This article highlights the bowlers who bowl the fewest balls for every wicket, resulting in lower bowling strike rates in T20Is.
Best Bowling Strike Rate in T20Is
| Player | Team | Innings | Strike Rate (Balls per Wicket) | Balls Bowled | Total Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syazrul Idrus | Malaysia | 31 | 11.49 | 586 | 51 |
| Dhruvkumar Maisuria | Botswana | 40 | 11.51 | 852 | 74 |
| Umair Tariq | Austria | 42 | 11.51 | 645 | 56 |
| Nalin Nipiko | Vanuatu | 31 | 11.53 | 565 | 49 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | 48 | 11.58 | 1043 | 90 |
| Hernan Fennell | Argentina | 31 | 12.05 | 615 | 51 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | Nepal | 68 | 12.07 | 1558 | 129 |
| Sahir Naqash | Germany | 31 | 12.48 | 537 | 43 |
| Iqbal Hussain | Qatar | 26 | 12.53 | 564 | 45 |
| Varun Varun | India | 31 | 12.80 | 705 | 55 |
| Yasir Ali | Spain | 37 | 12.84 | 668 | 52 |
| Joao Huo | Mozambique | 33 | 12.93 | 621 | 48 |
| Bilal Hassun | Uganda | 44 | 12.98 | 844 | 65 |
Key Insights on Most Efficient Wicket Takers in T20I Cricket
Elite Bowlers with Best Career Strike Rates in T20 Internationals
There are five bowlers who have maintained their strike rates below 12 in T20I cricket.
Among them, India’s Kuldeep Yadav is the only bowler from a full member T20I team with a strike rate below 12.
Kuldeep Yadav also has the lowest bowling average (around 13) among full member bowlers in T20Is (minimum 500 balls).
Malawi’s Blessings Pondani is the only bowler with a bowling strike rate above 30 in T20Is.
T20I Bowling Efficiency by Match Phase and Conditions
Arshdeep Singh (India), Josh Hazlewood (Australia), and Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) have strike rates below 18 in the powerplay overs (1-6) in T20Is.
Kuldeep Yadav and Sandeep Lamichhane have strike rates below 13 in the middle overs (7-16) in T20Is.
Rashid Khan is the only bowler to strike a wicket after every seventh delivery in the death overs (17-20) in T20Is. See who has picked the most wickets at this phase of the T20I matches.
New Zealand’s Adam Milne is the only bowler to maintain a strike rate below 13 on home soil in T20Is.
Bahrain’s Ali Dawood and Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichhane have strike rates below 13 in overseas T20I matches.
Top T20I Performance Records by Captains and Calendar Year
England’s Adil Rashid (vs West Indies) and New Zealand’s Tim Southee (vs Pakistan) are the only two bowlers with strike rates below 15 against a specific team in T20Is.
Moazzam Baig (Malawi), Charles Perchard (Jersey), and Rashid Khan are the three captains with bowling strike rates below 14 in T20Is.
Uganda’s Arpit Ramjani has the lowest strike rate in a calendar year in T20Is; he struck at 11.2 while taking 55 wickets in 30 innings in 2023.
