Finland’s veteran pacer Mahesh Tambe produced a historic spell towards Estonia, selecting 5 wickets in simply eight balls, making it the quickest five-wicket haul within the historical past of worldwide T20 cricket. The feat was achieved in the course of the third and closing T20I of the sequence in Tallinn on Sunday, July 27, 2025, serving to Finland clinch the sequence 2-1.
Earlier than this sport, the report for the quickest five-wicket haul in T20Is was held by Junaid Aziz of Bahrain, who achieved the feat in 10 balls towards Germany in 2022. Nonetheless, the 40-year-old Finnish broke the report after three years.
Launched into the assault within the seventeenth over of Estonia’s innings, dismissed Sahil Chauhan, who holds the report for the quickest T20I century, on his third supply. He adopted it up by sending Muhammad Usman Sr and Steffan Gooch again to the pavilion in the identical over, ending with three wickets in 4 balls and narrowly lacking a hat-trick.
Returning within the nineteenth over, Tambe accomplished the uncommon hat-trick by eradicating Rupam Baruah and Pranay Gheewala off consecutive deliveries. This introduced his figures to 5 wickets in simply eight deliveries. Tambe completed with figures of 5 wickets for 19 runs in his two-over spell, enjoying an enormous position in proscribing Estonia to 141 in 19.4 overs. His spell helped Finland limit Estonia to push previous 160.
Mahesh Tambe adjudged Participant of the Match
Finland chased down the 142-run goal with 5 wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare, with Aravind Mohan anchoring the innings with a 67-run knock. Contributions from Jordan O’Brien and Amjad Sher helped seal the win. With this victory, Finland secured the T20I sequence 2-1, after Estonia had levelled it within the second match. For his record-breaking efficiency, Tambe was rightly adjudged Participant of the Match. In the meantime, Tambe has thus far taken 28 wickets in 24 T20Is. His 5/19 towards Estonia stands as his greatest profession efficiency thus far.
Quickest five-wicket hauls in T20Is (by balls taken)
8 – Mahesh Tambe (Finland) v Estonia, 2025*10 – Junaid Aziz (Bahrain) v Germany, 202211 – Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) v Eire, 201711 – Moazzam Baig (Malawi) v Cameroon, 202411 – Khizer Hayat (Malaysia) v Hong Kong, 2020
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