SA vs SL Live: Tabraiz Shamsi record most wickets in a calendar year – South Africa and World’s No 1 T20I bowler Tabraiz Shamsi broke another record. His 3/17 against Sri Lanka propelled him to register most wickets in a calendar year in T20Is. With 32 wickets in 2021, he has now surpassed Uganda’s Dinesh Nakrani. Follow SA vs SL T20 World Cup Live Updates on InsideSport.in.
Tabraiz Shamsi became the World No 1 T20I bowler earlier this year. He has been very consistent and has given away runs at an economy rate of just 5.73, which is considered great for a spinner in the T20s.
SA vs SL Live, T20 World Cup: World No 1 T20I bowler Tabraiz Shamsi shatters another record, registers most wickets in a calendar year
In 20 matches, Shamsi has scalped 32 wickets with an average of 13.62. His bowling stats include two four-wicket hauls with the best bowling figures of 4/25. However, Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga is also in the running to become the player with most wickets in a calendar year. He currently has 28 wickets in 2021 from 18 matches.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah with 28 wickets in 2016 from 21 matches became the bowler with most wickets in a calendar year.
SA vs SL Live, T20 World Cup: World No 1 T20I bowler Tabraiz Shamsi shatters another record, registers most wickets in a calendar year
As for the match, Put into bat, despite Shamsi’s 3/17, Sri Lanka managed to post a competitive total of 142 on the back of a superb innings from opener Pathum Nissanka. Nissanka slammed 72 off 58 and singlehandedly took the Islanders to a good total. For South Africa, D Pretorious also picked up three wickets while Anrich Nortje returned with two.
Most wickets in a calendar years
| Player | Year | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
| T Shamsi (SA) | 2021 | 20 | 32 | 4/25 | 13.62 | 5.73 | 14.2 | 2 | 0 |
| DM Nakrani (UGA) | 2021 | 16 | 31 | 6/7 | 8.32 | 4.77 | 10.4 | 0 | 2 |
| PWH de Silva (SL) | 2021 | 18 | 31 | 4/9 | 12.22 | 5.49 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 |
| AJ Tye (AUS) | 2018 | 19 | 31 | 4/23 | 18.93 | 8.56 | 13.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Waseem Abbas (MLT) | 2021 | 18 | 29 | 5/37 | 15.82 | 7.22 | 13.1 | 1 | 1 |
| S Lamichhane (NEPAL) | 2019 | 16 | 28 | 4/20 | 13.71 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 1 | 0 |
| BD Glover (NL) | 2019 | 19 | 28 | 4/12 | 16 | 6.89 | 13.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Karan KC (NEPAL) | 2019 | 19 | 28 | 4/17 | 17 | 7.23 | 14.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan (PAK) | 2018 | 19 | 28 | 3/19 | 17.42 | 6.62 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Bumrah (INDIA) | 2016 | 21 | 28 | 3/11 | 18.82 | 6.62 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
SA vs SL Live, T20 World Cup: World No 1 T20I bowler Tabraiz Shamsi shatters another record, registers most wickets in a calendar year
Shamsi’s Sri Lankan counterpart Wanindu Hasaranga made significant progress in plugging the gap. Hasaranga chipped in with a sensational hat-trick to keep Sri Lanka in the game, and while that did not yield in a win for his team, he did close in on Shamsi’s tally. Hasaranga has picked up 31 wickets this year, just one less than Shamsi tally this year.
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