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Men T20I: Lowest bowling strike rate

Minimum 20 wickets


Rank	Player	Teams	Lowest bowling strike rate	Matches	Bowling innings	Runs conceded	Wickets
1	Andre Botha	Ireland	9.71	14	10	184	21
2	Abbas Afridi	Pakistan	10.97	24	23	590	38
3	Kuldeep Yadav	India	11.86	54	52	1,306	95
4	Matheesha Pathirana	Sri Lanka	13.02	28	27	732	40
5	Dirk Nannes	Australia	13.07	17	16	459	28
6	Mohammad Sami	Pakistan	13.14	13	13	387	21
7	Jamie Overton	England	13.34	24	20	476	26
8	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka	13.40	39	39	952	66
8	Brydon Carse	England	13.40	14	13	412	20
10	Imran Tahir	South Africa	13.41	38	38	948	63
11	Kesrick Williams	West Indies	13.43	26	26	805	41
12	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	13.56	98	96	2,560	161
13	Varun Chakravarthy	India	13.58	48	45	1,285	74
14	Brad Evans	Zimbabwe	13.61	42	42	1,210	63
15	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	13.62	115	115	2,650	193
16	Corbin Bosch	South Africa	13.63	22	22	592	33
17	Usman Qadir	Pakistan	13.93	25	21	573	31
18	Sufyan Moqim	Pakistan	14.07	19	19	398	27
19	Arshdeep Singh	India	14.09	91	89	2,715	135
20	Shamar Joseph	West Indies	14.10	25	25	797	37
21	Nathan Ellis	Australia	14.12	39	39	1,048	58
22	Umar Gul	Pakistan	14.15	60	60	1,443	85
23	Al-Amin Hossain	Bangladesh	14.27	31	29	730	43
24	James Faulkner	Australia	14.30	24	24	684	36
25	Mark Wood	England	14.37	38	37	1,093	54
26	Dwaine Pretorius	South Africa	14.40	30	27	696	35
27	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	14.43	64	64	1,866	90
27	Naveen-ul-Haq	Afghanistan	14.43	48	48	1,255	67
29	Andrew Tye	Australia	14.53	32	31	997	47
30	Lockie Ferguson	New Zealand	14.59	54	53	1,355	76
31	Chris Morris	South Africa	14.64	23	23	697	34
32	Fareed Ahmad	Afghanistan	14.82	38	37	1,006	47
33	Robin Peterson	South Africa	14.95	21	19	451	24
34	Andile Phehlukwayo	South Africa	14.96	42	39	1,112	50
35	Max Sorensen	Ireland	15.00	26	22	471	26
35	Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand	15.00	52	25	454	26
37	D Jakiel	Zimbabwe	15.02	55	55	1,308	75
38	Jacob Duffy	New Zealand	15.03	48	46	1,256	62
39	Salman Mirza	Pakistan	15.04	17	16	371	23
40	Ottneil Baartman	South Africa	15.06	21	21	591	29
41	Haris Rauf	Pakistan	15.10	94	92	2,807	133
42	Yuvraj Singh	India	15.14	58	31	499	28
43	Tinashe Panyangara	Zimbabwe	15.15	14	14	398	20
44	Mark Adair	Ireland	15.19	100	100	2,812	142
45	Shardul Thakur	India	15.33	25	24	772	33
46	Luke Jongwe	Zimbabwe	15.45	65	57	1,469	66
47	Matthew Humphreys	Ireland	15.48	20	20	530	29
48	Doug Bracewell	New Zealand	15.50	20	18	470	20
49	Ben Dwarshuis	Australia	15.54	15	15	536	22
49	Hamid Hassan	Afghanistan	15.54	25	25	580	35
51	Billy Stanlake	Australia	15.55	19	19	544	27
52	Ian Butler	New Zealand	15.56	19	18	481	23
53	Rishad Hossain	Bangladesh	15.57	62	60	1,700	80
54	J Theron	South Africa	15.58	18	18	477	24
55	Abrar Ahmed	Pakistan	15.61	38	37	903	52
56	Mohammad Wasim	Pakistan	15.64	34	34	903	42
57	Ben Sears	New Zealand	15.72	28	26	697	33
58	Kevin O'Brien	Ireland	15.81	110	52	1,149	58
59	Dale Steyn	South Africa	15.85	47	47	1,175	64
60	Graeme Swann	England	15.88	39	38	859	51
60	Obed McCoy	West Indies	15.88	43	42	1,202	52
62	Ryan Sidebottom	England	15.95	18	18	437	23
63	Alzarri Joseph	West Indies	15.96	45	44	1,525	62
64	Kyle Jarvis	Zimbabwe	16.00	22	22	665	28
65	Hasan Ali	Pakistan	16.04	57	56	1,678	72
66	Shivam Dube	India	16.10	73	49	989	38
67	Sean Abbott	Australia	16.17	29	28	855	34
68	Lizaad Williams	South Africa	16.20	20	19	623	24
68	Mukesh Kumar	India	16.20	17	17	487	20
70	Matt Henry	New Zealand	16.28	43	40	1,223	53
71	Shaheen Shah Afridi	Pakistan	16.34	103	103	2,904	136
72	James Franklin	New Zealand	16.35	38	26	417	20
73	Beuran Hendricks	South Africa	16.36	19	19	627	25
74	Craig Young	Ireland	16.42	73	71	1,935	87
74	James Neesham	New Zealand	16.42	105	75	1,611	64
76	Lahiru Kumara	Sri Lanka	16.48	26	25	755	33
77	Irfan Pathan	India	16.50	24	23	618	28
78	Ravi Bishnoi	India	16.53	49	48	1,377	67
79	Abdur Razzak	Bangladesh	16.59	34	33	838	44
79	Adam Zampa	Australia	16.59	118	115	3,113	153
81	Nuwan Thushara	Sri Lanka	16.63	30	30	815	36
82	Jasprit Bumrah	India	16.64	95	92	2,188	121
83	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	Afghanistan	16.66	65	65	1,575	87
83	Odean Smith	West Indies	16.66	27	26	772	27
85	Richard Ngarava	Zimbabwe	16.72	98	96	2,578	124
86	Trent Boult	New Zealand	16.73	61	61	1,779	83
87	Saqib Mahmood	England	16.75	20	19	619	24
88	Kyle Abbott	South Africa	16.76	21	21	579	26
89	Tim Southee	New Zealand	16.78	126	123	3,671	164
90	Kane Richardson	Australia	16.80	36	36	1,059	45
91	Gerald Coetzee	South Africa	16.81	18	18	570	22
91	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka	16.81	84	83	2,225	107
91	Romario Shepherd	West Indies	16.81	81	74	2,281	81
94	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	16.82	64	63	1,516	85
95	Ish Sodhi	New Zealand	16.92	142	135	3,798	165
96	Jofra Archer	England	16.93	49	49	1,507	64
97	Abdul Razzaq	Pakistan	16.95	32	22	395	20
97	Tabraiz Shamsi	South Africa	16.95	70	70	1,860	89
99	David Willey	England	16.96	43	43	1,180	51
100	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	17.06	60	59	1,680	79

Tied figures share a competition rank. The initial table lists up to 100 qualifying records; filters browse all careers in this format. Snapshot 2026-09-07.

What this table shows

Andre Botha leads this snapshot. Lowest bowling strike rate: 9.71. Minimum 20 wickets. Changing the qualification can change the leader.

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