Arshdeep Singh Most Wickets: Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has created history. Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets in the second T20 match of New Zealand. With this he has become the bowler taking the most wickets for India in a calendar year. Arshdeep Singh dismissed Tim Seifert in the first over. After this, Glenn Phillips was shown the way to the pavilion in his last over of the match. With the dismissal of Glenn Phillips, Arshdeep Singh completed his 38 wickets in the calendar year of 2026. With this he became the bowler with the most wickets for India in a calendar year. He broke the record of experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who had taken a total of 37 T20 International wickets in a calendar year for India.
Most T20I wickets in a calendar year (Indian)
Arshdeep Singh has reached the first position in terms of taking most T20I wickets in a calendar year for India. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at second place in this list. At the same time, at the third place is Varun Chakraborty, who has 36 T20 International wickets in his name in a calendar year. Apart from this, Akshar Patel is also included in this list.
- 38 wickets- Arshdeep Singh (2026*)
- 37 wickets- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2022)
- 36 wickets- Arshdeep Singh (2024)
- 36 wickets- Varun Chakraborty (2025)
- 33 wickets – Arshdeep Singh (2022)
- 32 wickets – Axar Patel (2026)
Arshdeep Singh is India’s most successful bowler
Arshdeep Singh is India’s most successful bowler in T20 International cricket. He has played a total of 101 matches for India in this format, in which he has taken 148 wickets. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah is at second place in this list, who has 126 wickets in his name in 100 matches. Apart from this, Akshar Patel and Hardik Pandya have taken 114-114 wickets.
How is the match?
Talking about the match, New Zealand, batting first, scored 180 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. For New Zealand, Glenn Phillips scored 70 runs in 43 balls, while Bevan Jacobs played an inning of 58 runs. On the basis of this, the Kiwi team set a target of 181 runs for India. The Indian team, which set out to chase the target, has not had a good start. India started well, but then Sanju Samson’s wicket fell at the score of 40 runs. After this, 4 wickets were lost on the score of only 69 runs. At present, India has scored 92 runs after losing 5 wickets after 13 overs. Naman Dheer and Tilak Verma are batting.