A Twenty20 International (T20I) is an international cricket match between two teams, each having T20I status, as determined by the International Cricket Council, the sport's world governing body. In a T20I, the two teams play a single innings each, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs. Law 13.6.1 All matches will consist of one innings per side, each innings being limited to a maximum of 20 overs. All matches shall be of one day's scheduled duration. The format was originally introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board for the county cricket competition with the first matches contested on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup. The first T20I took place on 17 February 2005 when Australia defeated New Zealand by 44 runs at Eden Park in Auckland.

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. This is regarded as a notable achievement, especially in the Twenty20 format, as bowlers can bowl no more than four overs in an innings. Law 13.9.1 No bowler shall bowl more than 4 overs in an innings. The first five-wicket haul in a T20I match was taken by Pakistan's Umar Gul while playing against New Zealand at The Oval during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. Bahrain's Rizwan Butt is the only bowler to have taken 4 five-wicket hauls.

Five bowlers have taken a five-wicket haul on T20I debut. Tanzania's Yalinde Nkanya has taken the most economical five-wicket haul with an economy rate of just 0.50. He ended with the figures of 5/2 in 4 overs. The least economical five-wicket haul was taken by Arshdeep Singh of India with an economy rate of 12.75. He ended with the figures of 5/51 in 4 overs. Tomakanute Ritawa of Cook Islands is the oldest player to take five wickets in an T20I innings, achieving the feat at the age of 46 years and 299 days, while Charles Hinze of Japan, is the youngest at 15 years and 224 days.

As of September 2026, 241 five-wicket hauls have been taken by 207 different players. India and West Indies lead the list with 9 five-wicket hauls each.

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+ Key Symbol Meaning Bowler The bowler who took the five-wicket haul Wkts Number of wickets taken Runs Number of runs conceded Overs Number of overs bowled Econ Economy rate (runs conceded per over) Inn Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken Team The team the bowler was representing Opposition The team the bowler was playing against Venue The cricket ground where the match was played Date Day on which the match was held Result Result for the team for which the five-wicket haul was taken DLS The result was decided by the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method Light blue background indicates this happened during a Men's T20 World Cup match.

Five-wicket hauls