4 Indian Pacers With Most Wickets In T20 Cricket

In T20 format, bowling becomes a very tough job. A bowler can only bowl a maximum of 4 overs in a match in T20 cricket and has to give his best shot in this short span. Moreover, since there are only 20 overs to play, batsmen try to score runs at a high strike rate. This makes the job of bowlers even tougher and many times, even top-ranked bowlers are also hit for massive runs in T20Is.

Some Indian pacers have executed a great performance in T20 cricket so far. In spite of the challenges, they have managed to pick a lot of wickets in the T20 format at the international and the domestic stage. Here we will take a look at such Indian pacers. Below are 4 Indian pacers with most wickets in T20 cricket.

 4. Jaydev Unadkat- 182

Jaydev Unadkat takes the 4h spot in this list. The left-arm medium-pacer has picked 182 wickets in T20 cricket so far. Out of his 182 wickets, 14 have come in T20 internationals. In T20, the 29-year-old has an average of 23.44 as he has scalped 182 wickets in 149 innings.

Unadkat has an economy rate of 8 and his best bowling figure in a match is 5/25. Along with the Indian national team, he has played for domestic team Saurashtra. In IPL, Unadkat has played for teams like Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Delhi Daredevils.

3. Vinay Kumar- 194

Vinay Kumar gets the 3rd spot in this list. Vinay Kumar accounts for 194 wickets in T20 cricket. The Indian pacer has played 9 T20I matches for India, in which he picked 10 wickets. In T20s, he has played 180 matches, picking 194 wickets at an average of 25.09. The right-arm pacer has maintained an economy of 7.85 in the T20s. He has also picked 3 four-wicket hauls.

His best bowling figure in an innings is 4/4. The 37-year-old has represented Karnataka at the domestic level. In the Indian Premier League, he has played for teams like Kolkata Knight Riders, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Mumbai Indians, and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar- 200

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bags the 2^nd spot in this list. The Indian pacer has picked 200 wickets in T20 cricket after playing 191 matches. He has picked 200 wickets at an average of 25.23. Kumar owns an economy of 7.17 in the T20s. His best bowling figures in a match stand at 5/19.

In T20 internationals, the 31-year-old has picked 49 wickets in 49 matches. Along with the national side, Kumar has played for Uttar Pradesh at the domestic level. In IPL, he has played for teams like Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

1. Jasprit Bumrah- 215

Jasprit Bumrah steals the top spot in this list. The Indian pacer has picked 215 wickets in 178 matches in T20 cricket at an average of 21.83. The right-arm pacer has an economy of 7.03 in T20. In 49 T20 internationals, Bumrah has scalped 59 wickets. His best bowling figure in a T20 game is 4/14. At the domestic level, Bumrah has played for Gujarat. In IPL, he has represented Mumbai Indians since his debut in the 2013 season.