Five or more wickets in an innings in Twenty20 Internationals – AC Agar of Australia joins the list

Five or more wickets in an innings in Twenty20 Internationals – AC Agar of Australia joins the list

AC Agar of Australia captured five for 24 against South Africa at Johannesburg in the first T20I to provide the 45th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W I Team Opp Ground Date
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13.06.09
2 NNOdhiambo 4.0 0 20 5 1 Ken Sco Nairobi-G 04.02.10
3 DJGSammy 3.5 0 26 5 1 Win Zim Trinidad 28.02.10
4 R McLaren 3.5 0 19 5 2 RSA Win N Sound 19.05.10
5 TG Southee 4.0 1 18 5 1 NZl Pak Auckland 26.12.10
6 A Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08.08.11
7 Elias Sunny 4.0 1 13 5 2 Ban Ire Belfast 18.07.12
8 A Mendis 4.0 2 8 6 2 Srl Zim H’tota 18.09.12
9 SL Malinga 4.0 0 31 5 2 Srl Eng Pallekele 01.10.12
10 Umar Gul 2.2 0 6 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03.03.13
11 S Shinwari 4.0 0 13 5 2 Afg Ken Sharjah 24.11.13
12 A Malik 4.0 0 19 5 1 Net RSA C’gram 27.03.14
13 R Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl C’gram 31.03.14
14 D Wiese 4.0 0 23 5 2 RSA Win Durban 14.01.15
15 AC Evans 4.0 0 24 5 1 Sco Net Edinburgh 11.07.15
16 MRJ Watt 4.0 0 27 5 2 Sco Net ICCA Dubai 05.02.16
17 JP Faulkner 4.0 0 27 5 2 Aus Pak Mohali 25.03.16
18 M Rahman 4.0 0 22 5 1 Ban NZl Kolkata 26.03.16
19 ImadWasim 4.0 0 14 5 1 Pak Win Dubai-DSC 23.09.16
20 YS Chahal 4.0 0 25 6 2 Ind Eng Bengaluru 01.02.17
21 I Tahir 3.5 0 24 5 2 RSA NZl Auckland 17.02.17
22 RKhan 2.0 1 3 5 2 Afg Ire G Noida 10.03.17
23 B Kumar 4.0 0 24 5 2 Ind RSA Jo’burg 18.02.18
24 K Yadav 4.0 0 24 5 1 Ind Eng Manchester 03.07.18
25 I Tahir 4.0 0 23 5 2 RSA Zim E London 09.10.18
26 SAlHasan 4.0 0 20 5 2 Ban Win Dhaka 20.12.18
27 KMA Paul 4.0 0 15 5 2 Win Ban Dhaka 22.12.18
28 I Hassan 3.4 0 24 5 2 Mal Bah Al Amerat 21.01.19
29 R Khan 4.0 0 27 5 2 Afg Ire Dehradun 24.02.19
30 C Viljoen 4.0 0 9 5 1 Nam Bot Kampala 22.05.19
31 CW Perchard 4.0 0 17 5 2 Jer Gue Castel 01.06.19
32 D Ravu 4.0 0 15 5 1 PNG Van Apia-No 3 09.07.19
33 N Nipiko 3.4 0 19 5 2 Van PNG Apia-No 3 09.07.19
34 J Rasu 2.5 0 36 5 1 Van PNG Apia-No 2 12.07.19
35 N Vanua 4.0 2 17 5 2 PNG Van Apia-No 2 13.07.19
36 ACDouglas 2.2 0 18 5 1 Ber CIs S Parish 25.08.19
37 A Nanda 2.3 0 6 5 1 Lux Tur I  County 29.08.19
38 SL Malinga 4.0 1 6 5 2 Srl NZl Pallekele 06.09.19
39 P Arrighi 4.0 2 4 5 2 Arg Bra CPC Pitch A 04.10.19
40 A Kaleem 4.0 0 15 5 1 Oma Nep Al Amerat 10.10.19
41 DL Chahar 3.2 0 7 6 2 Ind Ban Nagpur 10.11.19
42 Karim Janat 4.0 0 11 5 2 Afg Win Lucknow 16.11.19
43 Muhumuza 3.4 1 13 5 2 UGA Qua Doha 15.02.20
44 K Hayat 2.0 0 4 5 2 Mal HKG K Lumpur 20.02.20
45 AC Agar 4.0 0 24 5 2 Aus RSA Jo’burg 21.02.20

AC Agar became the second bowler to capture five wickets in a T20I after JP Faulkner. JP Faulkner had captured five for 27 against Pakistan at Mohali on 25.03.16. AC Agar’s five for 24 in this  game  represent the best bowling figures in T20Is by an Australian bowler

No Player O M R W I Team Opp Ground Date
1 JPFaulkner 4.0 0 27 5 2 Aus Pak Mohali 25.03.16
2 AC Agar 4.0 0 24 5 2 Aus RSA Jo’burg 21.02.20

AC Agar became the fourth bowler to capture five wickets in a T20I against South Africa. The following table lists the performance of these four bowlers

No Player O M R W I Team Opp Ground Date
1 Umar Gul 2.2 0 06 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03.03.13
2 A Malik 4.0 0 19 5 1 Net RSA C’gram 27.03.14
3 B Kumar 4.0 0 24 5 2 Ind RSA Jo’burg 18.02.18
4 AC Agar 4.0 0 24 5 2 Aus RSA Jo’burg 21.02.20

The following eleven bowlers have captured single digit runs – zero to nine – while capturing five or more wickets in an innings.  Their performance is listed below

No Player O M R W I Team Opp Ground Date
1 R Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl C’gram 31.03.14
2 R Khan 2.0 1 3 5 2 Afg Ire G Noida 10.03.17
3 P Arrighi 4.0 2 4 5 2 Arg Bra CPC Pitch A 04.10.19
4 K Hayat 2.0 0 4 5 2 Mal HKG K Lumpur 20.02.20
5 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13.06.09
6 Umar Gul 2.2 0 6 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03.03.13
7 A Nanda 2.3 0 6 5 1 Lux Tur I  County 29.08.19
8 SL Malinga 4.0 1 6 5 2 Srl NZl Pallekele 06.09.19
9 DL Chahar 3.2 0 7 6 2 Ind Ban Nagpur 10.11.19
10 A Mendis 4.0 2 8 6 2 Srl Zim H’tota 18.09.12
11 C Viljoen 4.0 0 9 5 1 Nam Bot Kampala 22.05.19

The following table lists the 15 bowlers who have captured five  or more wickets in less than the allotted quota of four overs

No Player O M R W I Team Opp Ground Date
1 R Khan 2.0 1 03 5 2 Afg Ire G Noida 10.03.17
2 K Hayat 2.0 0 04 5 2 Mal HKG K Lumpur 20.02.20
3 Umar Gul 2.2 0 06 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03.03.13
4 ACDouglas 2.2 0 18 5 1 Ber CIs S Parish 25.08.19
5 A Nanda 2.3 0 06 5 1 Lux Tur I  County 29.08.19
6 J Rasu 2.5 0 36 5 1 Van PNG Apia-No 2 12.07.19
7 Umar Gul 3.0 0 06 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13.06.09
8 DLChahar 3.2 0 07 6 2 Ind Ban Nagpur 10.11.19
9 R Herath 3.3 2 03 5 2 Srl NZl C’gram 31.03.14
10 I Hassan 3.4 0 24 5 2 Mal Bah Al Amerat 21.01.19
11 N Nipiko 3.4 0 19 5 2 Van PNG Apia-No 3 09.07.19
12 Muhumuza 3.4 1 13 5 2 UGA Qua Doha 15.02.20
13 DJGSammy 3.5 0 26 5 1 Win Zim Trinidad 28.02.10
14 R McLaren 3.5 0 19 5 2 RSA Win N Sound 19.05.10
15 I Tahir 3.5 0 24 5 2 RSA NZl Auckland 17.02.17

BAS Mendis, Imran Tahir,  Rashid Khan,  SL Malinga and Umar Gul are  the five  bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on two occasions.

No Player O M R W I Team Opp Ground Date
1 A Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08.08.11
2 A Mendis 4.0 2 08 6 2 Srl Zim H’tota 18.09.12
                     
1 I Tahir 3.5 0 24 5 2 RSA NZl Auckland 17.02.17
2 I Tahir 4.0 0 23 5 2 RSA Zim E London 09.10.18
                     
1 R Khan 2.0 1 03 5 2 Afg Ire G Noida 10.03.17
2 R Khan 4.0 0 27 5 2 Afg Ire Dehradun 24.02.19
                     
1 SL Malinga 4.0 0 31 5 2 Srl Eng Pallekele 01.10.12
2 SL Malinga 4.0 1 06 5 2 Srl NZl Pallekele 06.09.19
                     
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 06 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13.06.09
2 Umar Gul 2.2 0 06 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03.03.13

BAW Mendis is the only bowler in the history of T20Is  to capture six wickets in an innings on two occasions.

No Player O M R W I Team Opp Ground Date
1 A Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08.08.11
2 A Mendis 4.0 2 08 6 2 Srl Zim H’tota 18.09.12

Umar Gul is the only bowler in the history of T20Is to capture five wickets on two occasions conceding identical runs – six runs. Both  his performances have come in less than allotted quota of four overs.

No Player O M R W I Team Opp Ground Date
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 06 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13.06.09
2 Umar Gul 2.2 0 06 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03.03.13
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