MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 17: Adam Zampa of Australia celebrates the wicket of Dilshan Munaweera of Sri Lanka during the first International Twenty20 match between Australia and Sri Lanka at Melbourne Cricket Ground on February 17, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

The T20 World Cup brings out the best bowlers in the world, and there has been some scintillating performances with the ball.

With only 20 overs in an innings, bowlers get a maximum of four overs so every ball is crucial to getting the opposition batsmen out and ensuring a victory.

There have been some very impressive bowling outings over the years, even in the most recent 2021 World Cup, held in the United Arab Emirates, so check out below who has delivered on the biggest stage in the world.

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5. 5. Ahsan Malik (5/19 off 4 overs) Netherlands vs South Africa, 2014

Malik delivered a quality display at the 2014 World Cup, delivering five wickets against South Africa in front of a wild South African crowd.

To deliver five wickets in front of the host nation's crowd is impressive.

While Malik's display with the ball wasn't enough to give the Dutch what would have been an unbelievable upset victory, an economy of just 4.75 shows how dangerous he was that day as he ran through the Proteas batting line-up.

Despite the display, which included wickets of Hashim Amla, Albie Morkel and David Miller, the Netherlands ultimately chasing down the Proteas' 9 for 145.

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