Bangladesh's Mahedi Hasan enters top 5 of this list featuring Ashwin with 4/11 vs Sri Lanka

July 17, 2025

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Top 5 best bowling figures against Sri Lanka in T20I format

Bowlers who haunted SL

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1. New Zealand pacer Adam Milne took 5 wickets for 26 runs against Sri Lanka in 2023.

Adam Milne

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2. West Indies pacer Oshane Thomas claimed 5 wickets for 28 runs in 3 overs in 2020.

Oshane Thomas

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3. South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje claimed 4 wickets for just 7 runs against Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup 2024.

Anrich Nortje

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4. Former India spinner R Ashwin took 4 wickets for just 8 runs against Sri Lanka in 2016.

R Ashwin

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5. Bangladesh's young spinner Mahedi Hasan claimed 4 wickets for just 11 runs against Sri Lanka in series decider on July 17, 2025.

Mahedi Hasan

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Mahedi Hasan took Australia's Josh Hazlewood's place. He had taken 4 wickets for 12 runs against Sri Lanka in 2022.

Mahedi surpasses Hazlewood

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For Bangladesh, the best bowling figures in T20Is against Sri Lanka belonged to Mustafizur Rahman. He took 4 wickets for 21 runs in 2017.

Who held previous record for BAN?

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Mahedi Hasan's sensational spell helped Bangladesh restrict Sri Lanka to 132/7.

Mahedi chokes Sri Lanka

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Bangladesh chased down the target of 133 with 8 wickets in hand and 21 balls to spare. This is Bangladesh's first T20I series win vs Sri Lanka.

Historic win for Bangladesh

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