Here are some of the best bowling figures in T20 World Cup

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has witnessed some great bowling performances to challenge the assumption that batsmen are mostly in control of the T20 format of cricket. Smaller boundaries have tipped the balance in favor of the batsmen. But bowlers have managed to steal the show with some incredible performances. Here are some of the best bowling figures in the T20 World Cup.

Ajantha Mendis (6/8 vs Zimbabwe in 2012)

Ajantha Mendis, a mysterious spinner from Sri Lanka, has the greatest bowling figure in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup’s history with 6/8. In the 2012 T20 World Cup against Zimbabwe, he accomplished the feat. Mendis’ outstanding bowling performance enabled Sri Lanka to successfully defend their 183-run target. They won by a commanding 82 runs. After Indian fast bowler Deepak Chahar’s figures of 6/7 against Bangladesh in 2019, Mendis’ 6/8 is also the second-best bowling figures in T20 International cricket.

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Rangana Herath (5/3 vs New Zealand in 2014)

Rangana Herath, another spinner from Sri Lanka, has the second-best T20 World Cup bowling figures. Herath’s 5/3 bowling line against New Zealand at Chattogram assisted Sri Lanka in reducing the Kiwis to just 60. New Zealand was chasing a small total of 120. The left-arm spinner’s game-winning performance enabled Sri Lanka advance to the T20 World Cup 2014 semi finals. Sri Lanka further qualified to the finals where they defeated India to win the tournament.

Umar Gul (5/6 vs New Zealand in 2009)

Umar Gul of Pakistan now holds the record for the greatest fast bowling figures at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Pakistan bowled out New Zealand for just 99 runs in 2009 at The Oval thanks to the former fast bowler’s match figures of 5/6. Pakistan won the match easily by 6 wickets. Interestingly, Gul, with 13 wickets, had the most success in that World Cup. Gul was a bowler known for his powerful yorkers, is the only bowler to appear twice (in 2007 and 2009) on the list of players who took the most wickets during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

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Sam Curran (5/10 vs Afghanistan)

The best bowling performance by an Englishman in the game’s shortest format is Sam Curran’s 5/10. His outstanding performance enabled England to defeat Afghanistan by five wickets. His performance came in the Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup 2022 at Perth Cricket Stadium.

Ahsan Malik (5/19 vs South Africa in 2014)

Ahsan Malik, a pacer for the Netherlands, has the greatest bowling figures by a member of an associate country in the 2014 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with 5/19 versus South Africa at Chattogram. Malik, who bowled first, kept South Africa at 145 with some important wickets. Yet, despite Malik’s outstanding performance, Netherlands fell six runs short of a historic victory.

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