) | Losing side (batting first) | Venue | Date |
| 90 | Sri Lanka (40/1 in 5 ov) | Netherlands (39 in 10.3 ov) | Chittagong | Mar 24, 2014 |
| 82 | Australia (78/2 in 6.2 ov) | Bangladesh (73 in 15 ov) | Dubai | Nov 4, 2021 |
| 81 | India (89/2 in 6.3 ov) | Scotland (85 in 17.4 ov) | Dubai | Nov 5, 2021 |
| 77 | Sri Lanka (45/2 in 7.1 ov) | Netherlands (44 in 10 ov) | Sharjah | Oct 22, 2021 |
| 74 | New Zealand (74/1 in 7.4 ov) | Kenya (73 in 16.5 ov) | Durban | Sep 12, 2007 |
| 70 | New Zealand (79/0 in 8.2 ov) | Bangladesh (17.3 ov) | Hamilton | Feb 3, 2010 |
| 70 | England (56/4 in 8.2 ov) | West Indies (55 in 14.2 ov) | Dubai | Oct 23, 2021 |
Notes:
*Bangladesh (twice) and West Indies are the only Test sides to be on the losing side.
*Except in the Hamilton match, all the above instances came in the World T20
*Sri Lanka, in Chittagong, is the only side to successfully chase a target within the Powerplay phase.
5 The number of century partnerships between Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Mohd Rizwan after their opening stand of 113 against Namibia in Abu Dhabi on November 2, 2021. This is now the most by any pair in T20I cricket.
| 100+ stands | Highest stand | Batsman1 | Batsman2 | (For) | (1 wkt) | (2 wkt) | (3rd wkt) |
| 5 | 197 | Babar Azam | Mohd Rizwan | (Pakistan) | 4 | 1 | — |
| 4 | 160 | Shikhar Dhawan | Rohit Sharma | (India) | 4 | — | — |
| 4 | 171* | Martin Guptill | Kane Williamson | (New Zealand) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 165 | K. L. Rahul | Rohit Sharma | (India) | 3 | 1 | — |
Note: Babar and Rizwan now have three stands of 150-plus in T20Is, which is more than any other pair in T20Is. Rohi Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have two.
All records are updated and correct as of November 5, 2021