Best Bowling
Men's cricket. Best figures in an innings. Ranked from ball-by-ball data. See the women's list →
| 1 | Ajaz PatelIndia vs New Zealand | 10/119 | 3 Dec 2021 |
| 2 | Keshav MaharajSri Lanka vs South Africa | 9/129 | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 3 | S YeshiBhutan vs Myanmar | 8/7 | 26 Dec 2025 |
| 4 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs New Zealand | 8/41 | 24 Nov 2018 |
| 5 | Nauman AliPakistan vs England | 8/46 | 15 Oct 2024 |
| 6 | Devendra BishooPakistan vs West Indies | 8/49 | 13 Oct 2016 |
| 7 | Nathan LyonIndia vs Australia | 8/50 | 4 Mar 2017 |
| 8 | Roston ChaseWest Indies vs England | 8/60 | 23 Jan 2019 |
| 9 | Shannon GabrielSri Lanka vs West Indies | 8/62 | 14 Jun 2018 |
| 10 | Nathan LyonIndia vs Australia | 8/64 | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 11 | Muttiah MuralitharanSri Lanka vs England | 8/70 | 2 Jun 2006 |
| 12 | S GillCameroon vs Kenya | 7/7 | 28 May 2026 |
| 13 | Syazrul IdrusChina vs Malaysia | 7/8 | 26 Jul 2023 |
| 14 | Marco JansenSouth Africa vs Sri Lanka | 7/13 | 27 Nov 2024 |
| 15 | Glenn McGrathAustralia vs Namibia | 7/15 | 27 Feb 2003 |
| 16 | PWH de SilvaZimbabwe vs Sri Lanka | 7/19 | 11 Jan 2024 |
| 17 | Ali DawoodBahrain vs Bhutan | 7/19 | 11 Dec 2025 |
| 18 | Andy BichelEngland vs Australia | 7/20 | 2 Mar 2003 |
| 19 | Charlie CassellOman vs Scotland | 7/21 | 22 Jul 2024 |
| 20 | Matt HenrySouth Africa vs New Zealand | 7/23 | 17 Feb 2022 |
| 21 | Ali KhanUnited States of America vs Jersey | 7/32 | 4 Apr 2023 |
| 22 | Jomel WarricanPakistan vs West Indies | 7/32 | 17 Jan 2025 |
| 23 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs England | 7/33 | 20 Feb 2015 |
| 24 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs West Indies | 7/34 | 23 Dec 2017 |
| 25 | Gudakesh MotieZimbabwe vs West Indies | 7/37 | 12 Feb 2023 |
| 26 | Neil WagnerWest Indies vs New Zealand | 7/39 | 1 Dec 2017 |
| 27 | Keshav MaharajSouth Africa vs Bangladesh | 7/40 | 8 Apr 2022 |
| 28 | Ravindra JadejaAustralia vs India | 7/42 | 17 Feb 2023 |
| 29 | James AndersonWest Indies vs England | 7/42 | 7 Sept 2017 |
| 30 | James AndersonEngland vs New Zealand | 7/43 | 5 Jun 2008 |
| 31 | Gus AtkinsonWest Indies vs England | 7/45 | 10 Jul 2024 |
| 32 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs England | 7/48 | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 33 | Prabath JayasuriyaSri Lanka vs Ireland | 7/52 | 16 Apr 2023 |
| 34 | Mitchell SantnerNew Zealand vs India | 7/53 | 24 Oct 2024 |
| 35 | Mohammed ShamiIndia vs New Zealand | 7/57 | 15 Nov 2023 |
| 36 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs England | 7/58 | 20 Nov 2025 |
| 37 | Mitchell StarcEngland vs Australia | 7/58 | 21 Nov 2025 |
| 38 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs New Zealand | 7/59 | 8 Oct 2016 |
| 39 | Washington SundarNew Zealand vs India | 7/59 | 24 Oct 2024 |
| 40 | Tom HartleyEngland vs India | 7/62 | 25 Jan 2024 |
| 41 | Shardul ThakurIndia vs South Africa | 7/62 | 3 Jan 2022 |
| 42 | Harbhajan SinghIndia vs Sri Lanka | 7/62 | 18 Dec 2005 |
| 43 | Darren SammyEngland vs West Indies | 7/66 | 7 Jun 2007 |
| 44 | Matt HenryNew Zealand vs Australia | 7/67 | 8 Mar 2024 |
| 45 | Shamar JosephWest Indies vs Australia | 7/68 | 25 Jan 2024 |
| 46 | Nauman AliSri Lanka vs Pakistan | 7/70 | 24 Jul 2023 |
| 47 | Ravichandran AshwinWest Indies vs India | 7/71 | 12 Jul 2023 |
| 48 | Yasir ShahWest Indies vs Pakistan | 7/94 | 30 Apr 2017 |
| 49 | Nathan LyonBangladesh vs Australia | 7/94 | 4 Sept 2017 |
| 50 | Muttiah MuralitharanSouth Africa vs Sri Lanka | 7/97 | 4 Aug 2006 |
| 51 | Keshav MaharajPakistan vs South Africa | 7/102 | 20 Oct 2025 |
| 52 | Matthew HoggardEngland vs Australia | 7/109 | 1 Dec 2006 |
| 53 | Sajid KhanPakistan vs England | 7/111 | 15 Oct 2024 |
| 54 | Abrar AhmedEngland vs Pakistan | 7/114 | 9 Dec 2022 |
| 55 | Taijul IslamBangladesh vs Pakistan | 7/116 | 26 Nov 2021 |
| 56 | Todd MurphyAustralia vs India | 7/124 | 9 Feb 2023 |
| 57 | Taijul IslamBangladesh vs Zimbabwe | 7/138 | 28 Jun 2026 |
| 58 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs South Africa | 7/145 | 2 Oct 2019 |
| 59 | Nabil MasterMali vs Botswana | 6/2 | 24 May 2026 |
| 60 | H BharadwajMongolia vs Singapore | 6/3 | 5 Sept 2024 |
| 61 | Stuart BinnyBangladesh vs India | 6/4 | 17 Jun 2014 |
| 62 | Peter AhoNigeria vs Sierra Leone | 6/5 | 24 Oct 2021 |
| 63 | Hammadullah ShinwariFinland vs Cyprus | 6/7 | 9 May 2026 |
| 64 | Scott BolandEngland vs Australia | 6/7 | 26 Dec 2021 |
| 65 | Dinesh NakraniLesotho vs Uganda | 6/7 | 19 Oct 2021 |
| 66 | Deepak ChaharIndia vs Bangladesh | 6/7 | 10 Nov 2019 |
| 67 | K ThuchilaEswatini vs Malawi | 6/8 | 27 Mar 2026 |
| 68 | Rizwan ButtMalawi vs Bahrain | 6/9 | 12 Jul 2025 |
| 69 | JJ SmitNamibia vs Uganda | 6/10 | 10 Apr 2022 |
| 70 | Mustafizur RahmanUnited States of America vs Bangladesh | 6/10 | 25 May 2024 |
| 71 | Sandeep LamichhaneNepal vs Papua New Guinea | 6/11 | 10 Sept 2021 |
| 72 | Nasrulla RanaHong Kong vs Papua New Guinea | 6/12 | 24 Sept 2023 |
| 73 | Kusal MendisIndia vs Sri Lanka | 6/13 | 6 Jul 2008 |
| 74 | Pratik Singh BaisMexico vs Costa Rica | 6/14 | 14 Apr 2024 |
| 75 | Farveez MaharoofSri Lanka vs West Indies | 6/14 | 14 Oct 2006 |
| 76 | Mohammed SirajSouth Africa vs India | 6/15 | 3 Jan 2024 |
| 77 | Kagiso RabadaBangladesh vs South Africa | 6/16 | 10 Jul 2015 |
| 78 | Sandeep LamichhaneNepal vs United States of America | 6/16 | 12 Feb 2020 |
| 79 | Chris WoakesEngland vs Ireland | 6/17 | 24 Jul 2019 |
| 80 | Obed McCoyIndia vs West Indies | 6/17 | 1 Aug 2022 |
| 81 | P KoechMali vs Kenya | 6/17 | 20 Nov 2022 |
| 82 | Waseem YaqoobLesotho vs Mali | 6/18 | 25 Sept 2024 |
| 83 | Muttiah MuralitharanBangladesh vs Sri Lanka | 6/18 | 12 Sept 2005 |
| 84 | Steve HarmisonPakistan vs England | 6/19 | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 85 | Jasprit BumrahEngland vs India | 6/19 | 12 Jul 2022 |
| 86 | Dawood AhmadzaiFrance vs Malta | 6/21 | 9 May 2024 |
| 87 | Nahid RanaZimbabwe vs Bangladesh | 6/21 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| 88 | Vernon PhilanderSouth Africa vs Australia | 6/21 | 30 Mar 2018 |
| 89 | Mohammed SirajSri Lanka vs India | 6/21 | 17 Sept 2023 |
| 90 | Makhaya NtiniSouth Africa vs Australia | 6/22 | 3 Mar 2006 |
| 91 | R AbdulkareemNigeria vs Botswana | 6/22 | 28 Nov 2024 |
| 92 | Ben StokesWest Indies vs England | 6/22 | 7 Sept 2017 |
| 93 | Fidel EdwardsWest Indies vs Zimbabwe | 6/22 | 29 Nov 2003 |
| 94 | Pat CumminsAustralia vs Sri Lanka | 6/23 | 24 Jan 2019 |
| 95 | Shane Edward BondAustralia vs New Zealand | 6/23 | 11 Mar 2003 |
| 96 | Ashish NehraIndia vs England | 6/23 | 26 Feb 2003 |
| 97 | Martin AnderssonLeicestershire vs Derbyshire | 6/23 | 27 May 2026 |
| 98 | Imran TahirSouth Africa vs Zimbabwe | 6/24 | 3 Oct 2018 |
| 99 | Kuldeep YadavEngland vs India | 6/25 | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 100 | Yuzvendra ChahalIndia vs England | 6/25 | 1 Feb 2017 |