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Best Bowling Fig in 1996: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best bowling fig in 1996, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI
1996
176 entries
1
6/23
Allan Donald
SA
Best return on the list
2
6/44
Waqar Younis
PAK
3
5/21
Paul Strang
ZIM
● LEADS
Allan Donald
SA
6/23 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
2
entries on this list took 6 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/42
The mark at number ten — 166 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Best Bowling Fig — full list
176 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Allan Donald
SA
6/23
2
Waqar Younis
PAK
6/44
3
Paul Strang
ZIM
5/21
4
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
5/29
4
Shaukat Dukanwala
UAE
5/29
5
Shane Warne
AUS
5/33
6
Danny Morrison
NZ
5/34
7
Damien Fleming
AUS
5/36
7
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
5/36
8
Jimmy Adams
WI
5/37
9
Ottis Gibson
WI
5/40
10
Chris Harris
NZ
5/42
11
Charlie Lock
ZIM
5/44
12
Anil Kumble
IND
4/12
13
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
4/18
14
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4/22
15
Adam Hollioake
ENG
4/23
16
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
4/27
17
Paul Reiffel
AUS
4/29
18
Fanie de Villiers
SA
4/32
18
Everton Matambanadzo
ZIM
4/32
19
Darren Gough
ENG
4/33
20
Shaun Pollock
SA
4/34
21
Wasim Akram
PAK
4/35
21
Upul Chandana
SL
4/35
21
Javagal Srinath
IND
4/35
22
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
4/36
23
Chris Lewis
ENG
4/40
24
Roger Harper
WI
4/47
25
Brian McMillan
SA
3/11
26
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
3/12
27
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
3/15
28
Laurie Williams
WI
3/16
29
Rajab Ali
KEN
3/17
30
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
3/18
30
Chris Cairns
NZ
3/18
31
Craig Matthews
SA
3/19
32
Shane Thomson
NZ
3/20
33
Jacques Kallis
SA
3/21
34
Mark Waugh
AUS
3/24
35
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
3/25
36
Venkatapathy Raju
IND
3/26
36
Dion Nash
NZ
3/26
36
Gavin Larsen
NZ
3/26
36
Paul Adams
SA
3/26
37
Ata-ur-Rehman
PAK
3/27
37
John Rennie
ZIM
3/27
38
Glenn McGrath
AUS
3/28
39
Neil Smith
ENG
3/29
40
Derek Crookes
SA
3/30
40
Manjula Munasinghe
SL
3/30
40
Heath Streak
ZIM
3/30
40
Courtney Walsh
WI
3/30
41
Phil DeFreitas
ENG
3/31
42
Peter Martin
ENG
3/33
43
Andy Whittall
ZIM
3/36
44
Manoj Prabhakar
IND
3/39
45
Craig McDermott
AUS
3/41
46
Aravinda de Silva
SL
3/42
47
Dominic Cork
ENG
3/44
48
Azhar Saeed
UAE
3/45
49
Steven Lubbers
NED
3/48
49
Shahid Afridi
PAK
3/48
50
Guy Whittall
ZIM
3/53
51
Saleem Malik
PAK
2/6
52
Tito Odumbe
KEN
2/8
53
Nathan Astle
NZ
2/10
54
Michael Bevan
AUS
2/14
55
Graham Thorpe
ENG
2/15
56
Craig White
ENG
2/18
56
Aaqib Javed
PAK
2/18
57
Hansie Cronje
SA
2/20
57
Pat Symcox
SA
2/20
58
Richard Snell
SA
2/22
58
Steve Waugh
AUS
2/22
59
Sunil Joshi
IND
2/23
60
Alan Mullally
ENG
2/24
60
Bryan Strang
ZIM
2/24
61
Tom Moody
AUS
2/25
62
Justin Vaughan
NZ
2/26
63
Chris Silverwood
ENG
2/27
63
Carl Hooper
WI
2/27
63
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
2/27
64
Shahid Nazir
PAK
2/28
65
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
2/29
65
Simon Doull
NZ
2/29
66
Dipak Patel
NZ
2/30
66
Stuart Law
AUS
2/30
66
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
2/30
67
Arjuna Ranatunga
SL
2/31
68
Ajay Jadeja
IND
2/32
69
Matthew Hart
NZ
2/33
69
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
2/33
69
Nixon McLean
WI
2/33
70
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
2/34
70
Greg Blewett
AUS
2/34
71
Ian Bishop
WI
2/35
72
Aashish Kapoor
IND
2/36
72
Robert Kennedy
NZ
2/36
72
Robert Croft
ENG
2/36
73
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
2/37
74
Nicky Boje
SA
2/38
74
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
2/38
74
Graeme Hick
ENG
2/38
75
Jason Gillespie
AUS
2/39
76
Robin Singh
IND
2/40
77
Phil Simmons
WI
2/42
77
Martin Suji
KEN
2/42
78
Aasif Karim
KEN
2/44
79
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
2/47
79
Henry Olonga
ZIM
2/47
80
Aamer Sohail
PAK
2/48
81
Sultan Zarawani
UAE
2/49
82
Chandika Hathurusingha
SL
2/50
83
Paul-Jan Bakker
NED
2/51
84
Lance Klusener
SA
2/54
85
Mohammad Akram
PAK
2/66
86
Paras Mhambrey
IND
2/69
87
Hashan Tillakaratne
SL
1/5
88
Craig Evans
ZIM
1/6
89
Stephen Fleming
NZ
1/8
90
Dermot Reeve
ENG
1/14
91
Shahzad Altaf
UAE
1/15
92
Tony Suji
KEN
1/16
92
Grant Flower
ZIM
1/16
93
Johanne Samarasekera
UAE
1/17
94
Peter Cantrell
NED
1/18
95
Roland Lefebvre
NED
1/20
96
Stephen Peall
ZIM
1/23
96
Brad Hogg
AUS
1/23
97
Richard Illingworth
ENG
1/25
97
Arshad Laeeq
UAE
1/25
98
Steve Tikolo
KEN
1/26
99
Darren Lehmann
AUS
1/29
99
Keith Arthurton
WI
1/29
100
Shane Lee
AUS
1/30
101
Eric Upashantha
SL
1/31
101
Cameron Cuffy
WI
1/31
102
Eric Gouka
NED
1/32
103
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
1/35
104
Floris Jansen
NED
1/40
105
Kenny Benjamin
WI
1/42
106
Lameck Onyango
KEN
1/45
107
Saleem Raza
UAE
1/48
108
Prashant Vaidya
IND
1/55
109
Ronnie Irani
ENG
1/56
110
Flavian Aponso
NED
1/57
111
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
0/0
112
Navjot Sidhu
IND
0/1
113
Sanjay Manjrekar
IND
0/4
113
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
0/4
114
Saeed Anwar
PAK
0/6
114
Gary Kirsten
SA
0/6
114
Craig Spearman
NZ
0/6
115
Daryll Cullinan
SA
0/7
116
Tim de Leede
NED
0/9
117
Inzamam-ul-Haq
PAK
0/10
118
Mohammad Azharuddin
IND
0/11
118
Sourav Ganguly
IND
0/11
119
David Tikolo
KEN
0/13
120
Mark Ramprakash
ENG
0/14
120
Roger Twose
NZ
0/14
120
Asanka Gurusinha
SL
0/14
121
Mark Dekker
ZIM
0/17
122
Ali Shah
ZIM
0/18
123
Mark Ealham
ENG
0/23
124
Woorkeri Raman
IND
0/25
124
Saeed-al-Saffar
UAE
0/25
125
Asif Mujtaba
PAK
0/27
126
Salil Ankola
IND
0/28
126
Mazhar Hussain
UAE
0/28
127
Gary Brent
ZIM
0/29
128
Dean Headley
ENG
0/32
129
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
0/41
130
Mike Watkinson
ENG
0/43
131
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
0/47
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