Best Bowling Figures in T20

T20 cricket has become the crowd’s favorite game because cricket lovers never get bored as the game never decelerates at any stage. Most of the rules go in the favor of batters and allow them to play their shot freely. This implies that succeeding as a bowler in this shortest format of cricket is a challenging task. But there are several bowlers who have proved themselves with their bowling skills and taken 5 wickets within 4 overs. A bowler is allowed to bowl only 4 overs, so taking 5 wickets, or a hat trick is a big achievement.

You can also read about Most wickets in T20.

Let’s check out the best T20 bowling figures from 2007 to 2022 in T20 internationals.

List of Best Bowling Figures in T20

Player

Team

Figure

Opposition

Venue

Date

Peter Aho Nigeria 5/6 Sierra Leone Lagos 24 Oct 2021

Deepak Chahar

India

7/6

Bangladesh

Nagpur

10 Nov 2019

Dinesh Nakrani Uganda 7/6 Lesotho Kigali 19 Oct 2021

Ajantha Mendis

Sri Lanka

8/6

Zimbabawe

Hambantota

18 Sep 2012

JJ Smit Namibia 10/6 Uganda Windhoek 10 Apr 2022

Ajantha Mendis

SL

16/6

Australia

Pallekele

8 Aug 2011

Obed McCoy West Indies 17/6 India Basseterre 1 Aug 2022
Hernan Fennell Argentina 18/6 Panama North Sound 10 Nov 2021

Jan Frylinck

Namibia

24/6

U.A.E.

ICCA Dubai

5 Oct 2021

Yuzvendra Chahal

IND

25/6

England

Bengaluru

1 Feb 2017

Ashton Agar

Australia

30/6

New Zealand

Wellington

3 Mar 2021

Rangana Herath

SL

3/5

New Zealand

Chattogram

31 Mar 2014

Rashid Khan

Afghanistan

3/5

Ireland

Greater Noida

10 Mar 2017

Pedro Arrighi

Argentina

4/5

Brazil

Cortijo Polo Club
Pitch A

4 Oct 2019

Khizar Hayat

Malaysia

4/5

Hong Kong

Kuala Lumpur

20 Feb 2020

Bhuvneshwar Kumar India 4/5 Afghanistan Dubai 8 Sept 2022

Details of the Best T20 Bowling Figures

7/6 Deepak Chahar (6 Wickets for 7 runs)

Deepak Chahar, an Indian right-arm medium pacer, is at the top position for taking the 6 wickets in an innings against Bangladesh at Nagpur on 10 Nov 2019. Deepak Chahar made his debut in a T20 international against England at County Ground, Jul 08, 2018. As of Oct 2021, he has appeared in 14 T20 international matches for India and has taken 20 wickets with an economy of 7.59.

8/6 Ajantha Mendis (6 Wickets for 8 runs)

Ajantha Mendis, is a right-arm off-break bowler of Sri Lanka, is at the 2nd position for getting the 6 wickets in an innings. He took 6 wickets for 8 runs from his 4 overs in a match against Zimbabwe at Hambantota on 18 Sep 2012. He played his first T20 international against Zimbabwe at Maple Leaf North-West Ground on Oct 10, 2008.

16/6 Ajantha Mendis (6 Wickets for 16 runs)

Again the mystery spinner, Mendis is listed in the number 3 position for the best T20 bowling figures. He took 6 wickets against Australia at Pallekele on 8 Aug 2011. As of Oct 2021, Mendis has played 39 T20 international matches and has taken 66 wickets in his T20 career with an economy of 6.45.

24/6 Jan Frylinck (6 Wickets for 24 runs)

Jan Frylinck is a left-arm medium-pacer of the Namibia cricket team and sitting at the 4th position for the best T20 bowling figure. He took 6 wickets as his best in the match against U.A.E. at ICCA Dubai on 5 Oct 2021. Jan made his debut in a T20 international against Ghana at Kampala on May 20, 2019. As of Oct 2021, he has played 20 T20I and has taken 35 wickets with an economy of 5.89.

25/6 Yuzvendra Chahal (6 Wickets for 25 runs)

Yuzvendra Chahal is a leg break googly spinner of an Indian team and is at the number 5th position for the best T20 bowling figure. He gave his best against England at Bengaluru on 1 Feb 2017 where he took 6 wickets and gave 25 runs. He made his debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Jun 18 in 2016 in a T20 international. He has been a chess player who has represented India at the junior level. As of Oct 2021, he has appeared in 49 T20I for India and has taken 63 wickets with an economy of 8.32.


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