Syazrul Idrus, a Malaysian bowler, became the first male bowler in the world to take 7 wickets in a T20I. This is certainly a big feat because even the legendary bowlers have not been able to achieve it. His figures in 7/08 are certainly the best bowling figures ever achieved in the history of T20 Cricket. This match was being played between Malaysia and China. With the excellent bowling performance of Syazrul Idrus, Malaysia was able to secure a victory over China.
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Who is Syazrul Idrus?
Syazrul Idrus is a professional Cricketer, who has played 22 T20Is till now. He is 32 years old, but it looks like he is as young as 26. With the help of these figures, he was able to break the previous record of Nigerian Peter Aho. Peter’s record was 6/5, and it looked as if that would not be broken. However, Syazrul Idrus has done the impossible.
Who holds the best bowling figures record, among the full members of the ICC?
Deepak Chahar holds the record of the best bowling figures, among all the full members of the ICC, that is 6/7. He was able to achieve those figures against Bangladesh in the year 2019. However, he is not the only one to have achieved these figures. There are other bowlers too who achieved the same feat. Dinesh Nakrani, and Uganda, achieve the same (6/7) figures at the international level.
Who has overall the best bowling figures in T20 internationals?
In the T20 international if the best male bowling figure is 7 for 8. Then what is the best bowling figure overall? The best bowling figure achieved to date by any bowler in T20I is 7 for 3. This bowling figure was achieved by Frederique Overdijk. She is a Cricketer from the Netherlands.
It’ll be interesting to see who achieves the best figures recorded in the future. But one thing is sure. The feat achieved by Syazrul Idrus is phenomenal.
