Arshdeep Singh is the bowler with the most wickets in T20 against South Africa, know his performance

Updated: 20-02-2026, 08.09 PM

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The Indian cricket team has continued its unbeaten streak in the T20 World Cup 2026. Playing under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India has won all four of its matches in the group stage. Now the Indian team will face the South African cricket team in the Super-8 on 22 February. Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh likes bowling against this team. Let’s take a look at his performance against South Africa.

Arshdeep is the bowler taking the most wickets against South Africa

Arshdeep is the highest wicket taker against South Africa in T20 International. He has taken 23 wickets in 14 matches against this team with an average of 18.86 and economy rate of 9.04. His best performance was taking 3 wickets while giving 20 runs. After Arshdeep, India’s Varun Chakraborty (22) and England’s Chris Jordan (17) have taken the most wickets against South Africa.

Arshdeep has played 2 matches against South Africa in the T-20 World Cup.

In the T-20 World Cup, Arshdeep has played 2 matches against South Africa, in which he has taken 4 wickets with an average of 11.25 and economy rate of 5.62. He took 2 wickets against this team in the final of T-20 World Cup 2024.

Arshdeep is the second highest wicket taker for India in T20 World Cup.

Arshdeep is the joint second highest wicket taker for India in the T20 World Cup. This fast bowler has taken 30 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 14.90. His economy rate is 7.45. He is behind only Ravichandran Ashwin (32) in this matter. Jasprit Bumrah also has only 30 wickets in his name in this tournament. Bumrah has bowled in 21 innings.

Arshdeep’s T20 international career has been brilliant

Arshdeep started his T20 International career against the England cricket team in the year 2022. He has played 79 matches so far, in which he has taken 121 wickets at an average of 19.20 and economy of 8.50. During this period, he has also taken 4 wicket hauls twice. His best performance has been 51/9. He is the highest wicket taker for India in this format.