As of 4 January 2015 , Ajantha Mendis is the only bowler to have taken six wickets in Twenty20 international .
Mendis is a particularly effective Twenty20 bowler : as of 4 January 2015 , he is the only bowler to have taken six wickets in a Twenty20 International , and he has achieved the feat twice , claiming the world record figures of 6 wickets for 8 runs for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe on 18 September 2012 .
Ajantha Mendis