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Lasith Malinga holds the record for the most five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup, achieving this remarkable feat 1 times against various opponents. Following him, the second-most five-wicket hauls were taken by Umar Gul with 1, and the third-most five-wicket hauls were taken by Ajantha Mendis with 1. These exceptional bowling performances highlight the players' skill, precision, and ability to dominate games single-handedly in T20 cricket. Below, we highlight the top bowlers with the most five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup history, celebrating their outstanding match-winning spells and consistent brilliance.
| PLAYER | 5W HAULS | MAT | INNS | WKTS | AVG | ECON | BEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lasith Malinga | 1 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 20.08 | 7.43 | 5/31 |
Umar Gul | 1 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 17.26 | 7.31 | 5/6 |
Ajantha Mendis | 1 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 15.03 | 6.7 | 6/8 |
Rangana Herath | 1 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16.46 | 6.03 | 5/3 |
Ahsan Malik | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14.25 | 6.62 | 5/19 |
James Faulkner | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16.63 | 7.9 | 5/27 |
Mustafizur Rahman | 1 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 20.07 | 6.85 | 5/22 |
Adam Zampa | 1 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 13.69 | 6.32 | 5/19 |
Akeal Hosein | 1 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22.56 | 6.56 | 5/11 |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14.08 | 6.26 | 5/20 |
Sam Curran | 1 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16.44 | 7.59 | 5/10 |
Fazalhaq Farooqi | 1 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 11.75 | 6.38 | 5/9 |
Tamim Iqbal | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
Nazimuddin | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
Aftab Ahmed | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
Mohammad Ashraful | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 59.00 | 9.08 | 1/24 |
Shakib Al Hasan | 0 | 43 | 43 | 50 | 20.12 | 6.87 | 4/9 |
Alok Kapali | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 11.5 | – |
Mashrafe Mortaza | 0 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 46.23 | 7.94 | 2/28 |
Farhad Reza | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 43.50 | 9.67 | 1/2 |
Mushfiqur Rahim | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
Abdur Razzak | 0 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22.88 | 6.82 | 2/16 |
Syed Rasel | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 41.00 | 7.24 | 1/10 |
Graeme Smith | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | – | 16 | – |
JeanPaul Duminy | 0 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 27.43 | 8 | 1/3 |
Albie Morkel | 0 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 40.40 | 8.66 | 2/12 |
AB de Villiers | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
Justin Kemp | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
Shaun Pollock | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20.88 | 8.56 | 3/40 |
Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 54.50 | 9.08 | 1/30 |
Morne Morkel | 0 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 18.83 | 7.21 | 4/17 |
Johan van der Wath | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25.00 | 7.5 | 2/31 |
Vernon Philander | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26.00 | 8 | 2/23 |
Gautam Gambhir | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
Virender Sehwag | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | – | 20 | – |
Robin Uthappa | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
Yuvraj Singh | 0 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 19.17 | 7.26 | 3/24 |
MS Dhoni | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
Rohit Sharma | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | – | 10 | – |
Irfan Pathan | 0 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20.06 | 7.47 | 3/16 |
Adam Gilchrist | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
Matthew Hayden | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
Brad Hodge | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 33.00 | 8.25 | 1/13 |
Andrew Symonds | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 115.00 | 9.72 | 1/2 |
Michael Hussey | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
Michael Clarke | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 39.00 | 9.18 | 1/2 |
Brad Haddin | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
Brett Lee | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26.60 | 8.31 | 3/27 |
Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 17.55 | 6.73 | 3/15 |
Nathan Bracken | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24.50 | 6.92 | 3/16 |
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How We Track This Record
Our T20I statistics are compiled from official match data provided by cricket boards and the ICC. We update our records database after every completed T20 International match, typically within 24 hours of the match conclusion.