Bumrah can create history in IND vs SA 1st T20I match, will create a unique record as soon as he takes 1 wicket

IND vs SA 1st T20I Match: India and South Africa The first match of the five-match T-20 series between will be played in Cuttack today. After mixed results in Test and ODI, now the focus is completely on preparations for the T20 World Cup to be held in India next year. The pair of captain Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir has been unbeaten in the T20I series so far and this time Team India would like to maintain this momentum, but the biggest attraction of the series is fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who has come very close to many historical records.

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first match of the series Jasprit Bumrah May prove memorable for. The legendary right-arm pacer is just 1 wicket away from joining the club of Indian players who have taken 100 T20I wickets. Till now this achievement is in the name of only Arshdeep Singh (105 wickets). Bumrah’s average of 18.11 with 99 wickets makes him one of the most effective T20 bowlers in the world. The most important thing is that Bumrah will become the first Indian bowler who has taken 100+ wickets in all three international formats.

500 international wickets: all-time elite club also close

Bumrah is in a position to create a blast not only in T20 but also in the overall international record books. So far in his international career, he has taken 482 wickets in 221 matches. That means, by taking just 18 wickets, he will become the eighth Indian bowler to take 500 international wickets. During this period, Bumrah has taken four wickets 13 times and five wickets 18 times, and his spell of 6/19 is still his career best.

team india squad

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubhman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana and Washington Sundar.

While India wants to strengthen its preparations towards the T20 World Cup, this match is a big opportunity for Jasprit Bumrah to achieve personal milestones. Team strategy, form, new combinations and records… combining all this, this series opener is going to be a high-stakes match.