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Best Bowling Fig in 2016: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best bowling fig in 2016, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS
2016
381 entries
1
8/18
Rangana Herath
SL
Best return on the list
2
8/30
Devendra Bishoo
WI
3
7/8
Ravichandran Ashwin
IND
● LEADS
Rangana Herath
SL
8/18 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
2
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/13
The mark at number ten — 371 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
6 of the top 50 · 14 teams represented
Best Bowling Fig — full list
381 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Rangana Herath
SL
8/18
2
Devendra Bishoo
WI
8/30
3
Ravichandran Ashwin
IND
7/8
4
Ravindra Jadeja
IND
7/11
5
Imran Tahir
SA
7/13
5
Kagiso Rabada
SA
7/13
6
Mudassar Bukhari
NED
6/5
7
Chris Woakes
ENG
6/6
8
Stuart Broad
ENG
6/8
8
Mitchell Starc
AUS
6/8
8
Chad Soper
PNG
6/8
9
Kyle Abbott
SA
6/10
10
Josh Hazlewood
AUS
6/13
10
Neil Wagner
NZ
6/13
11
Yasir Shah
PAK
6/16
12
Colin de Grandhomme
NZ
6/17
13
Tim Southee
NZ
6/20
14
John Hastings
AUS
6/23
15
Miguel Cummins
WI
6/26
16
Dilruwan Perera
SL
6/29
17
Mehidy Hasan
BAN
6/48
18
Moeen Ali
ENG
5/0
19
Ben Stokes
ENG
5/1
20
Dale Steyn
SA
5/3
21
Luke Jongwe
ZIM
5/6
21
Rakep Patel
KEN
5/6
22
James Anderson
ENG
5/8
22
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
IND
5/8
23
Suranga Lakmal
SL
5/9
24
Mark Watt
SCO
5/11
25
Jason Holder
WI
5/12
25
Vernon Philander
SA
5/12
26
Mustafizur Rahman
BAN
5/13
26
Imad Wasim
PAK
5/13
27
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
5/15
28
Wahab Riaz
PAK
5/16
29
Shannon Gabriel
WI
5/17
30
James Faulkner
AUS
5/18
30
Amit Mishra
IND
5/18
31
Sohail Khan
PAK
5/21
32
Matt Henry
NZ
5/22
33
Jackson Bird
AUS
5/23
34
Roston Chase
WI
5/26
35
Jake Ball
ENG
5/37
36
Kane Richardson
AUS
5/41
37
Mitchell Santner
NZ
4/0
37
Lakshan Sandakan
SL
4/0
38
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
4/2
39
Mohammad Amir
PAK
4/6
39
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
4/6
40
Grant Elliott
NZ
4/7
40
Ishant Sharma
IND
4/7
41
Umesh Yadav
IND
4/8
41
Jasprit Bumrah
IND
4/8
41
Chris Morris
SA
4/8
41
Michael Rippon
NED
4/8
41
Adam Milne
NZ
4/8
41
Taskin Ahmed
BAN
4/8
42
Nadeem Ahmed
HK
4/9
42
Alasdair Evans
SCO
4/9
42
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
4/9
42
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
4/9
43
Barinder Sran
IND
4/10
43
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
4/10
43
Mohammad Nabi
AFG
4/10
43
Rashid Khan
AFG
4/10
44
Paul van Meekeren
NED
4/11
44
Carlos Brathwaite
WI
4/11
45
Nathan Lyon
AUS
4/12
45
Nuwan Pradeep
SL
4/12
46
Hasan Ali
PAK
4/13
47
Ish Sodhi
NZ
4/14
47
Mohammed Shami
IND
4/14
48
Safyaan Sharif
SCO
4/15
48
David Willey
ENG
4/15
48
Collins Obuya
KEN
4/15
48
John Reva
PNG
4/15
48
Syed Kaleem
OMN
4/15
49
Chris Jordan
ENG
4/16
50
Dawlat Zadran
AFG
4/18
50
Adil Rashid
ENG
4/18
50
Amila Aponso
SL
4/18
51
Neville Madziva
ZIM
4/19
52
Trent Boult
NZ
4/21
52
Barry McCarthy
IRE
4/21
53
Andile Phehlukwayo
SA
4/22
53
Reece Topley
ENG
4/22
54
Rahat Ali
PAK
4/24
55
Wellington Masakadza
ZIM
4/25
56
Lasith Malinga
SL
4/26
56
Pat Cummins
AUS
4/26
57
Chris Sole
SCO
4/28
58
Carl Mumba
ZIM
4/31
59
James Pattinson
AUS
4/76
60
Steven Finn
ENG
3/0
60
Martin Guptill
NZ
3/0
60
Kane Williamson
NZ
3/0
61
Keshav Maharaj
SA
3/2
62
Mitchell Marsh
AUS
3/3
62
Adam Zampa
AUS
3/3
62
Mitchell McClenaghan
NZ
3/3
63
Mirwais Ashraf
AFG
3/4
63
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
3/4
63
Shaminda Eranga
SL
3/4
64
Kraigg Brathwaite
WI
3/5
64
Sabbir Rahman
BAN
3/5
64
Hardik Pandya
IND
3/5
65
Rohan Mustafa
UAE
3/6
65
Kedar Jadhav
IND
3/6
66
Taijul Islam
BAN
3/7
66
Morne Morkel
SA
3/7
66
Samuel Badree
WI
3/7
66
George Dockrell
IRE
3/7
66
Richie Berrington
SCO
3/7
67
Lucas Oluoch
KEN
3/8
67
Haseeb Amjad
HK
3/8
67
David Wiese
SA
3/8
67
Al-Amin Hossain
BAN
3/8
67
Jayant Yadav
IND
3/8
68
Boyd Rankin
ENG
3/9
68
Amjad Javed
UAE
3/9
68
Tim Murtagh
IRE
3/9
68
Amir Hamza
AFG
3/9
68
Pipi Raho
PNG
3/9
69
Mohammad Shahzad
AFG
3/10
69
Aizaz Khan
HK
3/10
69
Thisara Perera
SL
3/10
70
Donald Tiripano
ZIM
3/11
70
Dane Piedt
SA
3/11
70
Max Sorensen
IRE
3/11
70
Craig Young
IRE
3/11
70
Jeffrey Vandersay
SL
3/11
70
Mehran Khan
OMN
3/11
71
Ehsan Khan
HK
3/12
71
Mohammad Naveed
UAE
3/12
71
Tanwir Afzal
HK
3/12
71
James Neesham
NZ
3/12
71
Liam Plunkett
ENG
3/12
72
Sohail Tanvir
PAK
3/13
72
Mahuru Dai
PNG
3/13
72
Brad Wheal
SCO
3/13
73
Nelson Odhiambo
KEN
3/14
73
Dushmantha Chameera
SL
3/14
74
Tendai Chisoro
ZIM
3/15
75
Bilal Khan
OMN
3/16
75
Dwayne Bravo
WI
3/16
76
Ashish Nehra
IND
3/17
76
Norman Vanua
PNG
3/17
76
Timm van der Gugten
NED
3/17
77
Gareth Batty
ENG
3/18
77
Umar Gul
PAK
3/18
78
Yuzvendra Chahal
IND
3/19
79
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
3/20
80
Sunil Narine
WI
3/21
80
Nathan Coulter-Nile
AUS
3/21
81
Sarel Burger
NAM
3/22
82
Mosharraf Hossain
BAN
3/23
82
Manjula Guruge
UAE
3/23
82
Basant Regmi
NEP
3/23
82
Wayne Parnell
SA
3/23
82
Alzarri Joseph
WI
3/23
83
Brian Vitori
ZIM
3/24
84
Anwar Ali
PAK
3/25
85
Scott Boland
AUS
3/26
86
Ashley Nurse
WI
3/27
86
Liam Dawson
ENG
3/27
87
Karim Janat
AFG
3/28
88
Munis Ansari
OMN
3/30
88
Peter Siddle
AUS
3/30
89
Steve O'Keefe
AUS
3/32
90
Tabraiz Shamsi
SA
3/36
91
Willie Gavera
PNG
3/39
92
Mark Wood
ENG
3/46
93
Chris Tremain
AUS
3/48
94
Joe Mennie
AUS
3/49
95
Lockie Ferguson
NZ
3/50
96
Imran Khan
BHR
3/52
97
Joe Root
ENG
2/0
98
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
2/1
99
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
2/2
99
Dhananjaya de Silva
SL
2/2
99
Qadeer Ahmed
UAE
2/2
100
Roelof van der Merwe
NED
2/3
100
Ahsan Malik
NED
2/3
100
Zulfiqar Babar
PAK
2/3
100
Seekkuge Prasanna
SL
2/3
100
Glenn Maxwell
AUS
2/3
101
Suresh Raina
IND
2/4
101
Mahmudullah
BAN
2/4
101
Azhar Ali
PAK
2/4
102
Angelo Mathews
SL
2/5
102
Sean Williams
ZIM
2/5
102
Travis Head
AUS
2/5
102
Mosaddek Hossain
BAN
2/5
102
Milinda Siriwardana
SL
2/5
103
Ahmed Raza
UAE
2/6
103
Nathan McCullum
NZ
2/6
104
Andy McBrine
IRE
2/7
104
Sikandar Raza
ZIM
2/7
104
Andre Russell
WI
2/7
104
Corey Anderson
NZ
2/7
105
Dean Elgar
SA
2/8
105
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
2/8
105
Assad Vala
PNG
2/8
106
Charles Amini
PNG
2/9
106
Axar Patel
IND
2/9
106
Farhan Ahmed
UAE
2/9
107
Shafiul Islam
BAN
2/10
107
Arafat Sunny
BAN
2/10
108
Gulbadin Naib
AFG
2/11
108
Hamid Hassan
AFG
2/11
109
Rahmat Shah
AFG
2/12
109
Rob Taylor
SCO
2/12
109
Paras Khadka
NEP
2/12
110
Taurai Muzarabani
ZIM
2/13
110
Farhaan Behardien
SA
2/13
111
Kieron Pollard
WI
2/14
111
Abu Hider
BAN
2/14
111
Ryan Campbell
AUS
2/14
111
Sandeep Lamichhane
NEP
2/14
112
Kesrick Williams
WI
2/15
112
Doug Bracewell
NZ
2/15
112
Michael Leask
SCO
2/15
113
Mohammad Sami
PAK
2/16
113
Mohammad Irfan
PAK
2/16
113
Con de Lange
SCO
2/16
114
Chris Gayle
WI
2/17
114
Shane Watson
AUS
2/17
114
Dhawal Kulkarni
IND
2/17
114
Aaron Phangiso
SA
2/17
115
Fareed Ahmad
AFG
2/19
116
Tendai Chatara
ZIM
2/20
116
Shahid Afridi
PAK
2/20
117
Shapoor Zadran
AFG
2/21
118
Gerrie Snyman
NAM
2/22
118
Matt Machan
SCO
2/22
118
Sompal Kami
NEP
2/22
119
Cameron Boyce
AUS
2/23
120
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
2/24
121
Shakti Gauchan
NEP
2/25
122
Zhivago Groenewald
NAM
2/29
123
Sayed Shirzad
AFG
2/31
124
Zafar Ansari
ENG
2/36
125
Peter Chase
IRE
2/39
126
Jeetan Patel
NZ
2/40
127
Lahiru Kumara
SL
2/42
128
Subashis Roy
BAN
2/44
129
Mark Craig
NZ
2/59
130
Jomel Warrican
WI
2/62
131
Jon Holland
AUS
2/64
132
Marchant de Lange
SA
2/87
133
Temba Bavuma
SA
1/1
133
Shoaib Malik
PAK
1/1
133
Steven Smith
AUS
1/1
133
Iftikhar Ahmed
PAK
1/1
134
Yuvraj Singh
IND
1/3
134
Sagar Pun
NEP
1/3
135
Lega Siaka
PNG
1/4
136
Michael Swart
NED
1/5
136
Nosaina Pokana
PNG
1/5
137
Syed Ali
OMN
1/6
138
Virat Kohli
IND
1/7
139
Shuvagata Hom
BAN
1/8
139
Jerome Taylor
WI
1/8
139
Kusal Mendis
SL
1/8
140
Moises Henriques
AUS
1/9
140
Peter Borren
NED
1/9
140
Samiullah Shenwari
AFG
1/9
141
Mark Chapman
HK
1/10
142
Harbhajan Singh
IND
1/11
142
Sese Bau
PNG
1/11
142
Chaminda Bandara
SL
1/11
143
Gavin Main
SCO
1/13
143
Sulieman Benn
WI
1/13
144
Darren Sammy
WI
1/14
144
Jan Frylinck
NAM
1/14
145
Hardus Viljoen
SA
1/15
145
Paul Stirling
IRE
1/15
146
Vishwa Fernando
SL
1/16
146
Kamrul Islam
BAN
1/16
147
Malcolm Waller
ZIM
1/17
148
Sachithra Senanayake
SL
1/18
148
Ashton Agar
AUS
1/18
148
Karan KC
NEP
1/18
148
Zeeshan Maqsood
OMN
1/18
149
Dwaine Pretorius
SA
1/19
150
Khawar Ali
OMN
1/20
151
Zaheer Maqsood
UAE
1/21
151
Josh Davey
SCO
1/21
152
Nasir Hossain
BAN
1/22
152
Sufyan Mehmood
OMN
1/22
153
Yamin Ahmadzai
AFG
1/23
154
Ajay Lalcheta
OMN
1/24
154
Rubel Hossain
BAN
1/24
155
Jacob Mulder
IRE
1/25
156
Farveez Maharoof
SL
1/26
156
Vivian Kingma
NED
1/26
157
Shem Ngoche
KEN
1/27
158
Andrew Tye
AUS
1/28
159
Johannes Smit
NAM
1/29
160
Mohammad Shahid
BAN
1/32
161
Rishi Dhawan
IND
1/33
161
Imran Haider
UAE
1/33
162
Ruaidhri Smith
SCO
1/34
163
Bernard Scholtz
NAM
1/35
164
Joel Paris
AUS
1/40
165
Elijah Otieno
KEN
1/41
166
Alei Nao
PNG
1/42
167
Daniel Worrall
AUS
1/43
168
Michael Chinouya
ZIM
1/45
169
Naveen-ul-Haq
AFG
1/49
170
James Vince
ENG
0/0
170
Mominul Haque
BAN
0/0
171
Asad Shafiq
PAK
0/2
171
Alex Hales
ENG
0/2
172
Brian Chari
ZIM
0/3
172
Brendon McCullum
NZ
0/3
172
Adam Voges
AUS
0/3
172
Murali Vijay
IND
0/3
173
Stiaan van Zyl
SA
0/4
173
Andre Fletcher
WI
0/4
173
Jonathan Carter
WI
0/4
173
Karun Nair
IND
0/4
174
Hiri Hiri
PNG
0/5
174
Angelo Perera
SL
0/5
174
Rohit Sharma
IND
0/5
174
David Warner
AUS
0/5
175
Aaron Finch
AUS
0/7
175
Dilhara Fernando
SL
0/7
175
Stuart Thompson
IRE
0/7
175
Javed Ahmadi
AFG
0/7
176
Pieter Seelaar
NED
0/8
176
Calum MacLeod
SCO
0/8
176
Sharad Vesawkar
NEP
0/8
176
Jermaine Blackwood
WI
0/8
176
Fahad Tariq
UAE
0/8
176
Mohammed Qasim
UAE
0/8
177
Stephan Baard
NAM
0/9
177
Nic Maddinson
AUS
0/9
177
Nawroz Mangal
AFG
0/9
177
Babar Hayat
HK
0/9
178
Rumman Raees
PAK
0/10
179
Karim Sadiq
AFG
0/12
179
Todd Astle
NZ
0/12
179
Colin Munro
NZ
0/12
180
Ehsan Nawaz
HK
0/13
181
Stephen Cook
SA
0/16
181
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
0/16
181
Rameez Shahzad
UAE
0/16
182
Muktar Ali
BAN
0/17
182
Gurkeerat Singh Mann
IND
0/17
183
Kyle Christie
HK
0/18
184
Shan Masood
PAK
0/19
185
Emmanuel Bundi
KEN
0/20
185
Keaton Jennings
ENG
0/20
185
Tanbir Hayder
BAN
0/20
186
Tymal Mills
ENG
0/22
186
Anton Devcich
NZ
0/22
186
John Nyumbu
ZIM
0/22
187
Dhiren Gondaria
KEN
0/23
187
Prince Masvaure
ZIM
0/23
188
Ishtiaq Muhammad
HK
0/24
189
Josh Little
IRE
0/25
189
Soumya Sarkar
BAN
0/25
190
Ramith Rambukwella
SL
0/27
191
Kemar Roach
WI
0/29
192
Kinchit Shah
HK
0/30
193
Stuart Binny
IND
0/32
194
Aftab Alam
AFG
0/33
195
Isuru Udana
SL
0/34
196
Sunzamul Islam
BAN
0/37
197
Saqlain Sajib
BAN
0/40
198
Atif Ali Khan
UAE
0/43
198
Logan van Beek
NED
0/43
198
Jaydev Unadkat
IND
0/43
198
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
0/43
199
Shaun Tait
AUS
0/45
200
Krishna Chandran
UAE
0/48
201
Muhammed Shanil
UAE
0/49
202
Fayyaz Ahmed
UAE
0/53
203
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SL
0/62
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