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Veteran New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee is celebrating his 36th birthday on December 11, 2024. The right-arm pacer came into the limelight at the age of 19 years just a months after his T20I debut when he finished as a second-highest wicket taker in the Under-19 World Cup in 2008. He scalped 17 wickets from five matches in that tournament. Just a few days after that, Southee earned a place in New Zealand’s Test squad for a series against England. He is now the highest wicket taker for New Zealand across all formats of the game.
Tim Southee has taken 774 scalps in 393 matches including Tests, ODIs and T20Is combined. He is also all-time highest wicket taker in the T20I format taking 164 matches in 126 matches. Southee was also a part of New Zealand’s squad that won the inaugural World Test Championship title in 2021. He has played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI), Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders, and won the title with CSK and MI in 2011 and 2017 respectively.
Tim Southee Career Records
Highest Wicket Taker for New Zealand (Tests+ODIs+T20Is): Tim Southee is a all-time highest wicket taker for New Zealand across all formats of the game. He tops the list in T20I format and comes second and third in Test and ODI format respectively. Southee has scalped 774 wickets from 393 matches in all three formats combined.
Highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket: Tim Southee is an all-time highest wicket taker in the T20I format. The right-arm pacer has taken 164 wickets from 126 matches of his T20I career.
Most balls bowled in T20I format: Along with being the highest wicket taker of the format, Tim Southee also tops the list for bowling the most number of balls in T20I cricket. He has bowled 2753 balls in 126 T20I matches of his career.
Best bowling figures for New Zealand in an ODI innings: Tim Southee also boast a record for registering the best bowling figures by a bowler from New Zealand in ODI format. The fast bowler registered figures of 7/33 in a match against England in Wellington during the 2015 ODI World Cup.
