Hardik Pandya T20 Wickets: Hardik Pandya has made a world record in the second T20 match against South Africa. He has become the first fast bowling all-rounder in the world to complete 1000 runs and 100 wickets in international T20 cricket. He has achieved this historic feat by taking the wicket of Tristan Stubbs. Along with this, he has also created a special record of wickets in T20 cricket.

Before the third T20 match played in Dharamshala, Hardik Pandya had taken 99 wickets in his T20 career. By dismissing Tristan Stubbs, he has completed a century of wickets in T20 format. He is only the third Indian bowler to do so, before him Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah have completed 100 wickets for India in T20 International.

1000 runs and 100 wickets

Hardik Pandya is the first fast bowling all-rounder in the world who has completed 1000 runs and 100 wickets in international T20 cricket. Before him, no fast bowling all-rounder in the world has been able to establish this record. Although 3 spin bowlers have done this. Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh, Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan and Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe have completed 1000 runs apart from taking 100 wickets in international T20 cricket.

Third Indian to take 100 wickets

Hardik Pandya has become the third Indian cricketer to take 100 wickets in T20 International cricket. Apart from scoring 1939 runs so far in his T20 career, he has also taken 100 wickets in bowling. Till now, the highest number of T20 wickets is in the name of Arshdeep Singh, who has taken 108 wickets so far. Whereas Jasprit Bumrah currently has 101 T20 wickets in his name.

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The final match of the 2025 Asia Cup will be played between India and Pakistan on Sunday, September 28. In this match, Team India star all -rounder Hardik Pandya has a chance to complete a dreaded ‘century’. If Hardik takes two wickets against Pakistan, he will complete 100 wickets in T20 International. Right now Hardik has 98 wickets in T20I.

If Hardik Pandya takes 2 wickets in the final against Pakistan, then he will become the second Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in T20 international cricket. Currently, the record of ‘wickets of wickets’ in T20 cricket is the name of only one Indian bowler. Arshdeep Singh has taken 101 wickets in 65 matches with an average of 18.76 in 65 matches since 2022.

Talking about the bowlers who have taken the most T20 wickets globally, Rashid Khan is at the top of this list, who has taken 173 wickets in 103 matches with an average of 13.93.

Hardik Pandya has taken 4 wickets in this edition of Asia Cup. Hardik Pandya has played 120 T20 matches for India since 2016. During this, he has taken 98 wickets with an average of 26.58. During this, Pandya has taken 4 or more wickets in the innings 3 times.

The Indian team will win the final by winning 6 consecutive matches in the Asia Cup 2025. At the same time, both the matches which have been lost by the Pakistani team so far were played against India. On September 14, Team India had crushed the Pakistani team by 7 wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Ground, after which Team India won by 6 wickets against Pakistan on 21 September.

Now both countries will be face to face in the final match on this ground on 28 September. Fans believe that Team India will be heavy in the finals as well. The final is being played for the first time in the T20 format’s Asia Cup between India and Pakistan.