Christchurch, Oct. 24 -- Indian left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh made history, becoming the highest wicket-taker for the country in T20Is during a calendar year, surpassing veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar's four year old record.

During the second T20I at Christchurch, Arshdeep was the pick of Indian bowlers with 2/33 in four overs, with wickets of Tim Seifert and Glenn Phillips.

Arshdeep, who stands just two wickets away from becoming India's first cricketer to reach 150 T20I wickets, has 38 wickets this year at an average of 24.78 and an economy rate of 9.25, with best figures of 5/51. Previously, Bhuvneshwar had taken 37 scalps in 32 matches at an average of 19.56, with two fours and a five-wicket haul to his name.

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