Arshdeep Singh becomes first Indian to take 150 T20I wickets

Arshdeep Singh became the first Indian bowler to reach 150 wickets in T20Is on Friday, 30 October, when he dismissed New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner in the fourth T20I at Eden Park, Auckland. He is the ninth bowler overall to get there.

The milestone came on a bad day for India, who lost the match by 87 runs. Arshdeep finished with 1/38 from his four overs, and India still lead the series 3-1 with one match left.

The wicket and the numbers

Santner sliced a lofted drive to sweeper cover, where Nitish Kumar Reddy took the catch, Outlook India reports. The scorecard credits Santner with 5 off 6 balls.

Arshdeep has 150 wickets from 103 matches and 99 innings, at an average of 20.62 and an economy rate of 8.65. His best figures are 5/51, Tribune India reports.

He took 2,143 balls to reach the mark, third-fastest by deliveries behind Wanindu Hasaranga (2,035) and Rashid Khan (2,098). He is also only the third fast bowler to reach 150, after New Zealand’s Tim Southee and Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman.

A record year

Arshdeep has 40 wickets in 2026. That is the most in a calendar year by a bowler from a Full Member nation, ahead of Ireland’s Josh Little, who took 39 in 2022.

State of the series

New Zealand batted first and made 259/7, and India were held to 172/9. Glenn Phillips hit 107 off 49 balls and Michael Bracewell added 65 off 25. Mayank Yadav was India’s most successful bowler with 3/48.

India had won the first three matches of the New Zealand vs India T20I Series 2026, by 4 wickets, 4 wickets and 6 wickets.

What’s next

The fifth and final T20I is in Hamilton on Sunday, 1 November, starting at 12:30 PM IST. The ODI series follows, with the first match on Wednesday, 4 November at 7:30 AM IST.