Best Bowling Fig – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best bowling fig in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ODIAll-time500 entries
18/19Chaminda VaasSLBest return on the list
27/12Shahid AfridiGER
37/15Glenn McGrathAUS
● LEADS
Chaminda VaasSL
8/19 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
7/33
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
7 of the top 50 · 20 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Chaminda VaasSL8/19
2Shahid AfridiGER7/12
3Glenn McGrathAUS7/15
4Rashid KhanAFG7/18
5Wanindu HasarangaSL7/19
6Andy BichelAUS7/20
7Charlie CassellSCO7/21
8Muttiah MuralitharanSL7/30
9Ali KhanUSA7/32
10Tim SoutheeNZ7/33
11Trent BoultNZ7/34
12Waqar YounisPAK7/36
13Aaqib JavedPAK7/37
14Imran TahirSA7/45
15Winston DavisWI7/51
16Mohammed ShamiIND7/57
17Stuart BinnyIND6/4
18Sandeep LamichhaneNEP6/11
19Anil KumbleIND6/12
20Ajantha MendisSL6/13
21Farveez MaharoofSL6/14
21Lameck OnyangoKEN6/14
21Gary GilmourAUS6/14
21Imran NiaziBHR6/14
22Colin CroftWI6/15
23Shoaib AkhtarPAK6/16
23Kagiso RabadaSA6/16
24Azhar MahmoodPAK6/18
24Jayden SealesWI6/18
25Jasprit BumrahIND6/19
25Henry OlongaZIM6/19
25Charles AminiPNG6/19
25Shane BondNZ6/19
26Angelo MathewsSL6/20
26Ahmed RazaUAE6/20
26Bryan StrangZIM6/20
27Mohammed SirajIND6/21
27Nahid RanaBAN6/21
28Fidel EdwardsWI6/22
28Makhaya NtiniSA6/22
29Allan DonaldSA6/23
29Ashish NehraIND6/23
30Reece TopleyENG6/24
30Not on recordSCO6/24
30Mudassar BukhariNED6/24
31Scott StyrisNZ6/25
31Kuldeep YadavIND6/25
32Yasir ShahPAK6/26
32Mashrafe MortazaBAN6/26
32Rubel HossainBAN6/26
32Jai MoondraIRE6/26
32AM GhazanfarAFG6/26
33Kemar RoachWI6/27
33Sunil NarineWI6/27
33Naved-ul-HasanPAK6/27
33Murali KartikIND6/27
33Dilhara FernandoSL6/27
34Mitchell StarcAUS6/28
34Josh DaveySCO6/28
35Akila DananjayaSL6/29
35Sanath JayasuriyaSL6/29
35Patrick PattersonWI6/29
36Paul CollingwoodENG6/31
36Mitchell JohnsonAUS6/31
37Jeffrey VandersaySL6/33
38Rizwan CheemaCAN6/34
38Aryan DuttNED6/34
38Zahoor KhanUAE6/34
39Shaun PollockSA6/35
39Shaheen AfridiPAK6/35
39Rishad HossainBAN6/35
39Abdul RazzaqPAK6/35
40Josh LittleIRE6/36
41Lasith MalingaSL6/38
42Ish SodhiNZ6/39
42Vivian KingmaNED6/39
42Dale SteynSA6/39
42Ken MacLeayAUS6/39
43Arafat MinhasPAK6/40
43Jofra ArcherENG6/40
44Sir Viv RichardsWI6/41
44Chad SoperPNG6/41
45Umar GulPAK6/42
45Ajit AgarkarIND6/42
45Yuzvendra ChahalIND6/42
45Tangeni LungameniNAM6/42
46Jeremy GordonCAN6/43
46Gulbadin NaibAFG6/43
46Dwayne BravoWI6/43
46Mustafizur RahmanBAN6/43
47Thisara PereraSL6/44
48Chris WoakesENG6/45
48John HastingsAUS6/45
49Graeme CremerZIM6/46
50Amit MishraIND6/48
51Lance KlusenerSA6/49
52Tony GrayWI6/50
53Josh HazlewoodAUS6/52
53Not on recordCAN6/52
53Chris MpofuZIM6/52
54Paul StirlingIRE6/55
54SreesanthIND6/55
55Lungi NgidiSA6/58
56Courtney WalshWI5/1
57Sunil JoshiIND5/6
57Luke JongweZIM5/6
58Daniel VettoriNZ5/7
59Simi SinghIRE5/10
59Ryan BurlZIM5/10
59Karan KCNEP5/10
59Mohammad SamiPAK5/10
60Mohammad NabiAFG5/12
61Jan FrylinckNAM5/13
61Simon O'DonnellAUS5/13
61Riley HekurePNG5/13
62Nosaina PokanaPNG5/14
62Jay OdedraOMN5/14
62James HopesAUS5/14
62Imad WasimPAK5/14
62Trent JohnstonIRE5/14
63Ravi ShastriIND5/15
63Greg ChappellAUS5/15
63Wasim AkramPAK5/15
63Mark EalhamENG5/15
63Khawar AliOMN5/15
64Carl RackemannAUS5/16
64Sourav GangulyIND5/16
64Dushmantha ChameeraSL5/16
64Rakep PatelKEN5/16
65Basil HameedUAE5/17
65Tanwir AfzalHK5/17
65Ehsan KhanHK5/17
65Terry AldermanAUS5/17
65Sir Curtly AmbroseWI5/17
66Gary CosierAUS5/18
66Andrew SymondsAUS5/18
66Haris RaufPAK5/18
66Andrew HallSA5/18
67Jayden LennoxNZ5/19
67Ryan HarrisAUS5/19
67Andrew FlintoffENG5/19
68Vic MarksENG5/20
68Saqlain MushtaqPAK5/20
68Alex CusackIRE5/20
68Zhivago GroenewaldNAM5/20
68Brian VitoriZIM5/20
68Lalit RajbanshiNEP5/20
68Mohammed AslamKUW5/20
69Rajesh BhudiaKEN5/21
69Paul StrangZIM5/21
69Nicky BojeSA5/21
69Morne MorkelSA5/21
69Tim MurtaghIRE5/21
69Craig WhiteENG5/21
69Oshane ThomasWI5/21
69Tony DodemaideAUS5/21
69Alan HurstAUS5/21
69Arshad AyubIND5/21
69Nikhil ChopraIND5/21
70Robin SinghIND5/22
70Faheem AshrafPAK5/22
70Brett LeeAUS5/22
70Brad WilliamsAUS5/22
70Jason GillespieAUS5/22
70Cooper ConnollyAUS5/22
70Winston BenjaminWI5/22
70Sir Andy RobertsNZ5/22
70Will JacksENG5/22
70Bernard ScholtzNAM5/22
70Nuwan KulasekaraSL5/22
70Andre AdamsNZ5/22
70Matthew HartNZ5/22
70John BlainSCO5/22
71Not on recordUAE5/23
71Hamid HassanAFG5/23
71Richard CollingeNZ5/23
71Stuart BroadENG5/23
71Franklyn RoseWI5/23
71James AndersonENG5/23
71Javagal SrinathIND5/23
72Saeed AjmalPAK5/24
72Mark WaughAUS5/24
72Timm van der GugtenNED5/24
72Collins ObuyaKEN5/24
73Rohan MustafaUAE5/25
73Ryan ten DoeschateNED5/25
73Sir Richard HadleeNZ5/25
73Kyle MillsNZ5/25
73Bilal AsifPAK5/25
73Ian BishopWI5/25
74Michael HoldingWI5/26
74Ronnie IraniENG5/26
74Mohammad HasnainPAK5/26
74Sanjeev SharmaIND5/26
74Nuwan ZoysaSL5/26
74Anthony StuartAUS5/26
74Jacob OramNZ5/26
74Shaul KarnainSL5/26
74JJ SmitNAM5/26
74Regan WestIRE5/26
74James NgocheKEN5/26
75Sompal KamiNEP5/27
75Austin CodringtonCAN5/27
75Dunith WellalageSL5/27
75James NeeshamNZ5/27
75Venkatesh PrasadIND5/27
75Irfan PathanIND5/27
75Kris SrikkanthIND5/27
75Carlos BrathwaiteWI5/27
75Jason HolderWI5/27
75Adil RashidENG5/27
76Graeme SwannENG5/28
76Taijul IslamBAN5/28
76Mudassar NazarPAK5/28
76Taskin AhmedBAN5/28
76Clint McKayAUS5/28
76Lance CairnsNZ5/28
76Gerhard ErasmusNAM5/28
76Aizaz KhanHK5/28
76Paul van MeekerenNED5/28
76Mohammad NaveedUAE5/28
76Eddo BrandesZIM5/28
76Kabua MoreaPNG5/28
77Not on recordOMN5/29
77Shaukat DukanwalaUAE5/29
77Andy McBrineIRE5/29
77Abdur RazzakBAN5/29
77Shakib Al HasanBAN5/29
77Chris JordanENG5/29
77Mervyn DillonWI5/29
78David WilleyENG5/30
78Ziaur RahmanAFG5/30
78Len PascoeAUS5/30
78Iftikhar AnjumPAK5/30
78Mohammad AmirPAK5/30
78Ruben TrumpelmannNAM5/30
78Matt HenryNZ5/30
78Jacques KallisSA5/30
79Henry ShipleyNZ5/31
79Yuvraj SinghIND5/31
79Harbhajan SinghIND5/31
79Daniel ChristianAUS5/31
79Nathan EllisAUS5/31
79Aftab AhmedBAN5/31
79Anderson CumminsWI5/31
79Joel GarnerWI5/31
79Mike HendrickENG5/31
79Bilal KhanOMN5/31
80Saurabh NetravalkarUSA5/32
80Hasan MahmudBAN5/32
80Ashantha de MelSL5/32
80Rumesh RatnayakeSL5/32
80Brad HoggAUS5/32
80Sachin TendulkarIND5/32
80Sunil DhaniramCAN5/32
80Rod LathamNZ5/32
80Hansie CronjeSA5/32
80Heath StreakZIM5/32
80Richard NgaravaZIM5/32
80Rahmat ShahAFG5/32
81Safyaan SharifSCO5/33
81Mark WattSCO5/33
81Bilal SamiAFG5/33
81Aasif KarimKEN5/33
81Keshav MaharajSA5/33
81Not on recordNED5/33
81Ravindra JadejaIND5/33
81Manoj PrabhakarIND5/33
81Naseem ShahPAK5/33
81Ben HilfenhausAUS5/33
81Shane WarneAUS5/33
81Cameron GreenAUS5/33
81Shane LeeAUS5/33
81Mitchell MarshAUS5/33
81Steven FinnENG5/33
81Steve HarmisonENG5/33
81Graeme HickENG5/33
81Vasbert DrakesWI5/33
82Dennis LilleeAUS5/34
82Usman KhanPAK5/34
82Hasan AliPAK5/34
82Ewen ChatfieldNZ5/34
82Danny MorrisonNZ5/34
82Ben SearsNZ5/34
82Dilshan MadushankaSL5/34
82Brandon McMullenSCO5/34
82Aayan Afzal KhanUAE5/34
83Doug BollingerAUS5/35
83Michael ClarkeAUS5/35
83Adam ZampaAUS5/35
83Paul JarvisENG5/35
83Tom CurranENG5/35
83Saleem MalikPAK5/35
84Mushtaq AhmedPAK5/36
84Damien FlemingAUS5/36
84Ed RainsfordZIM5/36
84Prosper UtseyaZIM5/36
84Not on recordNAM5/36
85Arshdeep SinghIND5/37
85Jimmy AdamsWI5/37
86Hamza TahirSCO5/38
86Semo KameaPNG5/38
87Not on recordOMN5/39
87Marco JansenSA5/39
87Charl LangeveldtSA5/39
87Shayne O'ConnorNZ5/39
87Hayden WalshWI5/39
87Tanvir IslamBAN5/39
88Ottis GibsonWI5/40
88Iftikhar AhmedPAK5/40
88Richard SnellSA5/40
89Samit PatelENG5/41
90Farhad RezaBAN5/42
90Bhuvneshwar KumarIND5/42
90Zaheer KhanIND5/42
90Varun ChakravarthyIND5/42
90James FranklinNZ5/42
90Chris HarrisNZ5/42
90Chris CairnsNZ5/42
90Suraj RandivSL5/42
91Dasun ShanakaSL5/43
91Rudi van VuurenNAM5/43
91Shariz AhmadNED5/43
91Sisanda MagalaSA5/43
91Alasdair EvansSCO5/43
91Kapil DevIND5/43
91Pedro CollinsWI5/43
92Colin StuartWI5/44
92Darren GoughENG5/44
92Abdul QadirPAK5/44
92Craig McDermottAUS5/44
92Jason BehrendorffAUS5/44
92Rusty TheronSA5/44
92Charlie LockZIM5/44
92Sarel BurgerNAM5/44
93Chris PringleNZ5/45
93Andre NelSA5/45
93Michael KasprowiczAUS5/45
93Dwayne SmithWI5/45
94Sheldon CottrellWI5/46
94Chris GayleWI5/46
94Dave GilbertAUS5/46
94Andrew TyeAUS5/46
94Wahab RiazPAK5/46
94Craig YoungIRE5/46
94Barry McCarthyIRE5/46
95Thilan ThusharaSL5/47
95Nathan BrackenAUS5/47
95Gudakesh MotieWI5/47
95Mohammad RafiqueBAN5/47
95Ronald EbanksCIS5/47
96Tim BresnanENG5/48
96Sam CurranENG5/48
96Jerome TaylorWI5/48
96Sohail TanvirPAK5/48
96Wayne ParnellSA5/48
97Tabraiz ShamsiSA5/49
97Blessing MuzarabaniZIM5/49
97Albert van der MerweIRE5/49
97Ravi RampaulWI5/49
97Matthew HoggardENG5/49
97Amjad MahboobSIN5/49
98Vanburn HolderWI5/50
98Mitchell SantnerNZ5/50
98Mujeeb Ur RahmanAFG5/50
99Peter OngondoKEN5/51
99Corey CollymoreWI5/51
99Jake BallENG5/51
100Liam PlunkettENG5/52
100Gavin MainSCO5/52
100Bas de LeedeNED5/52
100Edgar SchiferliNED5/52
101Dwayne LeverockBER5/53
101Chris GreavesSCO5/53
101Bruce ReidAUS5/53
102Majid HaqSCO5/54
102Brad EvansZIM5/54
103Sohail KhanPAK5/55
104Alzarri JosephWI5/56
105Ashley GilesENG5/57
105Graeme LabrooySL5/57
105Shah FaisalOMN5/57
106Abu JayedBAN5/58
106Azmatullah OmarzaiAFG5/58
106Mitchell McClenaghanNZ5/58
107Con de LangeSCO5/60
108Ben StokesENG5/61
108Brydon CarseENG5/61
108Upul ChandanaSL5/61
109Newman NyamhuriZIM5/62
110Donald TiripanoZIM5/63
110Corey AndersonNZ5/63
111Chanaka WelegedaraSL5/66
112Charitha BuddhikaSL5/67
112Jack EdwardsAUS5/67
113Kane RichardsonAUS5/68
113Khurram ChohanCAN5/68
114Pat CumminsAUS5/70
115Gordon GoudieSCO5/73
116Phil SimmonsWI4/3
117Tillakaratne DilshanSL4/4
118Sushan BhariNEP4/5
119Virender SehwagIND4/6
120Darren LehmannAUS4/7
121Chris OldENG4/8
122Craig MatthewsSA4/10
122Kinchit ShahHK4/10
123Meyrick PringleSA4/11
123Bob WillisENG4/11
123John SnowENG4/11
124Prasidh KrishnaIND4/12
124Junaid KhanPAK4/12
124Vernon PhilanderSA4/12
124Robin PetersonSA4/12
124Prabath NissankaSL4/12
125Suranga LakmalSL4/13
125Sachithra SenanayakeSL4/13
125Kevin O'BrienIRE4/13
125Paul ReiffelAUS4/13
126Arjuna RanatungaSL4/14
126Dipendra Singh AireeNEP4/14
127Thomas SoleSCO4/15
127Michael RipponNED4/15
127Pieter SeelaarNED4/15
127Boyd RankinENG4/15
127Zeeshan MaqsoodOMN4/15
127Gajanand SinghUSA4/15
128Tapash BaisyaBAN4/16
128Rajin SalehBAN4/16
128Ian HarveyAUS4/16
128Hamish BennettNZ4/16
128Jean-Paul DuminySA4/16
129Claude HendersonSA4/17
129Kyle JarvisZIM4/17
129Amir HamzaAFG4/17
129Xavier BartlettAUS4/17
129Champaka RamanayakeSL4/17
130Alan MullallyENG4/18
130Malcolm MarshallWI4/18
130Sulieman BennWI4/18
130Amila AponsoSL4/18
130Charith AsalankaSL4/18
130Roelof van der MerweNED4/18
131Andre BothaIRE4/19
131Mark AdairIRE4/19
131Rob NicolNZ4/19
131Gary TroupNZ4/19
131Ryan McLarenSA4/19
131Johan BothaSA4/19
131Andy CaddickENG4/19
131Khaled MahmudBAN4/19
131Zakir KhanPAK4/19
131Shoaib MalikPAK4/19
131Stuart MacGillAUS4/19
131Max WalkerAUS4/19
131Mohammad NawazPAK4/19
131Troy TaylorCIS4/19
132Karima GoreUSA4/20
132Shadley van SchalkwykUSA4/20
132Madan LalIND4/20
132Rangana HerathSL4/20
132Bernard JulienWI4/20
132David TerbruggeSA4/20
132Kushal BhurtelNEP4/20
132Nasir AzizUAE4/20
133Kyle AbbottSA4/21
133Ryan HigginsZIM4/21
133Wellington MasakadzaZIM4/21
133Shoriful IslamBAN4/21
133Shafiul IslamBAN4/21
133David HusseyAUS4/21
134Maninder SinghIND4/22
134Mohit SharmaIND4/22
134Syed RaselBAN4/22
134Aamer SohailPAK4/22
134Azeem HafeezPAK4/22
134Phil TufnellENG4/22
134Angus FraserENG4/22
134Michael VaughanENG4/22
134Gary BrentZIM4/22
134Ray PriceZIM4/22
134Rory KleinveldtSA4/22
134Andile PhehlukwayoSA4/22
134Lonwabo TsotsobeSA4/22
134Rohit PaudelNEP4/22
134Dawlat ZadranAFG4/22
134Iain WardlawSCO4/22
134Kane WilliamsonNZ4/22
134Andrew WhiteIRE4/22
134Ajay LalchetaOMN4/22
135Steven TaylorUSA4/23
135Colin AckermannNED4/23
135Jasper DavidsonSCO4/23
135Junaid SiddiqueUAE4/23
135Adam HollioakeENG4/23
135Norman GiffordENG4/23
135Graham DilleyENG4/23
135Collis KingWI4/23
135Piyush ChawlaIND4/23
135Ravi RatnayekeSL4/23
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