KANDY: Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz achieved a notable landmark during the Super Eights encounter against England in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Despite Pakistan’s narrow two-wicket defeat to the two-time champions, Nawaz delivered a solid bowling performance, claiming 2/26 in his three overs. In doing so, the left-arm spinner completed 100 wickets in T20 internationals.
He now has 100 scalps in 97 T20I appearances, maintaining an average of 20.88 and an economy rate of 7.16.
With this feat, Nawaz became the fourth Pakistani cricketer to reach the 100-wicket mark in men’s T20Is, joining Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
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Shaheen currently tops the list of Pakistan’s leading T20I wicket-takers with 135 wickets in 102 innings, having moved ahead of Haris Rauf with a four-wicket haul in the same match.
Most wickets for Pakistan in men’s T20Is
- Shaheen Shah Afridi – 135 in 102 innings
- Haris Rauf – 133 in 92 innings
- Shadab Khan – 123 in 114 innings
- Mohammad Nawaz – 100 in 97 innings
In addition to his bowling milestone, Nawaz has accumulated 911 runs in T20Is. He now needs 81 more runs to become only the second Pakistani to achieve the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in men’s T20Is.
Shadab Khan reached the landmark earlier in the same fixture. Entering the match with 123 wickets, he crossed the 1,000-run mark with a 23-run cameo late in the innings, taking his overall tally to 1,002 runs in 68 innings.
Globally, Shadab became the sixth player in men’s T20Is to accomplish the double, joining Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza, India’s Hardik Pandya and Malaysia’s Virandeep Singh.
