Bowling records (Men's All T20s)
P Thongsa has the best bowling strike rate in men's T20 cricket: a wicket every 9.56 balls (minimum 20 wickets) (from the 11,656 of 11,657 matches with full scorecards).
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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 11,656 of the 11,657 matches in this selection (from 2005). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
Qualification: Minimum 20 wickets.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
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| P ThongsaTHA | 2025-2026 | 32 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 246 | 27 | 4/2 | 4/2 | 9.11 | 5.72 | 9.56 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian de OliveiraPOR | 2026 | 10 | 10 | 33.2 | 3 | 198 | 20 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 9.90 | 5.94 | 10.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaurya SanandiaSAU | 2016-2018 | 10 | 10 | 35.2 | 1 | 219 | 21 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 10.43 | 6.20 | 10.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S DaviziCZE | 2019-2026 | 43 | 16 | 37.2 | 0 | 262 | 22 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 11.91 | 7.02 | 10.18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Khan RafahFRA | 2026 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 236 | 20 | 3/12 | 3/12 | 11.80 | 6.94 | 10.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas KaberWAR/MCT | 2019-2026 | 15 | 13 | 39.2 | 0 | 270 | 23 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 11.74 | 6.86 | 10.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J MartinsPOR | 2026 | 20 | 13 | 39.4 | 0 | 266 | 23 | 3/11 | 3/11 | 11.57 | 6.71 | 10.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bamanye XenxeBOL/NW/KI | 2022-2026 | 16 | 16 | 46.4 | 0 | 374 | 27 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 13.85 | 8.01 | 10.37 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SFS CheemaAUA | 2025-2026 | 19 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 276 | 20 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 13.80 | 7.89 | 10.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahid AfridiGER | 2023-2026 | 26 | 23 | 54.5 | 1 | 484 | 31 | 4/12 | 4/12 | 15.61 | 8.83 | 10.61 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfan RingkuROM | 2026 | 18 | 17 | 57.5 | 0 | 384 | 32 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 12.00 | 6.64 | 10.84 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OE TaylorCOO | 2024-2026 | 17 | 15 | 47 | 2 | 323 | 26 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 12.42 | 6.87 | 10.85 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chamika GunasekaraNCC | 2024-2026 | 13 | 13 | 38.1 | 0 | 294 | 21 | 4/9 | 4/9 | 14.00 | 7.70 | 10.90 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Karanbir SinghAUA | 2024-2026 | 61 | 33 | 73.1 | 1 | 597 | 40 | 4/42 | 4/42 | 14.93 | 8.16 | 10.97 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R HashuPOR | 2025-2026 | 20 | 20 | 53.1 | 2 | 392 | 29 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 13.52 | 7.37 | 11.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent McKeeganNW | 2022-2026 | 16 | 15 | 39.2 | 0 | 318 | 21 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 15.14 | 8.08 | 11.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaker TaqawiSWE | 2022-2024 | 14 | 14 | 47.3 | 2 | 315 | 25 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 12.60 | 6.63 | 11.40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya LakshanGG/CS/CS | 2020-2026 | 33 | 27 | 72.4 | 1 | 603 | 38 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 15.87 | 8.30 | 11.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John MooneyIRE | 2010-2015 | 35 | 13 | 38.2 | 1 | 240 | 20 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 12.00 | 6.26 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheepurapalli StephenAND | 2016-2023 | 22 | 22 | 81.1 | 2 | 504 | 42 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 12.00 | 6.21 | 11.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Dhruv MaisuriaBOT | 2018-2026 | 55 | 52 | 174.3 | 6 | 1045 | 90 | 5/18 | 5/18 | 11.61 | 5.99 | 11.63 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Waqar AliCYP | 2021-2026 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 0 | 338 | 33 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 10.24 | 5.28 | 11.64 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan GilchristKEN | 2024-2025 | 21 | 20 | 56.2 | 1 | 586 | 29 | 4/42 | 4/42 | 20.21 | 10.40 | 11.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darshan NalkandeVID/GT | 2019-2024 | 32 | 32 | 99.4 | 3 | 807 | 51 | 5/9 | 5/9 | 15.82 | 8.10 | 11.73 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Umair TariqAUA | 2021-2026 | 53 | 48 | 121.1 | 4 | 1012 | 62 | 5/32 | 5/32 | 16.32 | 8.35 | 11.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C ForshawGUE | 2024-2026 | 15 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 359 | 22 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 16.32 | 8.35 | 11.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DAM LouisQAT | 2025-2026 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 2 | 359 | 26 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 13.81 | 7.04 | 11.77 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbas GhaniHUN | 2023-2026 | 29 | 20 | 47.1 | 1 | 424 | 24 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 17.67 | 8.99 | 11.79 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MM BaigQAT | 2023-2026 | 38 | 30 | 86.3 | 2 | 685 | 44 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 15.57 | 7.92 | 11.80 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan DouglasBER | 2013-2025 | 31 | 16 | 45.2 | 1 | 290 | 23 | 5/18 | 5/18 | 12.61 | 6.40 | 11.83 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sahan ArachchigeSL/GG/BK | 2020-2026 | 60 | 28 | 73.1 | 0 | 539 | 37 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 14.57 | 7.37 | 11.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SN SwamySWE | 2025-2026 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 289 | 21 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 13.76 | 6.88 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziyaad AbrahamsCC/WAR/BOL | 2021-2026 | 17 | 16 | 52.2 | 0 | 486 | 26 | 5/34 | 5/34 | 18.69 | 9.29 | 12.08 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| R EdwardsCAY | 2025-2026 | 14 | 14 | 40.2 | 0 | 243 | 20 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 12.15 | 6.02 | 12.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jandre CoetzeeKNI/THA | 2012-2026 | 35 | 34 | 115.1 | 6 | 604 | 57 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 10.60 | 5.24 | 12.12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Girinath ReddyTN-XI | 2020 | 12 | 12 | 42.3 | 0 | 326 | 21 | 4/26 | 4/26 | 15.52 | 7.67 | 12.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J BagumaUGA | 2022-2026 | 31 | 30 | 97.3 | 2 | 592 | 48 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 12.33 | 6.07 | 12.19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamid ShahDEN | 2013-2026 | 53 | 27 | 73.1 | 1 | 490 | 36 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 13.61 | 6.70 | 12.19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Syazrul IdrusMAS | 2018-2023 | 36 | 32 | 101.4 | 3 | 720 | 50 | 7/8 | 7/8 | 14.40 | 7.08 | 12.20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravikumar ThakurVID | 2016-2018 | 12 | 12 | 44.5 | 1 | 362 | 22 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 16.45 | 8.07 | 12.23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aamir LalSOU | 2022-2026 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 294 | 25 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 11.76 | 5.76 | 12.24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M SiddharthTN/LSG | 2019-2026 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 1 | 370 | 24 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 15.42 | 7.55 | 12.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ML CastilloBEA | 2021-2026 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 3 | 258 | 22 | 6/16 | 6/16 | 11.73 | 5.73 | 12.27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rameez KhanROM | 2025-2026 | 19 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 303 | 21 | 5/22 | 5/22 | 14.43 | 7.05 | 12.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Waseem YaqoobLES | 2022-2026 | 18 | 18 | 55.2 | 1 | 456 | 27 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 16.89 | 8.24 | 12.30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D SabirBER | 2021-2026 | 42 | 28 | 80 | 2 | 464 | 39 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 11.90 | 5.80 | 12.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nalin NipikoVAN | 2018-2026 | 49 | 38 | 107.1 | 2 | 876 | 52 | 5/19 | 5/19 | 16.85 | 8.17 | 12.37 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Domnic JosephDC/MAH | 2015-2019 | 17 | 17 | 54 | 1 | 405 | 26 | 4/27 | 4/27 | 15.58 | 7.50 | 12.46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B Ito-DavisJPN | 2024-2026 | 28 | 24 | 68.4 | 4 | 303 | 33 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 9.18 | 4.41 | 12.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ned LeonardGLA | 2025-2026 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 419 | 24 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 17.46 | 8.38 | 12.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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