# List of Men's T20 World Cup five-wicket hauls

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is the international championship of Twenty20 (T20) cricket. A Twenty20 International (T20I) is an international cricket match between two teams, each having T20I status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport's world governing body. In a T20I, each team plays a single innings, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs. In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by the critics as a notable achievement. As of the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup, the most recent to take place, there have been 12 five-wicket hauls taken by 12 cricketers.
The first five-wicket haul in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup match, as well as in any T20I match, was taken by Umar Gul of Pakistan, with bowling figures of five wickets for 6 runs. He achieved the feat on 13 June 2009 while playing against New Zealand at The Oval during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. The second bowler to take a five-for was Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis, who picked up six wickets for 8 runs, recording the best bowling figures in the T20 World Cup to date. He set the record while playing against Zimbabwe, on 18 September 2012 during the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. On 27 March 2014, Ahsan Malik of the Netherlands took five wickets conceding 19 runs against South Africa during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. With this, he became the first player from an associate nation to claim a five-wicket haul in a T20 World Cup match. Rangana Herath's five-for against New Zealand on 31 March 2014 is the most economical five-wicket haul in the T20 World Cup. He picked up five wickets conceding just 3 runs, at an economy rate of 0.85. He averaged 0.60 in that match, which is also the best average for a five-for in the T20 World Cup. On 26 March 2016, at the age of 20, Mustafizur Rahman picked up five wickets for 22 runs against New Zealand during the 2016 edition, becoming the youngest player to claim a five-wicket haul in the championship. Mujeeb Ur Rahman of Afghanistan was the first player to claim a five-wicket haul on his T20 World Cup debut, which he achieved while playing against Scotland on 25 October 2021, during the 2021 edition.
The 2007 and 2010 editions were the only tournaments where no five-wicket hauls were taken. Every other season except 2009 and 2022 saw two five-wicket hauls. There have been three instances when players from Sri Lanka have taken a five-for in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the most for any team in the competition.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| † | The bowler was the man of the match |
| Date | Day on which the match was held |
| Inn | Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
| Overs | Number of overs bowled |
| Runs | Number of runs conceded |
| Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
| Econ | Runs conceded per over |
| Batsmen | Batsmen whose wickets were taken |
| Result | Result for the bowler's team |

## Five-wicket hauls

ICC Men's T20 World Cup five-wicket hauls :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opponent | Venue | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
| 1 | Umar Gul † | 13 June 2009 | Pakistan | New Zealand | The Oval, London | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2.00 | Scott Styris Peter McGlashan Nathan McCullum James Franklin Kyle Mills | Won |
| 2 | Ajantha Mendis † | 18 September 2012 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2.00 | Hamilton Masakadza Vusi Sibanda Brendan Taylor Elton Chigumbura Prosper Utseya Kyle Jarvis | Won |
| 3 | Lasith Malinga † | 1 October 2012 | Sri Lanka | England | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 2 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 7.75 | Luke Wright Alex Hales Jonny Bairstow Samit Patel Jos Buttler | Won |
| 4 | Ahsan Malik | 27 March 2014 | Netherlands | South Africa | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 4.75 | Hashim Amla Albie Morkel David Miller Dale Steyn Beuran Hendricks | Lost |
| 5 | Rangana Herath † | 31 March 2014 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2 | 3.3 | 3 | 5 | 0.85 | Brendon McCullum Ross Taylor James Neesham Luke Ronchi Trent Boult | Won |
| 6 | James Faulkner † | 25 March 2016 | Australia | Pakistan | Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali | 2 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 6.75 | Sharjeel Khan Khalid Latif Imad Wasim Sarfaraz Ahmed Wahab Riaz | Won |
| 7 | Mustafizur Rahman | 26 March 2016 | Bangladesh | New Zealand | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 5.50 | Henry Nicholls Kane Williamson Grant Elliott Mitchell Santner Nathan McCullum | Lost |
| 8 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman † | 25 October 2021 | Afghanistan | Scotland | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 5.00 | George Munsey Kyle Coetzer Calum MacLeod Richie Berrington Mark Watt | Won |
| 9 | Adam Zampa † | 4 November 2021 | Australia | Bangladesh | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 4.75 | Afif Hossain Shamim Hossain Mahedi Hasan Mustafizur Rahman Shoriful Islam | Won |
| 10 | Sam Curran † | 22 October 2022 | England | Afghanistan | Perth Stadium, Perth | 1 | 3.4 | 10 | 5 | 2.72 | Ibrahim Zadran Usman Ghani Azmatullah Omarzai Rashid Khan Fazalhaq Farooqi | Won |
| 11 | Fazalhaq Farooqi † | 3 June 2024 | Afghanistan | Uganda | Providence Stadium, Guyana | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2.25 | Ronak Patel Roger Mukasa Riazat Ali Shah Brian Masaba Robinson Obuya | Won |
| 12 | Akeal Hosein † | 8 June 2024 | West Indies | Uganda | Providence Stadium, Guyana | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2.75 | Roger Mukasa Alpesh Ramjani Kenneth Waiswa Riazat Ali Shah Dinesh Nakrani | Won |

## Tournament overview

Five-wicket hauls by tournament :
| Year | No. of five-wicket hauls | Best Bowling figures | Bowler |
| 2007 | 0 | 4/7 | Mark Gillespie |
| 2009 | 1 | 5/6 | Umar Gul |
| 2010 | 0 | 4/18 | Dirk Nannes |
| 2012 | 2 | 6/8 | Ajantha Mendis |
| 2014 | 2 | 5/3 | Rangana Herath |
| 2016 | 2 | 5/22 | Mustafizur Rahman |
| 2021 | 2 | 5/19 | Adam Zampa |
| 2022 | 1 | 5/10 | Sam Curran |
| 2024 | 2 | 5/9 | Fazalhaq Farooqi |