Jasprit Bumrah set to create history no Indian has achieved before - big record on the line

Overall, in 79 T20Is, Jasprit Bumrah has picked up 99 wickets in 77 innings at an average of 18.11, with best figures of 3/7 and an economy rate of 6.36. He is currently India’s second-highest wicket-taker in the format, behind Arshdeep Singh, who has 105 wickets in 67 matches.

Jasprit Bumrah (AFP Photo)

NEW DELHI: Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah stands on the verge of creating history. The star fast bowler is just one wicket away from becoming only the second Indian to complete 100 T20I wickets. If he achieves the milestone during the final T20I against Australia in Brisbane, he will also become the first Indian bowler with 100 or more wickets across all three formats of international cricket.

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The final T20I between India and Australia will be played in Brisbane on Saturday, with India leading the five-match series 2-1. So far in the series, Bumrah has taken three wickets in three matches at an average of 26.33, with best figures of 2/26 and an economy rate of 6.58.

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Overall, in 79 T20Is, Bumrah has picked up 99 wickets in 77 innings at an average of 18.11, with best figures of 3/7 and an economy rate of 6.36. He is currently India’s second-highest wicket-taker in the format, behind Arshdeep Singh, who has 105 wickets in 67 matches. In Tests, Bumrah has taken 226 wickets in 50 matches at an average of 19.83, with best figures of 6/27 and ten five-wicket hauls. He ranks as India’s 12th-highest wicket-taker in the format. In ODIs, Bumrah is placed 16th among India’s top wicket-takers, with 149 wickets in 89 matches and 88 innings at an average of 23.55, with best figures of 6/19, including two five-wicket hauls.SQUADS:INDIA: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana.AUSTRALIA: Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (w), Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Mahli Beardman.

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