IND vs ENG: Records that can be broken in this highly anticipated T20I series
While fans are excited to witness the shortest format of the game, there are also numerous records that could be broken along the way. Let's take a look at the major T20I landmarks that may be achieved during the course of the series.
After setbacks in the Test matches, it's time to put that all behind and focus on the upcoming T20 series, set to begin on January 22. The Men in Blue will face the England in five T20I matches, with the first match scheduled to be played at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.
While fans are excited to witness the shortest format of the game, there are also numerous records that could be broken along the way. Let's take a look at the major T20I landmarks that may be achieved during the course of the series.
Lights ?
！ BCCI (@BCCI) January 21, 2025
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Arshdeep Singh closing in on twin milestones
The Indian fast bowler has claimed 95 wickets in just 60 T20I innings for Team India. With two more wickets he will surpass spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's tally of 96 to become the most successful Indian bowler in T20I history.
Not just this, he is also on the verge of becoming the fastest fast bowler to reach 100 T20I wickets. He will aim to beat Haris Rauf's record of 100 wickets in 71 matches. Depending on his performance during the series, Arshdeep could also become the third or fourth fastest bowler overall (including spinners) to achieve this feat.
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！ England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 22, 2025
Jos Buttler to join rare T20I club
The England captain has accumulated 498 runs against India across all T20Is. He needs just two more runs to become the first Englishman and the fifth player overall！after Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, and Aaron Finch！to reach 500 T20I runs against India.
Suryakumar Yadav and Jos Buttler eye sixes milestone
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and England's Jos Buttler both have struck 145 and 146 sixes, respectively, in their T20I careers. Whoever hits five more sixes during the series will become the fourth or fifth player in T20I history to reach 150 sixes. They will be joining the ranks of Rohit Sharma (205), Martin Guptill (173), and Muhammad Waseem (158).
#TeamIndia hit a record breaking ?? sixes in their last T20I in India ?
！ BCCI (@BCCI) January 22, 2025
Relive all those sixes as we gear up for the first #INDvENG T20I tonight ?
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Sanju Samson and Phil Salt eyeing century record
Both batters have scored three T20I centuries each. If either player manages to hit another 100 during the series, they will join Suryakumar Yadav (4 tons) as the second-highest century-makers in the shortest format of the game. A second century from either player will see them equal the all-time record held by Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell, who each have five T20I centuries.
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