B Kumar of India joins the list of bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals
B Kumar of India returned with figures of 5 for 24 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 18 Feb 18 to provide the 23rd occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the history of 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 | 06 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | NN Odhiambo | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | Ken | Sco | Nairobi (Gym) | 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 | 08 | 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 | 06 | 5 | 2 | Pak | RSA | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |
| 11 | Samiullah 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 | 03 | 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 | Mustafizur 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 | Bengaluru | 01 Feb 2017 |
| 21 | Imran Tahir | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | RSA | NZl | Auckland | 17 Feb 2017 |
| 22 | Rashid Khan | 2.0 | 1 | 03 | 5 | 2 | Afg | Ire | Greater Noida | 10 Mar 2017 |
| 23 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | Ind | RSA | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 2018 |
B Kumar became the second Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets in a T20I after YS Chahal. YS Chahal has captured 6 for 25 against England at Bengaluru on 01 Feb 17
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | YS Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Bengaluru | 01 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | Ind | RSA | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 2018 |
B Kumar became the third bowler to capture five or more wickets against South Africa in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Umar Gul | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Pak | RSA | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |
| 2 | Ahsan Malik | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | Net | RSA | Chittagong | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 3 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | Ind | RSA | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 2018 |
The following are the six occasions of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding single digit runs in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. Umar Gul of Pakistan figures twice in the list. BAW Mendis has captured six wickets conceding eight runs and has the best bowling figures in the history of T20Is
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HMRKB Herath | 3.3 | 2 | 03 | 5 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Chittagong | 31 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | Rashid Khan | 2.0 | 1 | 03 | 5 | 2 | Afg | Ire | Greater Noida | 10 Mar 2017 |
| 3 | Umar Gul | 3.0 | 0 | 06 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | Umar Gul | 2.2 | 0 | 06 | 5 | 2 | Pak | RSA | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |
| 5 | BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 2 | 08 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
B Kumar of India returned with figures of 5 for 24 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 18 Feb 18 to provide the 13th occasion of a pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in the history of 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 | 06 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | NN Odhiambo | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | Ken | Sco | Nairobi (Gym) | 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 | SL Malinga | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 2 | Srl | Eng | Pallekele | 01 Oct 2012 |
| 7 | Umar Gul | 2.2 | 0 | 06 | 5 | 2 | Pak | RSA | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |
| 8 | Ahsan Malik | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | Net | RSA | Chittagong | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 9 | D Wiese | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | RSA | Win | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
| 10 | AC Evans | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 1 | Sco | Net | Edinburgh | 11 Jul 2015 |
| 11 | JP Faulkner | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Mohali | 25 Mar 2016 |
| 12 | Mustafizur Rahman | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | Ban | NZl | Kolkata | 26 Mar 2016 |
| 13 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | Ind | RSA | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 2018 |
BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka and Umar Gul of Pakistan are the two bowlers in the history of T20Is to capture five or more wickets in an innings on two occasions. BAW Mendis remains the only bowler to capture six wickets in an innings on two occasions, while Umar Gul remains the only bowler to capture five wickets in an innings 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 | 08 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
| 1 | Umar Gul | 3.0 | 0 | 06 | 5 | 1 | Pak | NZl | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | Umar Gul | 2.2 | 0 | 06 | 5 | 2 | Pak | RSA | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |