IND vs NZ: Arshdeep Singh makes history in 5th T20I, equals Tim Southee’s record for overtime wickets

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India’s left arm pacemaker Arshdeep Singh (Image: IANS) Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh continued to add to his impressive T20I record, equaling Tim Southee’s milestone of taking wickets in the first six overs of men’s T20Is involving full nations.Arshdeep achieved this during the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday. The left-arm maverick dismissed opener Finn Allen in the second over of the innings to claim his 65th wicket in the over in T20I cricket.With the dismissal, Arshdeep moved level with former New Zealand pacer Southee, who also has 65 wickets in the first six overs. However, the Indian quick reached the milestone in just 99 innings, considerably faster than Southee who took 119 innings.Allen was dismissed at 1.3 when he tried to pull a short delivery from Arshdeep. The ball bounced extra, took the top edge of Allen’s bat and flew high to midwicket where Ishan Kishan finished off a brilliant catch.Allen departed for just two runs off three deliveries to give India an early breakthrough.

Most wickets in first six overs in Men’s T20Is (Full Nations):

  • 65 – Arshdeep Singh (99 innings)
  • 65 – Tim Southee (119 innings)
  • 62 – Blessing Muzarabani (95 innings)
  • 62 – Richard Ngarava (96 innings)
  • 60 – Shaheen Afridi (99 innings)

After Allen’s departure, Tim Seifert and Daryl Mitchell took over the responsibility of rebuilding the New Zealand innings. The duo formed a crucial partnership for the hosts to settle down after an early setback. Seifert led the counter-attack, scoring 41 off 25 deliveries, while Mitchell contributed 14 off eight balls as New Zealand reached 59/1 at the end of the powerplay.The sixth over proved particularly costly for India as Bhuvneshwar Kumar conceded 20 runs. Seifert made the most of the over, hitting two sixes and a four to put pressure back on the Indian bowling attack.