During India’s T20 World Cup 2024 encounter against Pakistan in New York on Sunday, June 9, Hardik Pandya made history by taking a vital wicket. In the process of defending 119 runs at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, the quick all-round player bowled Fakhar Zaman to give India a significant breakthrough.
Hardik made history as the most successful fast bowler in the T20 World Cup with his wicket against Fakhar. The long-standing record for most wickets taken by an Indian fast bowler in tournament history was broken by Hardik, who dethroned former great all-rounder Irfan Pathan.
Including three wickets in the 2007 World Cup final, Irfan Pathan claimed 16 wickets in 14 innings throughout the T20 World Cup. In the last moments of the T20 World Cup, Hardik took another vital wicket, this time of Shadab Khan. With an economy rate of 8.63, he has now taken 18 wickets in his 15 innings.
With five wickets taken in his first two innings of the competition in the USA and the West Indies, the captain of the Mumbai Indians has looked excellent thus far.
As Pakistan collapsed embarrassingly in the final overs, conceding six runs, Jasprit Bumrah emerged as India’s finest bowler, taking three wickets for 14. With 16 wickets in just 12 innings at an incredible economy rate of 5.86, Bumrah matched Irfan Pathan’s record.
Indian fast bowlers with most wickets in T20 World Cup
Hardik Pandya – 18 wickets in 15 innings
Jasprit Bumrah – 16 wickets in 12 innings
Irfan Pathan – 16 wickets in 14 innings
Ashish Nehra – 15 wickets in 10 innings
RP Singh – 14 wickets in 8 innings
In the meantime, experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has a commanding lead over everyone else on the Indian bowling chart in the T20 World Cup. In the tournament’s history thus far, Ashwin has claimed 32 wickets in 24 innings, while Ravindra Jadeja has taken 21 wickets in 24 innings.
