Imran Tahir joined the elite list of bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in T20Is to become  the 17^th bowler to accomplish such a feat. The following table lists all the bowlers.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	M	Runs	W	BBI	Ave	4	5
1	Shahid Afridi	Pak	98	96	357.2	4	2362	97	4/11	24.35	3	0
2	Saeed Ajmal	Pak	64	63	238.2	2	1516	85	4/19	17.83	4	0
3	Umar Gul	Pak	60	60	200.3	2	1443	85	5/06	16.97	4	2
4	SL Malinga	Srl	63	63	221.5	0	1611	80	5/31	20.13	1	1
5	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	57	56	207.5	1	1406	67	4/15	20.98	3	0
6	BAW Mendis	Srl	39	39	147.3	5	952	66	6/08	14.42	3	2
7	SCJ Broad	Eng	56	55	195.3	2	1491	65	4/24	22.93	1	0
8	KMDN Kulasekara	Srl	54	54	189.1	6	1385	61	4/32	22.70	1	0
9	NL McCullum	NZl	63	59	187.1	0	1278	58	4/16	22.03	2	0
10	DW Steyn	RSA	42	42	150.1	2	1009	58	4/09	17.39	2	0
11	Mohammad Nabi	Afg	52	52	187.2	5	1305	56	4/10	23.30	3	0
12	Imran Tahir	RSA	31	31	115.5	0	740	54	5/24	13.70	2	1
13	R Ashwin	Ind	45	45	167.0	2	1154	52	4/08	22.19	2	0
14	DJ Bravo	Win	66	56	173.4	0	1470	52	4/28	28.26	2	0
15	GH Dockrell	Ire	43	39	130.4	1	821	52	4/20	15.78	1	0
16	Sohail Tanvir	Pak	54	54	191.2	3	1364	52	3/12	26.23	0	0
17	GP Swann	Eng	39	38	135.0	4	859	51	3/13	16.84	0	0

Imran Tahir became the  second South African bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in T20Is after DW Steyn. DW Steyn  has captured 58 wickets.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	M	Runs	W	BBI	Ave	4	5
1	DW Steyn	RSA	42	42	150.1	2	1009	58	4/09	17.39	2	0
2	Imran Tahir	RSA	31	31	115.5	0	740	54	5/24	13.70	2	1