The cheering of the crowd at a fall of wicket tells us its importance. By keeping wickets in hand, the opposition can take a T20I match away from the team in no time. Thus, it becomes important to keep striking with the ball after regular intervals of time. Regular wickets also keep a check on the opposition’s run rate. Over the years, England has produced some of the finest bowlers, the world has ever seen. In this list, we will take a look at some such bowlers, who have left an everlasting impact in the T20I World Cup tournaments.
1. Stuart Broad
We begin this list with Stuart Broad who has scalped 30 wickets in 87 overs of 25 innings. During 2007-2014, the right-arm medium-fast bowler leaked 671 runs at an economy rate of 7.72 runs per over and also registered the best bowling figures of 3/17 during this tenure.
2. Graeme Swann
On number two, we have Graeme Swann. The right-arm off-break bowler picked up 22 wickets in 15 innings while giving away 358 runs in his 55 overs. He bowled with an economy rate of 6.50 runs per over and registered the best bowling figures of 3/24.
3. Chris Jordan
Next up on the list is Chris Jordan. Since 2014, Chris has featured in 18 innings of the T20I World Cups. He has picked up 21 wickets while giving away 464 runs in his 60 overs. His bowling economy in these innings was 7.69 while his best bowling figures were 4/28.
4. Adil Rashid
On the fourth spot, we have Adil Rashid who picked up 21 wickets in 22 innings. The leg-break bowler has bowler 78 overs since 2009 and given away 548 runs at an economy rate of 6.99. He registered the remarkable best bowling figures of 4/2 in the tournament.
5. Sam Curran
Sam Curran stands on the fifth position with 13 wickets in his bag. Sam has already made it to this elite list, after only his maiden T20I World Cup, which gives us a hint of his bright future. In the 22 overs of his six innings, Sam gave away 148 runs at an economy rate of 6.52. His best bowling figures in the tournament are 5/10.
6. Ryan Sidebottom
Making it to the sixth place on this list is Ryan Sidebottom. Sidebottom featured in 10 matches of the two T20I World Cups of 2009 and 2010 and bagged 13 wickets. He gave away 229 runs in his 31 overs to record an economy rate of 3/23. His best bowling figures are of 3/23.
7. Moeen Ali
On number seven, we have Moeen Ali. The handy all-rounder has pocketed 12 wickets in the T20I World Cups during 2014-2022. In his 15 innings, Ali bowled 35 overs and gave away 258 runs at an economy rate of 7.37 runs per over. He recorded his best bowling figures of 2/15.
8. Chris Woakes
With 12 wickets in 12 innings, during the T20I World Cups of 2021 and 2022, Chris Woakes stands on the eighth position on this list. The batters were able to score 323 runs off his 40 overs. He bowled with an economy rate of 7.97 and registered the best bowling figures of 2/23.
9. David Willey
On the ninth spot of this list, we have David Willey. In his only T20I World Cup tournament of 2016, David bowled 21 overs in six matches. While giving his best bowling performance with the figures of 3/20, David gave away 159 runs at an economy rate of 7.57 runs per over.
10. Ben Stokes
The final player to make it to this list is the fan-favorite, energetic all-rounder, Ben Stokes. Stokes scalped 10 wickets in his 35 overs. Since 2016, he has leaked 290 runs at an economy rate of 8.28 runs per over and recorded the best bowling figures of 3/26.
