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 |
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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