The ninth edition of the mega event in the shortest format is set to commence on June 1 in the West Indies and the USA but the format has witnessed only ten bowlers with five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup. Bowler picking up five wickets in an innings, is equivalent to batter scoring a century in T20 cricket and over the years, only 10 such bowlers have been able to wreck havoc over the opposition.
Interestingly, no player has been able to pick a five-wicket haul more than once in T20 World Cup history and a few of them have a great chance to create history in the upcoming edition.
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Bowlers with five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup
| Player | Opposition | Bowling Figures | Year |
| Umar Gul (Pakistan) | New Zealand | 5/6 in 3 overs | 2009 |
| Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) | Zimbabwe | 6/8 in 4 overs | 2012 |
| Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) | England | 5/31 in 4 overs | 2012 |
| Ahsan Malik (Netherlands) | South Africa | 5/19 in 4 overs | 2014 |
| Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) | New Zealand | 5/3 in 3.3 overs | 2014 |
| James Faulkner (Australia) | Pakistan | 5/27 in 4 overs | 2016 |
| Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) | New Zealand | 5/22 in 4 overs | 2016 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan) | Scotland | 5/20 in 4 overs | 2021 |
| Adam Zampa (Australia) | Bangladesh | 5/19 in 4 overs | 2021 |
| Sam Curran (England) | Afghanistan | 5/10 in 3.4 overs | 2022 |
- Umar Gul in T20 World Cup 2009
Umar Gul of Pakistan is the first of the 10 bowlers with five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup. He returned with magical figures of 5/6 in three overs against New Zealand in the 2009 edition restricting them to just 99 runs. Gul dismissed Scott Styris, Peter McGlashan, Nathan McCullum, James Franklin and Kyle Mills during his spell as Pakistan ended up winning the match by six wickets.
- Ajantha Mendis in T20 World Cup 2012
Mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis created history against Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup 2012. He returned with the best-ever figures of 6/8 during his spell and still holds the record to his name 12 years later. In fact, Mendis remains the only bowler to have picked up a six-wicket haul in T20 World Cup. It goes without saying that Sri Lanka ended up winning the match played in Hambantota.
- Lasith Malinga in T20 World Cup 2012
Again in the 2012 edition, Lasith Malinga got added to the list of bowlers with five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup. He stunned England first with the new ball to leave them stuttering at 18/3 and then picked up a couple more wickets to help Sri Lanka defend 169 runs and win by 19 runs. Malinga dismissed the likes of Luke Wright, Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow, Samit Patel and Jos Buttler during his spell.
- Ahsan Malik in T20 World Cup 2014
Netherlands and South Africa have made it a habit nowadays to play out thrillers in World Cups. The two teams were involved in one such thrillers in 2014 T20 World Cup when Ahsan Malik of the Dutch bowled superbly to pick five wickets for just 19 runs in his four overs. Thanks to his spell, the Proteas could only score 145 runs in their 20 overs. Unfortunately, his effort went in vain as the Netherlands lost the match by six runs.
- Rangana Herath in T20 World Cup 2014
Rangana Herath is the third Sri Lankan players among bowlers with five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup. The left-arm spinner did it against New Zealand in Chattogram as Sri Lanka successfully defended 119 runs to win by 59 runs. The Kiwis never came to the terms with the slow surface on offer and their middle order capitulated under pressure to lose the game.
- James Faulkner in T20 World Cup 2016
James Faulkner became the first Australian among bowlers with five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup in 2016 against Pakistan. He played a crucial role in helping his side win by 21 runs defending 193 runs in Mohali. Faulkner ended with figures of 5/27 in his four overs and won the player of the match award as well for his efforts.
- Mustafizur Rahman in T20 World Cup 2016
Bangladesh left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman is the seventh among 10 bowlers with five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup. He achieved the special feat against New Zealand in the match played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Mustafizur returned with magical figures of 5/22 in his four overs to restrict New Zealand to 145/8 in 20 overs. But Bangladesh lost the match by a mammoth margin of 75 runs.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman in T20 World Cup 2021
Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman is the next bowler to pick a fifer in the mega event of the shortest format. He ran through Scotland’s batting line-up finishing with figures of 5/20 in four overs opening the bowling for his side. Thanks to his stunning spell, Afghanistan skittled Scotland for just 60 runs and won the match by 130 runs.
- Adam Zampa in T20 World Cup 2021
Adam Zampa is also among very few spin bowlers with five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup 2021. He did it in Dubai against Bangladesh who were bundled out for just 73 runs with Zampa sending back Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur and Shoriful Islam to end with figures of 5/19. Australia chased down the target comfortably in just 6.2 overs to win by eight wickets.
- Sam Curran in T20 World Cup 2022
Sam Curran is the last of 10 bowlers with five-wicket hauls in T20 World Cup. The youngster left Afghanistan reeling with his bowling effort as England skittled them for just 112 runs in Perth. Curran conceded only 10 runs in 3.4 overs on his way to becoming the first England bowler to pick five wickets in an innings in T20 World Cup history. England ended up winning the match easily with 11 balls and five wickets in hand.
