Best Bowling — 2016
Men's cricket. Best figures in an innings. Ranked from ball-by-ball data. See the women's list →
| 1 | Devendra BishooPakistan vs West Indies | 8/49 | 13 Oct 2016 |
| 2 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs England | 7/48 | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 3 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs New Zealand | 7/59 | 8 Oct 2016 |
| 4 | Sunil NarineWest Indies vs South Africa | 6/27 | 3 Jun 2016 |
| 5 | Chad SoperHong Kong vs Papua New Guinea | 6/41 | 6 Nov 2016 |
| 6 | C de GrandhommeNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 6/41 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 7 | Neil WagnerZimbabwe vs New Zealand | 6/41 | 28 Jul 2016 |
| 8 | Miguel CumminsWest Indies vs India | 6/48 | 9 Aug 2016 |
| 9 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs England | 6/55 | 8 Dec 2016 |
| 10 | Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladesh vs England | 6/77 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 11 | Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladesh vs England | 6/80 | 20 Oct 2016 |
| 12 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 6/80 | 25 Nov 2016 |
| 13 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs New Zealand | 6/81 | 8 Oct 2016 |
| 14 | Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladesh vs England | 6/82 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 15 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs England | 6/112 | 8 Dec 2016 |
| 16 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs West Indies | 6/124 | 21 Oct 2016 |
| 17 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs New Zealand | 6/132 | 22 Sept 2016 |
| 18 | Imad WasimIreland vs Pakistan | 5/14 | 18 Aug 2016 |
| 19 | Imad WasimPakistan vs West Indies | 5/14 | 23 Sept 2016 |
| 20 | Ajay MishraIndia vs New Zealand | 5/18 | 29 Oct 2016 |
| 21 | Mustafizur RahmanBangladesh vs New Zealand | 5/22 | 26 Mar 2016 |
| 22 | James FaulknerAustralia vs Pakistan | 5/27 | 25 Mar 2016 |
| 23 | Jason HolderPakistan vs West Indies | 5/30 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 24 | Bhuvneshwar KumarWest Indies vs India | 5/33 | 9 Aug 2016 |
| 25 | Matt HenryNew Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 5/40 | 5 Jan 2016 |
| 26 | Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia vs New Zealand | 5/48 | 30 Sept 2016 |
| 27 | Josh HazlewoodWest Indies vs Australia | 5/50 | 26 Jun 2016 |
| 28 | Ravichandran AshwinWest Indies vs India | 5/52 | 30 Jul 2016 |
| 29 | Moeen AliBangladesh vs England | 5/57 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 30 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs England | 5/67 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 31 | Ben StokesIndia vs England | 5/73 | 26 Nov 2016 |
| 32 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs New Zealand | 5/73 | 22 Sept 2016 |
| 33 | Shakib Al HasanBangladesh vs England | 5/85 | 20 Oct 2016 |
| 34 | Wahab RiazPakistan vs West Indies | 5/88 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 35 | Kagiso RabadaAustralia vs South Africa | 5/92 | 3 Nov 2016 |
| 36 | Shannon GabrielPakistan vs West Indies | 5/96 | 21 Oct 2016 |
| 37 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs West Indies | 5/121 | 13 Oct 2016 |
| 38 | Roston ChaseWest Indies vs India | 5/121 | 30 Jul 2016 |
| 39 | Mudassar BukhariUnited Arab Emirates vs Netherlands | 4/7 | 3 Feb 2016 |
| 40 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs Sri Lanka | 4/8 | 14 Feb 2016 |
| 41 | Brainder SranZimbabwe vs India | 4/10 | 20 Jun 2016 |
| 42 | Mitchell SantnerIndia vs New Zealand | 4/11 | 15 Mar 2016 |
| 43 | Paul van MeekerenIreland vs Netherlands | 4/11 | 13 Mar 2016 |
| 44 | Shakib Al HasanBangladesh vs Oman | 4/15 | 13 Mar 2016 |
| 45 | JP DuminySouth Africa vs Ireland | 4/16 | 25 Sept 2016 |
| 46 | Imran TahirSouth Africa vs England | 4/21 | 19 Feb 2016 |
| 47 | Jasprit BumrahZimbabwe vs India | 4/22 | 15 Jun 2016 |
| 48 | Grant ElliottNew Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 4/22 | 10 Jan 2016 |
| 49 | Safyaan SharifUnited Arab Emirates vs Scotland | 4/24 | 4 Feb 2016 |
| 50 | Ben StokesBangladesh vs England | 4/26 | 20 Oct 2016 |
| 51 | Lasith MalingaSri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates | 4/26 | 25 Feb 2016 |
| 52 | Chris SoleScotland vs Hong Kong | 4/28 | 10 Sept 2016 |
| 53 | Chris JordanEngland vs Sri Lanka | 4/28 | 26 Mar 2016 |
| 54 | Mashrafe MortazaBangladesh vs England | 4/29 | 9 Oct 2016 |
| 55 | Stuart BroadIndia vs England | 4/33 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 56 | David WilleyEngland vs Sri Lanka | 4/34 | 2 Jul 2016 |
| 57 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs Pakistan | 4/36 | 26 Dec 2016 |
| 58 | Adam MilneNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 4/37 | 15 Jan 2016 |
| 59 | Suranga LakmalIreland vs Sri Lanka | 4/38 | 18 Jun 2016 |
| 60 | Kyle AbbottSouth Africa vs Australia | 4/40 | 9 Oct 2016 |
| 61 | Pat CumminsAustralia vs New Zealand | 4/41 | 6 Dec 2016 |
| 62 | Chris WoakesEngland vs Pakistan | 4/41 | 30 Aug 2016 |
| 63 | Umesh YadavWest Indies vs India | 4/41 | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 64 | Alasdair EvansScotland vs United Arab Emirates | 4/41 | 14 Aug 2016 |
| 65 | Mohammad Nawaz (3)Pakistan vs West Indies | 4/42 | 30 Sept 2016 |
| 66 | Andile PhehlukwayoSouth Africa vs Australia | 4/44 | 30 Sept 2016 |
| 67 | Carlos BrathwaiteZimbabwe vs West Indies | 4/48 | 19 Nov 2016 |
| 68 | Shakib Al HasanBangladesh vs England | 4/49 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 69 | Reece TopleySouth Africa vs England | 4/50 | 6 Feb 2016 |
| 70 | Nasum AhmedHong Kong vs Papua New Guinea | 4/50 | 6 Nov 2016 |
| 71 | Adil RashidBangladesh vs England | 4/52 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 72 | Vernon PhilanderAustralia vs South Africa | 4/56 | 3 Nov 2016 |
| 73 | John HastingsAustralia vs India | 4/58 | 17 Jan 2016 |
| 74 | Hasan AliEngland vs Pakistan | 4/60 | 4 Sept 2016 |
| 75 | Ish SodhiZimbabwe vs New Zealand | 4/60 | 6 Aug 2016 |
| 76 | Rahmat AliNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 4/62 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 77 | Barry McCarthyIreland vs Pakistan | 4/62 | 18 Aug 2016 |
| 78 | Mohammed ShamiWest Indies vs India | 4/66 | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 79 | Josh HazlewoodAustralia vs South Africa | 4/68 | 24 Nov 2016 |
| 80 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs South Africa | 4/71 | 3 Nov 2016 |
| 81 | Devendra BishooPakistan vs West Indies | 4/77 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 82 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs South Africa | 4/80 | 24 Nov 2016 |
| 83 | Adil RashidIndia vs England | 4/82 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 84 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs West Indies | 4/86 | 21 Oct 2016 |
| 85 | Wahab RiazAustralia vs Pakistan | 4/89 | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 86 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs New Zealand | 4/93 | 22 Sept 2016 |
| 87 | Mohammad AmirAustralia vs Pakistan | 4/97 | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 88 | Sohail KhanNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 4/99 | 25 Nov 2016 |
| 89 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs England | 4/109 | 8 Dec 2016 |
| 90 | Adil RashidIndia vs England | 4/114 | 9 Nov 2016 |
| 91 | Adil RashidIndia vs England | 4/118 | 26 Nov 2016 |
| 92 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs Pakistan | 4/119 | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 93 | Adil RashidIndia vs England | 4/192 | 8 Dec 2016 |
| 94 | George DockrellIreland vs Netherlands | 3/7 | 13 Mar 2016 |
| 95 | Michael RipponUnited Arab Emirates vs Netherlands | 3/8 | 3 Feb 2016 |
| 96 | Hardik PandyaIndia vs Pakistan | 3/8 | 27 Feb 2016 |
| 97 | Aizaz KhanIreland vs Hong Kong | 3/10 | 5 Sept 2016 |
| 98 | Asela GunaratneZimbabwe vs Sri Lanka | 3/10 | 27 Nov 2016 |
| 99 | Nuwan KulasekaraSri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates | 3/10 | 25 Feb 2016 |
| 100 | Jasprit BumrahZimbabwe vs India | 3/11 | 20 Jun 2016 |