T20 is a batsman's game, where the batsman goes all guns blazing against the bowlers right from ball one. The bowlers need to adjust more in the shortest format, where they have little time to come back from a setback. T20 cricket is a bit unfair for bowlers by providing all the perks to the batsman. Against all these odds, bowlers sometimes record incredible figures and can change the course of the game by taking crucial wickets and bowling dot balls. In a format where the batsman goes bonking all over the ground, it is interesting to register match winnings with magnificent bowling figures. Now, let's look at the top 10 bowling spells in T20 Cricket.

10. Ish Sodhi

This Kiwi Cricketer is a dangerous spinner and a wicket-taker in the shortest format. When he played for Adelaide Strikers, this tall guy's leg spinner almost single-handedly destroyed the Sydney Thunder's batting line-up. Batters had a nightmare facing him that night. He bowled 3.3 overs and bagged six wickets by just conceding 11 runs with an economy of 3.14, which is very rare in the modern era.

9. Phaphama Fojela

He might not be a familiar figure for the cricket audience. Still, this South African pacer holds the record for picking six wickets for Border against Eastern in the CSA Provincial T20 Challenge game. He recorded the figures of 3.2-9-6, which also included a maiden over.

8. Asitha Fernando

This Sri-Lankan medium-pacer made it through the list by recording his best figures in a local T20 game in Sri Lanka. He bowled his full quota sticking to the line and lengths, bowling beautifully. As a reward, he picked six wickets by giving eight runs maintaining an economy of 2.00.

7. Ajantha Mendis

This unorthodox spinner from Sri Lanka was the first bowler to bowl a carom ball. He picked up six wickets in a T20 World Cup game against Zimbabwe. While chasing a target of 183, Zimbabwe got off to a good start, but Ajantha spoiled the party by picking both the openers. He didn't give the batters any room to settle and got wickets at regular intervals. He conceded  8 runs and bowled two maiden overs in his spell of 4 overs.

6. Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar is known for his ability to swing the new ball and pick wickets in the power-play. In the third match against Bangladesh, which was the decider of the series, he rose to the occasion and bowled a match-winning spell of which, 6/7  included a hat-trick. He picked two crucial wickets in the power-play and provided an important breakthrough in the 13th over, where the Bangladeshis were going strong. He completed his hat-trick in the final over of the game.

5. Kyle Jamieson

This tall Kiwi pacer took six wickets by conceding seven runs in a Super Smash against Auckland. With his exceptional bowling display, this Canterbury pacer rattled through the opposition's batting battalion.

4. Lasith Malinga

As WACA is pacer's heaven, Lasith Malinga used these conditions in a BBL match against Scorchers in 2012. He ran through Perth's batting line-up, for which they didn't have an answer. He recorded phenomenal figures of 6/7, which helped Stars emerge victorious in a rain-curtailed game.

3. Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib is one of the prominent figures in the T20 format. He also has vast experience of playing in different leagues worldwide. In a CPL match against Red Steel, he picked up his career-best T20 figures 6/6 in his full quota of 4 overs while playing for the Tridents. He bowled tight lines throughout the spell and didn't give any breathing space to the batsmen.

2. Arul Suppiah

Arul had bowled an excellent spell for Somerset when they were up against Glamorgan in 2011. He scalped six wickets by just giving five runs for the opponent. The left-arm spinner picked up wickets consistently in the middle overs, and the batters fell apart due to Suppiah's exploits.

1. Colin Ackermann

This Dutch cricketer holds the world record of taking the most wickets in a T20 match. In a Vitality Blast against the Bears, he single-handedly turned the game in Leicestershire's way. The Captain took the responsibility to get the job done as Bears were close to clinching the victory. He picked three wickets in the 14th over, which turned the game. At the end of the match, he got seven wickets by conceding 18 runs. This record spell is going to take years to break.