Best Bowling — ODI
Men's cricket. Best figures in an innings. Ranked from ball-by-ball data. See the women's list →
| 1 | Glenn McGrathAustralia vs Namibia | 7/15 | 27 Feb 2003 |
| 2 | PWH de SilvaZimbabwe vs Sri Lanka | 7/19 | 11 Jan 2024 |
| 3 | Andy BichelEngland vs Australia | 7/20 | 2 Mar 2003 |
| 4 | Charlie CassellOman vs Scotland | 7/21 | 22 Jul 2024 |
| 5 | Ali KhanUnited States of America vs Jersey | 7/32 | 4 Apr 2023 |
| 6 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs England | 7/33 | 20 Feb 2015 |
| 7 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs West Indies | 7/34 | 23 Dec 2017 |
| 8 | Mohammed ShamiIndia vs New Zealand | 7/57 | 15 Nov 2023 |
| 9 | Stuart BinnyBangladesh vs India | 6/4 | 17 Jun 2014 |
| 10 | Sandeep LamichhaneNepal vs Papua New Guinea | 6/11 | 10 Sept 2021 |
| 11 | Kusal MendisIndia vs Sri Lanka | 6/13 | 6 Jul 2008 |
| 12 | Farveez MaharoofSri Lanka vs West Indies | 6/14 | 14 Oct 2006 |
| 13 | Sandeep LamichhaneNepal vs United States of America | 6/16 | 12 Feb 2020 |
| 14 | Kagiso RabadaBangladesh vs South Africa | 6/16 | 10 Jul 2015 |
| 15 | Jasprit BumrahEngland vs India | 6/19 | 12 Jul 2022 |
| 16 | Mohammed SirajSri Lanka vs India | 6/21 | 17 Sept 2023 |
| 17 | Nahid RanaZimbabwe vs Bangladesh | 6/21 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| 18 | Makhaya NtiniSouth Africa vs Australia | 6/22 | 3 Mar 2006 |
| 19 | Fidel EdwardsWest Indies vs Zimbabwe | 6/22 | 29 Nov 2003 |
| 20 | Shane Edward BondAustralia vs New Zealand | 6/23 | 11 Mar 2003 |
| 21 | Ashish NehraIndia vs England | 6/23 | 26 Feb 2003 |
| 22 | Imran TahirSouth Africa vs Zimbabwe | 6/24 | 3 Oct 2018 |
| 23 | Kuldeep YadavEngland vs India | 6/25 | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 24 | Mashrafe MortazaKenya vs Bangladesh | 6/26 | 15 Aug 2006 |
| 25 | Yasir ShahZimbabwe vs Pakistan | 6/26 | 1 Oct 2015 |
| 26 | Chamalka FernandoSri Lanka vs England | 6/27 | 13 Oct 2007 |
| 27 | Murali KartikIndia vs Australia | 6/27 | 17 Oct 2007 |
| 28 | Sunil NarineWest Indies vs South Africa | 6/27 | 3 Jun 2016 |
| 29 | Kemar RoachNetherlands vs West Indies | 6/27 | 28 Feb 2011 |
| 30 | Akila DananjayaSri Lanka vs South Africa | 6/29 | 12 Aug 2018 |
| 31 | Jeffrey VandersaySri Lanka vs India | 6/33 | 4 Aug 2024 |
| 32 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs Australia | 6/33 | 5 Feb 2017 |
| 33 | Zahoor KhanUnited Arab Emirates vs Ireland | 6/34 | 2 Mar 2017 |
| 34 | Aryan DuttNamibia vs Netherlands | 6/34 | 19 Feb 2024 |
| 35 | Rishad HossainBangladesh vs West Indies | 6/35 | 18 Oct 2025 |
| 36 | Ajay KumarUnited Arab Emirates vs Oman | 6/35 | 27 Apr 2026 |
| 37 | Shaheen Shah AfridiBangladesh vs Pakistan | 6/35 | 5 Jul 2019 |
| 38 | Shahid AfridiAustralia vs Pakistan | 6/38 | 22 Apr 2009 |
| 39 | Lasith MalingaSri Lanka vs Kenya | 6/38 | 1 Mar 2011 |
| 40 | Dale SteynSouth Africa vs Pakistan | 6/39 | 27 Nov 2013 |
| 41 | Ish SodhiNew Zealand vs Bangladesh | 6/39 | 23 Sept 2023 |
| 42 | Jofra ArcherEngland vs South Africa | 6/40 | 1 Feb 2023 |
| 43 | Chad SoperHong Kong vs Papua New Guinea | 6/41 | 6 Nov 2016 |
| 44 | Yuzvendra ChahalAustralia vs India | 6/42 | 18 Jan 2019 |
| 45 | Ajit AgarkarAustralia vs India | 6/42 | 9 Jan 2004 |
| 46 | Tangeni LungameniPapua New Guinea vs Namibia | 6/42 | 23 Nov 2022 |
| 47 | Mustafizur RahmanBangladesh vs India | 6/43 | 21 Jun 2015 |
| 48 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs India | 6/43 | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 49 | Thisara PereraSri Lanka vs Pakistan | 6/44 | 9 Jun 2012 |
| 50 | Ajay MishraZimbabwe vs India | 6/48 | 3 Aug 2013 |
| 51 | Junaid SiddiqueUnited Arab Emirates vs Oman | 6/49 | 3 May 2026 |
| 52 | Josh HazlewoodAustralia vs New Zealand | 6/52 | 2 Jun 2017 |
| 53 | Akila DananjayaSri Lanka vs India | 6/54 | 24 Aug 2017 |
| 54 | S. SreesanthIndia vs England | 6/55 | 15 Apr 2006 |
| 55 | Lungi NgidiSouth Africa vs Australia | 6/58 | 4 Mar 2020 |
| 56 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs Bangladesh | 6/65 | 20 Feb 2019 |
| 57 | Daniel VettoriNew Zealand vs Bangladesh | 5/7 | 31 Dec 2007 |
| 58 | Ryan BurlAustralia vs Zimbabwe | 5/10 | 3 Sept 2022 |
| 59 | Simi SinghIreland vs United Arab Emirates | 5/10 | 18 Jan 2021 |
| 60 | Shahid AfridiKenya vs Pakistan | 5/11 | 14 Sept 2004 |
| 61 | Nosthush KenjigeUnited States of America vs Oman | 5/11 | 18 Feb 2025 |
| 62 | Riley HekureUnited Arab Emirates vs Papua New Guinea | 5/13 | 5 Mar 2023 |
| 63 | Jan FrylinckNamibia vs Oman | 5/13 | 27 Apr 2019 |
| 64 | PWH de SilvaOman vs Sri Lanka | 5/13 | 23 Jun 2023 |
| 65 | James HopesIreland vs Australia | 5/14 | 17 Jun 2010 |
| 66 | Imad WasimIreland vs Pakistan | 5/14 | 18 Aug 2016 |
| 67 | Khawar AliPapua New Guinea vs Oman | 5/15 | 1 Oct 2021 |
| 68 | Dushmantha ChameeraSri Lanka vs Bangladesh | 5/16 | 28 May 2021 |
| 69 | Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka vs Pakistan | 5/17 | 16 Oct 2004 |
| 70 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 5/17 | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 71 | Basil HameedOman vs United Arab Emirates | 5/17 | 6 Feb 2022 |
| 72 | Ajay MishraIndia vs New Zealand | 5/18 | 29 Oct 2016 |
| 73 | Mohammed ShamiIndia vs Sri Lanka | 5/18 | 2 Nov 2023 |
| 74 | Andrew SymondsBangladesh vs Australia | 5/18 | 25 Jun 2005 |
| 75 | Andrew HallEngland vs South Africa | 5/18 | 17 Apr 2007 |
| 76 | Jayden LennoxWest Indies vs New Zealand | 5/19 | 13 Jul 2026 |
| 77 | Ryan HarrisAustralia vs Pakistan | 5/19 | 29 Jan 2010 |
| 78 | Lalit RajbanshiNepal vs United Arab Emirates | 5/20 | 12 Mar 2023 |
| 79 | Brian VitoriZimbabwe vs Bangladesh | 5/20 | 14 Aug 2011 |
| 80 | Morné MorkelAustralia vs South Africa | 5/21 | 16 Nov 2014 |
| 81 | Makhaya NtiniPakistan vs South Africa | 5/21 | 27 Oct 2006 |
| 82 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs India | 5/21 | 31 Jan 2019 |
| 83 | Olivia ThomasWest Indies vs England | 5/21 | 2 Mar 2019 |
| 84 | Tim MurtaghIreland vs Zimbabwe | 5/21 | 4 Jul 2019 |
| 85 | Andre AdamsIndia vs New Zealand | 5/22 | 4 Jan 2003 |
| 86 | Bernard ScholtzUnited States of America vs Namibia | 5/22 | 14 Feb 2025 |
| 87 | Kusal MendisSri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates | 5/22 | 26 Jun 2008 |
| 88 | Bernard ScholtzNamibia vs Nepal | 5/22 | 16 Jul 2022 |
| 89 | Yuzvendra ChahalSouth Africa vs India | 5/22 | 4 Feb 2018 |
| 90 | R UgarkarUnited States of America vs United Arab Emirates | 5/22 | 3 Nov 2025 |
| 91 | Faheem AshrafZimbabwe vs Pakistan | 5/22 | 18 Jul 2018 |
| 92 | JAR BlainNetherlands vs Scotland | 5/22 | 29 Jul 2008 |
| 93 | Brad WilliamsAustralia vs Zimbabwe | 5/22 | 11 Jan 2004 |
| 94 | Nuwan KulasekaraAustralia vs Sri Lanka | 5/22 | 18 Jan 2013 |
| 95 | Brett LeeAustralia vs South Africa | 5/22 | 20 Jan 2006 |
| 96 | Cooper ConnollyAustralia vs South Africa | 5/22 | 24 Aug 2025 |
| 97 | James AndersonSouth Africa vs England | 5/23 | 29 Nov 2009 |
| 98 | Shakeel AhmedUnited Arab Emirates vs Oman | 5/23 | 7 Nov 2024 |
| 99 | Shahid AfridiCanada vs Pakistan | 5/23 | 3 Mar 2011 |
| 100 | Shaun PollockSouth Africa vs Pakistan | 5/23 | 14 Feb 2007 |