During the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium, Jasprit Bumrah, India’s pace leader, reached a significant career milestone. He became the eighth Indian bowler to reach 500 international wickets with the first wicket he took off the opening delivery of his spell in the fifth over of England’s chase. Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Kapil Dev, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, and Javagal Srinath are among the elite group of bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in all formats since making his debut against Australia in Sydney on January 23, 2016.
The 32-year-old Ahmedabad fast bowler has already taken 234 wickets in 52 Test matches, 149 wickets in 89 ODIs, and 117 wickets in 94 T20Is, demonstrating his reliable play and potent influence in all forms. Bumrah has been as impressive in the current T20 World Cup. For the Suryakumar Yadav-led team, he had taken nine wickets in six games. In the semi-final match, he claimed the wicket of England captain Harry Brook, bringing his total to ten. In the Super 8 matches against South Africa and the West Indies, he was India’s leading wicket-taker.
During the Group A encounter against the neighboring country at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo last month, he notably removed two Pakistani batters, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha, in his opening over. Bumrah’s achievement of 500 wickets solidifies his reputation as one of the most dangerous fast bowlers in contemporary cricket and puts him in an exclusive group of India’s best bowlers.
