Indian players with most wickets in T20 Cricket

The star RR leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal completed the milestone of 350 wickets in the T20 format while playing for different teams. He achieved this milestone in the ongoing IPL 2024 game between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Chahal picked 1 wicket in his spell of 10 overs; now, he has also registered his name in the list of the leading wicket-takers in the T20 format among the players of all teams, be it in franchise leagues or at the international level of the game.

Having said that, here we’ll have a look at the highest number of T20 wickets scalped by the Indians; the list includes the top 4 leading-wicket takers who belong to India.

Here’s a look at most T20 wickets by Indians in T20 Cricket:

Yuzvendra Chahal – 350 wickets

The Haryana-born Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal started his T20 career 15 years back in 2009; he played his career’s first-ever T20 match for his home state team, Haryana in 2009. Since has played 301 matches (including the ongoing game against DC).

Chahal has scalped 350 wickets in these matches with his best performance of 6 wickets at the cost of 25 runs in a match. With his amazing numbers, Chahal stands at the top of this list of the leading wicket-takers in T20 format from India.

Piyush Chawla – 310 wickets

The second number on the list is of none other than the veteran India and MI spinner Piyush Chawla who has been active in T20 cricket since 2007; it’s been more than 17 years of Piyush Chawla being in action in the shortest format of the game.

Chawla has scalped 310 wickets in 292 innings of the 293 matches he has played so far with an economy rate of 7.52 and a strike rate of 19.7. He has also claimed 3 four-wicket hauls in his illustrious 17-year-long T20 career.

Ravichandran Ashwin – 306 wickets

The veteran Indian off-spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin is currently active for RR in the ongoing IPL 2024; he is also on the list of the leading wicket-takers from India in the T20 format. Ashwin started playing T20 cricket representing Tamil Nadu 17 years back in the year 2007 on the same day of April 3 when Piyush Chawla made his T20 debut while playing for Uttar Pradesh.

To date, Ashwin has scalped 306 wickets in 316 innings of the 319 matches he has played so far (including the 3/17 in 2 overs ongoing game against DC in Delhi). Apart from today’s figures against DC, speaking of his 303 wickets, he has an economy rate of 7.05 and a strike rate of 22.7 with 4 four-wicket hauls.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 297 wickets

The senior Indian pacer is currently playing for SRH in the ongoing 17th edition of the Indian Premier League. He has been one of the standout performers for India and his franchise teams throughout his T20 career. Bhuvneshwar Kumar started playing T20 cricket in 2009. It was in the IPL 2009 when Bhuvi played his first T20 match representing RCB in the Indian Premier League.

Till now, Bhuvi has scalped 297 wickets in 280 innings of the 281 matches he has played so far, including his best performance of 5 wickets at the cost of just 4 runs in a match. He has sensationally claimed 5 four-wicket hauls and the same number of five-wicket hauls to his name in his T20 career.