Top 5 individual bowling performances in IPL history

#2 Adam Zampa: 6/19 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016

Adam Zampa's 6/19 is the best T20 figures in a losing cause

There are several reasons why Adam Zampa's spell ranks as the second-best individual bowling performance in IPL history. Interestingly, though, Zampa's spell of 6/19 was in a losing cause as the Rising Pune Supergiant could only manage 133 in response to Hyderabad's 137 in the first innings.

As a result, Zampa's figures are the best ever T20 figures in a losing cause. More impressive is the fact that Zampa was relatively new to the IPL and was very inexperienced in general, still starting out his career.

Also, he displayed extreme resilience as he was taken off after one wicketless over earlier in the innings and only brought back later on. This showed a lack of faith in him, but he soon justified his selection in a tantalising display of incredible leg-spin.

Zampa had initially bowled the eighth over, conceding eight runs, but was only given a second one in the 16th over. He dismissed the dangerous Yuvraj Singh, on 23 off 17 at the time, with his second ball of that over. Yuvraj did not pick Zampa's googly, which is admittedly hard to pick.

Zampa then, in his next over, dismissed New Zealand star Kane Williamson and Australian powerhouse Moises Henriques in consecutive balls, using the turn on offer and constantly varying his pace. It was the perfect demonstration of leg-spin bowling.

Skipper MS Dhoni then trusted Zampa with bowling the final ball of the innings. He may have regretted that decision as Deepak Hooda launched Zampa for a huge six of the first ball of the over.

However, Zampa then took three wickets in five balls outfoxing Hooda, Naman Ojha and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in quick succession.