Bowler’s five wicket haul in a losing cause in Twenty20 Internationals
CV Varun’s five for 17 against South Africa at Gqeberha in the just concluded second Twenty20 International between India and South Africa was in a losing cause to provide the 26th occasion of a bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain in Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DJG Sammy | 3.5 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 1 | Win | v Zim | Port of Spain | 28 Feb 2010 |
| 2 | Ahsan Malik | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | Net | v RSA | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 3 | AC Evans | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 1 | Sco | v Net | Edinburgh | 11 Jul 2015 |
| 4 | Mustafizur Rahman | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | Ban | v NZl | Eden Gardens | 26 Mar 2016 |
| 5 | Ibrahim Hassan | 3.4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | MDV | v Bah | Al Amerat | 21 Jan 2019 |
| 6 | N Nipiko | 3.4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | Van | v PNG. | Apia (No 3) | 09 Jul 2019 |
| 7 | J Rasu | 2.5 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 1 | Van | v PNG. | Apia (No 2) | 12 Jul 2019 |
| 8 | Aqib Iqbal | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Aut | v Bel | Waterloo | 24 Jul 2021 |
| 9 | Hassan Mehmood | 3.5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | SWE | v Den | Brondby | 14 Aug 2021 |
| 10 | Waseem Abbas | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 1 | MLT | v Rom | Ilfov County | 04 Sep 2021 |
| 11 | S Conteh | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | SLE | v Nig | Lagos | 20 Oct 2021 |
| 12 | A Gbla | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | SLE | v Nig | Lagos | 26 Oct 2021 |
| 13 | Zaker Taqawi | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | SWE | v Ger | Krefeld | 11 Jun 2022 |
| 14 | L Ngidi | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 1 | RSA | v Eng | Bristol | 27 Jul 2022 |
| 15 | Jai Sinh | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | SUI | v Lux | Vantaa | 31 Jul 2022 |
| 16 | S Lamichhane | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | Nep | v Ken | Nairobi-G | 29 Aug 2022 |
| 17 | K Hinds | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | Bhm | v Cay | Buenos Aires | 28 Feb 2023 |
| 18 | KDA Lukies | 4.0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | PHI | v Van | Port Moresby | 29 Jul 2023 |
| 19 | Nasrulla Rana | 4.0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | HKG | v PNG | Kuala Lumpur | 24 Sep 2023 |
| 20 | S Ravichandran | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | JPN | v HKG | Mong Kok | 15 Feb 2024 |
| 21 | LN Oluoch | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | Ken | v Uga | Accra | 17 Mar 2024 |
| 22 | O Harvey | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 1 | Gha | v Uga | Accra | 18 Mar 2024 |
| 23 | Fayaz Khan | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | Ger | v Nor | Krefeld | 11 Jul 2024 |
| 24 | MW Short | 3.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | Aus | v Eng | Cardiff | 13 Sep 2024 |
| 25 | Jobayer Hossen | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | SEY | v Rwa | Nairobi-R | 24 Oct 2024 |
| 26 | CV Varun | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | Ind | v RSA | Gqeberha | 10 Nov 2024 |
CV Arun is the first Indian bowler to suffer such an ignominy and he became the second bowler to witness a five wicket haul in a losing cause against South Africa. Ahsan Malik of Netherlands had witnessed his five for 29 going in vain against South Africa at Chattogram on 27 Mar 2014
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ahsan Malik | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | Net | v RSA | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | CV Varun | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | Ind | v RSA | Gqeberha | 10 Nov 2024 |