The T20 World Cup 2021 saw many flamboyant performances with the ball. Many young players along with some senior bowlers displayed some sensational bowling performance and rattled the opposition to help their team go past the line.
Sri Lanka’s new sensation Wanindu Hasaranga tops the charts of the leading wicket-taker with 16 wickets to his name. He is followed by Australia’s Adam Zampa who took 13 wickets in the tournament.
The third in the list is premier New Zealand pacer Trent Boult with 13 wickets to his name. Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Australia’s Josh Hazlewood are next on the list with 11 wickets each.
The likes of D Pretorius, Anrich Nortje, Jh Davey Shadab Khan, Adil Rashid JN Frylinck, Ish Sodhi and Mitch Starc are next on the list respectively with 9 wickets to their name.
The next on the list are Rashid Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, M Theekshana, Mehdi Hasan, Kagiso Rabada, Harish Rauf, Tim Southee S Sharif and Mustafizur Rahman respectively with 8 wickets to their name.
| Player name | Team | Wickets | Economy |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 16 | 5.20 |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | 13 | 5.81 |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand | 13 | 6.25 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 11 | 5.59 |
| Josh Hazelwood | Australia | 11 | 7.29 |
| D Pretorius | South Africa | 9 | 6.88 |
| Anrich Nortje | South Africa | 9 | 5.37 |
| JH Davey | Scotland | 9 | 7.02 |
| Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 9 | 6.00 |
| Adil Rashid | England | 9 | 6.53 |
| JN Frylinck | Namibia | 9 | 7.46 |
| Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 9 | 8.08 |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | 9 | 9.18 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 8 | 6.10 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa | 8 | 6.36 |
| M Theekshana | Sri Lanka | 8 | 5.48 |
| Mahedi Hasan | Bangladesh | 8 | 6.12 |
| KG Rabada | South Africa | 8 | 8.15 |
