Jasprit Bumrah enters the elite list ahead of India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2026 Final
Published - 06 Mar 2026, 07:12 PM | Updated - 06 Mar 2026, 11:35 PM
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Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah achieved a rare milestone ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 Final match against New Zealand. On March 6, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared some notable statistics about Jasprit Bumrah.
Calculating all three formats, the seamer now has 500 wickets in total in Men's International Cricket, which is nothing but a rare achievement. According to the stats provided by BCCI in a social media post, Jasprit Bumrah has 234 wickets in Test cricket, in the ODI format, he claimed 149 wickets so far, and in the T20 Internationals, the Mumbai-born has 117 wickets under his belt.
500th men's international wicket for Jasprit Bumrah
In the social media post, BCCI writes, "Jasprit Bumrah becomes the 8th Indian to take 500 wickets in Men's International cricket" as the caption.
𝙊𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙧 🫡
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 6, 2026
2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ Test wickets
1️⃣4️⃣9️⃣ ODI wickets
1️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ T20I wickets
Jasprit Bumrah becomes the 8️⃣th Indian to take 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ wickets in Men's International cricket 👏#TeamIndia | #T20WorldCup | #MenInBlue | @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/rfVqNXlN0g
Bumrah claimed his 500th Men's international wicket in the second match of the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2026, when India was up against England. Bumrah clinched England captain Harry Brook from the crease, with the help of Axar Patel's fantastic catch, to claim the achievement.
Indian cricketers fastest to touch the 500th landmark before Bumrah
Before Bumrah, Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Kapil Dev, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, and Javagal Srinath were the seven cricketers to take 500 wickets in men's international cricket on an individual basis.
| Name of Bolwer | Number of Matches | Total Number of Wickets |
| Anil Kumble | 401 | 953 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 287 | 765 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 365 | 707 |
| Kapil Dev | 356 | 687 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 373 | 634 |
| Zaheer Khan | 303 | 597 |
| Javagal Srinath | 296 | 551 |
| Jasrpit Bumrah | 235 | 500 |
Jasprit Bumrah's overall bowling stats vs bowling stats against New Zealand
In the final, Bumrah will have to face a tough contest against the New Zealand batters, especially from the Kiwi openers. In the semifinals, the opening pair of New Zealand, with Tim Seifert and Finn Allen, toyed with the South African bowlers.
While Seifert's momentum was cut short for a fifty-plus run knock, Allen went on to score a century and remained not out, ensuring a berth in the final of the T20 World Cup 2026. According to Cricbuzz stats, Bumrah's bowling stats against New Zealand are worse than his overall career stats.
Bumrah's overall bowling stats
| Format | Average | Strike Rate | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 19.79 | 42.8 | 2.77 |
| ODI | 23.55 | 30.7 | 4.59 |
| T20I | 18.57 | 17.0 | 6.55 |
Bumrah's bowling stats against New Zealand
| Format | Average | Strike Rate | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 45.44 | 92.8 | 2.93 |
| ODI | 39.20 | 48.6 | 4.83 |
| T20I | 23.37 | 19.8 | 7.05 |
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