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The ongoing India-Pakistan match in Dubai is Hardik’s 12th match in the Asia Cup T20Is, and he now has 14 wickets to his name.
Hardik Pandya has picked up 14 wickets in Asia Cup T20Is for India. (Picture Credit: AP)
Hardik Pandya is playing for India in the Asia Cup 2025 Super 4s match against Pakistan on Sunday, September 21. In the match taking place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, he opened his wicket account by dismissing Fakhar Zaman on the third ball of the second over. The left-handed batter was caught behind by Sanju Samson after scoring 15 runs from 9 balls. The wicket of Fakhar helped Hardik enter his name in the history books. The 31-year-old cricketer from Baroda broke Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record to become India’s highest wicket-taker in the T20I format of the game.
Bhuvneshwar played six matches for Team India and picked up 13 wickets. On the other hand, the ongoing match is Hardik’s 12th fixture, and he now has 14 wickets to his credit.
Most wickets for India in Asia Cup T20Is
| PLAYER | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Hardik Pandya | 12* | 14 | 3/8 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 6 | 13 | 5/4 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 8* | 9 | 2/27 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4* | 8 | 4/7 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 6 | 6 | 2/26 |
If Hardik manages to dismiss one more Pakistani batter in the ongoing match, then he will become the highest wicket-taker in Asia Cup T20Is. As of now he is tied with Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga. Both Rashid and Hasaranga have 14 wickets to their name in Asia Cup T20Is.
Most wickets in Asia Cup T20Is
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 11 | 14 | 3/22 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 10 | 14 | 3/21 |
| Hardik Pandya | India | 12* | 14 | 3/8 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 6 | 13 | 5/4 |
| Amjad Javed | UAE | 7 | 12 | 3/25 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
September 21, 2025, 20:31 IST
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