Top 3 bowlers with the most T20I wickets in a calendar year

#2 Jasprit Bumrah (28 wickets in 2016)

Jasprit Bumrah

India’s pace sensation Jasprit Bumrah was the leading wicket-taker in T20Is in 2016, picking up 28 wickets in 21 matches. Bumrah had an average of 18.82 in the year with a strike rate of 17 and a economy of 6.62.

Bumrah kicked off the year with 3 for 23 against Australia at Adelaide. Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 90 had lifted India to 188 for 3, after which Bumrah dismissed the dangerous David Warner for 17 to end a threatening opening partnership of 47 in 5.1 overs. He returned to clean up James Faulkner and also claimed the last wicket of Cameron Boyce as India won by 37 runs.

The Indian pacer’s other impressive performances in the year came against Zimbabwe at Harare in June. He finished with incredible figures of 3 for 11 in the second T20I to go with his 2 for 24 in the first game.

Bumrah ended the year in T20Is with 2 for 26 in the washed-out encounter against West Indies in August, picking up the major scalps of Marlon Samuels (5) and Andre Fletcher (3).