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He also became the first Indian to claim at least 100 wickets across formats in international cricket.
Jasprit Bumrah has completed 100 wickets in T20Is. He returned to action after being rested for the three-match ODI series against South Africa. In the first T20I of the series between India and South Africa in Cuttack, Bumrah dismissed Dewald Brevis on the second ball of the 11th over, taking his wicket tally to 100.
Brevis was caught by Suryakumar Yadav after amassing 22 runs from 14 deliveries. He is the second Indian bowler after speedster Arshdeep Singh, to take 100 scalps in the shortest format of the game, and he also became the first Indian to claim at least 100 wickets across formats in international cricket.
Most wickets for India in T20Is
| PLAYER | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES | 5-WKT HAULS |
| Arshdeep Singh | 69* | 107* | 4/9 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 81* | 100* | 3/7 | 0 |
| Hardik Pandya | 121* | 99* | 4/16 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 80 | 96 | 6/25 | 1 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 87 | 90 | 5/4 | 2 |
Since making his debut for the Men in Blue against Australia during an ODI in Sydney on January 23, 2016, Bumrah has taken 232 wickets in 52 Tests, 149 wickets in 89 ODIs and 101 wickets in 81 T20Is.
Bumrah’s record for India
| FORMAT | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES | 5-WKT HAULS |
| Tests | 52 | 234 | 6/27 | 16 |
| ODIs | 89 | 149 | 6/19 | 2 |
| T20Is | 81 | 101 | 3/7 | 0 |
Bumrah joined Tim Southee, Lasith Malinga, Shakib Al Hasan and Shaheen Shah Afridi in the list of bowlers who have taken 100 wickets in all formats of the game.
100 wickets in all three formats
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | TEST WKTS | ODI WKTS | T20I WKTS |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 391 | 221 | 164 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 246 | 317 | 149 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 101 | 338 | 107 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 121 | 135 | 126 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India | 234 | 149 | 101 |
After sending back Brevis, Bumrah got rid of Keshav Maharaj on the fifth ball of the 12th over. Maharaj was caught by Jitesh Sharma.
Apart from Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy also picked up two wickets each as South Africa were bowled out for 74 runs, with India registering a win by 101 runs. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube claimed one wicket each. Hardik, who was playing his first T20I for India since the Asia Cup 2025, managed an unbeaten 59 runs from 28 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes to take the team to 175/6 in 20 overs. He was named the Player of the Match.