Kuldeep Yadav’s left-arm wrist spin is a rare skill. His unusual bowling angle and variations often catch batters off guard. This has, obviously, worked in his favour, resulting in many dismissals.
So here’s a look at Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling stats by year in T20Is.
Kuldeep Yadav T20I Wickets Year wise
| Year | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4W/5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 12 | 3/52 | 18.50 | 7.66 | 14.50 | 0/0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 21 | 5/24 | 9.81 | 5.97 | 9.86 | 1/1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 2/26 | 17.75 | 8.88 | 12.00 | 0/0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 2/38 | 19.00 | 9.50 | 12.00 | 0/0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 2/30 | 23.00 | 7.67 | 18.00 | 0/0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 3/12 | 11.33 | 4.25 | 16.00 | 0/0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 14 | 5/17 | 13.14 | 5.97 | 13.21 | 0/1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 3/19 | 15.45 | 7.39 | 12.55 | 0/0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 21 | 4/7 | 10.24 | 7.05 | 8.71 | 2/0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 | 2/35 | 24.00 | 8.57 | 16.80 | 0/0 |
| Overall | 52 | 95 | 5/17 | 13.75 | 6.95 | 11.86 | 3/2 |
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Key Insights on Kuldeep Yadav‘s T20I Bowling Performance By Year
Kuldeep’s Debut T20I Season and Early Breakthrough in 2017
Kuldeep made his T20I debut back in 2017, although he had an average outing. He claimed a wicket for 34 runs in the only T20I in Kingston. Notably, he was the only one to take a wicket, that too of Chris Gayle, as India failed to defend 191 runs.
Kuldeep took six wickets against Sri Lanka in the 2017 home series. This is the joint fourth-most wickets by an Indian bowler against the Lankans in a bilateral T20I series.
The left-arm wrist-spinner wrapped up his debut year with 12 wickets, the joint second-most for India in T20Is in 2017.
Kuldeep had the second-best bowling average of 18.50 (minimum 10 wickets) and strike rate of 14.50 (minimum 100 balls) for India in 2017.
He also had the third-lowest bowling economy rate of 7.65 for India in 2017 (minimum 100 balls bowled).
Kuldeep’s Record-Breaking Spells and Overseas Dominance in 2018 in T20Is
Kuldeep claimed his maiden T20I four-wicket haul in 2018. He returned 4 for 21 against Ireland in the first Dublin T20I.
Five days later, he bagged his first five-wicket haul in T20Is. He fetched five wickets for 24 runs against England in the Manchester T20I.
He finished 2018 with 21 wickets, the most by an Indian and overall the joint fifth-most by any bowler in T20Is that year.
He picked up 16 of his 21 scalps outside India. This was the most wickets by a bowler in away T20Is in 2018.
Kuldeep achieved the second-best average of 9.80 (minimum 10 wickets) and strike rate of 9.85 (minimum 100 balls) among all bowlers in 2018.
His economy rate of 5.97 was the third-lowest by any bowler in this format in 2018 (minimum 100 balls bowled).
Kuldeep’s Lean T20I Patch from 2019 to 2022
After that impressive performance, a lean patch followed between 2019 and 2022. He got only a handful of opportunities, taking 11 wickets.
Despite getting fewer chances. Kuldeep had the second-lowest average of 17.18 (minimum 10 wickets) and the third-lowest strike rate of 14.18 (minimum 100 balls) for India in these four years.
Kuldeep’s Career Best T20I Figures and 2024 T20 World Cup Campaign
Kuldeep finished as India’s third-highest wicket-taker in T20Is in 2023. He took 14 scalps in nine innings.
The left-arm wrist-spinner also delivered his career-best T20I bowling figures in 2023. He picked up 5 for 17 against South Africa in the Johannesburg T20I. This is the joint-best bowling returns for India against the Proteas in a T20I innings.
Kuldeep took 10 of his 11 wickets in 2024 in the T20 World Cup. This was the fourth-most wickets by an Indian bowler in that edition.
He had the fifth-lowest average of 15.45 (minimum 10 wickets), economy of 7.39 and strike rate of 12.54 (minimum 100 balls bowled) in T20Is in 2024.
Kuldeep’s Milestone Year and Historical Asia Cup Records in 2025
Kuldeep delivered his joint-best performance in 2025, taking at least one wicket in each of nine innings he bowled.
The southpaw claimed 17 wickets in seven innings in the 2025 Asia Cup. This is the most wickets taken by a bowler in a Asia Cup edition.
In all, he ended up with 21 scalps in nine innings in 2025, the second-most by an Indian bowler that year.
He recorded the lowest bowling average of 10.23 (minimum 10 wickets) and strike rate of 8.71 (minimum 100 balls) for India in 2025.
His economy rate of 7.04 was also the second-lowest by an Indian bowler in 2025 (minimum 100 balls bowled).
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