A five-wicket haul is an incredible accomplishment in T20 cricket. Taking five wickets in a match can drastically change the flow of the game, especially considering the fast-paced nature of the format and the dominance of batters. It displays a bowler’s mastery, composure, and capacity to perform well under pressure.
It is even more remarkable that this accomplishment was made during a T20 World Cup, the highest level of T20 cricket. In World Cup history, only a select few players have claimed several five-wicket hauls, establishing them as some of the best bowlers in the competition. The top five players in T20 World Cup history with the most five-wicket totals are shown below.
| S. No. | Player | Country | 5WI | Figures |
| 1 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | 1 | 6/8 |
| 2 | Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 1 | 5/3 |
| 3 | Umar Gul | Pakistan | 1 | 5/6 |
| 4 | Sam Curran | England | 1 | 5/10 |
| 5 | Adam Zampa | Australia | 1 | 5/19 |
Ajantha Mendis
The Sri Lanka off-spinner bowled a spell for the ages as he took six wickets in an innings and rattled the whole Zimbabwe batting lineup in the 2012 T20 World Cup. Mendis has recorded one five-wicket haul in his T20 World Cup career.
Rangana Herath
In the 2014 T20 World Cup, Rangana Herath bowled a mysterious spell that made the whole world fall in love with his bowling. He took five wickets for only three runs against New Zealand.
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Umar Gul
Against New Zealand in the 2009 T20 World Cup, Umar Gul bowled brilliantly on a wicket that favored the fast bowlers and took a five-wicket haul for just six runs. He broke the backbone of the opposition that day.
Sam Curran
The left-arm English pacer also has a fifer to his name, which he took against Afghanistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup and won the Player of the Match award.
Adam Zampa
Adam Zampa’s fifer (5/19) against Bangladesh in the 2021 T20 World Cup helped his team bundle out Bangladesh for a mere score of 73 runs. It was a career-best spell for Adam Zampa that day.
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