Sri Lankan bowler Ajanta Mendis once took 6 wickets in 4 overs, which is the best of any bowlers bowling figures in all T20 World Cups.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Runs | Mdns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| Ajanta Mendis | Sri Lanka | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | Zimbabwe | Hambantota | 18 Sep 2012 |
| Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 3.3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | New Zealand | Chattogram | 31 Mar 2014 |
| Umar Gul | Pakistan | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | New Zealand | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| Ahsan Malik | Netherlands | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 | South Africa | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 | Bangladesh | Dubai(DSC) | 4 Nov 2021 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Afghanistan | 4 | 5 | 20 | 0 | Scotland | Sharjah | 25 Oct 2021 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 4 | 5 | 22 | 0 | New Zealand | Kolkata | 26 Mar 2016 |
| James Faulkner | Australia | 4 | 5 | 27 | 0 | Pakistan | Mohali | 25 Mar 2016 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | England | Pallekele | 1 Oct 2012 |
| Adil Rashid | England | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | West Indies | Dubai | 23 Oct 2021 |
