The Indian team has been playing T20Is since 2006. Throughout the years, there have been various marvelous bowling efforts from the Indian bowlers. We will now look at the best bowling figures in T20I by an Indian bowler.
10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2022)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been one of the key bowlers in the T20I setup for the Indian team for years. This game was the second T20I of the South Africa tour of India in Cuttack. India batted first and scored 148. India had to defend this low total, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave the perfect start for it. His three strikes in the powerplay reduced South Africa to just 29-3. However, the Indian team could not capitalize on it for the remainder of the innings, as they lost the match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar had bowling figures of 4-13.
9. RP Singh (2007)
This game was the final one in the Super Eight stage of the 2007 World Twenty20. It was a must-win game for India to progress to the semifinals. India batted first and posted a competitive total of 153. When they had to defend it, the pacer RP Singh struck key wickets and shot out South Africa for just 116. RP Singh had bowling figures of 4-13.
8. Harbhajan Singh (2012)
India faced England in the World Twenty20 group-stage game. India batted first and scored a formidable total of 170. During England’s innings, Harbhajan Singh took it upon himself to shoot out the English lineup, as they got skittled out for just 80. Harbhajan Singh had bowling figures of 4-12.
7. Ravichandran Ashwin (2014)
India was on a roll in the World Twenty 2014, winning games successively, whereas Australia lost games one after another. When they met each other in the group stage, the same continued. India batted first and made a competitive 159. In response, Indian bowlers, especially Ravichandran Ashwin, ensured Australia could never fight back. India thrashed Australia by defeating them for 73 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin had bowling figures of 4-11.
6. Barinder Sran (2016)
India toured Zimbabwe and played a three-match T20I series. In the first game, they suffered an upset defeat against Zimbabwe. In the second game, India bowled first and shot out Zimbabwe for just 99. A key contributor to this was Barinder Sran, who took four wickets and didn’t concede many runs. India chased the target quite comfortably, winning by ten wickets. Barinder Sran had bowling figures of 4-10.
5. Ravichandran Ashwin (2016)
Sri Lanka toured India for a three-match T20I series. The final match was a series decider. India bowled first, which was a clinical performance by the Indian bowlers. Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets, which led to Sri Lanka getting bowled out for just 82, which India chased comfortably. Ravichandran Ashwin had bowling figures of 4-8.
4. Kuldeep Yadav (2018)
This game was the first T20I of the India tour of England. England batted first and cruised, being 95-1 at 11.2 overs. From there, Kuldeep Yadav, with his bowling, struck a collapse, as England lost four wickets, scoring just 12 runs. Yadav achieved his first five-wicket haul in T20 Internationals. India chased the target with the help of a century from KL Rahul. Kuldeep Yadav had bowling figures of 5-24.
3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2018)
This game was the first T20I in the India tour of South Africa. India batted first and put up 203, thanks to a quickfire 72 from Shikhar Dhawan. During Indian bowling, Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck two early wickets. Later on, in death overs, he took three wickets, all in the 18th over, stifling the batsmen. India won the match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar had bowling figures of 5-24.
2. Yuzvendra Chahal (2017)
This game was the third T20I in the England tour of India. India batted first and posted a formidable 202. In response, England was batting well at 119-2 in 13.2 overs. From there, though, something inexplicable occurred. Yuzvendra Chahal induced a collapse with his bowling, and England lost their eight remaining wickets for just eight runs. Yuzvendra Chahal had bowling figures of 6-25.
1. Deepak Chahar (2019)
In the third T20I of the Bangladesh tour of India, India batted first and scored 174. In response, the Bangladeshi batsman Mohammad Naim battled alone and steadily made some progress. However, it was no match for Deepak Chahar’s bowling. Chahar was not only stingy with his bowling but also racked up wickets. Chahar took wickets in all three phases of the innings: powerplay, middle overs, and death overs. India defeated Bangladesh by 30 runs. Deepak Chahar had bowling figures of 6-7.
