The smile that comes on the faces of the bowling team when the bails go off are a sight to see. Taking wickets is a talent. It is not that one ball which sends the batter to the pavilion, but the entire thought process, field setting, past few balls and communication with the teammates that results in a wicket. The growing cricketing nation, Bangladesh, has the potential to surprise big teams in big tournaments. Bangladesh has produced some great bowlers who are known all around globe. In this article, we will take a look at some such great bowlers who have scalped the greatest number of wickets in the T20I World Cup tournaments.
1. Shakib Al Hasan
We begin this list with none other than Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib has scalped 47 wickets in 35 innings of the T20I World Cups since the inaugural T20I World Cup of 2007. The all-rounder gave away 876 runs in his 129 overs at an economy rate of 6.78 runs per over. He registered the best bowling figures of 4/9.
2. Mustafizur Rahman
On number two, we have Mustafizur Rahman with 20 wickets in his bag. In the 56 overs of his 15 innings since 2016, Mustafizur bowled with an economy rate of 7.50 to give away 420 runs. He recorded the best bowling figures of 5/22 in the tournament.
3. Al-Amin Hossain
Next up on the list is Al-Amin Hossain. During 2014-2016, the right-arm medium-fast bowler has pocketed 18 wickets in 43 overs of 13 innings. Al-Amin bowled with an economy rate of 7.86 and registered the best bowling figures of 3/21. Al-Amin was one of the many successful fast bowlers from the southern belt of Bangladesh.
4. Taskin Ahmed
On the fourth spot, we have Taskin Ahmed. Taskin has picked up 18 wickets in 16 innings since the 2014 T20I World Cup. While giving away 358 runs in 54 overs at an economy rate of 6.65 runs per over, Taskin registered the best bowling figures of 4/25 in the tournament.
5. Abdur Razzak
With 16 wickets in 15 innings, Abdur Razzak makes it to the fifth position on this list. The slow left-arm orthodox bowler went for 366 runs in his 54 overs. He had an economy rate of 6.81 runs per over and the best bowling figures of 2/16 in the tournament.
6. Mashrafe Mortaza
Making it to the sixth place on this list is Mashrafe Mortaza. Mortaza has scalped 13 wickets in 75 overs of 22 innings. The batters were able to score 601 runs off him during the T20I World Cups between 2007 and 2016. His economy rate of 7.94 runs per over was slightly on the higher side.
7. Mahedi Hasan
On number seven, we have Mahedi Hasan with 8 wickets in seven innings in his only T20I World Cup of 2021. Mahedi conceded 150 runs in his 25 overs. He bowled with an economy rate of 6.12 runs per over and registered the best bowling figures of 3/19.
8. Mahmudullah
Mahmudullah makes it to the eighth position of this list with 8 wickets in his bag. In the T20I World Cups between 2007 and 2021, Mahmudullah picked up 8 wickets in his 39 overs of 16 innings. He conceded 277 runs at an economy rate of 7.10 and recorded the best bowling figures of 2/13.
9. Hasan Mahmud
On the ninth spot, we have Hasan Mahmud. Hasan picked up 6 wickets in his only T20I World Cup tournament of 2022. In his quota of 16 overs of four innings, Hasan gave away 134 runs at a pretty high economy rate of 8.37 runs per over. He also has the best bowling figures of 3/47.
10. Nasum Ahmed
The final bowler to make it to this elite list is Nasum Ahmed. While featuring in the T20I World Cups of 2021 and 2022, Nasum picked up 5 wickets in 12 overs of his four innings. The batsmen scored 91 runs off him at an economy rate of 7.69 runs per over. His best bowling figures in the tournament are 2/29.
