Arshdeep Singh creates history, breaks Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record in 2nd T20I against New ZealandNew Delhi: India pacer Arshdeep Singh broke the record of Bhuvneshwar Kumar to become the Indian bowler with the most wickets in T20Is in a calendar year on Saturday.However, in claiming his 38th wicket of 2026, Arshdeep overtook Bhuvneshwar’s record of 37 wickets in 2022. The feat was achieved while India kept their five-match T20I series alive in Christchurch.Arshdeep was on fire with the ball, ending with a return of 2/33 in four overs.He had the New Zealand openers Tim Seifert dismissed early in the innings and then, on his return, dismissed Glenn Phillips to restrict the hosts to 180/5 in their 20 overs.Phillips had 70 off 43 balls and Jacobs contributed 56 off 46 balls for the two. They then added a vital 116-run partnership.India fell into trouble losing wickets at regular intervals in the chase of 181. But Tilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy ensured a match-winning partnership for the visitors to take India home.Tilak remained unbeaten on 51 from 26 balls, and Nitish was undefeated on 26 to see India home at 181/6 from 19.5 overs, a victory by four wickets.With this, Arshdeep became the number one T20I bowler from India. In 2024, Arshdeep had also taken 36 wickets. In 2025, Varun Chakravarthy also took 36 wickets.India took 2-0 lead in the five-match series after they won the second T20I match. The third T20I match will be played in Wellington on October 27.
Arshdeep Singh creates history, breaks Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record in 2nd T20I against New Zealand
