Best Bowling — 2017
Men's cricket. Best figures in an innings. Ranked from ball-by-ball data. See the women's list →
| 1 | Nathan LyonIndia vs Australia | 8/50 | 4 Mar 2017 |
| 2 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs West Indies | 7/34 | 23 Dec 2017 |
| 3 | Neil WagnerWest Indies vs New Zealand | 7/39 | 1 Dec 2017 |
| 4 | James AndersonWest Indies vs England | 7/42 | 7 Sept 2017 |
| 5 | Nathan LyonBangladesh vs Australia | 7/94 | 4 Sept 2017 |
| 6 | Yasir ShahWest Indies vs Pakistan | 7/94 | 30 Apr 2017 |
| 7 | Ben StokesWest Indies vs England | 6/22 | 7 Sept 2017 |
| 8 | Yuzvendra ChahalIndia vs England | 6/25 | 1 Feb 2017 |
| 9 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs Australia | 6/33 | 5 Feb 2017 |
| 10 | Zahoor KhanUnited Arab Emirates vs Ireland | 6/34 | 2 Mar 2017 |
| 11 | Keshav MaharajNew Zealand vs South Africa | 6/40 | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 12 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs Australia | 6/41 | 4 Mar 2017 |
| 13 | Mohammad AmirWest Indies vs Pakistan | 6/44 | 21 Apr 2017 |
| 14 | Josh HazlewoodAustralia vs New Zealand | 6/52 | 2 Jun 2017 |
| 15 | Moeen AliEngland vs South Africa | 6/53 | 6 Jul 2017 |
| 16 | Akila DananjayaSri Lanka vs India | 6/54 | 24 Aug 2017 |
| 17 | HMRKB HerathSri Lanka vs Bangladesh | 6/59 | 7 Mar 2017 |
| 18 | Nathan LyonBangladesh vs Australia | 6/60 | 4 Sept 2017 |
| 19 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs Australia | 6/63 | 4 Mar 2017 |
| 20 | Josh HazlewoodIndia vs Australia | 6/67 | 4 Mar 2017 |
| 21 | Yasir ShahSri Lanka vs Pakistan | 6/184 | 6 Oct 2017 |
| 22 | Shannon GabrielWest Indies vs Pakistan | 5/11 | 30 Apr 2017 |
| 23 | Morné MorkelSouth Africa vs Zimbabwe | 5/21 | 26 Dec 2017 |
| 24 | Imran TahirNew Zealand vs South Africa | 5/24 | 17 Feb 2017 |
| 25 | Rohan MustafaUnited Arab Emirates vs Papua New Guinea | 5/25 | 4 Apr 2017 |
| 26 | Jasprit BumrahSri Lanka vs India | 5/27 | 27 Aug 2017 |
| 27 | Jason HolderWest Indies vs India | 5/27 | 2 Jul 2017 |
| 28 | Adil RashidEngland vs Ireland | 5/27 | 5 May 2017 |
| 29 | Graeme CremerScotland vs Zimbabwe | 5/29 | 17 Jun 2017 |
| 30 | Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa vs Bangladesh | 5/30 | 6 Oct 2017 |
| 31 | Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa vs Bangladesh | 5/33 | 6 Oct 2017 |
| 32 | Hasan AliSri Lanka vs Pakistan | 5/34 | 18 Oct 2017 |
| 33 | Usman ShinwariSri Lanka vs Pakistan | 5/34 | 23 Oct 2017 |
| 34 | Hasan AliWest Indies vs Pakistan | 5/38 | 9 Apr 2017 |
| 35 | James AndersonAustralia vs England | 5/43 | 2 Dec 2017 |
| 36 | Mohammad AbbasWest Indies vs Pakistan | 5/46 | 10 May 2017 |
| 37 | Mitchell SantnerIreland vs New Zealand | 5/50 | 14 May 2017 |
| 38 | Hasan AliAustralia vs Pakistan | 5/52 | 22 Jan 2017 |
| 39 | Liam PlunkettEngland vs West Indies | 5/52 | 24 Sept 2017 |
| 40 | Toby Roland-JonesEngland vs South Africa | 5/57 | 27 Jul 2017 |
| 41 | Keshav MaharajSouth Africa vs Zimbabwe | 5/59 | 26 Dec 2017 |
| 42 | Con de LangeScotland vs Zimbabwe | 5/60 | 15 Jun 2017 |
| 43 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs Sri Lanka | 5/69 | 3 Aug 2017 |
| 44 | Kemar RoachWest Indies vs England | 5/72 | 7 Sept 2017 |
| 45 | James AndersonSouth Africa vs England | 5/72 | 14 Jul 2017 |
| 46 | James AndersonEngland vs West Indies | 5/76 | 25 Aug 2017 |
| 47 | Devendra BishooWest Indies vs Zimbabwe | 5/79 | 21 Oct 2017 |
| 48 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs England | 5/88 | 2 Dec 2017 |
| 49 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs Bangladesh | 5/94 | 20 Jan 2017 |
| 50 | Keshav MaharajNew Zealand vs South Africa | 5/94 | 8 Mar 2017 |
| 51 | Kushal Janith PereraSri Lanka vs Pakistan | 5/98 | 6 Oct 2017 |
| 52 | Sikandar RazaZimbabwe vs West Indies | 5/99 | 29 Oct 2017 |
| 53 | HMRKB HerathZimbabwe vs Sri Lanka | 5/116 | 14 Jul 2017 |
| 54 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs Australia | 5/124 | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 55 | Graeme CremerZimbabwe vs Sri Lanka | 5/125 | 14 Jul 2017 |
| 56 | PADLR SandakanIndia vs Sri Lanka | 5/132 | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 57 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs Sri Lanka | 5/152 | 3 Aug 2017 |
| 58 | Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia vs Sri Lanka | 4/8 | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 59 | Mohammad AmirPakistan vs Sri Lanka | 4/13 | 29 Oct 2017 |
| 60 | Suranga LakmalIndia vs Sri Lanka | 4/13 | 10 Dec 2017 |
| 61 | Shadab KhanWest Indies vs Pakistan | 4/14 | 30 Mar 2017 |
| 62 | Jacob MulderIreland vs Scotland | 4/16 | 20 Jan 2017 |
| 63 | Lungi NgidiSouth Africa vs Sri Lanka | 4/19 | 22 Jan 2017 |
| 64 | Mustafizur RahmanSri Lanka vs Bangladesh | 4/21 | 6 Apr 2017 |
| 65 | PADLR SandakanSouth Africa vs Sri Lanka | 4/23 | 22 Jan 2017 |
| 66 | Yuzvendra ChahalIndia vs Sri Lanka | 4/23 | 20 Dec 2017 |
| 67 | Mustafizur RahmanIreland vs Bangladesh | 4/23 | 19 May 2017 |
| 68 | Imran HaiderUnited Arab Emirates vs Hong Kong | 4/25 | 26 Jan 2017 |
| 69 | Keshav MaharajSouth Africa vs Bangladesh | 4/25 | 28 Sept 2017 |
| 70 | Suranga LakmalIndia vs Sri Lanka | 4/26 | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 71 | Imran TahirSouth Africa vs Sri Lanka | 4/27 | 3 Jun 2017 |
| 72 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs Bangladesh | 4/29 | 5 Jun 2017 |
| 73 | Nuwan KulasekaraAustralia vs Sri Lanka | 4/31 | 19 Feb 2017 |
| 74 | Chris MorrisSouth Africa vs Sri Lanka | 4/31 | 10 Feb 2017 |
| 75 | James FaulknerAustralia vs Pakistan | 4/32 | 13 Jan 2017 |
| 76 | Dane PatersonEngland vs South Africa | 4/32 | 25 Jun 2017 |
| 77 | Nasum AhmedHong Kong vs Scotland | 4/33 | 22 Jan 2017 |
| 78 | Mark WoodEngland vs Australia | 4/33 | 10 Jun 2017 |
| 79 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs India | 4/34 | 4 Nov 2017 |
| 80 | Josh DaveyNetherlands vs Scotland | 4/34 | 17 Jan 2017 |
| 81 | Trent BoultIndia vs New Zealand | 4/35 | 22 Oct 2017 |
| 82 | Chris WoakesAustralia vs England | 4/36 | 2 Dec 2017 |
| 83 | Chris WoakesEngland vs South Africa | 4/38 | 24 May 2017 |
| 84 | James AndersonEngland vs South Africa | 4/38 | 4 Aug 2017 |
| 85 | Kagiso RabadaEngland vs South Africa | 4/39 | 29 May 2017 |
| 86 | Andile PhehlukwayoSouth Africa vs Bangladesh | 4/40 | 18 Oct 2017 |
| 87 | Liam PlunkettWest Indies vs England | 4/40 | 3 Mar 2017 |
| 88 | Kuldeep YadavIndia vs Sri Lanka | 4/40 | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 89 | Adil RashidEngland vs Australia | 4/41 | 10 Jun 2017 |
| 90 | Wahab RiazSri Lanka vs Pakistan | 4/41 | 6 Oct 2017 |
| 91 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs Pakistan | 4/42 | 26 Jan 2017 |
| 92 | Kagiso RabadaBangladesh vs South Africa | 4/43 | 15 Oct 2017 |
| 93 | Jasprit BumrahSri Lanka vs India | 4/43 | 24 Aug 2017 |
| 94 | Moeen AliEngland vs South Africa | 4/45 | 27 Jul 2017 |
| 95 | JP DuminyNew Zealand vs South Africa | 4/47 | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 96 | Chris WoakesWest Indies vs England | 4/47 | 3 Mar 2017 |
| 97 | Taskin AhmedSri Lanka vs Bangladesh | 4/47 | 28 Mar 2017 |
| 98 | Akila DananjayaSri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | 4/47 | 10 Jul 2017 |
| 99 | Mohammed ShamiWest Indies vs India | 4/48 | 6 Jul 2017 |
| 100 | Stuart BroadAustralia vs England | 4/51 | 26 Dec 2017 |