Bowling numbers across the five Indian venues of T20 World Cup 2026 — analysing top wicket-takers and venue-wise trends.
The T20 World Cup 2026, beginning on February 7, will be hosted by five venues in India. The iconic grounds are the Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi), Eden Gardens (Kolkata), MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai), Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad), and the Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai).
Let’s take a look at the bowling numbers across T20s at five Indian venues of T20 World Cup 2026
In terms of most T20 wickets at each of these five venues of the T20 WC 2026, Amit Mishra leads the chart in Delhi. The former leg spinner has collected 76 T20 wickets in that venue at a splendid economy rate of 7.03. Meanwhile, Sunil Narine has bagged 72 T20 wickets in Kolkata at 22.47.
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Leading T20 wicket-takers from each Indian venue of T20 WC 2026
| Player | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4W/5W | BBI |
| A Mishra (Delhi) | 60 | 76 | 19.28 | 7.03 | 01/01 | 5/17 |
| R Ashwin (Chennai) | 51 | 57 | 22.24 | 6.51 | 00/00 | 3/16 |
| S Narine (Kolkata) | 65 | 72 | 22.47 | 6.53 | 03/01 | 5/19 |
| S Malinga (Mumbai) | 43 | 68 | 17.33 | 7.00 | 03/00 | 4/16 |
| M Sharma (Ahmedabad) | 15 | 29 | 15.13 | 8.55 | 02/01 | 5/10 |
In the case of most T20 wickets in all five combined venues, Lasith Malinga sits at the top among pacers. He has 103 wickets at 18.40. From the spin department, Narine is the most successful bowler with 129 T20 wickets at an economy rate of just 6.64.
Most T20 wickets among pacers in all five Indian venues of T20 WC 2026
| Player | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4W/5W | BBI |
| L Malinga | 69 | 103 | 18.40 | 7.11 | 05/01 | 5/13 |
| DJ Bravo | 82 | 101 | 22.85 | 8.40 | 01/00 | 4/42 |
| J Bumrah | 82 | 95 | 24.30 | 7.39 | 01/01 | 5/21 |
| B Kumar | 72 | 80 | 25.01 | 7.65 | 01/01 | 5/30 |
| H Pandya | 97 | 77 | 29.38 | 8.63 | 01/00 | 4/16 |
Most T20 wickets among spinners in all five Indian venues of T20 WC 2026
| Player | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4W/5W | BBI |
| S Narine | 111 | 129 | 21.93 | 6.64 | 04/01 | 5/19 |
| A Mishra | 92 | 108 | 21.19 | 7.13 | 02/01 | 5/17 |
| H Singh | 106 | 106 | 24.90 | 7.08 | 01/01 | 5/18 |
| R Ashwin | 112 | 102 | 28.43 | 7.09 | 00/00 | 3/16 |
| P Chawla | 87 | 99 | 24.21 | 8.01 | 02/00 | 4/12 |
Among the pacers, Umesh Yadav is the leading T20 wicket-taker in Delhi. He has collected 31 wickets in 29 innings at 28.12, while Malinga has a T20 economy rate of seven in Mumbai. From the spin department, quite surprisingly, Rashid Khan has struggled in Ahmedabad with an economy rate of 9.27.
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Leading T20 wicket-takers among pacers from each Indian venue of T20 WC 2026
| Player | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4W/5W | BBI |
| U Yadav (Delhi) | 29 | 31 | 28.12 | 8.63 | 01/00 | 4/24 |
| A Russell (Kolkata) | 48 | 45 | 24.06 | 9.34 | 01/00 | 4/20 |
| DJ Bravo (Chennai) | 41 | 49 | 23.89 | 8.19 | 00/00 | 3/22 |
| L Malinga (Mumbai) | 43 | 68 | 17.33 | 7.00 | 03/00 | 4/16 |
| M Sharma (Ahmedabad) | 15 | 29 | 15.13 | 8.55 | 02/01 | 5/10 |
Leading T20 wicket-takers among spinners from each Indian venue of T20 WC 2026
| Player | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4W/5W | BBI |
| A Mishra (Delhi) | 60 | 76 | 19.28 | 7.03 | 01/01 | 5/17 |
| R Ashwin (Chennai) | 51 | 57 | 22.24 | 6.51 | 00/00 | 3/16 |
| S Narine (Kolkata) | 65 | 72 | 22.47 | 6.53 | 03/01 | 5/19 |
| R Khan (Ahmedabad) | 23 | 23 | 33.86 | 9.27 | 00/00 | 3/37 |
| H Singh (Mumbai) | 53 | 53 | 25.22 | 7.07 | 00/01 | 5/18 |
Kolkata and Chennai have the best T20 bowling averages of 26.85 and 26.58, respectively. Batting hasn’t been an easy job in Chennai with an economy rate of 7.71. As expected, Ahmedabad has an economy rate of 8.44, making it easy for the batters to play the big shots.
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T20 aggregate bowling average at each Indian venue
| Venue | Inns | Wkts | Avg | BBI |
| Ahmedabad | 1077 | 1043 | 28.06 | 5/8 |
| Delhi | 2022 | 1830 | 27.77 | 5/13 |
| Kolkata | 2146 | 2030 | 26.85 | 5/9 |
| Chennai | 1424 | 1343 | 26.58 | 5/5 |
| Mumbai | 2489 | 2352 | 27.97 | 5/13 |
T20 aggregate economy rate and bowling strike rate at each India venue
| Venue | Inns | Wkts | SR | Econ | 4W/5W | BBI |
| Ahmedabad | 1077 | 1043 | 19.90 | 8.44 | 18/05 | 5/8 |
| Delhi | 2022 | 1830 | 21.00 | 7.91 | 23/05 | 5/13 |
| Kolkata | 2146 | 2030 | 20.10 | 8.01 | 31/04 | 5/9 |
| Chennai | 1424 | 1343 | 20.60 | 7.71 | 18/05 | 5/5 |
| Mumbai | 2489 | 2352 | 20.40 | 8.19 | 38/07 | 5/13 |
In terms of right-arm pacers, Bravo has earned 49 T20 wickets in 41 innings in Chennai. Most of the left-arm pacers have struggled at these five venues apart from Mitchell McClenaghan’s 37 T20 wickets in 26 innings in Mumbai.
Most T20 wickets among right-arm pacers at each venue
| Player | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4W/5W | BBI |
| U Yadav (Delhi) | 29 | 31 | 28.12 | 8.63 | 01/00 | 4/24 |
| A Russell (Kolkata) | 48 | 45 | 24.06 | 9.34 | 01/00 | 4/20 |
| DJ Bravo (Chennai) | 41 | 49 | 23.89 | 8.19 | 00/00 | 3.23 |
| M Shama (Ahmedabad) | 15 | 29 | 15.13 | 8.55 | 02/01 | 5/10 |
| L Malinga (Mumbai) | 43 | 68 | 17.33 | 7.00 | 03/00 | 4/16 |
Most T20 wickets among left-arm pacers at each venue
| Player | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4W/5W | BBI |
| T Boult (Delhi) | 14 | 18 | 27.22 | 9.45 | 00/00 | 2/20 |
| T Boult (Kolkata) | 08 | 10 | 24.30 | 7.83 | 00/00 | 2/15 |
| D Bollinger (Chennai) | 18 | 25 | 21.20 | 7.83 | 00/00 | 3/24 |
| J Unadkat (Ahmedabad) | 08 | 16 | 14.06 | 7.21 | 00/00 | 3/19 |
| M McClenaghan (Mumbai) | 26 | 37 | 23.97 | 8.87 | 01/00 | 4/21 |
Among the right-arm spinners, Harbhajan Singh is the leading wicket-taker with 53 wickets in as many T20 innings in Mumbai. Meanwhile, Krunal Pandya has picked up 35 wickets, the most in T20s among the left-arm spinners, in Mumbai at a superb economy rate of just 6.82.
Most T20 wickets among right-arm spinners at each venue
| Player | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4W/5W | BBI |
| A Mishra (Delhi) | 60 | 76 | 19.28 | 7.03 | 01/01 | 5/17 |
| S Narine (Kolkata) | 65 | 72 | 22.47 | 6.53 | 03/01 | 5/19 |
| R Ashwin (Chennai) | 51 | 57 | 22.24 | 6.51 | 00/00 | 3/16 |
| R Khan (Ahmedabad) | 23 | 23 | 33.86 | 9.27 | 00/00 | 3/37 |
| H Singh (Mumbai) | 53 | 53 | 25.22 | 7.07 | 00/01 | 5/18 |
Most T20 wickets among left-arm spinners at each venue
| Player | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4W/5W | BBI |
| A Patel (Delhi) | 28 | 24 | 27.54 | 6.97 | 00/00 | 2/13 |
| K Yadav (Kolkata) | 25 | 28 | 25.64 | 7.94 | 02/00 | 4/20 |
| R Jadeja (Chennai) | 50 | 37 | 27.51 | 7.02 | 01/00 | 4/11 |
| S Kishore (Ahmedabad) | 16 | 17 | 22.76 | 8.06 | 00/00 | 3/30 |
| K Pandya (Mumbai) | 32 | 35 | 19.88 | 6.82 | 01/00 | 4/45 |
The T20 World Cup 2026 semifinals will take place in Kolkata and Mumbai. If Pakistan qualify, the first semifinal will be shifted to R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The final is scheduled to take place on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad unless Pakistan make it to the final. In the event of that happening, the same fixture will also occur in Colombo.
