Best Bowling — 2021
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 | Taijul IslamBangladesh vs Pakistan | 7/116 | 26 Nov 2021 |
| 3 | Peter AhoNigeria vs Sierra Leone | 6/5 | 24 Oct 2021 |
| 4 | Dinesh NakraniLesotho vs Uganda | 6/7 | 19 Oct 2021 |
| 5 | Scott BolandEngland vs Australia | 6/7 | 26 Dec 2021 |
| 6 | Sandeep LamichhaneNepal vs Papua New Guinea | 6/11 | 10 Sept 2021 |
| 7 | Ashton AgarAustralia vs New Zealand | 6/30 | 3 Mar 2021 |
| 8 | Axar PatelEngland vs India | 6/38 | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 9 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs England | 6/43 | 2 Jun 2021 |
| 10 | Shaheen Shah AfridiPakistan vs West Indies | 6/51 | 20 Aug 2021 |
| 11 | Anrich NortjeSri Lanka vs South Africa | 6/56 | 3 Jan 2021 |
| 12 | Ravichandran AshwinEngland vs India | 6/61 | 5 Feb 2021 |
| 13 | Lungi NgidiIndia vs South Africa | 6/71 | 26 Dec 2021 |
| 14 | Praveen JayawickramaSri Lanka vs Bangladesh | 6/92 | 29 Apr 2021 |
| 15 | Dinesh NakraniUganda vs Seychelles | 5/8 | 22 Oct 2021 |
| 16 | Joe RootEngland vs India | 5/8 | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 17 | Kofi BagabenaSeychelles vs Ghana | 5/9 | 16 Oct 2021 |
| 18 | Simi SinghIreland vs United Arab Emirates | 5/10 | 18 Jan 2021 |
| 19 | Vraj PatelKenya vs Nigeria | 5/12 | 20 Nov 2021 |
| 20 | Mirza BaigSwaziland vs Malawi | 5/13 | 17 Oct 2021 |
| 21 | Khawar AliPapua New Guinea vs Oman | 5/15 | 1 Oct 2021 |
| 22 | Dushmantha ChameeraSri Lanka vs Bangladesh | 5/16 | 28 May 2021 |
| 23 | A GblaNigeria vs Sierra Leone | 5/16 | 26 Oct 2021 |
| 24 | Dillon HeyligerArgentina vs Canada | 5/16 | 13 Nov 2021 |
| 25 | Dwaine PretoriusPakistan vs South Africa | 5/17 | 13 Feb 2021 |
| 26 | Lungi NgidiWest Indies vs South Africa | 5/19 | 10 Jun 2021 |
| 27 | Adam ZampaBangladesh vs Australia | 5/19 | 4 Nov 2021 |
| 28 | Francisco CouanaMozambique vs Cameroon | 5/19 | 3 Nov 2021 |
| 29 | Samson AwiahRwanda vs Ghana | 5/23 | 16 Oct 2021 |
| 30 | JJ SmitNamibia vs Oman | 5/26 | 26 Nov 2021 |
| 31 | Jason HolderSri Lanka vs West Indies | 5/27 | 21 Mar 2021 |
| 32 | Kabua MoreaPapua New Guinea vs Oman | 5/28 | 1 Oct 2021 |
| 33 | Asif BevinjeRomania vs Hungary | 5/30 | 3 Sept 2021 |
| 34 | Kyle JamiesonIndia vs New Zealand | 5/31 | 18 Jun 2021 |
| 35 | Shaheen Shah AfridiBangladesh vs Pakistan | 5/32 | 26 Nov 2021 |
| 36 | Axar PatelEngland vs India | 5/32 | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 37 | Kagiso RabadaWest Indies vs South Africa | 5/34 | 10 Jun 2021 |
| 38 | Veerasammy PermaulSri Lanka vs West Indies | 5/35 | 29 Nov 2021 |
| 39 | Hasan AliZimbabwe vs Pakistan | 5/36 | 29 Apr 2021 |
| 40 | Washeem AbbasRomania vs Malta | 5/37 | 4 Sept 2021 |
| 41 | Pat CumminsEngland vs Australia | 5/38 | 8 Dec 2021 |
| 42 | Hayden Walsh, Jr.Australia vs West Indies | 5/39 | 20 Jul 2021 |
| 43 | Jhye RichardsonAustralia vs England | 5/42 | 16 Dec 2021 |
| 44 | Alasdair EvansNetherlands vs Scotland | 5/43 | 20 May 2021 |
| 45 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs England | 5/43 | 13 Feb 2021 |
| 46 | Mohammed ShamiIndia vs South Africa | 5/44 | 26 Dec 2021 |
| 47 | Lasith AmbuldeniyaSri Lanka vs West Indies | 5/46 | 21 Nov 2021 |
| 48 | Suranga LakmalSri Lanka vs West Indies | 5/47 | 21 Mar 2021 |
| 49 | Ravichandran AshwinEngland vs India | 5/47 | 4 Mar 2021 |
| 50 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs West Indies | 5/48 | 20 Jul 2021 |
| 51 | Axar PatelEngland vs India | 5/48 | 4 Mar 2021 |
| 52 | Hasan AliEngland vs Pakistan | 5/51 | 10 Jul 2021 |
| 53 | Hasan AliBangladesh vs Pakistan | 5/51 | 26 Nov 2021 |
| 54 | Hasan AliPakistan vs South Africa | 5/54 | 4 Feb 2021 |
| 55 | Jayden SealesPakistan vs West Indies | 5/55 | 12 Aug 2021 |
| 56 | Anrich NortjePakistan vs South Africa | 5/56 | 4 Feb 2021 |
| 57 | Josh HazlewoodAustralia vs India | 5/57 | 15 Jan 2021 |
| 58 | Hasan AliPakistan vs South Africa | 5/60 | 4 Feb 2021 |
| 59 | Axar PatelIndia vs England | 5/60 | 13 Feb 2021 |
| 60 | Brydon CarsePakistan vs England | 5/61 | 13 Jul 2021 |
| 61 | James AndersonIndia vs England | 5/62 | 12 Aug 2021 |
| 62 | Jasprit BumrahEngland vs India | 5/64 | 4 Aug 2021 |
| 63 | George LindePakistan vs South Africa | 5/64 | 4 Feb 2021 |
| 64 | Kyle JamiesonPakistan vs New Zealand | 5/69 | 3 Jan 2021 |
| 65 | Tim SoutheeIndia vs New Zealand | 5/69 | 25 Nov 2021 |
| 66 | Mohammed SirajAustralia vs India | 5/73 | 15 Jan 2021 |
| 67 | Rahkeem CornwallWest Indies vs Bangladesh | 5/74 | 11 Feb 2021 |
| 68 | Roston ChaseSri Lanka vs West Indies | 5/83 | 21 Nov 2021 |
| 69 | Ollie RobinsonEngland vs India | 5/85 | 4 Aug 2021 |
| 70 | Vishwa FernandoSri Lanka vs South Africa | 5/101 | 3 Jan 2021 |
| 71 | Adil RashidWest Indies vs England | 4/2 | 23 Oct 2021 |
| 72 | Ghulam AhmadiNorway vs Germany | 4/5 | 5 Aug 2021 |
| 73 | JC DarjiTanzania vs Cameroon | 4/7 | 6 Nov 2021 |
| 74 | Reginald NehondeCameroon vs Botswana | 4/7 | 5 Nov 2021 |
| 75 | Shakib Al HasanWest Indies vs Bangladesh | 4/8 | 20 Jan 2021 |
| 76 | Burhan NiazMalta vs Belgium | 4/8 | 8 Jul 2021 |
| 77 | Shakib Al HasanBangladesh vs Papua New Guinea | 4/9 | 21 Oct 2021 |
| 78 | Shakib Al HasanBangladesh vs Australia | 4/9 | 9 Aug 2021 |
| 79 | M AkayezuSwaziland vs Rwanda | 4/9 | 22 Oct 2021 |
| 80 | PWH de SilvaIndia vs Sri Lanka | 4/9 | 29 Jul 2021 |
| 81 | Joe BurrowsCyprus vs Isle of Man | 4/10 | 6 Oct 2021 |
| 82 | JC DarjiTanzania vs Nigeria | 4/10 | 20 Nov 2021 |
| 83 | Nasum AhmedNew Zealand vs Bangladesh | 4/10 | 8 Sept 2021 |
| 84 | Bilal MuhammadBulgaria vs Malta | 4/10 | 3 Sept 2021 |
| 85 | F AkankwasaTanzania vs Uganda | 4/10 | 20 Nov 2021 |
| 86 | G SesayMozambique vs Sierra Leone | 4/11 | 5 Nov 2021 |
| 87 | M KpakaNigeria vs Sierra Leone | 4/11 | 19 Oct 2021 |
| 88 | Josh ButlerEstonia vs Isle of Man | 4/12 | 8 Oct 2021 |
| 89 | Riazat Ali ShahNigeria vs Uganda | 4/12 | 18 Nov 2021 |
| 90 | Mustafizur RahmanNew Zealand vs Bangladesh | 4/12 | 8 Sept 2021 |
| 91 | Dhruv MaisuriaTanzania vs Botswana | 4/13 | 7 Nov 2021 |
| 92 | J BuleleMozambique vs Cameroon | 4/13 | 3 Nov 2021 |
| 93 | Henry SsenyondoUganda vs Nigeria | 4/14 | 15 Sept 2021 |
| 94 | Charles PerchardJersey vs Denmark | 4/14 | 17 Oct 2021 |
| 95 | S ContehMozambique vs Sierra Leone | 4/15 | 5 Nov 2021 |
| 96 | Emmanuel BundiKenya vs Nigeria | 4/16 | 20 Nov 2021 |
| 97 | Nensi PatelBahamas vs United States of America | 4/17 | 13 Nov 2021 |
| 98 | Riziki KisetoTanzania vs Kenya | 4/17 | 17 Nov 2021 |
| 99 | Chris WoakesSri Lanka vs England | 4/18 | 29 Jun 2021 |
| 100 | Craig YoungNetherlands vs Ireland | 4/18 | 4 Jun 2021 |