Best Bowling — Test, 2016
Men's cricket. Best figures in an innings. Ranked from ball-by-ball data. See the women's list →
| 1 | Devendra BishooPakistan vs West Indies | 8/49 | 13 Oct 2016 |
| 2 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs England | 7/48 | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 3 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs New Zealand | 7/59 | 8 Oct 2016 |
| 4 | C de GrandhommeNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 6/41 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 5 | Neil WagnerZimbabwe vs New Zealand | 6/41 | 28 Jul 2016 |
| 6 | Miguel CumminsWest Indies vs India | 6/48 | 9 Aug 2016 |
| 7 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs England | 6/55 | 8 Dec 2016 |
| 8 | Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladesh vs England | 6/77 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 9 | Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladesh vs England | 6/80 | 20 Oct 2016 |
| 10 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 6/80 | 25 Nov 2016 |
| 11 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs New Zealand | 6/81 | 8 Oct 2016 |
| 12 | Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladesh vs England | 6/82 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 13 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs England | 6/112 | 8 Dec 2016 |
| 14 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs West Indies | 6/124 | 21 Oct 2016 |
| 15 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs New Zealand | 6/132 | 22 Sept 2016 |
| 16 | Jason HolderPakistan vs West Indies | 5/30 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 17 | Bhuvneshwar KumarWest Indies vs India | 5/33 | 9 Aug 2016 |
| 18 | Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia vs New Zealand | 5/48 | 30 Sept 2016 |
| 19 | Ravichandran AshwinWest Indies vs India | 5/52 | 30 Jul 2016 |
| 20 | Moeen AliBangladesh vs England | 5/57 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 21 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs England | 5/67 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 22 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs New Zealand | 5/73 | 22 Sept 2016 |
| 23 | Ben StokesIndia vs England | 5/73 | 26 Nov 2016 |
| 24 | Shakib Al HasanBangladesh vs England | 5/85 | 20 Oct 2016 |
| 25 | Wahab RiazPakistan vs West Indies | 5/88 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 26 | Kagiso RabadaAustralia vs South Africa | 5/92 | 3 Nov 2016 |
| 27 | Shannon GabrielPakistan vs West Indies | 5/96 | 21 Oct 2016 |
| 28 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs West Indies | 5/121 | 13 Oct 2016 |
| 29 | Roston ChaseWest Indies vs India | 5/121 | 30 Jul 2016 |
| 30 | Ben StokesBangladesh vs England | 4/26 | 20 Oct 2016 |
| 31 | Stuart BroadIndia vs England | 4/33 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 32 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs Pakistan | 4/36 | 26 Dec 2016 |
| 33 | Umesh YadavWest Indies vs India | 4/41 | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 34 | Shakib Al HasanBangladesh vs England | 4/49 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 35 | Adil RashidBangladesh vs England | 4/52 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 36 | Vernon PhilanderAustralia vs South Africa | 4/56 | 3 Nov 2016 |
| 37 | Ish SodhiZimbabwe vs New Zealand | 4/60 | 6 Aug 2016 |
| 38 | Rahmat AliNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 4/62 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 39 | Mohammed ShamiWest Indies vs India | 4/66 | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 40 | Josh HazlewoodAustralia vs South Africa | 4/68 | 24 Nov 2016 |
| 41 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs South Africa | 4/71 | 3 Nov 2016 |
| 42 | Devendra BishooPakistan vs West Indies | 4/77 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 43 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs South Africa | 4/80 | 24 Nov 2016 |
| 44 | Adil RashidIndia vs England | 4/82 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 45 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs West Indies | 4/86 | 21 Oct 2016 |
| 46 | Wahab RiazAustralia vs Pakistan | 4/89 | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 47 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs New Zealand | 4/93 | 22 Sept 2016 |
| 48 | Mohammad AmirAustralia vs Pakistan | 4/97 | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 49 | Sohail KhanNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 4/99 | 25 Nov 2016 |
| 50 | Ravindra JadejaIndia vs England | 4/109 | 8 Dec 2016 |
| 51 | Adil RashidIndia vs England | 4/114 | 9 Nov 2016 |
| 52 | Adil RashidIndia vs England | 4/118 | 26 Nov 2016 |
| 53 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs Pakistan | 4/119 | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 54 | Adil RashidIndia vs England | 4/192 | 8 Dec 2016 |
| 55 | Martin GuptillZimbabwe vs New Zealand | 3/11 | 6 Aug 2016 |
| 56 | Mohammed ShamiWest Indies vs India | 3/15 | 9 Aug 2016 |
| 57 | Ish SodhiZimbabwe vs New Zealand | 3/19 | 6 Aug 2016 |
| 58 | Josh HazlewoodAustralia vs Pakistan | 3/22 | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 59 | Jackson BirdAustralia vs Pakistan | 3/23 | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 60 | Chris WoakesBangladesh vs England | 3/30 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 61 | Jayant YadavIndia vs England | 3/30 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 62 | Nathan LyonAustralia vs Pakistan | 3/33 | 26 Dec 2016 |
| 63 | Neil WagnerNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/34 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 64 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/37 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 65 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs West Indies | 3/40 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 66 | Mohammad AmirNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/43 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 67 | Rahmat AliPakistan vs West Indies | 3/45 | 21 Oct 2016 |
| 68 | Matt HenryIndia vs New Zealand | 3/46 | 30 Sept 2016 |
| 69 | Devendra BishooPakistan vs West Indies | 3/46 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 70 | Jason HolderPakistan vs West Indies | 3/47 | 21 Oct 2016 |
| 71 | Kyle AbbottAustralia vs South Africa | 3/49 | 24 Nov 2016 |
| 72 | Josh HazlewoodAustralia vs Pakistan | 3/50 | 26 Dec 2016 |
| 73 | Ben StokesBangladesh vs England | 3/52 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 74 | Imran KhanNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/52 | 25 Nov 2016 |
| 75 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs England | 3/52 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 76 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/53 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 77 | Miguel CumminsWest Indies vs India | 3/54 | 9 Aug 2016 |
| 78 | Keshav MaharajAustralia vs South Africa | 3/56 | 3 Nov 2016 |
| 79 | Neil WagnerNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/57 | 25 Nov 2016 |
| 80 | Neil WagnerNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/59 | 25 Nov 2016 |
| 81 | Nathan LyonAustralia vs South Africa | 3/60 | 24 Nov 2016 |
| 82 | James AndersonIndia vs England | 3/62 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 83 | Mohammed ShamiIndia vs England | 3/63 | 26 Nov 2016 |
| 84 | Mohammad AmirPakistan vs West Indies | 3/63 | 13 Oct 2016 |
| 85 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs Pakistan | 3/63 | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 86 | Adil RashidIndia vs England | 3/64 | 9 Nov 2016 |
| 87 | Kraigg BrathwaiteWest Indies vs India | 3/65 | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 88 | Taijul IslamBangladesh vs England | 3/65 | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 89 | Gareth BattyBangladesh vs England | 3/65 | 20 Oct 2016 |
| 90 | Trent BoultIndia vs New Zealand | 3/67 | 22 Sept 2016 |
| 91 | Shannon GabrielPakistan vs West Indies | 3/67 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 92 | Alzarri JosephWest Indies vs India | 3/69 | 9 Aug 2016 |
| 93 | Josh HazlewoodAustralia vs South Africa | 3/70 | 3 Nov 2016 |
| 94 | Mohammed ShamiIndia vs New Zealand | 3/70 | 30 Sept 2016 |
| 95 | Mohammad AmirPakistan vs West Indies | 3/71 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 96 | Moeen AliBangladesh vs England | 3/75 | 20 Oct 2016 |
| 97 | Imran KhanNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/76 | 25 Nov 2016 |
| 98 | Sohail KhanNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/78 | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 99 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs England | 3/81 | 26 Nov 2016 |
| 100 | Kagiso RabadaAustralia vs South Africa | 3/84 | 24 Nov 2016 |