Most T20I Wickets against Australia
| Player | Innings | Wickets | Economy | 4W/5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah (IND) | 15 | 19 | 7.88 | 0/0 |
| Saeed Ajmal (PAK) | 11 | 19 | 6.40 | 0/0 |
| Mohammad Amir (PAK) | 10 | 17 | 7.71 | 0/0 |
| Mitchell Santner (NZ) | 12 | 17 | 7.66 | 1/0 |
| Ish Sodhi (NZ) | 14 | 17 | 8.38 | 1/0 |
| Umar Gul (PAK) | 10 | 16 | 6.19 | 1/0 |
| Axar Patel (IND) | 9 | 15 | 6.30 | 0/0 |
| Adil Rashid (ENG) | 13 | 15 | 7.90 | 0/0 |
| Trent Boult (NZ) | 12 | 14 | 7.98 | 0/0 |
| Kagiso Rabada (SA) | 13 | 14 | 8.39 | 0/0 |
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Individual T20I Bowling Milestones Against Australia
Saeed Ajmal has taken the most wickets as a spinner, while Jasprit Bumrah leads the pack among pacers against Australia in T20Is.
Eight of Ajmal’s 19 scalps came in the T20 World Cup, the most by a bowler against Australia.
Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis is the only bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Australia in T20Is.
Mendis’s bowling figures of 6 for 16 in the 2011 Pallekele game are the fourth best in a T20I between two full members.
Best T20I Bowling Economy and Average Against Australia
Bangladesh’s Nasum Ahmed has the lowest economy rate against the Aussies in T20Is, conceding 5.11 runs per over while taking eight wickets (minimum five innings played).
Ahmed shares the lowest bowling average with his countryman Shoriful Islam, with both averaging 11.50 runs per wicket while picking up eight scalps each (minimum five innings).
Shoriful also has the best bowling strike rate, taking a wicket after every 10.5 balls against the Aussies.
Shahid Afridi has delivered the most maiden overs against Australia in T20Is, having not conceded a single run in two overs.
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Age and Series-Specific T20I Records Against Australia
Sodhi has picked up 15 of his 17 wickets in New Zealand, the most by a bowler against Australia in a country in T20Is.
South Africa’s Kwena Maphaka is the youngest bowler to take a four-wicket haul against Australia in T20Is, having returned with 4 for 20 in the 2025 Darwin T20I at the age of 19 years and 124 days.
New Zealand’s James Neesham, on the other hand, is the oldest to bag a four-fer at the age of 35 years and 17 days in the 2025 Bay Oval T20I.
New Zealand’s Ish Sodhi grabbed 13 wickets across five innings in the 2021 home series, making it the most wickets by a bowler against Australia in a bilateral T20I series.
