The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is the international championship of Twenty20 (T20) cricket.^[1] A Twenty20 International (T20I) is an international cricket match between two teams, each having T20I status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport's world governing body.^[2] In a T20I, each team plays a single innings, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs.^[3] In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings.^[4] This is regarded by the critics as a notable achievement.^[5] As of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the most recent to take place, there have been ten five-wicket hauls taken by ten cricketers.^[6]

The first five-wicket haul in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup match, as well as in any T20I match, was taken by Umar Gul of Pakistan,^[7] with bowling figures of five wickets for 6 runs.^[8] He achieved the feat on 13 June 2009 while playing against New Zealand at The Oval during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.^[9] The second bowler to take a five-for was Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis, who picked up six wickets for 8 runs, recording the best bowling figures in the T20 World Cup to date.^[10][11] He set the record while playing against Zimbabwe, on 18 September 2012 during the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.^[12] On 27 March 2014, Ahsan Malik of the Netherlands took five wickets conceding 19 runs against South Africa during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.^[13] With this, he became the first player from an associate nation to claim a five-wicket haul in a T20 World Cup match.^[14][15] Rangana Herath's five-for against New Zealand on 31 March 2014 is the most economical five-wicket haul in the T20 World Cup.^[16] He picked up five wickets conceding just 3 runs, at an economy rate of 0.85.^[17] He averaged 0.60 in that match, which is also the best average for a five-for in the T20 World Cup.^[18][19] On 26 March 2016, at the age of 20, Mustafizur Rahman picked up five wickets for 22 runs against New Zealand during the 2016 edition,^[20] becoming the youngest player to claim a five-wicket haul in the championship.^[21] Mujeeb Ur Rahman of Afghanistan was the first player to claim a five-wicket haul on his T20 World Cup debut,^[22] which he achieved while playing against Scotland on 25 October 2021, during the 2021 edition.^[23]

The 2007 and 2010 editions were the only tournaments where no five-wicket hauls were taken. Every other season except 2009 and 2022 saw two five-wicket hauls.^[24] There have been three instances when players from Sri Lanka have taken a five-for in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the most for any team in the competition.^[25]

ICC Men's T20 World Cup five-wicket hauls^[26]

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opponent	Venue	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	Umar Gul †	13 June 2009	Pakistan	New Zealand	The Oval, London	1	3	6	5	2.00	Scott Styris Peter McGlashan Nathan McCullum James Franklin Kyle Mills	Won[27]
2	Ajantha Mendis †	18 September 2012	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota	2	4	8	6	2.00	Hamilton Masakadza Vusi Sibanda Brendan Taylor Elton Chigumbura Prosper Utseya Kyle Jarvis	Won[28]
3	Lasith Malinga †	1 October 2012	Sri Lanka	England	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy	2	4	31	5	7.75	Luke Wright Alex Hales Jonny Bairstow Samit Patel Jos Buttler	Won[29]
4	Ahsan Malik	27 March 2014	Netherlands	South Africa	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	1	4	19	5	4.75	Hashim Amla Albie Morkel David Miller Dale Steyn Beuran Hendricks	Lost[30]
5	Rangana Herath †	31 March 2014	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	2	3.3	3	5	0.85	Brendon McCullum Ross Taylor James Neesham Luke Ronchi Trent Boult	Won[31]
6	James Faulkner †	25 March 2016	Australia	Pakistan	Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali	2	4	27	5	6.75	Sharjeel Khan Khalid Latif Imad Wasim Sarfaraz Ahmed Wahab Riaz	Won[32]
7	Mustafizur Rahman	26 March 2016	Bangladesh	New Zealand	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	1	4	22	5	5.50	Henry Nicholls Kane Williamson Grant Elliott Mitchell Santner Nathan McCullum	Lost[33]
8	Mujeeb Ur Rahman †	25 October 2021	Afghanistan	Scotland	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	2	4	20	5	5.00	George Munsey Kyle Coetzer Calum MacLeod Richie Berrington Mark Watt	Won[34]
9	Adam Zampa †	4 November 2021	Australia	Bangladesh	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai	1	4	19	5	4.75	Afif Hossain Shamim Hossain Mahedi Hasan Mustafizur Rahman Shoriful Islam	Won[35]
10	Sam Curran †	22 October 2022	England	Afghanistan	Perth Stadium, Perth	1	3.4	10	5	2.72	Ibrahim Zadran Usman Ghani Azmatullah Omarzai Rashid Khan Fazalhaq Farooqi	Won[36]
11	Fazalhaq Farooqi †	3 June 2024	Afghanistan	Uganda	Providence Stadium, Guyana	2	4	9	5	2.25	Ronak Patel Roger Mukasa Riazat Ali Shah Brian Masaba Robinson Obuya	Won[37]
12	Akeal Hosein †	8 June 2024	West Indies	Uganda	Providence Stadium, Guyana	2	4	11	5	2.75	Roger Mukasa Alpesh Ramjani Kenneth Waiswa Riazat Ali Shah Dinesh Nakrani	Won[38]