Jasprit Bumrah created a new record on Tuesday during the first T20I match against South Africa in Cuttack. He became the first Indian bowler ever to take 100 wickets in all three formats of international cricket, Tests, ODIs and T20Is. This is a very rare achievement, and only four other bowlers in the world have done it before him: Tim Southee, Lasith Malinga, Shakib Al Hasan and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Bumrah reached this special milestone when he dismissed young South African batter Dewald Brevis for 22 runs in his third over. Later, he also removed Keshav Maharaj, finishing a sharp and impressive spell. With this, Bumrah’s tally now stands at 234 wickets in 52 Tests, 149 wickets in 89 ODIs, and 101 wickets in 81 T20Is. He is also only the second Indian to reach 100 T20I wickets, getting close to Arshdeep Singh’s national record of 107.

Since making his international debut in an ODI on January 23, 2016, Bumrah has become known for his perfect control, calm bowling under pressure, and deadly yorkers in the final overs. He took 81 matches to complete 100 T20I wickets, maintaining a brilliant average of 18.11 and an economy rate of under seven.

Here are India’s top T20I wicket-takers at the moment: Arshdeep Singh leads the list with 107 wickets, having reached the milestone earlier this year. He is followed closely by Jasprit Bumrah, who now has 101 wickets after completing his T20I century in the match against South Africa. 

Hardik Pandya is right behind with 99 wickets, just one away from joining the 100-wicket club. Veteran spinner Yuzvendra Chahal holds 96 wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar completes the top five with 90 wickets, highlighting India’s strong depth in white-ball bowling.

The moment of Bumrah’s record happened in the 11th over of South Africa’s chase. South Africa were already struggling at 68 for 6 when Bumrah bowled a short ball outside off. Brevis tried to hit it but mistimed the shot, and Suryakumar Yadav caught it easily at cover.

There was a small controversy when replays showed that Bumrah’s front foot might have been slightly over the line. Some viewers felt it could have been a no-ball, but the decision stood because there is no review system for checking front-foot no-balls.

India dominated the match from start to finish. Hardik Pandya, returning after a long injury break, smashed 59 not out off just 28 balls, helping India reach 175 for 6. In reply, South Africa were bowled out for only 74 runs in 12.3 overs, their lowest total in T20I cricket. Apart from Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy took two wickets each, and Hardik added one more. India won by 101 runs and took a 1–0 lead in the five-match series.