Best Bowling — 2023
Men's cricket. Best figures in an innings. Ranked from ball-by-ball data. See the women's list →
| 1 | Nathan LyonIndia vs Australia | 8/64 | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 2 | Syazrul IdrusChina vs Malaysia | 7/8 | 26 Jul 2023 |
| 3 | Ali KhanUnited States of America vs Jersey | 7/32 | 4 Apr 2023 |
| 4 | Gudakesh MotieZimbabwe vs West Indies | 7/37 | 12 Feb 2023 |
| 5 | Ravindra JadejaAustralia vs India | 7/42 | 17 Feb 2023 |
| 6 | Prabath JayasuriyaSri Lanka vs Ireland | 7/52 | 16 Apr 2023 |
| 7 | Mohammed ShamiIndia vs New Zealand | 7/57 | 15 Nov 2023 |
| 8 | Nauman AliSri Lanka vs Pakistan | 7/70 | 24 Jul 2023 |
| 9 | Ravichandran AshwinWest Indies vs India | 7/71 | 12 Jul 2023 |
| 10 | Todd MurphyAustralia vs India | 7/124 | 9 Feb 2023 |
| 11 | Nasrulla RanaHong Kong vs Papua New Guinea | 6/12 | 24 Sept 2023 |
| 12 | Mohammed SirajSri Lanka vs India | 6/21 | 17 Sept 2023 |
| 13 | Ish SodhiNew Zealand vs Bangladesh | 6/39 | 23 Sept 2023 |
| 14 | Jofra ArcherEngland vs South Africa | 6/40 | 1 Feb 2023 |
| 15 | Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa vs West Indies | 6/50 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| 16 | Gudakesh MotieZimbabwe vs West Indies | 6/62 | 12 Feb 2023 |
| 17 | Taijul IslamBangladesh vs New Zealand | 6/75 | 28 Nov 2023 |
| 18 | Ravichandran AshwinAustralia vs India | 6/91 | 9 Mar 2023 |
| 19 | Pat CumminsAustralia vs England | 6/91 | 6 Jul 2023 |
| 20 | Aamer JamalAustralia vs Pakistan | 6/112 | 14 Dec 2023 |
| 21 | Lucas RossiChile vs Argentina | 5/3 | 20 Oct 2023 |
| 22 | Mohammad KamranIsle of Man vs Spain | 5/9 | 25 Feb 2023 |
| 23 | KDA LukiesPhilippines vs Vanuatu | 5/10 | 29 Jul 2023 |
| 24 | Waqas AhmadFrance vs Malta | 5/11 | 16 Jul 2023 |
| 25 | SM WarnakulasuriyaFrance vs Luxembourg | 5/12 | 11 Jul 2023 |
| 26 | Riley HekureUnited Arab Emirates vs Papua New Guinea | 5/13 | 5 Mar 2023 |
| 27 | Bradley CurrieScotland vs Ireland | 5/13 | 28 Jul 2023 |
| 28 | PWH de SilvaOman vs Sri Lanka | 5/13 | 23 Jun 2023 |
| 29 | S di BartolomeoGermany vs Italy | 5/14 | 28 Jul 2023 |
| 30 | Matthew KuhnemannIndia vs Australia | 5/16 | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 31 | Muhammad AmirMalaysia vs Singapore | 5/16 | 2 Nov 2023 |
| 32 | P MishraCroatia vs Bulgaria | 5/16 | 23 Jun 2023 |
| 33 | Sirajullah KhadimPortugal vs Malta | 5/18 | 4 May 2023 |
| 34 | K HindsCayman Islands vs Bahamas | 5/18 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| 35 | Mohammed ShamiIndia vs Sri Lanka | 5/18 | 2 Nov 2023 |
| 36 | Derrick BrangmanBermuda vs Cayman Islands | 5/19 | 3 Oct 2023 |
| 37 | Lalit RajbanshiNepal vs United Arab Emirates | 5/20 | 12 Mar 2023 |
| 38 | Saud MunirNorway vs Denmark | 5/21 | 18 May 2023 |
| 39 | Shakib Al HasanBangladesh vs Ireland | 5/22 | 29 Mar 2023 |
| 40 | Ghulam AhmadiBelgium vs Germany | 5/23 | 10 Jun 2023 |
| 41 | Chad SoperPapua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates | 5/25 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| 42 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs United Arab Emirates | 5/25 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| 43 | Sandeep LamichhanePapua New Guinea vs Nepal | 5/25 | 13 Mar 2023 |
| 44 | Kuldeep YadavIndia vs Pakistan | 5/25 | 10 Sept 2023 |
| 45 | Adam MilneSri Lanka vs New Zealand | 5/26 | 5 Apr 2023 |
| 46 | Gavin MainScotland vs Italy | 5/26 | 24 Jul 2023 |
| 47 | Ibrar AhmadKuwait vs Saudi Arabia | 5/27 | 1 Oct 2023 |
| 48 | Ruben TrumpelmannScotland vs Namibia | 5/30 | 20 Feb 2023 |
| 49 | Shafat Ali SyedIsle of Man vs Spain | 5/31 | 26 Feb 2023 |
| 50 | Henry ShipleyNew Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 5/31 | 25 Mar 2023 |
| 51 | Hasan MahmudIreland vs Bangladesh | 5/32 | 23 Mar 2023 |
| 52 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs South Africa | 5/33 | 5 Nov 2023 |
| 53 | Mark WoodAustralia vs England | 5/34 | 6 Jul 2023 |
| 54 | Brandon McMullenIreland vs Scotland | 5/34 | 21 Jun 2023 |
| 55 | Anrich NortjeSouth Africa vs West Indies | 5/36 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| 56 | Arshdeep SinghSouth Africa vs India | 5/37 | 17 Dec 2023 |
| 57 | Ravichandran AshwinAustralia vs India | 5/37 | 9 Feb 2023 |
| 58 | Semo KameaNepal vs Papua New Guinea | 5/38 | 9 Mar 2023 |
| 59 | Marco JansenSouth Africa vs Australia | 5/39 | 17 Sept 2023 |
| 60 | Alzarri JosephWest Indies vs South Africa | 5/40 | 28 Mar 2023 |
| 61 | Dunith WellalageIndia vs Sri Lanka | 5/40 | 12 Sept 2023 |
| 62 | Shariz AhmadZimbabwe vs Netherlands | 5/43 | 23 Mar 2023 |
| 63 | Sisanda MagalaSouth Africa vs Netherlands | 5/43 | 2 Apr 2023 |
| 64 | Ravindra JadejaAustralia vs India | 5/47 | 9 Feb 2023 |
| 65 | Kemar RoachSouth Africa vs West Indies | 5/47 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| 66 | Pat CumminsAustralia vs Pakistan | 5/48 | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 67 | Pat CumminsAustralia vs Pakistan | 5/49 | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 68 | Mohammed ShamiAustralia vs India | 5/51 | 22 Sept 2023 |
| 69 | Stuart BroadIreland vs England | 5/51 | 1 Jun 2023 |
| 70 | Trent BoultEngland vs New Zealand | 5/51 | 13 Sept 2023 |
| 71 | BFW de LeedeScotland vs Netherlands | 5/52 | 6 Jul 2023 |
| 72 | Chris GreavesScotland vs Oman | 5/53 | 25 Jun 2023 |
| 73 | Mitchell StarcIndia vs Australia | 5/53 | 19 Mar 2023 |
| 74 | Mohammed ShamiNew Zealand vs India | 5/54 | 22 Oct 2023 |
| 75 | Baseer KhanScotland vs Oman | 5/55 | 25 Jun 2023 |
| 76 | Victor NyauchiZimbabwe vs West Indies | 5/56 | 12 Feb 2023 |
| 77 | Naseem ShahNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 5/57 | 9 Jan 2023 |
| 78 | Mitchell SantnerNew Zealand vs Netherlands | 5/59 | 9 Oct 2023 |
| 79 | Mohammed SirajIndia vs West Indies | 5/60 | 20 Jul 2023 |
| 80 | Ravichandran AshwinWest Indies vs India | 5/60 | 12 Jul 2023 |
| 81 | Karan KCNamibia vs Nepal | 5/61 | 14 Feb 2023 |
| 82 | Chris WoakesAustralia vs England | 5/62 | 19 Jul 2023 |
| 83 | Tim SoutheeSri Lanka vs New Zealand | 5/64 | 9 Mar 2023 |
| 84 | Josh TongueIreland vs England | 5/66 | 1 Jun 2023 |
| 85 | Nathan LyonAustralia vs India | 5/67 | 17 Feb 2023 |
| 86 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs England | 5/78 | 6 Jul 2023 |
| 87 | PWH de SilvaSri Lanka vs Ireland | 5/79 | 25 Jun 2023 |
| 88 | Dilshan MadushankaIndia vs Sri Lanka | 5/80 | 2 Nov 2023 |
| 89 | Alzarri JosephSouth Africa vs West Indies | 5/81 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| 90 | Josh HazlewoodAustralia vs England | 5/126 | 19 Jul 2023 |
| 91 | Brandon MavutaWest Indies vs Zimbabwe | 5/140 | 4 Feb 2023 |
| 92 | Henry SsenyondoBotswana vs Uganda | 4/4 | 17 Jun 2023 |
| 93 | Mohammad KamranIsle of Man vs Spain | 4/4 | 26 Feb 2023 |
| 94 | Kuldeep YadavWest Indies vs India | 4/6 | 27 Jul 2023 |
| 95 | Emmanuel SebaremeRwanda vs Ghana | 4/6 | 8 Oct 2023 |
| 96 | Asif MehmoodIsle of Man vs Spain | 4/6 | 26 Feb 2023 |
| 97 | Henry SsenyondoRwanda vs Uganda | 4/7 | 15 Jun 2023 |
| 98 | K NamchaikulThailand vs Myanmar | 4/7 | 28 Jul 2023 |
| 99 | Adam ZampaAustralia vs Netherlands | 4/8 | 25 Oct 2023 |
| 100 | AR RamjaniUganda vs Rwanda | 4/9 | 22 Aug 2023 |