ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Jasprit Bumrah Needs 1 Wicket In Semifinal Against England To Achieve THIS BIG RECORD

India vs England Semifinal, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Jasprit Bumrah will soon be in action as India gear up for the semifinal against England in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, March 5. India will need their senior pacer to produce another impactful effort to reach the final. Bumrah will have a chance to achieve an incredible individual milestone.

Bumrah, who took two wickets for 36 runs in his four overs in the previous game against the West Indies. India will be heading into the match on the back of a thrilling five-wicket win over the West Indies in their last Super 8 match. If Bumrah manages to take at least one wicket in the second semifinal, then he will take his tally of wickets to 500. As of now, only seven players – Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Kapil Dev, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath – have managed to dismiss at least 500 batters in international cricket for India.

Bumrah, who has been India's most consistent bowler over the past few years across formats, has taken just nine wickets in the T20 World Cup 2026.

Most wickets for India in international cricket

Anil Kumble: 953 wickets in 401 matches

Ravichandran Ashwin: 765 wickets in 387 matches

Harbhajan Singh: 707 wickets in 365 matches

Kapil Dev: 687 wickets in 356 matches

Ravindra Jadeja: 634 wickets in 373 matches

Since making his international debut for India against Australia way back in 2016, Bumrah has played 234 matches for India across formats and has picked up 499 wickets so far. He has dismissed 234 batters in 52 Tests and 149 in 89 ODIs and has 116 wickets to his credit in 93 T20I matches.

Jasprit Bumrah’s record in international cricket

Tests: 234 wickets in 52 matches

ODIs: 149 wickets in 89 matches

T20Is: 116 wickets in 93 wickets

Bumrah is India’s joint-highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cup history, and if in the match against England, he manages to take four wickets, then he will break Anrich Nortje’s record of most wickets in Men’s T20 World Cup history by a fast bowler.

In 21 T20 World Cup matches for South Africa, Nortje has picked up 38 wickets so far. On the other hand, Bumrah has found 35 scalps in 24 matches for India.

India vs England Squad, ICC T20 World Cup 2026

India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar

England Squad: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Ben Duckett, Luke Wood, Josh Tongue, Jamie Overton