Before the final match of T20 World Cup 2026 against New Zealand, Team India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah achieved a rare feat. On March 6, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared some fascinating statistics of Jasprit Bumrah.
Counting all three formats, the seamer now has a total of 500 wickets in men’s international cricket, which is nothing but a rare feat. According to the data provided by the BCCI in a social media post, Jasprit Bumrah has 234 wickets to his name in Test cricket, 149 wickets to his name so far in the ODI format, and in T20 Internationals, the Mumbai-born player has 117 wickets to his name.
Jasprit Bumrah’s 500th men’s international wicket
BCCI writes as caption in the social media post, “Jasprit Bumrah has become the 8th Indian to take 500 wickets in men’s international cricket.”
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1⃣1⃣7⃣ T20I wicketsJasprit Bumrah becomes the 8th Indian to take 5⃣0⃣0⃣ wickets in men’s international cricket #TeamIndia | #T20WorldCup | #meninblue | @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/rfVqNXlN0g
– BCCI (@BCCI) 6 March 2026
In the second match of the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2026, when India were against England, Bumrah took his 500th men’s international wicket. Bumrah achieved this feat by removing England captain Harry Brook from the crease with the help of Axar Patel’s brilliant catch.
Indian cricketer is about to touch the 500th figure before Bumrah!
Before Bumrah, Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Kapil Dev, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath were the seven cricketers to take 500 wickets in men’s international cricket on an individual basis.
Jasprit Bumrah’s overall bowling stats vs bowling stats against New Zealand
In the final, Bumrah will have to face a tough challenge from New Zealand batsmen, especially the Kiwi openers. In the semi-finals, New Zealand’s opening pair of Tim Seifert and Finn Allen toyed with the South African bowlers. While Seifert’s pace was reduced for the fifty-plus innings, Allen scored a century and remained not out, thereby ensuring a place in the final of the T20 World Cup 2026.
According to Cricbuzz data, Bumrah’s bowling figures against South Africa are worse than his overall career figures.
Bumrah’s overall bowling statistics
| Format | average | strike rate | economy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 19.79 | 42.8 | 2.77 |
| ODI | 23.55 | 30.7 | 4.59 |
| t20 | 18.57 | 17.0 | 6.55 |
Bumrah’s bowling figures against New Zealand
| Format | average | strike rate | economy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 45.44 | 92.8 | 2.93 |
| ODI | 39.20 | 48.6 | 4.83 |
| t20 | 23.37 | 19.8 | 7.05 |
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