The top five bowling performances in T20 World Cup history

The top five bowling performances in T20 World Cup history

There are seven editions were done of the T20 World Cups and the next edition T20 World Cup Schedule 2022 was announced. But some best moments are always remembered when we discuss any edition of the World Cup.

Some of these are great bowling spells. Bowlers only receive a maximum of 4 overs in an innings of 20, therefore every ball they bowl is essential to dismissing the opposition’s batsmen and securing a victory.

Check out who has performed well on the largest stage in the world below. There have been some extremely impressive bowling performances over the years, including in the most recent 2021 World Cup, held in the United Arab Emirates.

Ahsan Malik (5/19 off 4 overs)

At the 2014 World Cup, Malik put on a strong performance, taking five wickets against South Africa in front of a raucous home crowd.

It is impressive to deliver five wickets in front of the home crowd.

Malik raced through the Protea’s batting order that day, and while his bowling performance wasn’t enough to give the Dutch what would have been an extraordinary upset victory, his economy of just 4.75 illustrates exactly how dangerous he was.

Despite the effort, which saw the Proteas’ 9 for 145 total chased down by the Netherlands despite wickets for Hashim Amla, Albie Morkel, and David Miller.

Adam Zampa (5/19 off 4 overs) 

Australian spin bowler Adam Zampa produced a brilliant effort in what was a must-win match for the Aussies against the Tigers in Dubai, posting the exact same stat line as Malik’s outing.

Australia would not have advanced to the semifinals of the competition they finally won – their first in the shortest form of the game – without the victory.

Zampa made quick work of Bangladesh’s batting lineup, taking half the wickets necessary to knock Bangladesh out for 73 runs in 15 overs, giving Australia an easy victory.

The smooth spinner’s magnificent return of 4.75 runs per over bowled is among the top bowling performances in T20 World Cup history.

Umar Gul [5/6 off 3 overs]

At the 2009 T20 World Cup, the Pakistani medium-pace bowler put on a clinic against New Zealand, taking five wickets for only six runs in his three overs.

At the London venue known as The Oval, Gul was a virtuoso at taking out the opposing batsman.

The dangerous Kiwi batting order, led by Brendon McCullum, was unable to remove him with an economy rate of two runs per over bowled.

In what turned out to be a banner month for the country, Gul went on to capture a tournament-high 13 wickets and guide Pakistan to the T20 World Cup victory.

Rengana Herath (5/3 off 3.3 overs) 

Only three times in the history of the T20 World Cup has the illustrious Sri Lankan spin bowler taken more wickets than runs allowed, but it was him against New Zealand.

It is simple to understand why he is considered one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time when stat lines like these seemed to just follow him around with five wickets taken and three runs allowed from 21 deliveries.

The veteran had a spectacular 2014 campaign, collecting wickets like they were going out of style. He had an outstanding career for Sri Lanka in all three formats.

Ajantha Mendis (6/8 off 4 overs) 

Mendis was an expert spin bowler who was frequently referred to as the “mystery spinner” because of the various bowling actions he used to confuse the batsman.

The 2012 T20 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe was where he most displayed his talent, capturing a T20 World Cup record six wickets on the way to an easy 82-run victory.

Mendis is the bowler with the most World Cup wickets, and he richly deserves to be at the top of the list; it would be difficult to knock him off.

The mysterious spinner would guide Sri Lanka into the championship match, where they would lose to the West Indies while recording a tournament-high 15 wickets.