Top-10 Best Individual Bowling Figures in Men's T20I History

Syazrul Idrus (7/8) became the first male bowler in T20I history to take a seven-for during a T20 WC qualifier vs China in July 2023

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Peter Aho of Nigeria has the next best bowling figures having taken 6/5 vs Sierra Leone in 2021

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Deepak Chahar and Dinesh Nakrani are joint-third with figures of 6/7 each

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Fourth on the list is Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka who took 6/8 vs Zimbabwe in 2012

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JJ Smit of Namibia completes the top-five with figures of 6/10 vs Uganda in 2022

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Ajantha Mendis makes another appearance at the sixth spot with figures of 6/16 vs Australia in 2011

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Obed McCoy of West Indies and Peter Langat jointly hold the seventh spot with figures of 6/17

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At 8th is Hernan Fennell of Argentina who took 6/18 against Panama in 2021

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Namibia’s Jan Frylinck is ninth with 6/24 vs UAE in 2021

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Yuzvendra Chahal of India completes the top-10 having taken 6/25 vs England in 2017

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