Arshdeep Singh makes history, becoming the first Indian to take 150 T20I wickets
India’s Arshdeep Singh (PTI photo) Arshdeep Singh etched his name into the record books during the fourth T20I against New Zealand in Auckland on Friday, becoming the first Indian bowler to take 150 wickets in the shortest format.The left-arm pacer reached the milestone in the final of his spell when he dismissed New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner for five. Arshdeep bowled a full charge outside off and forced Santner to reach for the shot. The batter sliced it towards sweeper cover where Nitish Kumar Reddy took a good catch near the boundary.Arshdeep finished with his 150th T20I wicket in his 103rd match, further cementing his position at the top of India’s leading wicket-taker list in the format.He also reached the milestone just 1,577 days after his T20I debut, the fastest by any bowler. He surpassed Sri Lanka’s Waninda Hasaranga who took 2,325 days to reach 150 wickets.Arshdeep is also among the fastest to the landmark when it comes to bowling deliveries. He scored 2,143 balls, behind Hasaranga (2,035), Rashid Khan (2,098) and Ehsan Khan (2,143). Among fast bowlers, the previous fastest was Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh who needed 2,532 deliveries.This achievement adds to a remarkable year for Arshdeep. With 40 T20I wickets in 2026, he became the leading wicket taker in a calendar year among players from full member nations. Ireland’s Josh Little took 39 wickets in 2022, while Hasaranga took 38 in 2024 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 37 in 2022.
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Share an opinionArshdeep’s consistency was also reflected in his economy rate. He was India’s leading T20I wicket-taker while maintaining an economy of 8.66.
Most T20I wickets for India
Player MatchesWicketsEconomyArshdeep Singh1031508.66Jasprit Bumrah1001266.52Axar Patel1161167.76Hardik Pandya1381148.34