Bangladesh was known as one of the weakest nations ever to play international cricket. They were known as the minnows of international cricket. But nowadays, Bangladesh has removed the minnows tag from their cricket history books and has become more of a dominant team if we compare it before. Their bowlers are one of the reasons to make this turnaround possible. And their best performer has been their star all-rounder Shakib al Hasan, who performed with both bat and ball in crucial situations. The following list shows the top ten Bangladeshi bowlers with the highest wickets in T20 internationals.
1. Shakib Al-Hasan
This legendary all-rounder in international cricket holds the record for most wickets by a Bangladeshi bowler in T20 internationals. Shakib has played 94 T20 internationals and scalped 117 wickets at an economy of 6.6 and a bowling average of 19. He has one five-wicket haul to his name, and his best bowling figures are 5/20.
2. Mustafizur Rahman
The left-arm pace bowler made waves when he debuted in international cricket. Mustafizur has been a part of 61 T20 internationals and picked up 86 wickets at an economy of 7.6 and bowling average of 19.5. He took one five-wicket haul in his T20 international career, and his best bowling figures are 5/22.
3. Abdur Razzak
The left-arm spin bowler from Bangladesh played his last T20 international match in 2014. Razzak picked up 44 wickets in 34 T20 internationals at an economy of 6.8 and a bowling average of 19.04. His best bowling performance in T20 internationals was 4/16.
4. Al-Amin Hossain
Al-Amin Hossain is a right-arm fast bowler from Bangladesh who made his T20 international debut in 2013. He has been a part of 31 T20 internationals and scalped 43 wickets at an economy of 7.13 and a bowling average of 17. Hossain’s best bowling figures in T20 internationals are 3/20.
5. Mashrafe Mortaza
Mortaza is the former skipper of the Bangladesh cricket team. The right-arm pace bowler picked up 42 wickets in 54 T20 international matches at an economy of 8 and bowling average of 36. Mortaza’s best T20 bowling performance for Bangladesh came when he took 4/19.
6. Mahmudullah
Mahmudullah occupies the seventh position in most wickets in the T20 internationals list for Bangladesh. The batting all-rounder has worn the Bangladesh T20 jersey in 113 matches and has scalped 36 wickets at an economy of 7.23 and bowling average of 27.6. Mahmudullah’s best bowling figures in T20 format are 3/10.
7. Mohammad Saifuddin
The bowling all-rounder from Bangladesh has been a part of 29 T20 internationals. He has picked 31 wickets at an economy of 8.2 and a bowling average of 26. Saifuddin, who made his T20 international debut in 2017, has the best bowling figures of 4/33 in his T20 international career.
8. Rubel Hossain
The right-arm fast bowler began his T20 international career in 2009 but has played only 29 T20 international matches for Bangladesh. He has scalped 28 wickets at an expensive economy of 9.45 and a bowling average of 32. Rubel’s best bowling performance is 3/31 in his T20 international career.
9. Mahedi Hasan
Mahedi Hasan is the young off-spin all-rounder from Bangladesh who made his T20 international debut in 2018. Hasan has played 29 T20 internationals for Bangladesh and has taken 24 wickets at an economy of 6.6 and a bowling average of 26. His best bowling performance came as 3/19 in T20 internationals.
10. Taskin Ahmed
The right-arm medium-fast bowler made his T20 international debut in 2014 and has gone on to play 33 T20 international matches for Bangladesh. Taskin has picked up 23 wickets at an economy of 7.7 and a bowling average of 35. Taskin’s best bowling figures in T20 internationals are 2/12.
