BOWLING RECORD
Men ODI: Best bowling figures in an innings
Bowling record from available scorecards, 600 qualifying entries.
| Rank | Figures | Player | Team | Balls | Econ | Opponent | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8/19 | Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 48 | 2.37 | Zimbabwe | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2001-12-08 |
| 2 | 7/12 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 54 | 1.33 | West Indies | Providence Stadium | 2013-07-14 |
| 3 | 7/18 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 52 | 2.07 | West Indies | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium | 2017-06-09 |
| 4 | 7/19 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 35 | 3.25 | Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium | 2024-01-11 |
| 5 | 7/20 | Andy Bichel | Australia | 60 | 2.00 | England | St George's Park | 2003-03-02 |
| 6 | 7/30 | Muthiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 60 | 3.00 | India | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2000-10-27 |
| 7 | 7/33 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 54 | 3.66 | England | Westpac Stadium | 2015-02-20 |
| 8 | 7/34 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 60 | 3.40 | West Indies | Hagley Oval | 2017-12-23 |
| 9 | 7/36 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 60 | 3.60 | England | Headingley | 2001-06-17 |
| 10 | 7/37 | Aaqib Javed | Pakistan | 60 | 3.70 | India | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1991-10-25 |
| 11 | 7/45 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | 54 | 5.00 | West Indies | Warner Park | 2016-06-15 |
| 12 | 7/51 | Winston Davis | West Indies | 63 | 4.85 | Australia | Headingley | 1983-06-11 |
| 13 | 7/57 | Mohammed Shami | India | 59 | 5.79 | New Zealand | Wankhede Stadium | 2023-11-15 |
| 14 | 6/4 | Stuart Binny | India | 28 | 0.85 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2014-06-17 |
| 15 | 6/12 | Anil Kumble | India | 37 | 1.94 | West Indies | Eden Gardens | 1993-11-27 |
| 16 | 6/13 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | 48 | 1.62 | India | National Stadium, Karachi | 2008-07-06 |
| 17 | 6/14 | Farveez Maharoof | Sri Lanka | 54 | 1.55 | West Indies | Brabourne Stadium | 2006-10-14 |
| 17 | 6/14 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | 60 | 1.40 | India | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1985-03-22 |
| 17 | 6/14 | Gary Gilmour | Australia | 72 | 1.16 | England | Headingley | 1975-06-18 |
| 20 | 6/15 | Colin Croft | West Indies | 54 | 1.66 | England | Arnos Vale Ground | 1981-02-04 |
| 21 | 6/16 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 48 | 2.00 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2015-07-10 |
| 21 | 6/16 | Shoaib Akhtar | Pakistan | 54 | 1.77 | New Zealand | National Stadium, Karachi | 2002-04-21 |
| 23 | 6/18 | Jayden Seales | West Indies | 44 | 2.45 | Pakistan | Brian Lara Stadium | 2025-08-12 |
| 23 | 6/18 | Azhar Mahmood | Pakistan | 60 | 1.80 | West Indies | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1999-10-19 |
| 25 | 6/19 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 44 | 2.59 | England | Kennington Oval | 2022-07-12 |
| 25 | 6/19 | Shane Bond | New Zealand | 54 | 2.11 | India | Queens Sports Club | 2005-08-26 |
| 25 | 6/19 | Henry Olonga | Zimbabwe | 50 | 2.28 | England | Newlands | 2000-01-28 |
| 28 | 6/20 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 36 | 3.33 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2009-09-12 |
| 28 | 6/20 | Bryan Strang | Zimbabwe | 60 | 2.00 | Bangladesh | Nairobi (Aga) | 1997-10-14 |
| 30 | 6/21 | Nahid Rana | Bangladesh | 60 | 2.10 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2026-07-06 |
| 30 | 6/21 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 42 | 3.00 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2023-09-17 |
| 32 | 6/22 | Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | 57 | 2.31 | Australia | Newlands | 2006-03-03 |
| 32 | 6/22 | Fidel Edwards | West Indies | 42 | 3.14 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2003-11-29 |
| 34 | 6/23 | Shane Bond | New Zealand | 60 | 2.30 | Australia | St George's Park | 2003-03-11 |
| 34 | 6/23 | Ashish Nehra | India | 60 | 2.30 | England | Kingsmead | 2003-02-26 |
| 36 | 6/24 | Reece Topley | England | 59 | 2.44 | India | Lord's | 2022-07-14 |
| 36 | 6/24 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | 36 | 4.00 | Zimbabwe | Mangaung Oval | 2018-10-03 |
| 38 | 6/25 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 60 | 2.50 | England | Trent Bridge | 2018-07-12 |
| 38 | 6/25 | Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 55 | 2.72 | Bangladesh | City Oval | 2003-02-14 |
| 38 | 6/25 | Scott Styris | New Zealand | 42 | 3.57 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 2002-06-12 |
| 41 | 6/26 | AM Ghazanfar | Afghanistan | 39 | 4.00 | Bangladesh | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2024-11-06 |
| 41 | 6/26 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan | 54 | 2.88 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2015-10-01 |
| 41 | 6/26 | Rubel Hossain | Bangladesh | 35 | 4.45 | New Zealand | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2013-10-29 |
| 41 | 6/26 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 60 | 2.60 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1990-04-29 |
| 45 | 6/27 | Sunil Narine | West Indies | 59 | 2.74 | South Africa | Providence Stadium | 2016-06-03 |
| 45 | 6/27 | Murali Kartik | India | 60 | 2.70 | Australia | Wankhede Stadium | 2007-10-17 |
| 45 | 6/27 | Dilhara Fernando | Sri Lanka | 48 | 3.37 | England | R Premadasa Stadium | 2007-10-13 |
| 45 | 6/27 | Naved-ul-Hasan | Pakistan | 52 | 3.11 | India | Jamshedpur | 2005-04-09 |
| 49 | 6/28 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 54 | 3.11 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 2015-02-28 |
| 50 | 6/29 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 54 | 3.22 | South Africa | R Premadasa Stadium | 2018-08-12 |
| 50 | 6/29 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | 54 | 3.22 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2008-11-28 |
| 50 | 6/29 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 59 | 2.94 | England | Moratuwa | 1993-03-20 |
| 50 | 6/29 | Patrick Patterson | West Indies | 58 | 3.00 | India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 1987-12-08 |
| 54 | 6/30 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 58 | 3.10 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1994-03-13 |
| 55 | 6/31 | Mitchell Johnson | Australia | 60 | 3.10 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011-08-10 |
| 55 | 6/31 | Paul Collingwood | England | 60 | 3.10 | Bangladesh | Trent Bridge | 2005-06-21 |
| 57 | 6/33 | Jeffrey Vandersay | Sri Lanka | 60 | 3.30 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2024-08-04 |
| 57 | 6/33 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 60 | 3.30 | Australia | Seddon Park | 2017-02-05 |
| 59 | 6/34 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 46 | 4.43 | Ireland | Bready Cricket Club | 2026-08-07 |
| 60 | 6/35 | Rishad Hossain | Bangladesh | 54 | 3.88 | West Indies | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2025-10-18 |
| 60 | 6/35 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 55 | 3.81 | Bangladesh | Lord's | 2019-07-05 |
| 60 | 6/35 | Abdul Razzaq | Pakistan | 59 | 3.55 | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 2002-01-25 |
| 60 | 6/35 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 60 | 3.50 | West Indies | KuGumpo City | 1999-01-24 |
| 64 | 6/36 | Josh Little | Ireland | 60 | 3.60 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2023-12-15 |
| 65 | 6/38 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 60 | 3.80 | Australia | Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium | 2009-04-22 |
| 66 | 6/39 | Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 60 | 3.90 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2023-09-23 |
| 66 | 6/39 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 54 | 4.33 | Pakistan | St George's Park | 2013-11-27 |
| 66 | 6/39 | Ken MacLeay | Australia | 71 | 3.29 | India | Trent Bridge | 1983-06-13 |
| 69 | 6/40 | Jofra Archer | England | 55 | 4.36 | South Africa | Diamond Oval | 2023-02-01 |
| 70 | 6/41 | Viv Richards | West Indies | 58 | 4.24 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1989-10-23 |
| 71 | 6/42 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 60 | 4.20 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2019-01-18 |
| 71 | 6/42 | Umar Gul | Pakistan | 60 | 4.20 | England | Kennington Oval | 2010-09-17 |
| 71 | 6/42 | Ajit Agarkar | India | 57 | 4.42 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2004-01-09 |
| 74 | 6/43 | Gulbadin Naib | Afghanistan | 56 | 4.60 | Ireland | Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont | 2019-05-21 |
| 74 | 6/43 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 57 | 4.52 | Ireland | Greater Noida | 2017-03-17 |
| 74 | 6/43 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 60 | 4.30 | India | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2015-06-21 |
| 74 | 6/43 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 60 | 4.30 | India | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2015-01-18 |
| 74 | 6/43 | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 60 | 4.30 | Zimbabwe | National Cricket Stadium, St George's | 2013-02-24 |
| 79 | 6/44 | Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | 60 | 4.40 | Pakistan | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012-06-09 |
| 79 | 6/44 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 60 | 4.40 | New Zealand | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1996-11-13 |
| 81 | 6/45 | John Hastings | Australia | 60 | 4.50 | Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2016-08-31 |
| 81 | 6/45 | Chris Woakes | England | 60 | 4.50 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2011-01-30 |
| 83 | 6/47 | Chris Woakes | England | 48 | 5.87 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2014-12-10 |
| 84 | 6/48 | Shoriful Islam | Bangladesh | 60 | 4.80 | Australia | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2026-06-14 |
| 84 | 6/48 | Amit Mishra | India | 53 | 5.43 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2013-08-03 |
| 86 | 6/49 | Lance Klusener | South Africa | 60 | 4.90 | Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium | 1997-11-06 |
| 87 | 6/50 | Tony Gray | West Indies | 54 | 5.55 | Australia | Queen's Park Oval | 1991-03-09 |
| 88 | 6/52 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 54 | 5.77 | New Zealand | Edgbaston | 2017-06-02 |
| 89 | 6/54 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 60 | 5.40 | India | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2017-08-24 |
| 90 | 6/55 | Paul Stirling | Ireland | 60 | 5.50 | Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 2017-03-17 |
| 90 | 6/55 | Sreesanth | India | 60 | 5.50 | England | Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground | 2006-04-15 |
| 92 | 6/58 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | 60 | 5.80 | Australia | Mangaung Oval | 2020-03-04 |
| 93 | 6/59 | Ashish Nehra | India | 60 | 5.90 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2005-08-09 |
| 93 | 6/59 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 48 | 7.37 | Australia | Trent Bridge | 2001-06-19 |
| 95 | 6/65 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 56 | 6.96 | Bangladesh | University Oval, Dunedin | 2019-02-20 |
| 96 | 5/1 | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 27 | 0.22 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1986-12-03 |
| 97 | 5/6 | Luke Jongwe | Zimbabwe | 31 | 1.16 | Afghanistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2016-01-02 |
| 97 | 5/6 | Sunil Joshi | India | 60 | 0.60 | South Africa | Nairobi (Gym) | 1999-09-26 |
| 99 | 5/7 | Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 36 | 1.16 | Bangladesh | Queenstown Events Centre | 2007-12-31 |
| 100 | 5/9 | Muthiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 60 | 0.90 | New Zealand | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2002-04-09 |
Available scorecards only; the twelve-team archive is complete from 2001 and partial before. Tied figures share a rank.