The first match of the five-match T20I series between India and South Africa will be played on December 9th at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. In this match, Team India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will have the opportunity to set a major record. With one wicket, he will reach 100 wickets in T20Is.
Jasprit Bumrah can complete his century
With this, he will become the first Indian bowler to take 100 or more wickets in all three formats. Bumrah has taken 99 wickets in 77 innings of 80 T20 International matches played so far and is the second highest wicket-taker for India in this format. Jasprit Bumrah needs just one wicket to complete 100 wickets in T20 Internationals. So far, Arshdeep Singh is the only bowler for India to take 100+ wickets in T20 Internationals. He has 105 wickets in this format. Bumrah will become the second bowler for India to take 100 or more wickets in T20 Internationals.
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Jasprit Bumrah was part of the Indian team for the two-match Test series against South Africa. He was rested for the three-match ODI series. Now, he will return to the field in the T20 series. It will be interesting to see how he performs in this series. Bumrah was previously seen playing in the T20 series against Australia, where his performance was not as good. Speaking of Bumrah, he has taken 234 wickets in Test cricket and 149 wickets in ODIs.
Highest wicket-taker for India in T20 Internationals
105- Arshdeep Singh
99- Jasprit Bumrah
98- Hardik Pandya
96- Yuzvendra Chahal
90- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
India’s squad for the T20 series against South Africa
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar