Five wicket haul in T20 World Cup: When a bowler bagged 5 wickets or more he will be tagged as the player to bag a five wicket haul. Apart from any other format, bagging a five-wicket haul in T20 format is not that easy for a player.
With just 4 overs(maximum) allotment, a bowler needs to put pressure on the batter with his tight bowling abilities to achieve the five-wicket haul. In a grand event like the ICC T20 World Cup, a bowler needs to think out of the box to make things in his favour.
Five wicket haul in T20 World Cup
Pakistan’s Umar Gul was the first to take a five-wicket haul in the T20 World Cup while Australia’s Faulkner bagged the same in minimal appearances compared to his fellow mates in the list.
| Player | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Match Date |
| Umar Gul | 3 | 5 | 2 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | 13 Jun 2009 |
| BAW Mendis | 4 | 6 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | 18 Sep 2012 |
| SL Malinga | 4 | 5 | 7.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | 01 Oct 2012 |
| Ahsan Malik | 4 | 5 | 4.75 | Netherlands | v South Africa | 27 Mar 2014 |
| HMRKB Herath | 3.3 | 5 | 0.85 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | 31 Mar 2014 |
| JP Faulkner | 4 | 5 | 6.75 | Australia | v Pakistan | 25 Mar 2016 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 4 | 5 | 5.5 | Bangladesh | v New Zealand | 26 Mar 2016 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 5 | 5 | Afghanistan | v Scotland | 25 Oct 2021 |
| A Zampa | 4 | 5 | 4.75 | Australia | v Bangladesh | 04 Nov 2021 |
| SM Curran | 3.4 | 5 | 2.72 | England | v Afghanistan | 22 Oct 2022 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 5 | 2.25 | Afghanistan | v Uganda | 03 Jun 2024 |
| AJ Hosein | 4 | 5 | 2.75 | West Indies | v Uganda | 08 Jun 2024 |
CHECK: Most Wickets in T20 World Cup History 2007-2024
Most Wicket-taker in T20 World Cup Year Wise
Wanindu Hasaranga’s 16 wickets in 2021 remains the most wickets by a player in a single ICC Men’s T20 World Cup edition.
| Year | Player | Wickets | Team |
| 2024 | Fazalhaq Farooqi, Arshdeep Singh | 17 | Afghanistan, India |
| 2022 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 15 | Sri Lanka |
| 2021 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 16 | Sri Lanka |
| 2016 | Mohammad Nabi | 13 | Afghanistan |
| 2014 | Imran Tahir | 12 | South Africa |
| 2012 | Ajantha Mendis | 15 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010 | Dirk Nannes | 14 | Australia |
| 2009 | Umar Gul | 13 | Pakistan |
| 2007 | Umar Gul | 13 | Pakistan |
