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Ngidi has 90 wickets to his identify in 63 T20I matches thus far for South Africa, whereas Tabraiz Shamsi dismissed 89 batters in 70 T20Is from 2017 to 2024.
Lungi Ngidi turns into South Africa’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Lungi Ngidi is main South Africa’s bowling assault of their third and ultimate Super 8s match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. In the fixture going down at Arun Jaitley in Delhi in opposition to Zimbabwe on Sunday (March 1), Ngidi opened his wicket account by dismissing Ryan Burl. Burl was trapped in entrance of the wickets by Ngidi on the second ball of the eleventh over of Zimbabwe’s innings after scoring 5 runs from 5 balls. The wicket of Burl helped Ngidi lengthen his tally of wickets to 90 in T20Is, which additionally helps him take the No. 1 place within the checklist of bowlers with probably the most wickets for South Africa in T20Is.
Ngidi, who now has 90 wickets to his credit score in 63 matches, goes previous Tabraiz Shamsi. Shamsi performed 70 video games for the Proteas from 2017 to 2024 and accounted for the dismissal of 89 batters.
In the checklist of bowlers with most wickets in T20Is for South Africa, Ngidi and Shamsi are adopted by Kagiso Rabada. Rabada has picked up 83 wickets in 79 T20I matches for the Proteas.
Most wickets for South Africa in T20Is
| BOWLER | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Lungi Ngidi | 63* | 90* | 5/39 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 70 | 89 | 5/24 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 79 | 83 | 3/18 |
| Dale Steyn | 47 | 64 | 4/9 |
| Imran Tahir | 35 | 61 | 5/23 |
In the continued T20 World Cup, Ngidi has picked up 12 wickets thus far in six matches. Only Shadley van Schalkwyk of the United States of America is forward of him within the highest wicket-takers checklist. Shadley van Schalkwyk performed all Group A matches for the United States and dismissed 13 batters. The South Africa-born cricketer picked up four-wicket hauls in opposition to India and Pakistan in Mumbai and Colombo (SSC), respectively, and dismissed three Dutch batters on February 13.
Most wickets in T20 World Cup 2026
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES |
| Shadley van Schalkwyk | USA | 4 | 13 | 4/25 |
| Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | 6* | 12* | 4/31 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | Zimbabwe | 6* | 12 | 4/17 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | India | 6 | 11 | 3/7 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | 7 | 11 | 3/23 |
South Africa to face New Zealand in semis?
If South Africa handle to get the higher of Zimbabwe in Delhi on Sunday, then Aiden Markram’s males will prime the Super 8s Group 1 factors desk. If the Proteas prime the desk, then they’ll tackle New Zealand within the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2026 on Wednesday (March 4) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
March 01, 2026, 16:18 IST
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