Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Indian pacer who last played for the Indian team in 2022, recently became the first Indian pacer to take more than 300 T20 wickets during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Tournament 2024. Captaining the Uttar Pradesh team, the medium pacer showcased even at his age, how he can be good with the ball in hand. In the UP vs Himachal Pradesh match, he claimed his 300 T20 wicket.

Indian bowlers with most T20 wickets

As Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first Indian pacer to achieve feat, we will give the list of Indian bowlers with most T20 wickets.

4. Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 304 T20 wickets

Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes the first Indian pacer to take 300 T20 wickets - sportzpoint.com

The 35-year-old medium pacer has been one of the highest wicket-takers for India in T20I cricket. In T20 internationals for India, Bhuvnewshwar Kumar has taken 90 wickets in 87 T20I matches at an outstanding economy rate of 6.96, including two five-wicket hauls.

In Indian Premier League, while playing for Pune Warriors and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Buvi has taken 181 wickets in 176 matches at an excellent economy rate of 7.56 runs per over. In total, Bhuvneshwar so far has taken 304 wickets in T20 cricket in 290 matches at 7.29 runs per over.

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He stands as the fourth highest wicket-taker among Indians in T20 cricket and is the only Indian fast bowler to take more than 300 wickets in shortest format of the game.

	Matches	Wickets	Economy Rate	Average	Best Figure	5WI
T20I	87	90	6.96	23.10	5/4	2
IPL	176	181	7.56	27.23	5/19	2
Champions League	1	0	7.75	-	-	0
Total T20s	290	304	7.29	25.10	5/4	5

3. Ravichandran Ashwin | 310 T20 Wickets

Ravichandran Ashwin | 310 T20 Wickets - sportzpoint.com

A test legend in his own rights, Ravichandran Ashwin had started his career with the T20s. It was Chennai Super Kings who had found the spark in him which helped him gain the exposure to evantually get selected for India and flourish as an all-format bowler. The off-spinner from Tamil Nadu has played 324 T20 games so far in his career and took 324 wickets at an astonishing economoy rate of 7.06.

In IPL, he has played for teams like CSK, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiants and Delhi Capitals along with playing for the Indian team and Tamil Nadu in his career. In his 212 IPL games, he has taken 180 wickets at 7.12 runs per over. For India, in T20Is, Ashwin has the off-spinner took 72 wickets in only 65 games.

	Matches	Wickets	Economy Rate	Average	Best Figure	5WI
T20I	65	72	6.90	23.22	4/8	0
IPL	212	180	7.12	29.82	4/34	0
Champions League	24	30	7.44	22.16	4/18	0
Total T20s	324	310	7.06	26.64	4/8	0

2. Piyush Chawla | 319 T20 Wickets

Most T20 wickets among Indian bowlers - Piyush Chawla | 319 T20 Wickets - sportzpoint.com

The leg spinner has been playing T20s since 2007 and has played a total 297 T20 matches so far in his career. In his career, he has taken 319 T20 wickets with an economy rate of 7.53. However, he only played 7 T20 internationals for India and took only 4 wickets for the country.

In the Indian Premier League, he has featured in 192 games for Chennai Super Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians. Chawla has been one of the most successful bowlers in the tournament with 192 wickets with an economy rate of 7.96 runs per over.

Moreover, he has played for overseas teams like Sussex in Vitality Blast Tournament in England.

Tournament	Matches	Wickets	Economy	Average	BBI
IPL	192	192	7.96	26.60	4/17
Champions League	8	8	8.07	28.25	2/17
Vitality Blast	1	2	4.25	8.50	2/17
T20Is	7	4	6.56	37.75	2/13
T20s (Total)	297	319	7.53	24.45	4/12

1. Yuzvendra Chahal | 363 T20 Wickets

Yuzvendra Chahal has the most T20 wickets among Indian bowlers - sportzpoint.com

Yuzvendra Chahal is perhaps the most Indian successful bowlers in the shortest format of the game. The leg-spinner from Haryana started his career with IPL teams like Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore and made a name for yourself to get into the Indian team.

Chahal spent eight seasons with Royal Challengers Bangalore and with 113 wickets, is still their highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League history. However, RCB decided not to retain him in the 2022 mega auction, and Chahal headed to Rajasthan Royals.

In IPL 2025 Mega acution, he became the most expensive spinner in the tournament's history as Punjab Kings bought him for INR 18 cr. Till now, in IPL, Chahal has taken 205 wickets, and is the most successful bowler in the tournament's history. For India, he has played 80 T20I games and once was the highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is with 96 wickets.

Tournament	Matches	Wickets	Economy	Average	BBI	5W
IPL	160	205	7.84	22.44	5/40	1
Champions League	6	3	6.76	29.33	2/9	0
T20Is	80	96	8.19	25.09	6/25	1
T20s (Total)	309	363	7.65	23.33	6/25	2

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