Bhuvneshwar Kumar took seven wickets in the three T20Is against South Africa to set the record for the most wickets by an Indian pacer in a bilateral T20I series. Kumar surpassed the record of six wickets jointly held by Jasprit Bumrah, Barinder Sran, and Hardik Pandya. Kumar had an average of 9.57 and economy rate of 6.09 in the series.