A major controversy involving Jasprit Bumrah broke out during the first match of the five-match T20I series between the India national cricket team and the South Africa national cricket team.
The opening match of the T20I series was hosted at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, and leading fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah reached the milestone of 100 T20I wickets in the match.
Jasprit Bumrah achieved a historic feat
Ahead of the first T20I match against the Proteas, Jasprit Bumrah was on 99 wickets in the T20I format and needed just one wicket to reach his century.
He managed to do so in the 11th over when he got the wicket of Dewald Brevis. On the second ball of the over, Jasprit Bumrah bowled a sharp length ball to Brevis, who was late on the pull shot and Suryakumar Yadav took the dolly at extra cover and spooned it straight.
As Brewis was going back, the umpires stopped him as the third umpire was checking for a no-ball. After a few seconds, the TV umpire declared it a valid delivery and the Proteas batsman was asked to leave.
However, replays revealed a different story. It seemed that Bumrah’s front foot was not behind the popping crease and former cricketer Robin Uthappa, who was on-air, claimed that it was a no-ball.
Meanwhile, Bumrah took his 101st wicket in T20I cricket by dismissing Keshav Maharaj at the score of 0 on the fifth ball of the 11th over.
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Boom boom, Bumrah!
Wicket number 100 in T20I #JaspreetBumrahAbsolutely inevitable#INDvSAFirst T20 match, live now https://t.co/tqu4j7Svcm pic.twitter.com/MuSZfrfh3L
β Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) 9 December 2025
No ball for Brevis wicket? #INDvsSA #brevis #bumrah pic.twitter.com/UQJejEtdO0
– Richard Faasen (@RichFaasen) 9 December 2025
Bumrah’s no ball #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/RA2aAPBE7W
– Keyboard Warrior π (@im_mumbiker) 9 December 2025
That was a no ball. Who is that third umpire? Is he blind? Jasprit Bumrah is clearly exaggerating. bad umpiring #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/6EUBtokQZW
– ππ₯π¨π§π¨ (@Brutu24) 9 December 2025
Bumrah’s 100th wicket was on a no-ball and no-ball was given.
This is going to explode hehe pic.twitter.com/SmZJYBZYYb
– Prat (@pratIsACat) 9 December 2025
Jasprit Bumrah has become the first Indian to achieve this feat.
As Bumrah reached the three-figure mark in T20I cricket, he became the second Indian after Arshdeep Singh to complete 100 wickets in T20 Internationals.
Additionally, he became the first Indian in history and fifth overall cricketer after Tim Southee, Shakib Al Hasan, Lasith Malinga and Shaheen Afridi to achieve 100 wickets in each of the three formats in international cricket.
| player | test wicket | ODI wicket | T20I wicket |
| Tim Southee | 391 | 221 | 164 |
| shakib al hassan | 246 | 317 | 149 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 116 | 131 | 118 |
| Lasith Malinga | 101 | 338 | 107 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 234 | 149 | 101* |
