Jasprit Bumrah: Jasprit Bumrah has become the number 1 Indian bowler against South Africa. There is no Indian bowler ahead of him in the history of T20 World Cup. Bumrah achieved this success by breaking Ashwin’s record against South Africa. The Indian speed star achieved this feat during his 4 overs bowling against South Africa. He left Ashwin behind with his third wicket against South Africa.
Which record of Ashwin did Bumrah break?
Now the question is, what is Ashwin’s record, breaking which Jasprit Bumrah became India’s number 1 bowler? He is related to the Indian bowler who has taken the most wickets in the history of T20 World Cup. Till now this record is held by R. The name was Ashwin, who took 32 wickets in 24 innings of 24 matches at an average of 17.25.
Bumrah becomes number 1 Indian bowler in T20 World Cup
But, Jasprit Bumrah broke Ashwin’s Indian record by taking the wicket of Corbin Bosch against South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2026. Jasprit Bumrah has now become the Indian bowler taking the most wickets in the history of T20 World Cup. He achieved this feat in just 22 innings of 22 matches. Bumrah has taken 33 wickets in the T20 World Cup at an average of 13.36.
Apart from Ashwin, Bumrah also broke this record
Jasprit Bumrah has not only broken Ashwin’s record. He also broke a record related to bowling spell. Bumrah took 3 wickets for 15 runs in 4 overs. After bowling full 4 overs in the T20 World Cup, he has now become the bowler who has given 15 or less runs the maximum number of times. In this matter, he broke the records of Samuel Badree of West Indies, Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka and Tim Southee of New Zealand. All of them have given 15 or less runs 4 times each after bowling full 4 overs of the quota in the T20 World Cup match. Whereas Bumrah has done this for the 5th time.
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