Key points
- Hasan Ali reached 300 wickets in T20 cricket
- He is ninth Pakistani to achieve this milestone
- Wahab Riaz leads Pakistan with 413 T20 wickets
- Birmingham Bears sit sixth in Vitality Blast standings
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali, who is currently playing for the Birmingham Bears in the ongoing Men’s Vitality Blast 2025, has reached a significant milestone in T20 cricket.
The right-arm fast bowler has become the 39th player overall—and the ninth Pakistani—to take 300 wickets in T20 matches, achieving this feat in just 212 games.
With this achievement, Hasan Ali joins an elite group of Pakistani bowlers, including Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf.
Former speedster Wahab Riaz leads Pakistan’s wicket-taking charts with 413 wickets in 348 T20 matches. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan tops the global T20 wicket-takers list with an impressive 643 dismissals in 477 games.
Most wickets in T20s by Pakistani bowlers
- Wahab Riaz – 413 wickets
- Sohail Tanvir – 389 wickets
- Mohammad Amir – 384 wickets
- Imad Wasim – 365 wickets
- Shahid Afridi – 347 wickets
- Shadab Khan – 345 wickets
- Haris Rauf – 321 wickets
- Shaheen Afridi – 310 wickets
- Hasan Ali – 301 wickets
So far in the 2025 Vitality Blast, Hasan has featured in six matches for the Bears, taking 12 wickets at an average of 17.33 and an economy rate of 9.38.
Birmingham Bears currently sit sixth in the North Group standings, with four wins and four losses, accumulating 16 points.
