- By Namrata Vijay
- Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:10 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
IND vs AUS 5th T20I: Varun Chakravarthy will be spearheading India's spin attack in the 5th T20I against Australia, which will be held in Brisbane. During the fifth T20I, Chakravarthy, who is the No.1 T20I bowler, can script history in the 5th T20I by becoming the fastest Indian bowler to have taken 50 wickets in this format. Till now, he has taken 45 wickets after playing in 28 matches.
If he can take five wickets in the last match, then he will surpass Kuldeep Yadav's tally.
Kuldeep, who has taken 88 wickets after playing in 49 T20Is till now, took his 50th wicket in his 30th match against the West Indies in 2023.
Fastest to 50 wickets in T20Is for India
| PLAYER | MATCHES |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 30 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 33 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 33 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 34 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 41 |
Botswana's Dhruvkumar Maisuria has the record of taking 50 wickets quickly in this format. He achieved this milestone by playing in his 22nd match.
Fastest to 50 wickets in T20Is
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES |
| Dhruvkumar Maisuria | Botswana | 22 |
| Syazrul Idrus | Malaysia | 25 |
| Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | 26 |
| Mark Adair | Ireland | 28 |
| Alpesh Ramjani | Uganda | 28 |
| Hernan Fennell | Argentina | 28 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | Nepal/ICC | 29 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | 30 |
| Moazzam Baig | Malawi | 30 |
| Rizwan Butt | Bahrain | 30 |
| Usman Najeeb | Saudi Arabia | 30 |
Apart from Varun, Jasprit Bumrah can also create history. He has taken 99 wickets after playing in 79 T20Is. If he can take one more wicket in the last match, then he will be the first Indian and the fifth overall bowler besides Tim Southee, Lasith Malinga, Shakib Al Hasan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi to have taken 100 wickets in all formats.
Bumrah, who is currently the No.1 Test bowler, has taken 226 wickets after playing in 50 Tests and has taken 149 wickets after playing in 89 ODI matches.