With two wickets against Andhra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the joint third-highest wicket-taker among Indians in men’s T20 wicket.
Uttar Pradesh captain Bhuvneshwar continued with his excellent run in the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In the pre-quarter-final against Andhra at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru – his would-be home venue for the 2025 IPL – Bhuvneshwar bowled his quota of four overs to take 2-30.
He got the in-form KS Bharat in his second over, and in the 18th, he dismissed T Vijay. Karan Sharma held both catches. Bhuvneshwar’s spell was instrumental in restricting Andhra to 156-6, a total Uttar Pradesh overhauled with an over and four wickets in hand. Uttar Pradesh will now play Delhi in the fourth quarter-final of the tournament at the same venue on December 11.
The second wicket took Bhuvneshwar’s T20 career haul to 310 wickets, at par with R Ashwin’s tally. Among Indians, only Yuzvendra Chahal (364) and Piyush Chawla (319) have more.
Most T20 wickets among Indians
| Bowler | Wickets | Average | Economy | IPL/CT20 teams | Domestic teams | Others |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 364 | 23.42 | 7.64 | MI, RCB, RR | Haryana | |
| Piyush Chawla | 319 | 24.45 | 7.53 | CSK, KXIP/PBKS, MI, KKR | UP, Gujarat | Sussex |
| R Ashwin | 310 | 26.64 | 7.06 | CSK, DD/DC, RPSG, KXIP/PBKS, RR | Tamil Nadu | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 310 | 24.81 | 7.26 | RCB, PWI, SRH | UP | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 295 | 20.38 | 6.89 | MI | Gujarat | |
| Amit Mishra | 285 | 22.28 | 7.16 | Chargers, SRH, DD/DC, LSG | Haryana | |
| Harshal Patel | 244 | 23.14 | 8.34 | DD/DC, KXIP/PBKS, RCB | Haryana | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 235 | 26.35 | 6.79 | MI, CSK, KKR | Punjab, North Zone | Surrey |
| Axar Patel | 233 | 27.42 | 7.01 | KXIP/PBKS, DD/DC | Gujarat | |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 233 | 24.15 | 8.02 | DD/DC, KKR, LSG, MI, RR, RPSG, RCB, SRH | Saurashtra |
- The IPL/Champions League team list denotes teams the players have played at least once for.
- Chahal is currently 11th on the all-time list, 25 wickets behind 10th-placed Sohail Tanvir. With 631 wickets, Dwayne Bravo heads the list.
- With 206 wickets, Deepti Sharma heads the list for India Women. She is 13th on the all-time list, which has Amelia Kerr (338) at the top.
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