SL Malinga’s distinction – owns the record for most four wicket hauls in the history of Twenty20 games
SL Malinga captured four for 23 representing Mumbai against Sunrisers at Mum-WS on 25.04.15. It was his eleventh four wicket haul in T20 games and he now owns the record for most four wicket hauls in the history of T20 games. He went past Umar Gul of Pakistan and SP Narine of West Indies who also have taken ten four wicket hauls in T20 games. The exploits of these three bowlers are furnished below
| SL MALINGA | |||||||
| No | O | M | R | W | Match | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | Mumbai v Punjab | Mum-BS | 30 Mar 2010 |
| 2 | 3.4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Mumbai v Delhi | Delhi | 10 Apr 2011 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | Mumbai v Somerset | Chennai | 08 Oct 2011 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Nondescripts CC v Saracens Sports Club | Col-Colts | 30 Mar 2012 |
| 5 | 3.4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | Mumbai v Deccan | Mum-WS | 29 Apr 2012 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4 | Ruhuna Royals v Uthura Rudras | Col-RPS | 14 Aug 2012 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 5 | Sri Lanka v England | Pallekele | 01 Oct 2012 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 5 | Mumbai v Chennai | Johannesburg | 20 Oct 2012 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers | Perth | 12 Dec 2012 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | Mumbai v Kolkata | Abu Dhabi | 16 Apr 2014 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 4 | Mumbai v Sunrisers | Mum-WS | 25 Apr 2015 |
| UMAR GUL | |||||||
| No | O | M | R | W | Match | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Peshawar Panthers v Hyderabad Hawks | Lahore | 25 Apr 2005 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 4 | Pakistan v Scotland | Durban | 12 Sep 2007 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | Kolkata v Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata | 25 May 2008 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | King City | 11 Oct 2008 |
| 5 | 3.2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Western Australia v South Australia | Adelaide | 28 Dec 2008 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Pakistan v Australia | Dubai-DSC | 07 May 2009 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | Pakistan v New Zealand | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Islamabad Leopards v Abbottabad Falcons | Lahore | 03 Dec 2012 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 4 | Pakistan v India | Ahmedabad | 28 Dec 2012 |
| 10 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | Pakistan v South Africa | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |
| SP NARINE | |||||||
| No | O | M | R | W | Match | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | Tri & Tob v Leeward Islands | North Sound | 11 Jan 2012 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Kolkata v Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata | 15 Apr 2012 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Kolkata v Mumbai | Mum-WS | 16 May 2012 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | West Indies v New Zealand | Lauderhill | 01 Jul 2012 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | Kolkata v Delhi | Kolkata | 03 Apr 2013 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | Kolkata v Bangalore | Ranchi | 12 May 2013 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Tri & Tob v Sunrisers | Mohali | 24 Sep 2013 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | Kolkata v Mumbai | Abu Dhabi | 16 Apr 2014 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | Kolkata v Bangalore | Kolkata | 22 May 2014 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 4 | Kolkata v Perth Scorchers | Hyd-RGS | 24 Sep 2014 |