India vs South Africa, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Jasprit Bumrah scripted his name in the history books on the back of an impressive performance against South Africa in match 43 of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, February 22. In India's first Super 8 match of the competition, Bumrah led India's bowling attack after South Africa opted to bat first.

Having dismissed Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton and Corbin Bosch, Bumrah has become India's leading wicket-taker in the T20 World Cups. He now has 33 wickets to his name in the elite tournament, surpassing Ravichandran Ashwin's tally of 32 scalps. His effort of 3/14 in his four overs helped India restrict the Proteas to 187/7 in their 20 overs.

Most wickets for India in T20 World Cups:

1) Jasprit Bumrah - 33 wickets in 22 innings

2) Arshdeep Singh - 32 wickets in 18 innings

3) R Ashwin - 32 wickets in 24 innings

4) Hardik Pandya - 29 wickets in 26 innings

5) Ravindra Jadeja - 22 wickets in 29 innings

Bumrah provided a perfect start to the Men in Blue with a couple of early wickets, but South Africa got the momentum in the middle overs on the back of a crucial partnership between Dewald Brevis and David Miller. The duo stitched an outstanding partnership of 97 runs for the fourth wicket and laid the foundation for a big total. Miller was South Africa's top run-getter with an excellent knock of 63 runs in 35 balls, having smashed seven fours and three sixes. On the other hand, Brevis (45) and Tristan Stubbs (44*) came up with impactful contributions.

Apart from Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh took two wickets, whereas Varun Chakravarthy and Shivam Dube found a scalp each. Arshdeep also has matched Ashwin's tally of 32 wickets in the T20 World Cups. Notably, both Bumrah and Arshdeep played a major role in India's title win in the T20 World Cup 2024.

 

India vs South Africa Playing XIs, ICC T20 World Cup 2026:

India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy

South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi