Seamer Arshdeep Singh became India's second-highest wicket-taker in men's T20Is as the Men in Blue defeated South Africa by 11 runs in the third T20I match of the series in Centurion
In T20Is, Arshdeep has picked up 92 wickets from 59 innings at an economy rate of 8.34 and an average of 18.4
He is now four wickets shy from surpassing Yuzvendra Chahal and becoming India's top wicket-taker in the shortest format
In the third T20I match of the series, Arshdeep Singh surpassed Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to achieve the milestone
Jasprit Bumrah has 89 wickets in T20Is from 69 innings at an economy rate of 6.27. While Bhuvneshwar Kumar has 90 wickets from 86 innings at an economy rate of 6.96
Hardik Pandya is in the fifth place on the list. So far, featuring in 108 matches, the premier all-rounder has scalped 88 wickets with a best bowling figures of four wickets for just 16 runs
Spin veteran Ravichandran Ashwin sits in the sixth position with 72 wickets in the shortest format of the game. So far, he has played 65 matches in T20Is and has the best bowling figures of four wickets for just eight runs
The seventh place is in the name of Team India's mystery spinner Kuldeep Yadav. The wristy has played 40 T20Is and has registered 69 wickets to his name. Five wickets for 17 runs are his best bowling figures in the format
Axar Patel represented India in 65 matches in which he scalped 63 wickets. In T20Is, he has three wickets for nine runs as his career-best figures
Young lad, Ravi Bishnoi has made 36 T20I appearances for India. Having 55 wickets to his name, he has four wickets for 13 runs as his best bowling figures
Ravindra Jadeja who has now retired from the format is in the 10th position on the list. His T20I career ended with 74 matches in which he claimed 54 wickets with three for 15 runs as his career-best performance
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