The second match of the 5-match T20 series being played between India and England is being played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In this match, Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav, after winning the toss, decided to bowl first, which Arshdeep Singh bowled first. Proved him completely right in the very first over. Even in the first match, Arshdeep Singh was amazing with the ball, in which he took 2 wickets. Now in this match, as soon as Arshdeep took the wicket of Phil Salt in the first over, he also accomplished a big feat in which he reached number one in a special list.
Arshdeep left those bowlers including Shaheen Afridi behind in this list.
In the second T20 match against England, as soon as Arshdeep Singh made Phil Salt his victim on the fourth ball of the first over, he became the bowler taking the most wickets in the first 6 overs in T20 International since the year 2024. While Arshdeep has so far taken 24 wickets during this period, he has left behind Canadian bowler Junaid Siddiqui and Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Afridi. Arshdeep Singh is currently the bowler taking the most wickets in T20 International for Team India, in which he achieved this feat in the last match when Arshdeep left Yuzvendra Chahal behind.
Bowlers who have taken the most wickets in the first 6 overs in T20 International since 2024
- Arshdeep Singh (India) – 19 wickets
- Junaid Siddiqui (Canada) – 18 wickets
- Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe) – 18 wickets
- Naveen Ul Haq (Afghanistan) – 18 wickets
- Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan) – 17 wickets
Arshdeep Singh becomes ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year
Team India's left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has seen very good performance in T20 International in the last few years, in which he has also received the title of ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year for the year 2024. In the year 2024, Arshdeep Singh had taken a total of 36 wickets in 18 T20 International matches.
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