Dubai: India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Friday became the country’s leading wicket-taker in T20 internationals, returning figures of 2/10 against Scotland in Super 12 Group 2 game in Dubai.
Bumrah, who was on 62 wickets prior to the start of the match, surpassed leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to make the top of the list.
Bumrah picked up India’s first wicket of the T20 World Cup when he dismissed New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill. It was their first wicket since the 2016 World Cup, since India had gone wicketless against Pakistan. Bumrah ended up dismissing another New Zealand batsman – Daryll Mitchell – as he returned 2/19