Bhuvneshwar Kumar achieves massive feat in the IPL, even before Jasprit Bumrah

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The fast-paced nature of T20 cricket often results in players breaking several records and registering new feats. During Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 30 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, veteran Indian yorker specialist Bhuvneshwar Kumar also scripted history.

Although the cricketer has had some great times in Indian cricket, he continues to be a key wicket-taker for the defending champions in the IPL. While the match did not go RCB’s way, Bhuvneshwar Kumar went on to become only the second bowler to pick over 350 wickets in men’s T20s. He got GT opener Sai Sudharsan as his 350th T20 scalp, courtesy Jitesh Sharma taking a brilliant diving catch behind the wickets.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has now become the first Indian pacer to complete 350 T20 wickets. He has reached there before Jasprit Bumrah, who still needs three wickets at the time of writing. Bumrah has had an ordinary IPL 2026, giving Bhuvneshwar ample time to get ahead in the pack.

While Bhuvneshwar is only the second with now 352 wickets after Yuzvendra Chahal, who boasts 391 wickets under his belt. Let’s take a look at the list of players with most wickets in T20 cricket.

Top 3 Indian players with most wickets in men’s T20s

Yuzvendra Chahal (391 wickets)

Elaborating on the list, Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal sits at the top of the table of Indian players with most wickets in T20 history. While he ranks 15th overall, he has picked up 391 wickets as on date across 337 matches and 332 innings at an economy of 7.77.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (352 wickets)

Followed by Chahal is the yorker specialist Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The 36-year-old, who is currently plying his trade for RCB in IPL 2026, picked his 350th wicket in Sai Sudharsan in game against GT. While he is 25th in the overall list, he is only the second Indian to surpass the 350th mark, which came in his 324th innings. Overall, Bhuvneshwar is only the 12th pace bowling to acchieve the feat.

Jasprit Bumrah (347 wickets)

Indian pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah is the third Indian player with most wickets in men’s T20. Since his T20 debut in 2013, Bumrah has picked up 347 T20 wickets across 278 matches and 275 innings at an economy of 6.96 while featuring for Gujarat, India and Mumbai Indians (MI) thus far. However, he has this tally in just 275 innings. Whereas Bhuvi took 324 innings.