There are times when these standout performances don’t result in a win for their respective side and undeservingly end up coming short. This can be a lone warrior innings with the bat or a lion-hearted effort with the ball. These instances may have not recorded their team’s a win but surely won’t go unnoticed.
Here we will see the best bowling figures for a bowler who ended up on the long side of the result.
Best T20I Bowling Figures in Losing Causes
| Player | Match Figures | Against | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasrulla Rana (Hong Kong) | 6/12 | P.N.G | Kuala Lumpur | 2023 |
| Aqib Iqbal (Austria) | 5/5 | Belgium | Waterloo | 2021 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal) | 5/9 | Kenya | Nairobi | 2022 |
| Kepler Lukies (Philippines) | 5/10 | Vanuatu | Port Moresby | 2023 |
| Hassan Mehmood (Sweden) | 5/14 | Denmark | Brondby | 2021 |
| Abass Gbla (Sierra Leone) | 5/16 | Nigeria | Lagos | 2021 |
| Samuel Conteh (Sierra Leone) | 5/17 | Nigeria | Lagos | 2021 |
| Varun Chakravarthy (India) | 5/17 | South Africa | Gqeberha | 2024 |
| Kervon Hinds (Bahamas) | 5/18 | Cayman Islands | Buenos Aires | 2023 |
| Ahsan Malik (Netherlands) | 5/19 | South Africa | Chattogram | 2014 |
Key Stats
26 – Number of times a bowler has taken 5 or more wickets in T20I innings in a losing cause. The last of this came from India’s Varun Chakravarthy who took his career-best figures of 5/17 against South Africa at Gqeberha. Unfortunately, his efforts were unsuccessful as India lost the game to the hosts.
1 – Nasrulla Rana’s 6/12 has the best figures by a bowler in a losing cause in T20Is. The Hong Kong pacer’s efforts weren’t enough for the team to overcome PNG in that game.
Varun Chakravarthy’s 5/17 is the best bowling figure in a losing cause for a player from a Test-playing nation. Previously, the record was held by Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman. who took 5/22 versus New Zealand at Eden Gardens in 2016.
5 – Other than Varun and Mustafizur, Darren Sammy (West Indies – 5/26), Mathew Short (Australia -5/22), and Lungi Ngigi (South Africa – 5/39) are the other three bowlers to pick up a T20I fifer in a losing cause.
166 – Number of times, a bowler has taken four or more wickets in a T20I wickets in a losing cause.
Check: Best Bowling Average in T20I Cricket
