Best Bowling Figures in T20

Best Bowling Figures in T20 is the ultimate metric of a bowler's single-match dominance, recorded as a combination of wickets taken and runs conceded (e.g., 6/7). In a format where bowlers are limited to just 24 legal deliveries, delivering a "five-wicket haul" or better is considered a masterclass that effectively dismantles the opposition's strategy.
In T20 Internationals (T20I), the world record is held by Malaysia’s Syazrul Idrus, who produced an extraordinary 7/8 against China in 2023, becoming the first player in history to take seven wickets in a T20I match. Other iconic performances include Deepak Chahar’s 6/7 for India and Ajantha Mendis’s 6/8. As of 2026, while the game increasingly favors batters, these elite bowling figures remain the pinnacle of defensive excellence. They represent a "perfect game" for a bowler, showcasing an unmatched ability to maintain lethal accuracy and deception under the extreme pressure of a 20-over contest.

RANK 1

Colin Ackermann

NED

Bbi

7/18

Wkts

RANK 2

Taskin Ahmed

BAN

Bbi

7/19

Wkts

270

RANK 3

Ali Dawood

Bbi

7/19

Wkts

118

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w
1	Colin Ackermann NED	219	144	367.3	2205	2713	93	29.17	7.38	23.7	7/18	7/18	0	1
2	Taskin Ahmed BAN	209	205	735.2	4412	5866	270	21.72	7.97	16.3	7/19	7/19	8	2
3	Ali Dawood	77	77	274.4	1648	1696	118	14.37	6.17	13.9	7/19	7/19	6	1
4	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	470	461	1620.3	9723	11022	507	21.73	6.8	19.1	6/6	6/6	12	5
5	Lasith Malinga SL	295	289	1084.4	6508	7679	390	19.68	7.07	16.6	6/7	6/7	10	5
6	Deepak Chahar	169	169	587.5	3527	4661	185	25.19	7.92	19	6/7	6/7	3	2
7	Kyle Jamieson NZ	106	105	372.2	2234	3150	118	26.69	8.46	18.9	6/7	6/7	2	1
8	Usama Mir PAK	174	170	589.4	3538	4568	202	22.61	7.74	17.5	6/8	6/8	5	2
9	Ajantha Mendis	129	128	461.1	2767	3230	170	19	7	16.2	6/8	6/8	5	2
10	Ben Sanderson	107	106	352.3	2115	3040	131	23.2	8.62	16.1	6/8	6/8	4	1
11	Asitha Fernando SL	57	54	185	1110	1585	62	25.56	8.56	17.9	6/8	6/8	2	1
12	Wanindu Hasaranga SL	243	234	849.5	5099	5956	340	17.51	7	14.9	6/9	6/9	11	3
13	Phaphama Fojela	35	35	118	708	883	36	24.52	7.48	19.6	6/9	6/9	0	1
14	Mustafizur Rahman BAN	327	325	1184.3	7107	8788	418	21.02	7.41	17	6/10	6/10	6	4
15	Jonathan Smit NAM	108	84	288.3	1731	2073	94	22.05	7.18	18.4	6/10	6/10	2	1
16	Ish Sodhi NZ	312	300	1041.2	6248	8277	332	24.93	7.94	18.8	6/11	6/11	7	1
17	Alzarri Joseph WI	175	169	610.2	3662	5402	208	25.97	8.85	17.6	6/12	6/12	5	2
18	Anas Khan HK	28	24	75.2	452	450	41	10.97	5.97	11	6/12	6/12	1	1
19	Sohail Tanvir	388	381	1368	8208	10256	389	26.36	7.49	21.1	6/14	6/14	7	2
20	Deepak Punia	21	21	67	402	556	21	26.47	8.29	19.1	6/14	6/14	0	1
21	Tim Southee NZ	295	290	1053.5	6323	8651	348	24.85	8.2	18.1	6/16	6/16	2	4
22	Ravi Bopara	494	354	990.2	5942	7474	292	25.59	7.54	20.3	6/16	6/16	6	1
23	Shingi Masakadza	74	67	197.3	1185	1683	73	23.05	8.52	16.2	6/16	6/16	0	1
24	Rashid Khan AFG	525	520	1993.4	11962	13165	708	18.59	6.6	16.8	6/17	6/17	18	4
25	Mohammad Amir	363	356	1302.4	7816	9565	425	22.5	7.34	18.3	6/17	6/17	8	2
26	Obed McCoy WI	156	154	519.3	3117	4602	189	24.34	8.85	16.4	6/17	6/17	5	2
27	Adam Zampa AUS	334	328	1189.5	7139	8911	414	21.52	7.48	17.2	6/19	6/19	6	3
28	Faheem Ashraf PAK	274	259	809.4	4858	6740	267	25.24	8.32	18.1	6/19	6/19	5	4
29	Tim Bresnan	191	186	602.4	3616	4934	196	25.17	8.18	18.4	6/19	6/19	1	1
30	Swapnil Singh	96	90	277.4	1666	2043	83	24.61	7.35	20	6/19	6/19	0	1
31	Roelof van der Merwe NED	373	354	1128.1	6769	8244	342	24.1	7.3	19.7	6/20	6/20	4	2
32	Venkatesh Iyer	147	76	179.1	1075	1391	55	25.29	7.76	19.5	6/20	6/20	0	1
33	Nono Pongolo	51	21	114.3	687	292	35	24.33	8	111.02	6/20	6/20	0	1
34	Nathan McAndrew	109	108	341.2	2048	3110	112	27.76	9.11	18.2	6/21	6/21	1	3
35	Andrew Hall	101	97	319.4	1918	2432	118	20.61	7.6	16.2	6/21	6/21	2	2
36	Aftab Ahmed	18	15	43	258	333	11	30.27	7.74	23.4	6/22	6/22	0	1
37	Hasan Ali PAK	238	236	868	5208	7128	342	20.84	8.21	15.2	6/23	6/23	11	3
38	Rishi Dhawan	135	125	410	2460	3120	118	26.44	7.6	20.8	6/23	6/23	1	1
39	Tarun Nethula	71	69	246.4	1480	1885	76	24.8	7.64	19.4	6/23	6/23	1	1
40	Dushan Hemantha SL	87	69	224.5	1349	1545	88	17.55	6.87	15.3	6/23	6/23	3	1
41	Umar Gul	167	166	584.4	3508	4477	222	20.16	7.65	15.8	6/24	6/24	9	3
42	Tim Murtagh IRE	109	108	354.4	2128	2895	113	25.61	8.16	18.8	6/24	6/24	1	1
43	Jan Frylinck NAM	108	75	240.3	1443	1793	87	20.6	7.45	16.5	6/24	6/24	2	1
44	Yuzvendra Chahal	335	330	1188.5	7133	9229	388	23.78	7.76	18.3	6/25	6/25	12	2
45	Jeffrey Vandersay SL	106	102	350.2	2102	2517	102	24.67	7.18	20.6	6/25	6/25	0	1
46	James Fuller	215	180	542.1	3253	4778	184	25.96	8.81	17.6	6/28	6/28	4	1
47	Ben Laughlin	164	162	565	3390	4577	191	23.96	8.1	17.7	6/28	6/28	2	1
48	Ian Butler	87	83	281.4	1690	2329	104	22.39	8.26	16.2	6/28	6/28	1	1
49	Beuran Hendricks	124	120	424.1	2545	3497	144	24.28	8.24	17.6	6/29	6/29	3	1
50	Ashton Agar AUS	180	172	580	3480	4220	141	29.92	7.27	24.6	6/30	6/30	0	2
51	Barry McCarthy IRE	115	113	397.5	2387	3359	138	24.34	8.44	17.2	5/3	5/3	6	1
52	Rangana Herath	53	51	185	1110	1129	57	19.8	6.1	19.4	5/3	5/3	0	1
53	Henry Thornton	36	36	120.5	725	1054	51	20.66	8.72	14.2	5/3	5/3	2	1
54	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	322	321	1161.3	6969	8565	345	24.82	7.37	20.2	5/4	5/4	5	5
55	Khizar Hayat	57	52	167	1002	1062	47	22.59	6.35	21.3	5/4	5/4	0	1
56	Delorn Johnson	21	21	71.5	431	552	32	17.25	7.68	13.4	5/5	5/5	0	1
57	Mohammad Sami	172	172	627	3762	4429	183	24.2	7.06	20.5	5/6	5/6	2	3
58	Paul Collingwood	148	108	308.4	1852	2245	99	22.67	7.27	18.7	5/6	5/6	4	2
59	Zain Ul Abidin	51	51	169.1	1015	998	53	18.83	5.89	19.1	5/6	5/6	0	1
60	Shahid Afridi GER	329	323	1165.4	6994	7907	347	22.78	6.78	20.1	5/7	5/7	9	2
61	Nasum Ahmed BAN	153	150	512.4	3076	3472	138	25.15	6.77	22.2	5/7	5/7	3	1
62	Wahab Riaz	348	344	1238.5	7433	9350	413	22.63	7.54	17.9	5/8	5/8	5	3
63	RP Singh	132	131	483.5	2903	3638	146	24.91	7.51	19.8	5/8	5/8	3	1
64	Chama Milind	82	81	293.2	1760	2207	121	18.23	7.52	14.5	5/8	5/8	2	2
65	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	117	110	384.1	2305	2095	137	15.29	5.45	16.8	5/8	5/8	7	1
66	Lukman Meriwala	72	71	253.3	1521	1833	109	16.81	7.23	13.9	5/8	5/8	1	3
67	Graeme van Buuren	97	80	215.2	1292	1562	57	27.4	7.25	22.6	5/8	5/8	0	1
68	Shane Getkate	83	56	154.2	926	1321	61	21.65	8.55	15.1	5/8	5/8	1	1
69	Mehul Patel	16	15	53.2	320	450	25	18	8.43	12.8	5/8	5/8	1	1
70	Ravi Rampaul	179	177	635.2	3812	4897	231	21.19	7.7	16.5	5/9	5/9	10	1
71	Sandeep Lamichhane NEP	170	168	628	3768	4179	249	16.78	6.65	15.1	5/9	5/9	4	2
72	Andrew Ellis	127	111	358.3	2151	3005	131	22.93	8.38	16.4	5/9	5/9	2	3
73	Dawlat Zadran AFG	83	83	288.1	1729	2309	105	21.99	8.01	16.4	5/9	5/9	1	2
74	Christi Viljoen	76	74	225.4	1354	1535	85	18.05	6.8	15.9	5/9	5/9	3	2
75	Pritam Das	56	56	189	1134	1378	64	21.53	7.29	17.7	5/9	5/9	1	1
76	Kabua Morea PNG	23	23	78.2	470	557	35	15.91	7.11	13.4	5/9	5/9	2	1
77	Kofi Bagabena	24	24	59.1	355	406	22	18.45	6.86	16.1	5/9	5/9	1	1
78	Sam Curran ENG	330	314	996.4	5980	8835	312	28.31	8.86	19.1	5/10	5/10	5	4
79	Jasprit Bumrah IND	277	274	1030	6180	7150	347	20.6	6.94	17.8	5/10	5/10	4	2
80	Mohit Sharma	171	169	559.3	3357	4739	167	28.37	8.47	20.1	5/10	5/10	4	1
81	Sohail Khan	148	147	535.5	3215	4306	182	23.65	8.03	17.6	5/10	5/10	4	2
82	Jerome Taylor	120	119	420	2520	3585	140	25.6	8.53	18	5/10	5/10	2	2
83	Iqbal Abdullah	104	101	342.3	2055	2351	86	27.33	6.86	23.8	5/10	5/10	1	1
84	Jandre Coetzee	77	75	270	1620	1600	123	13	5.92	13.1	5/10	5/10	1	1
85	Asela Gunaratne	92	78	205	1230	1500	62	24.19	7.31	19.8	5/10	5/10	1	1
86	Cheepurapalli Stephen	52	51	188.3	1131	1336	87	15.35	7.08	13	5/10	5/10	4	2
87	Salman Agha PAK	147	74	164.5	989	1176	49	24	7.13	20.1	5/10	5/10	0	1
88	George Worker	154	56	135	810	1120	42	26.66	8.29	19.2	5/10	5/10	0	1
89	Delano Potgieter	97	53	119	714	951	49	19.4	7.99	14.5	5/10	5/10	1	2
90	Naveen ul Haq AFG	223	221	778.4	4672	6534	271	24.11	8.39	17.2	5/11	5/11	6	1