The 4-match T20I series will begin in Durban today, November 8, with the host South Africa taking on the Indian team. South Africa will seek revenge against world champions India for the first time after losing in the 2024 T20 World Cup final. Meanwhile, India will be eyeing a win at home in South Africa to start the new season. Under such circumstances, the two teams may have a fierce competition in the first T20I match. In this match, two players from the Indian team will also face off.
In fact, Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh were both part of the Indian team for the tour of South Africa. In the first game, both players will try to defeat the other. In T20Is, both players are evenly matched in terms of taking the most wickets. Hardik took 87 wickets in 105 games while Ashdeep took so many wickets in just 56 games. In this situation, both sides will try to outdo each other.
Hardik and Arshdeep’s shooting record
Not only this, big records of Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal will also be targeted by Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh. If either of the two players takes the feat of 4 wickets in the first match, then the record of most wickets of Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be wiped out break in. Bumrah has 89 wickets in T20Is while Bhuvi has 90 wickets.
There will be competition to be first
In this series, Hardik and Arshdeep will also get a chance to set new records. In fact, both players can become the Indian bowlers to take the highest wickets in T20Is in the four-match series against South Africa. For this, both have to take 10 wickets in their kitty. Currently, the record for winning the most T20I wickets for India belongs to Yuzvendra Chahal’s name. Chahal took 96 wickets in 80 games. Chahal is not part of this series. In such a situation, Hardik and Arshdeep have a good chance of becoming number one. It will now be interesting to see which of the two can achieve this milestone first.
Most wickets for India in T20Is
- 96 – Yuzvendra Chahal
- 90 – Jasprit Bumrah
- 89 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- 87 – Arshdeep Singh*
- 87 – Yuzvendra Chahal
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