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.