The Ireland national cricket team represents all of Ireland at the International cricket level. They are one of the 12 test-playing nations in the world. The Ireland national cricket team is currently ranked 14th in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings. They played their first ever T20 international match on 2nd August 2008 against Scotland in Belfast and have since played 134 T20Is. Andrew Bilbernie is the current captain of the Ireland national cricket team in all formats. Many bowlers have played for the Ireland cricket team in T20 international matches, and many have taken many wickets as well. Here is the list of the top 10 Irish cricketers with the best bowling figures in T20 international matches.
1. Alex Cusack
Alex Cusack is a former Irish cricketer who played as a bowler for the Ireland cricket team. He made his T20 international debut in 2008 against Scotland and played 37 T20 matches for the Ireland cricket team. Cusack has the record of the best bowling figures by an Irish cricketer in a T20 game. He took four wickets and gave away only 11 runs against the West Indies on 21st February 2014 at Kingston. He also bowled a maiden over in the innings.
2. Craig Young
Craig Young is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He made his T20 international debut in 2014 against Scotland. Young has played 53 T20 international matches till now. He has the record of second-best bowling figures by an Irish cricketer in T20 international matches. He took four wickets and gave away only 13 runs against Nigeria on 26th October 2019 in Abu Dhabi.
3. Jacob Mulder
Jacob Mulder is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He made his T20 debut against Hong Kong in 2016 and has played 8 T20 matches for his national side till now. Mulder has the third-best bowling figures by an Irish cricketer in T20 games. He took four wickets and gave away only 16 runs against Scotland on 20th January 2017 at Dubai cricket ground.
4. Alex Cusack
Alex Cusack finds his name for the second time in this list. Along with having the best bowling figures by Irish cricketers in T20 internationals, he also has the fourth-best bowling figures by an Irish cricketer in T20 matches. He took four wickets against Sri Lanka and gave away only 18 runs at Lord’s on 14th June 2009.
5. Stuart Thompson
Stuart Thompson is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He made his T20 international debut in 2014 against the West Indies and has played 41 T20 international matches till now. Thompson has the joint fourth-best bowling figures by an Irish cricketer in a T20 international game. He took four wickets and gave away only 18 runs against the Netherlands on 17th February 2019 at Al Amerat.
6. George Dockrell
George Dockrell is an Irish cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for the Ireland national cricket team. He made his T20 international debut in 2010 against Afghanistan and has played 105 T20 international matches till now. He has the fifth-best bowling figures by an Irish cricketer in T20 international matches. He took four wickets and gave away only 20 runs against the Netherlands on 13th February 2010 at Dubai cricket stadium.
7. Alex Cusack
Alex Cusack finds his name for the third time in this list. Along with the best and the fourth-best bowling figures by an Irish cricketer in T20 international games he also has the sixth-best bowling figures by an Irish cricketer in T20 games. He took four wickets and gave away only 21 runs against Scotland on 2nd August 2008 at Belfast.
8. Trent Johnston
Trent Johnston is a former Irish cricketer who played as a bowler for the Irish national cricket team. He made his T20 international debut against Scotland in 2008 and played 30 T20 international matches for Ireland. Johnson has the seventh-best bowling figures by an Irish cricketer in T20 internationals. He took four wickets and gave away only 22 runs against Afghanistan on 1st February 2010 at Colombo.
9. Mark Adair
Mark Adair is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowling all-rounder for the Ireland national cricket team. He made his T20 international debut against Zimbabwe in 2019 and has played 51 T20 international matches for his national team till now. Adair has the joint eighth-best bowling figures for the Irish national cricket team in T20 internationals. He took 4 wickets and gave away only 23 runs against Zimbabwe on 2nd September 2021 at Bready.
10. Josh Little
Josh Little is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He made his T20 international debut in 2016 against Hong Kong and has played 46 T20 international matches for them till now. He has the joint eighth-best bowling figures by an Irish cricketer in T20 international matches. He took four wickets and gave away only 23 runs against Sri Lanka on 20th October 2021 in Abu Dhabi.
