Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar registered yet another record in T20I cricket. He becomes the first Indian player to reach 50 T20I wickets in away matches. Bhuvneshwar achieved the mark in the Asia Cup 2022 match against Afghanistan. Moreover, he is currently leading the charts of most T20I wickets for India in Away matches
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However, Ashwin is followed by pacer Jasprit Bumrah and another spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Let's look into it in detail below.
Most T20I wickets for India in Away matches
Yuzvndra Chahal | 40 wickets
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Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is in the fourth position in this list with 40 away wickets for India in T20I cricket. In 66 T20I games, Chahal has scalped 83 wickets of which 40 are away wickets so far. He averages 24.33 and has a strike rate of 18.05 in 65 T20I innings.
Jasprit Bumrah | 42 wickets
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Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has scalped 42 wickets in away matches and thus he comes to third place on this list. Meanwhile, in 58 T20I games, Bumrah has scalped 69 wickets with a strike rate of 18.07. Moreover, he has a brilliant average of 19.46 in those T20I games and maintains an economy rate of 6.46 in 57 T20I innings.
Ravichandran Ashwin | 44 wickets
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The second bowler on this list is another spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who has scalped 44 T20I away wickets in his T20I career for team India. In 56 T20I matches, Ashwin picked up 66 wickets with an average of 21.77. He has also maintained a strike rate of 19.18 in 56 innings.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 51 wickets
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The top spot is currently held by Indian swing master Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who took 51 away wickets in his T20I career for India. He becomes the first Indian bowler to cross 50 T20I wickets in away games. Therefore, he is currently holding the record for most T20I wickets for India in away matches. In 77 T20I games, Bhuvi has scalped 84 wickets with an average of 21.74. Moreover, he has also maintained a decent economy rate of 6.87.
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N.B: Last Updated on 10/09/2022.