Akshar Patel took 200 T20 wickets in the 234th match. His economy rate in this format has been 6.97. At the same time, Akshar has taken 49 wickets so far in International T20. He is ranked ninth among Indians taking most wickets in T20 International.
India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series by defeating Afghanistan by six wickets in the second T20. Akshar Patel played an important role in the victory of Team India. Due to his economical bowling, Afghanistan team could not reach a big score. Akshar took two wickets for 17 runs in four overs. For this he was also chosen Player of the Match. Akshar had also taken two wickets for just 23 runs in four overs in the last T20. With this, his 200 wickets in T20 have also been completed.
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Akshar said, 'As a bowler in T20 cricket, you need to be mentally prepared. I am ready to take a six because this ball can get you a wicket any other day. Earlier, if a batsman was hitting me, I would change my plan, but now I stick to my plan and give the batsmen a chance against me. Akshar has taken 112 wickets in 136 matches in IPL. It is believed that he can be selected in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup to be jointly hosted by America and West Indies this year.
| Position | Player | Match | Wicket | Best |
| 1. | Yuzvendra Chahal | 290 | 336 | 6/25 |
| 2. | Piyush Chawla | 284 | 302 | 4/17 |
| 3. | Ravichandran Ashwin | 309 | 301 | 4/8 |
| 4. | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 270 | 288 | 5/4 |
| 5. | Amit Mishra | 258 | 284 | 5/17 |
| 6. | Jasprit Bumrah | 212 | 260 | 5/10 |
| 7. | Harbhajan Singh | 268 | 235 | 5/18 |
| 8. | Jaydev Unadkat | 180 | 218 | 5/25 |
| 9. | Ravindra Jadeja | 310 | 216 | 5/16 |
| 10. | Harshal Patel | 178 | 209 | 5/27 |
| 11. | Axar Patel | 234 | 200 | 4/21 |
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