New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah became the 8th Indian bowler to complete 500 wickets in international cricket. The pacer dismissed Harry Brook in the fifth over to achieve the feat during the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2026 against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 5.
He also became the fourth Indian fast bowler with 500 international wickets, and will join the likes of Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan and Ravindra Jadeja in the elite Indian list.
The pacer made his international debut against Australia in January 2016 and has now taken 500 wickets in 235 international matches. So far, he has picked 234 wickets in 52 Tests. He has taken 149 wickets in 89 ODI matches and also picked up 117 wickets in 94 T20I games. Bumrah won the Player of the Tournament in the 2024 T20 World Cup after taking 15 wickets in 8 matches.
Most wickets for India in international cricket
| Player | Span | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR |
| A Kumble | 1990-2008 | 401 | 953 | 10/74 | 30.06 | 3.11 | 57.94 |
| R Ashwin | 2010-2024 | 287 | 765 | 7/59 | 25.8 | 3.38 | 45.75 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 1998-2016 | 365 | 707 | 8/84 | 32.59 | 3.32 | 58.77 |
| N Kapil Dev | 1978-1994 | 356 | 687 | 9/83 | 28.83 | 3.05 | 56.68 |
| RA Jadeja | 2009-2026* | 373 | 634 | 7/42 | 29.7 | 3.53 | 50.47 |
| Zaheer Khan | 2000-2014 | 303 | 597 | 7/87 | 31.48 | 3.89 | 48.49 |
| J Srinath | 1991-2003 | 296 | 551 | 8/86 | 29.11 | 3.55 | 49.07 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 2016-2026* | 235 | 500 | 6/19 | 20.62 | 3.72 | 33.2 |
India inched one step closer to creating history and successfully defending their T20 World Cup title after defeating England in a high-scoring semifinal on March 5 in Mumbai. Sanju Samson scored 89 runs off 42 balls, smashing eight boundaries and seven maximums. Ishan Kishan (39), Shivam Dube (43), Hardik Pandya (27) and Tilak Varma (21*) also made crucial contributions to help India set a 254-run target.
England, despite making a disappointing start, went head-to-head in the match with Jacob Bethell hitting a stunning hundred. However, some brilliant bowling by Bumrah at the death proved to be a massive difference as the hosts won the match by seven runs to reach the World Cup final. The Men in Blue will take on New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad on March 8.
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