Ravichandran Ashwin became India’s leading wicket-taker in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) when he took 3 for 24 against South Africa in the second T20I at Cuttack on Monday. With 29 wickets in T20Is, Ashwin went past Irfan Pathan as India’s highest wicket-taker in the shortest format of the game. Ashwin got rid of Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, and Faf du Plessis. Ashwin opened bowling for India, bowling the second over of the innings. He struck in his first over itself, getting Amla out caught at leg slip for 2. His second wicket was du Plessis, who hit him for a six and a four in the over before getting foxed by a slower ball and hitting it to the fielder in the deep. His record-breaking wicket was that of de Villiers — for the second time in the series — caught by MS Dhoni. Live Cricket Scorecard: India vs South Africa 2nd T20I at Cuttack
Player
Period
M
W
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4WI
Ravichandran Ashwin
2010-2015
28
29
4/11
26.96
7.24
22.3
1
Irfan Pathan
2006-2012
24
28
3/16
22.07
8.02
16.5
0
Harbhajan Singh
2006-2015
27
24
4/12
25.91
6.34
24.5
1
Yuvraj Singh
2007-2014
40
23
3/17
16.78
7.19
14
0
Ashok Dinda
2009-2012
9
17
4/19
14.41
8.16
10.5
1
Zaheer Khan
2006-2012
17
17
4/19
26.35
7.63
20.7
1
Ashwin has an excellent economy rate, though his average and strike rate are relatively high. He has taken the best figures by an Indian in T20Is though, with 4 for 11. Harbhajan Singh is another man with a decent record in T20Is. He is third on the list for India, with 24 wickets in 27 matches. Curiously, Yuvraj Singh is next with 23 wickets. Ashok Dinda and Zaheer Khan, tied with 17 wickets each, bring up the top five (six) wicket-takers for India in T20Is.Live Cricket Blog: India vs South Africa 2015, 2nd T20I at Cuttack
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