The 9th season of the T20 World Cup has started under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. So far, cricket fans have got to see some exciting matches. Also, with the start of the T20 World Cup, some batsmen and bowlers are going to play an important role in the victory of their respective teams by performing brilliantly.

So in this article today we are going to tell you about five such bowlers in the history of T20 World Cup, who defended the least runs in the last over for their team. So let’s know about these five bowlers:

1. Mehran Khan

In the ongoing T20 World Cup, Oman team’s fast bowler Mehran Khan defended 5 runs in the last over for his team in the match against Namibia. Due to Mehran’s brilliant bowling, the match between the two teams ended in a draw. But after this, Namibia won due to David Weiss’ brilliant performance in the super over.

2. Dale Steyn

Former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn did this feat during the 2014 T20 World Cup. In that T20 World Cup, Steyn defended 7 runs in the last over against New Zealand.

3. Tim Southee

New Zealand cricket team’s fast bowler Tim Southee has also defended the least number of runs in an over in the history of T20 World Cup. It is worth noting that Southee defended 8 runs in the last over against Sri Lanka during the 2012 T20 World Cup.

4. Mohammad Nabi

Afghanistan’s all-rounder and former captain Mohammad Nabi has also defended the least number of runs in the last over in the T20 World Cup. It is worth noting that Nabi defended 10 runs in the last over against West Indies in the T20 World Cup held in 2016.

5. Hardik Pandya

Indian team’s all-rounder and current T20 team vice-captain Hardik Pandya is also included in this list, who has defended the least runs in T20 World Cup history. Let us tell you that Pandya defended 11 runs in the last over in a match against Bangladesh during the 2016 T20 World Cup.