Overview

• The left-arm seamer sealed the milestone by dismissing Vinayak Shukla with the first ball of the final over at Zayed Cricket Stadium.
• He arrived at 100 wickets in 64 innings, with Rediff listing him fourth-fastest overall and CricTracker calling him the quickest from a full-member nation, ahead of Haris Rauf’s 71.
• Arshdeep returned 1 for 37 in four overs as India defended 189 to beat Oman by 21 runs in their final Group A match.
• At the milestone he owned a T20I bowling average of 18.49 and a strike rate of about 13.3, making him the only Indian among roughly 25 bowlers with 100-plus wickets.
• This was his first appearance of the tournament after India’s spin-heavy early selections, and India now open the Super Four against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.