A Zampa has the best bowling figures in a losing cause in Twenty20 games and also in IPL
A Zampa became the fourth bowler in the history of Twenty20 games to witness the six wickets captured by a bowler going in vain. His figures of 4 for 19 for Rising Pune Supergiants against Sunrisers at Vizag on 10.05.16 in the ongoing IPL could not win the game as Rising Pune Supergiants lost the game by a narrow margin of four runs. A Zampa’s bowling figures of 4.0.0-19-6 represent the best bowling figures by a bowler in losing cause in the history of Twenty20 games. The previous best was by Aftab Ahmed of Denmark against P & NG at Abu Dhabi on 20.03.12. He had returned with figures of 4.0-0-22-6.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | A Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | Ris Pune | Sunrisers | Vizag | 10.05.16 |
| 2 | Aftab Ahmed | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | Denmark | P & NG | Abu Dhabi | 20.03.12 |
| 3 | Irfanuddin | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | K Dolphins | S Stallions | Karachi | 03.03.06 |
| 4 | MG Dighton | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | Tasmania | Queensland | Toowoomba | 01.01.07 |
A Zampa became the fourth bowler in the history of IPL to witness five or more wickets captured by a bowler in a losing cause. JP Faulkner of Rajasthan, SP Narine of Kolkata and MM Patel of Mumbai are the other three bowlers who had witnessed their five wicket haul in an IPL game going in vain. All the four occasions are listed below. A Zampa’s bowling figures of 4.0.0-19-6 represent the best bowling figures by a bowler in losing cause in the history of IPL. Previous best was JP Faulkner’s 4.0-1-16-5 for Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers at Hyd-RGS on 17.05.13. These are the only two occasions of a bowler’s four or more wickets going in vain against Sunrisers in the history of IPL.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | A Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | Ris Pune | Sunrisers | Vizag | 10.05.16 |
| 2 | JP Faulkner | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | Rajasthan | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 17.05.13 |
| 3 | SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Kolkata | Punjab | Kolkata | 15.04.12 |
| 4 | MM Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 10.05.11 |
A Zampa is the second bowler in the history of IPL to capture six wickets in an innings. Prior to his feat, Sohail Tanvir had returned with figures of 4.0-0-14-6 for Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur on 04.05.08.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Sohail Tanvir | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | Rajasthan | Chennai | Jaipur | 04.05.08 |
| 2 | A Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | Ris Pune | Sunrisers | Vizag | 10.05.16 |