Five or more wickets in vain in Twenty20 games
SA Abbot’s five for 16 in vain
SA Abbott’s five for 16 was in losing cause in the Big Bash League match between Sydney Sixers and Strikers at Adelaide on 31.12.16. SA Abbott was representing Sydney Sixers in this game. His figures which went in vain provide the 50th occasion of a bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain the history of Twenty20 games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | A Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | Supergiants | Sunrisers | Visakhapatnam | 10.05.16 |
| 2 | Aftab Ahmed | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | Denmark | P.N.G. | 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 |
| 5 | R Jangid | 3.4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | Vidarbha | U. Pradesh | Indore | 24.10.09 |
| 6 | M Kartik | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | Middlesex | Essex | Lord’s | 06.07.07 |
| 7 | S Ganga | 3.5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | Trinidad & T | Afghanistan | King City (NW) | 11.08.11 |
| 8 | SB Bangar | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | Railways | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 06.04.07 |
| 9 | ABT Lakshitha | 3.3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | Ruhuna | Kandurata | Colombo (Colts) | 29.03.09 |
| 10 | R Frylinck | 3.2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | Dolphins | Lions | Durban | 22.02.13 |
| 11 | JP Faulkner | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | Royals | Sunrisers | Hyd-RBS | 17.05.13 |
| 12 | Zahid Mahmood | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | Bulls | S Stallions | Karachi | 19.09.14 |
| 13 | SA Abbott | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | Syd Sixers | Strikers | Adelaide | 31.12.16 |
| 14 | SB Jakati | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | Goa | Delhi | Vadodara | 09.01.16 |
| 15 | N Sigwili | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | E. Province | KZ-Natal | Kimberley | 19.09.15 |
| 16 | NM Carter | 3.5 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Warwickshire | Worcs | Birmingham | 01.07.05 |
| 17 | SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | KKR | Kings XI | Kolkata | 15.04.12 |
| 18 | Ahsan Malik | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Netherlands | South Africa | Chittagong | 27.03.14 |
| 19 | J Allenby | 3.0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Leics | Lancashire | Manchester | 15.06.08 |
| 20 | MM Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Mum Indians | Kings XI | Mohali | 10.05.11 |
| 21 | T van der Gugten | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Netherlands | Sussex | North Sound | 10.01.12 |
| 22 | RJ Nicol | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | Canterbury | Northern D | Christchurch | 10.01.10 |
| 23 | FH Edwards | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | Red Steel | Tridents | Bridgetown | 03.08.13 |
| 24 | M Rahman | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | Bangladesh | New Zealand | Kolkata | 26.03.16 |
| 25 | C Viljoen | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | Namibia | Scotland | Windhoek | 02.10.11 |
| 26 | K Santokie | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | Jamaica | Trinidad & T | Port of Spain | 28.07.10 |
| 27 | AC Evans | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | Scotland | Netherlands | Edinburgh | 11.07.15 |
| 28 | SH Ashraf | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | Jharkhand | Odisha | Kolkata | 04.04.14 |
| 29 | A Jacobs | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | Warriors | Eagles | Bloemfontein | 21.02.07 |
| 30 | DJG Sammy | 3.5 | 0 | 26 | 5 | West Indies | Zimbabwe | Port of Spain | 28.02.10 |
| 31 | Asif Afridi | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | Rhinos | Wolves | Karachi | 01.03.10 |
| 32 | AR Nurse | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | Barbados | Trinidad & T | Bridgetown | 21.01.11 |
| 33 | NLTC Perera | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | Riders | Victorians | Dhaka | 12.12.15 |
| 34 | Fawad Alam | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | K Dolphins | S Stallions | Karachi | 26.12.06 |
| 35 | GM Smith | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | Mountaineers | Eagles | Harare | 19.02.10 |
| 36 | F du Plessis | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | Titans | Lions | Johannesburg | 11.03.12 |
| 37 | Abul Hasan | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | Raj Kings | Titans | Dhaka | 09.11.16 |
| 38 | MJ McClenaghan | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | Lancashire | Notts | Manchester | 01.07.13 |
| 39 | D Wiese | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | Amazon | Tridents | Providence | 18.07.15 |
| 40 | ME Claydon | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | Kent | N Zealanders | Canterbury | 22.06.13 |
| 41 | EP Thompson | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | Central D | Otago | Napier | 20.01.07 |
| 42 | Rubel Hossain | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | Chittagong D | Dhaka Div | Dhaka | 16.04.10 |
| 43 | SW Tait | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | South Aust | RCB | Bangalore | 05.10.11 |
| 44 | SL Malinga | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | Mum Indians | Super Kings | Johannesburg | 20.10.12 |
| 45 | RA Jones | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | Leics | Lancashire | Manchester | 13.06.14 |
| 46 | M Shezi | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | Cape Cobras | Warriors | East London | 02.12.15 |
| 47 | AR Nurse | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | Barbados | Guyana | Port of Spain | 31.07.10 |
| 48 | SJ Harmison | 4.0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | Durham | Lancashire | Manchester | 22.06.10 |
| 49 | P Coughlin | 4.0 | 1 | 42 | 5 | Durham | Northants | Northampton | 17.06.16 |
| 50 | CV Stephen | 4.0 | 0 | 52 | 5 | Andhra | Delhi | Vadodara | 03.01.16 |