Best bowling figures in women's T20

After winning the toss and batting first, Indonesia posted 151/5 before bundling out Mongolia for 24 en route to a 127-run win.

Indonesia’s Rohmalia produced a Player of the Match performance and was the star of the show after taking seven scalps in the 3.2 overs she bowled. She bowled three maidens and didn’t concede a single run during her spell.

Rohmalia, who was just 17 years of age at the time, took three wickets in her first over itself - the 11th of the innings before picking up four more scalps off her next 14 deliveries.

Netherlands’ Frederique Overdijk, Argentina's Alison Stocks and Cyprus’ Samanthi Dunukedeniya are the other three bowlers who have taken seven wickets in women’s T20s.

Frederique Overdijk achieved her figures of 7/3 against France in a Women's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier in 2021. Frederique Overdijk was the first player to take seven wickets in an innings in WT20I. She bowled 24 dot balls during her spell but conceded three wides as the Netherlands beat France by nine wickets.

Alison Stocks, meanwhile, registered figures of 7/3 in 3.4 overs against Peru in the South American Women's Championships in 2022. Her sensational bowling effort restricted Peru to 31 and helped Argentina win by 10 wickets.

The latest player to enter the club is Cyprus’ Samanthi Dunukedeniya.

She claimed 7/15 in 3.5 overs in the first game of a five-match series against Czechia in 2025 to help Cyprus win the contest by 114 runs.

Best WT20I bowling figures amongst ICC full member teams

Among full ICC member teams in T20 internationals, Zimbabwe’s Esther Mbofana holds the best bowling figures with a sensational 6 for 11 against Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) in 2021.

Four of her six victims were out without opening their account as Eswatini were bundled out for just 17 as Zimbabwe registered a 10-wicket win.

Esther Mbofana’s spell remained the best bowling display on debut in T20 Internationals for three years until Indonesia’s Rohmalia broke her record with the best-ever figures in women’s T20s against Mongolia in 2024.

However, Mbofana’s spell came against an associate member team. New Zealand’s Amy Satterthwaite registered 6/17 against England in 2007, and it stands as the best bowling figures in women’s T20Is in a match involving two full ICC member teams.

In fact, Amy Satterthwaite was the first woman to record a five-wicket haul in T20 International cricket.

The legendary Jhulan Goswami holds the record for the best bowling figures for the Indian women’s cricket team in T20 cricket, courtesy of a 5/11 spell against Australia in 2012.

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