Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in a Twenty20 International – Imran Tahir of South Africa joins the list
Imran Tahir of South Africa captured five wickets conceding 24 runs against New Zealand at Auckland on 17.02.17 in the T20I to provide the 21st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Umar Gul | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | NN Odhiambo | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | Ken | Sco | Nairobi (G) | 04 Feb 2010 |
| 3 | DJG Sammy | 3.5 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 1 | Win | Zim | Port of Spain | 28 Feb 2010 |
| 4 | R McLaren | 3.5 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | RSA | Win | North Sound | 19 May 2010 |
| 5 | TG Southee | 4.0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Auckland | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 6 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 08 Aug 2011 |
| 7 | Elias Sunny | 4.0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | Ban | Ire | Belfast | 18 Jul 2012 |
| 8 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
| 9 | SL Malinga | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 2 | Srl | Eng | Pallekele | 01 Oct 2012 |
| 10 | Umar Gul | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Pak | RSA | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |
| 11 | S Shenwari | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | Afg | Ken | Sharjah | 24 Nov 2013 |
| 12 | Ahsan Malik | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | Net | RSA | Chittagong | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 13 | HMRKB Herath | 3.3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Chittagong | 31 Mar 2014 |
| 14 | D Wiese | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | RSA | Win | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
| 15 | AC Evans | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 1 | Sco | Net | Edinburgh | 11 Jul 2015 |
| 16 | MRJ Watt | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 2 | Sco | Net | ICCA Dubai | 05 Feb 2016 |
| 17 | JP Faulkner | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Mohali | 25 Mar 2016 |
| 18 | M Rahman | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | Ban | NZl | Kolkata | 26 Mar 2016 |
| 19 | Imad Wasim | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | Pak | Win | Dubai (DSC) | 23 Sep 2016 |
| 20 | YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Bangalore | 01 Feb 2017 |
| 21 | Imran Tahir | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | RSA | NZl | Auckland | 17 Feb 2017 |
Imran Tahir of South Africa captured five wickets conceding 24 runs against New Zealand at Auckland on 17.02.17 in the T20I to provide the third occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R McLaren | 3.5 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | RSA | Win | North Sound | 19 May 2010 |
| 2 | D Wiese | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | RSA | Win | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
| 3 | Imran Tahir | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | RSA | NZl | Auckland | 17 Feb 2017 |
Imran Tahir of South Africa captured five wickets conceding 24 runs against New Zealand at Auckland on 17.02.17 in the T20I to provide the 21st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets against New Zealand in Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Umar Gul | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | HMRKB Herath | 3.3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Chittagong | 31 Mar 2014 |
| 3 | M Rahman | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | Ban | NZl | Kolkata | 26 Mar 2016 |
| 4 | Imran Tahir | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | RSA | NZl | Auckland | 17 Feb 2017 |
Auckland, Chittagong and Pallekele are the three grounds in the history of T20Is to witness two occasions of a bowler’s five wicket hauls
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TG Southee | 4.0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Auckland | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 2 | Imran Tahir | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | RSA | NZl | Auckland | 17 Feb 2017 |
| 1 | Ahsan Malik | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | Net | RSA | Chittagong | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | HMRKB Herath | 3.3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Chittagong | 31 Mar 2014 |
| 1 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 08 Aug 2011 |
| 2 | SL Malinga | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 2 | Srl | Eng | Pallekele | 01 Oct 2012 |
BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka and Umar Gul of Pakistan are the two bowlers to capture five or more wickets in a T20I on two occasions. BAW Mendis has captured six wickets on two occasions, while Umar Gul has captured five wickets on two occasions
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 08 Aug 2011 |
| 2 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
| 1 | Umar Gul | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | Umar Gul | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Pak | RSA | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |
There are only three occasions of a bowler capturing six wickets in an innings of a T20I. All the three occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 08 Aug 2011 |
| 2 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
| 3 | YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Bangalore | 01 Feb 2017 |
There are only four occasions of a bowler conceding single digits runs – one to nine – in the history of T20Is. All the four occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HMRKB Herath | 3.3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Chittagong | 31 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | Umar Gul | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 3 | Umar Gul | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Pak | RSA | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |
| 4 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
Umar Gul of Pakistan is the only bowler to capture five wickets conceding single digit runs on two occasions. He returned with identical figure of 5 for 6 on two occasions. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Umar Gul | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | Umar Gul | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Pak | RSA | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |
HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka has performed the unique feat in a T20I. He is the only bowler to-date in the history of T20Is to capture more wickets conceding less number of runs. He returned with five wickets conceding three runa against New Zealand at Chittagong on 31.03.14
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HMRKB Herath | 3.3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Chittagong | 31 Mar 2014 |