You get only 4 overs to spell your magic.. quick and conditional cause fast bowlers can't bowl bouncers or too wide outside stumps. no overstepping the popping crease and field restricted!
No surprises, few bowler have taken more than a wicket an over in Twenty20 cricket.
Umar Gul of Pakistan, the man with most wickets in T20 cricket, continues to haunt batters around the world as he own the record of best bowling figures = 5 wkts for just 6 runs in his 3 overs against New Zealand at the Oval back on 13 June 2009, the second World T20 tournament which Pakistan won. Other bowlers to take 5 wickets in T20 matches are Nehemiah Odhiambo of Kenya and Derren Sammy of West Indies.
Following list is restricted to bowlers who have taken 5 wickets or at least 4 wickets conceeding single figure runs in an innings (irrespective of how many overs bowled). With fair amount of extra work, we've also list out the best bowling performances by bowlers of respective country..
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Best Bowling figures in Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
| Bowler (Country) |
W |
O |
R |
Versus |
Venue |
Date |
| Umar Gul (Pak) |
5 |
3.0 |
6 |
New Zealand |
The Oval |
13 June 2009 |
| Ryan McLaren (SA) |
5 |
3.5 |
19 |
West Indies |
Antigua |
19 May 2010 |
| Nehemiah Odhiambo (Ken) |
5 |
4.0 |
20 |
Scotland |
Nairobi |
4 Feb 2010 |
| Darren Sammy (WI) |
5 |
3.5 |
26 |
Zimbabwe |
Port of Spain |
28 Feb 2010 |
| Sulieman Benn (WI) |
4 |
4.0 |
6 |
Zimbabwe |
Port of Spain |
28 Feb 2010 |
| Mark Gillespie (NZ) |
4 |
2.5 |
7 |
Kenya |
Durban |
12 Sep 2007 |
| Umar Gul (Pak) |
4 |
4.0 |
8 |
Australia |
Dubai |
7 May 2009 |
Best Bowling by an Indian bowler in Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
| RP Singh |
4 |
4.0 |
13 |
South Africa |
Durban |
20 Sep 2007 |
| Zaheer Khan |
4 |
3.0 |
19 |
Ireland |
Nottingham |
10 June 2009 |
| Pragyan Ojha |
4 |
4.0 |
21 |
Bangladesh |
Nottingham |
6 June 2009 |
Best Bowling by an Australian bowler in Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
| Stuart Clark |
4 |
4.0 |
20 |
Sri Lanka |
Cape Town |
20 Sep 2007 |
| Michael Kasprowicz |
4 |
3.0 |
29 |
New Zealand |
Auckland |
27 Feb 2005 |
| Nathan Bracken |
3 |
2.3 |
11 |
India |
Melbourne |
1 Feb 2008 |
Best Bowling by an England bowler in Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
| Paul Collingwood |
4 |
4.0 |
22 |
Sri Lanka |
Southampton |
15 June 2009 |
| Jon Lewis |
4 |
3.0 |
24 |
Australia |
Southampton |
13 June 2005 |
| Graeme Swann |
3 |
4.0 |
14 |
Pakistan |
Dubai |
20 Feb 2010 |
Best Bowling by a Pakistan bowler in Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
| Umar Gul |
5 |
3.0 |
6 |
New Zealand |
The Oval |
13 June 2009 |
| Umar Gul |
4 |
4.0 |
8 |
Australia |
Dubai |
7 May 2009 |
| Shahid Afridi |
4 |
4.0 |
11 |
Holland |
Lord's |
9 June 2009 |
Best Bowling by a South African bowler in Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
| Ryan McLaren |
5 |
3.5 |
19 |
West Indies |
Antigua |
19 May 2010 |
| Dale Steyn |
4 |
3.0 |
9 |
West Indies |
P'Elizabeth |
16 Dec 2007 |
| Wayne Parnell |
4 |
4.0 |
13 |
West Indies |
The Oval |
13 Jun 2009 |
Best Bowling by a New Zealand bowler in Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
| Mark Gillespie |
4 |
2.5 |
7 |
Kenya |
Durban |
12 Sep 2007 |
| Daniel Vettori |
4 |
4.0 |
20 |
India |
Johannesburg |
16 Sep 2007 |
| Daniel Vettori |
3 |
4.0 |
6 |
Bangladesh |
Hamilton |
3 Feb 2010 |
Best Bowling by a Sri Lankan bowler in Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
| Ajantha Mendis |
4 |
4.0 |
15 |
Zimbabwe |
King City |
10 Oct 2008 |
| Ajantha Mendis |
4 |
4.0 |
17 |
Canada |
King City |
12 Oct 2008 |
| Kaushalya Weeraratane |
4 |
4.0 |
19 |
Pakistan |
King City |
11 Oct 2008 |
Best Bowling by a West Indies bowler in Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
| Derren Sammy |
5 |
3.5 |
26 |
Zimbabwe |
Port of Spain |
28 Feb 2010 |
| Sulieman Benn |
4 |
4.0 |
6 |
Zimbabwe |
Port of Spain |
28 Feb 2010 |
| Lendl Simmons |
4 |
3.0 |
19 |
Sri Lanka |
Nottingham |
10 June 2009 |
Best Bowling by a Bangladesh bowler in Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
| Abdur Razzak |
4 |
3.0 |
16 |
South Africa |
Johannesburg |
13 Sep 2007 |
| Shakib Al Hasan |
4 |
4.0 |
34 |
West Indies |
Johannesburg |
13 Sep 2007 |
| Abdur Razzak |
3 |
3.0 |
17 |
Zimbabwe |
Khulna |
28 Nov 2006 |
