Arshdeep Singh scripted history at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday as he dismissed Phil Salt and Ben Duckett of England to become India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is. Starting the match with 95 wickets in the shortest format, Arshdeep first dismissed Salt on the third ball of the first T20I to equal Yuzvendra Chahal.
The left-arm seamer returned in his second over to take the wicket of Duckett to reach the milestone. Arshdeep completed the feat in his 61st T20I. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (90), Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya (both 89) complete the top five.
If Arshdeep manages to take three more wickets today or during the series, the Punjab pacer will become the first Indian to complete 100 T20I wickets.
Most wickets for India in T20Is
97 – Arshdeep Singh (61 matches)
96 – Yuzvendra Chahal (80)
90 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (87)
