Best Bowling — 2018
Men's cricket. Best figures in an innings. Ranked from ball-by-ball data. See the women's list →
| 1 | Keshav MaharajSri Lanka vs South Africa | 9/129 | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 2 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs New Zealand | 8/41 | 24 Nov 2018 |
| 3 | Shannon GabrielSri Lanka vs West Indies | 8/62 | 14 Jun 2018 |
| 4 | Vernon PhilanderSouth Africa vs Australia | 6/21 | 30 Mar 2018 |
| 5 | Imran TahirSouth Africa vs Zimbabwe | 6/24 | 3 Oct 2018 |
| 6 | Kuldeep YadavEngland vs India | 6/25 | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 7 | Pat CumminsAustralia vs India | 6/27 | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 8 | Akila DananjayaSri Lanka vs South Africa | 6/29 | 12 Aug 2018 |
| 9 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 6/30 | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 10 | Kushal Janith PereraSri Lanka vs South Africa | 6/32 | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 11 | Trent BoultEngland vs New Zealand | 6/32 | 22 Mar 2018 |
| 12 | Shakib Al HasanWest Indies vs Bangladesh | 6/33 | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 13 | Taijul IslamBangladesh vs West Indies | 6/33 | 22 Nov 2018 |
| 14 | Jasprit BumrahAustralia vs India | 6/33 | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 15 | Bilal AsifPakistan vs Australia | 6/36 | 7 Oct 2018 |
| 16 | Duanne OlivierSouth Africa vs Pakistan | 6/37 | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 17 | Lungi NgidiSouth Africa vs India | 6/39 | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 18 | Stuart BroadEngland vs New Zealand | 6/54 | 30 Mar 2018 |
| 19 | Mohammed ShamiAustralia vs India | 6/56 | 14 Dec 2018 |
| 20 | Jason HolderWest Indies vs Bangladesh | 6/59 | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 21 | Tim SoutheeEngland vs New Zealand | 6/62 | 30 Mar 2018 |
| 22 | Tim SoutheeSri Lanka vs New Zealand | 6/68 | 15 Dec 2018 |
| 23 | Umesh YadavWest Indies vs India | 6/88 | 12 Oct 2018 |
| 24 | HMRKB HerathSri Lanka vs South Africa | 6/98 | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 25 | Taijul IslamZimbabwe vs Bangladesh | 6/108 | 3 Nov 2018 |
| 26 | Akila DananjayaEngland vs Sri Lanka | 6/115 | 14 Nov 2018 |
| 27 | Nathan LyonIndia vs Australia | 6/122 | 6 Dec 2018 |
| 28 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs New Zealand | 6/143 | 24 Nov 2018 |
| 29 | Kemar RoachBangladesh vs West Indies | 5/8 | 4 Jul 2018 |
| 30 | Keemo PaulBangladesh vs West Indies | 5/15 | 22 Dec 2018 |
| 31 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 5/17 | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 32 | Shakib Al HasanBangladesh vs West Indies | 5/20 | 20 Dec 2018 |
| 33 | James AndersonIndia vs England | 5/20 | 9 Aug 2018 |
| 34 | Faheem AshrafZimbabwe vs Pakistan | 5/22 | 18 Jul 2018 |
| 35 | Yuzvendra ChahalSouth Africa vs India | 5/22 | 4 Feb 2018 |
| 36 | Imran TahirSouth Africa vs Zimbabwe | 5/23 | 9 Oct 2018 |
| 37 | Kuldeep YadavEngland vs India | 5/24 | 3 Jul 2018 |
| 38 | Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia vs South Africa | 5/24 | 18 Feb 2018 |
| 39 | Carlos BrathwaitePapua New Guinea vs West Indies | 5/27 | 8 Mar 2018 |
| 40 | Mohammad AbbasPakistan vs Australia | 5/33 | 16 Oct 2018 |
| 41 | Safyaan SharifZimbabwe vs Scotland | 5/33 | 12 Mar 2018 |
| 42 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs South Africa | 5/34 | 1 Mar 2018 |
| 43 | Tom CurranEngland vs Australia | 5/35 | 28 Jan 2018 |
| 44 | Jason HolderWest Indies vs Bangladesh | 5/44 | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 45 | Lasith MalingaEngland vs Sri Lanka | 5/44 | 13 Oct 2018 |
| 46 | Hasan AliNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 5/45 | 16 Nov 2018 |
| 47 | Lockie FergusonPakistan vs New Zealand | 5/45 | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 48 | Andrew TyeEngland vs Australia | 5/46 | 28 Jan 2018 |
| 49 | Adil RashidEngland vs Sri Lanka | 5/49 | 23 Nov 2018 |
| 50 | Ishant SharmaEngland vs India | 5/51 | 1 Aug 2018 |
| 51 | Akila DananjayaSri Lanka vs South Africa | 5/52 | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 52 | Jason HolderWest Indies vs United Arab Emirates | 5/53 | 6 Mar 2018 |
| 53 | Suranga LakmalNew Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 5/54 | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 54 | Jasprit BumrahIndia vs South Africa | 5/54 | 24 Jan 2018 |
| 55 | Kuldeep YadavIndia vs West Indies | 5/57 | 4 Oct 2018 |
| 56 | Shannon GabrielSri Lanka vs West Indies | 5/59 | 14 Jun 2018 |
| 57 | Duanne OlivierSouth Africa vs Pakistan | 5/59 | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 58 | Nayeem HasanBangladesh vs West Indies | 5/61 | 22 Nov 2018 |
| 59 | Taijul IslamZimbabwe vs Bangladesh | 5/62 | 3 Nov 2018 |
| 60 | Moeen AliEngland vs India | 5/63 | 30 Aug 2018 |
| 61 | Bilal AsifNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 5/65 | 3 Dec 2018 |
| 62 | Mohammad AbbasIreland vs Pakistan | 5/66 | 11 May 2018 |
| 63 | Nathan LyonAustralia vs India | 5/67 | 14 Dec 2018 |
| 64 | Kushal Janith PereraEngland vs Sri Lanka | 5/75 | 6 Nov 2018 |
| 65 | Shannon GabrielBangladesh vs West Indies | 5/77 | 4 Jul 2018 |
| 66 | Jack LeachEngland vs Sri Lanka | 5/83 | 14 Nov 2018 |
| 67 | Pat CumminsSouth Africa vs Australia | 5/83 | 30 Mar 2018 |
| 68 | Mehidy Hasan MirazWest Indies vs Bangladesh | 5/93 | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 69 | PADLR SandakanEngland vs Sri Lanka | 5/95 | 23 Nov 2018 |
| 70 | Kagiso RabadaAustralia vs South Africa | 5/96 | 9 Mar 2018 |
| 71 | Yasir ShahNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 5/110 | 16 Nov 2018 |
| 72 | Keshav MaharajAustralia vs South Africa | 5/123 | 1 Mar 2018 |
| 73 | Billy StanlakePakistan vs Australia | 4/8 | 2 Jul 2018 |
| 74 | Khushdil ShahPapua New Guinea vs Hong Kong | 4/10 | 17 Mar 2018 |
| 75 | Tom SoleHong Kong vs Scotland | 4/15 | 6 Mar 2018 |
| 76 | Boyd RankinIreland vs United Arab Emirates | 4/15 | 12 Mar 2018 |
| 77 | Akila DananjayaSri Lanka vs England | 4/19 | 23 Oct 2018 |
| 78 | Joe DenlyEngland vs Sri Lanka | 4/19 | 27 Oct 2018 |
| 79 | Kuldeep YadavIndia vs Ireland | 4/21 | 27 Jun 2018 |
| 80 | Andrew TyeNew Zealand vs Australia | 4/23 | 3 Feb 2018 |
| 81 | James AndersonIndia vs England | 4/23 | 9 Aug 2018 |
| 82 | Mohammad AbbasEngland vs Pakistan | 4/23 | 24 May 2018 |
| 83 | Norman VanuaPapua New Guinea vs Hong Kong | 4/24 | 17 Mar 2018 |
| 84 | Tim SoutheeEngland vs New Zealand | 4/25 | 22 Mar 2018 |
| 85 | Devendra BishooBangladesh vs West Indies | 4/26 | 22 Nov 2018 |
| 86 | Kemar RoachWest Indies vs Ireland | 4/27 | 10 Mar 2018 |
| 87 | CJA AminiPapua New Guinea vs Hong Kong | 4/27 | 17 Mar 2018 |
| 88 | Kesrick WilliamsBangladesh vs West Indies | 4/28 | 31 Jul 2018 |
| 89 | Sheldon CottrellBangladesh vs West Indies | 4/28 | 17 Dec 2018 |
| 90 | Shadab KhanPakistan vs Zimbabwe | 4/28 | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 91 | Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladesh vs West Indies | 4/29 | 14 Dec 2018 |
| 92 | Mohammad AbbasPakistan vs Australia | 4/29 | 7 Oct 2018 |
| 93 | Ravindra JadejaBangladesh vs India | 4/29 | 21 Sept 2018 |
| 94 | Graeme CremerBangladesh vs Zimbabwe | 4/32 | 23 Jan 2018 |
| 95 | Shadab KhanPakistan vs Zimbabwe | 4/32 | 13 Jul 2018 |
| 96 | Thisara PereraZimbabwe vs Sri Lanka | 4/33 | 21 Jan 2018 |
| 97 | Tabraiz ShamsiSri Lanka vs South Africa | 4/33 | 29 Jul 2018 |
| 98 | Ravindra JadejaWest Indies vs India | 4/34 | 1 Nov 2018 |
| 99 | Peter ChaseIndia vs Ireland | 4/35 | 27 Jun 2018 |
| 100 | Jason HolderZimbabwe vs West Indies | 4/35 | 19 Mar 2018 |