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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
387 entries
1
8/49
Devendra Bishoo
WI
Best return on the list
2
8/63
Rangana Herath
SL
3
7/45
Imran Tahir
SA
● LEADS
Devendra Bishoo
WI
8/49 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
2
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/45
The mark at number ten — 377 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
6 of the top 50 · 15 teams represented
Best Bowling Fig — full list
387 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Devendra Bishoo
WI
8/49
2
Rangana Herath
SL
8/63
3
Imran Tahir
SA
7/45
4
Ravindra Jadeja
IND
7/48
5
Ravichandran Ashwin
IND
7/59
6
Kagiso Rabada
SA
7/112
7
Stuart Broad
ENG
6/17
8
Mudassar Bukhari
NED
6/24
9
Colin de Grandhomme
NZ
6/41
9
Neil Wagner
NZ
6/41
9
Chad Soper
PNG
6/41
10
John Hastings
AUS
6/45
11
Miguel Cummins
WI
6/48
12
Mitchell Starc
AUS
6/50
13
Chris Woakes
ENG
6/70
13
Dilruwan Perera
SL
6/70
14
Yasir Shah
PAK
6/72
15
Kyle Abbott
SA
6/77
15
Mehidy Hasan
BAN
6/77
16
Tim Southee
NZ
6/80
17
Josh Hazlewood
AUS
6/89
18
Luke Jongwe
ZIM
5/6
19
Imad Wasim
PAK
5/14
20
Rakep Patel
KEN
5/16
20
James Anderson
ENG
5/16
21
Amit Mishra
IND
5/18
22
Vernon Philander
SA
5/21
23
Mustafizur Rahman
BAN
5/22
24
James Faulkner
AUS
5/27
24
Mark Watt
SCO
5/27
25
Jason Holder
WI
5/30
26
Dale Steyn
SA
5/33
26
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
IND
5/33
27
Matt Henry
NZ
5/40
29
Jake Ball
ENG
5/51
30
Moeen Ali
ENG
5/57
31
Jackson Bird
AUS
5/59
32
Suranga Lakmal
SL
5/63
33
Sohail Khan
PAK
5/68
33
Kane Richardson
AUS
5/68
34
Ben Stokes
ENG
5/73
35
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
5/85
36
Wahab Riaz
PAK
5/88
37
Shannon Gabriel
WI
5/96
38
Roston Chase
WI
5/121
39
Barinder Sran
IND
4/10
40
Mitchell Santner
NZ
4/11
40
Paul van Meekeren
NED
4/11
41
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
4/16
42
Mohammad Nabi
AFG
4/17
43
Amila Aponso
SL
4/18
44
Rashid Khan
AFG
4/21
45
Jasprit Bumrah
IND
4/22
45
Grant Elliott
NZ
4/22
46
Safyaan Sharif
SCO
4/24
47
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
4/25
48
Nadeem Ahmed
HK
4/26
48
Lasith Malinga
SL
4/26
49
Chris Morris
SA
4/27
50
Chris Jordan
ENG
4/28
50
Wellington Masakadza
ZIM
4/28
50
Chris Sole
SCO
4/28
51
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
4/29
52
John Reva
PNG
4/31
53
Neville Madziva
ZIM
4/34
53
David Willey
ENG
4/34
54
Michael Rippon
NED
4/35
55
Syed Kaleem
OMN
4/36
56
Adam Milne
NZ
4/37
57
Trent Boult
NZ
4/40
58
Pat Cummins
AUS
4/41
58
Umesh Yadav
IND
4/41
58
Alasdair Evans
SCO
4/41
59
Collins Obuya
KEN
4/42
60
Adil Rashid
ENG
4/43
61
Andile Phehlukwayo
SA
4/44
62
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
4/45
63
Carlos Brathwaite
WI
4/48
64
Reece Topley
ENG
4/50
64
Carl Mumba
ZIM
4/50
65
Lakshan Sandakan
SL
4/58
66
Barry McCarthy
IRE
4/59
66
Taskin Ahmed
BAN
4/59
67
Ish Sodhi
NZ
4/60
67
Hasan Ali
PAK
4/60
68
Rahat Ali
PAK
4/62
69
Mohammed Shami
IND
4/66
70
Dawlat Zadran
AFG
4/73
71
Ishant Sharma
IND
4/77
71
James Pattinson
AUS
4/77
72
Nathan Lyon
AUS
4/91
72
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
4/91
73
Mohammad Amir
PAK
4/97
74
Nuwan Pradeep
SL
4/107
75
George Dockrell
IRE
3/7
76
Hardik Pandya
IND
3/8
77
Aizaz Khan
HK
3/10
77
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
3/10
78
Martin Guptill
NZ
3/11
78
Sabbir Rahman
BAN
3/11
78
Pipi Raho
PNG
3/11
79
Samuel Badree
WI
3/12
79
Ehsan Khan
HK
3/12
80
Sohail Tanvir
PAK
3/13
81
Mohammad Naveed
UAE
3/14
81
Nelson Odhiambo
KEN
3/14
82
Adam Zampa
AUS
3/16
83
Mitchell McClenaghan
NZ
3/17
83
Max Sorensen
IRE
3/17
83
Boyd Rankin
ENG
3/17
83
Tendai Chisoro
ZIM
3/17
84
Mehran Khan
OMN
3/18
85
Rohan Mustafa
UAE
3/19
86
Tanwir Afzal
HK
3/20
86
Mirwais Ashraf
AFG
3/20
86
Donald Tiripano
ZIM
3/20
86
Brad Wheal
SCO
3/20
87
Haseeb Amjad
HK
3/21
87
Timm van der Gugten
NED
3/21
88
Anshuman Rath
HK
3/22
88
Richie Berrington
SCO
3/22
88
Kane Williamson
NZ
3/22
89
Ashish Nehra
IND
3/23
89
Umar Gul
PAK
3/23
89
Tim Murtagh
IRE
3/23
90
Mosharraf Hossain
BAN
3/24
91
Amjad Javed
UAE
3/25
91
Al-Amin Hossain
BAN
3/25
91
Yuzvendra Chahal
IND
3/25
92
Steven Finn
ENG
3/26
92
Scott Boland
AUS
3/26
92
Norman Vanua
PNG
3/26
93
Ashley Nurse
WI
3/27
93
Liam Dawson
ENG
3/27
94
Sunil Narine
WI
3/28
95
Nathan Coulter-Nile
AUS
3/29
95
Kedar Jadhav
IND
3/29
95
Lucas Oluoch
KEN
3/29
96
Dushmantha Chameera
SL
3/30
96
Jayant Yadav
IND
3/30
97
Karim Janat
AFG
3/31
98
Mitchell Marsh
AUS
3/32
98
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
3/32
99
Thisara Perera
SL
3/33
99
Bilal Khan
OMN
3/33
100
Mohammad Shahzad
UAE
3/34
101
James Neesham
NZ
3/36
101
Morne Morkel
SA
3/36
101
Tabraiz Shamsi
SA
3/36
102
Munis Ansari
OMN
3/37
102
Dwayne Bravo
WI
3/37
102
Peter Siddle
AUS
3/37
103
Dane Piedt
SA
3/38
103
Sarel Burger
NAM
3/38
104
Willie Gavera
PNG
3/39
105
Basant Regmi
NEP
3/40
105
Wayne Parnell
SA
3/40
106
Manjula Guruge
UAE
3/41
106
Amir Hamza
AFG
3/41
107
Liam Plunkett
ENG
3/44
108
Mark Wood
ENG
3/46
110
Joe Mennie
AUS
3/49
111
David Wiese
SA
3/50
111
Jeffrey Vandersay
SL
3/50
112
Imran Khan
BHR
3/52
112
Brian Vitori
ZIM
3/52
113
Lockie Ferguson
NZ
3/54
114
Keshav Maharaj
SA
3/56
115
Shaminda Eranga
SL
3/58
115
Mahuru Dai
PNG
3/58
116
Steve O'Keefe
AUS
3/63
117
Chris Tremain
AUS
3/64
118
Taijul Islam
BAN
3/65
118
Gareth Batty
ENG
3/65
118
Kraigg Brathwaite
WI
3/65
119
Anwar Ali
PAK
3/66
120
Alzarri Joseph
WI
3/69
121
Craig Young
IRE
3/81
122
Roelof van der Merwe
NED
2/3
123
Mahmudullah
BAN
2/5
124
Suresh Raina
IND
2/6
125
Sikandar Raza
ZIM
2/7
125
Andy McBrine
IRE
2/7
126
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
2/8
127
Axar Patel
IND
2/9
127
Joe Root
ENG
2/9
128
Dean Elgar
SA
2/10
129
Hamid Hassan
AFG
2/11
130
Ahmed Raza
UAE
2/12
131
Charles Amini
PNG
2/13
132
Nathan McCullum
NZ
2/15
132
Farhaan Behardien
SA
2/15
132
Glenn Maxwell
AUS
2/15
132
Kesrick Williams
WI
2/15
133
Corey Anderson
NZ
2/16
133
Mohammad Sami
PAK
2/16
134
Angelo Mathews
SL
2/17
134
Chris Gayle
WI
2/17
134
Aaron Phangiso
SA
2/17
135
Sean Williams
ZIM
2/18
135
Mohammad Irfan
PAK
2/18
136
Paras Khadka
NEP
2/19
136
Assad Vala
PNG
2/19
137
Fareed Ahmad
AFG
2/21
138
Travis Head
AUS
2/22
139
Andre Russell
WI
2/23
139
Shane Watson
AUS
2/23
139
Dhawal Kulkarni
IND
2/23
140
Tendai Chatara
ZIM
2/24
140
Gulbadin Naib
AFG
2/24
141
Qadeer Ahmed
UAE
2/25
142
Gerrie Snyman
NAM
2/26
142
Matt Machan
SCO
2/26
142
Michael Leask
SCO
2/26
142
Shahid Afridi
PAK
2/26
143
Ryan Campbell
AUS
2/28
143
Cameron Boyce
AUS
2/28
143
Farhan Ahmed
UAE
2/28
144
Mosaddek Hossain
BAN
2/30
144
Rahmat Shah
AFG
2/30
144
Shapoor Zadran
AFG
2/30
145
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
2/31
145
Sompal Kami
NEP
2/31
145
Taurai Muzarabani
ZIM
2/31
145
Sayed Shirzad
AFG
2/31
146
Kieron Pollard
WI
2/32
146
Seekkuge Prasanna
SL
2/32
147
Milinda Siriwardana
SL
2/33
148
Ahsan Malik
NED
2/34
148
Arafat Sunny
BAN
2/34
148
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
2/34
149
Dhananjaya de Silva
SL
2/35
149
Con de Lange
SCO
2/35
150
Azhar Ali
PAK
2/37
151
Rob Taylor
SCO
2/38
152
Peter Chase
IRE
2/39
152
Sandeep Lamichhane
NEP
2/39
153
Abu Hider
BAN
2/40
154
Shakti Gauchan
NEP
2/44
155
Lahiru Kumara
SL
2/45
156
Zhivago Groenewald
NAM
2/48
157
Zulfiqar Babar
PAK
2/51
158
Jeetan Patel
NZ
2/56
159
Shafiul Islam
BAN
2/59
160
Jomel Warrican
WI
2/62
161
Jon Holland
AUS
2/72
162
Zafar Ansari
ENG
2/76
163
Marchant de Lange
SA
2/87
164
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
2/96
165
Doug Bracewell
NZ
2/127
166
Mark Craig
NZ
2/153
167
Iftikhar Ahmed
PAK
1/1
168
Shoaib Malik
PAK
1/3
168
Steven Smith
AUS
1/3
168
Sagar Pun
NEP
1/3
169
Asghar Stanikzai
AFG
1/4
170
Michael Swart
NED
1/5
170
Nosaina Pokana
PNG
1/5
171
Syed Ali
OMN
1/6
172
Yuvraj Singh
IND
1/7
173
Peter Borren
NED
1/9
174
Mark Chapman
HK
1/10
174
Kusal Mendis
SL
1/10
175
Lega Siaka
PNG
1/11
175
Harbhajan Singh
IND
1/11
176
Gavin Main
SCO
1/13
177
Virat Kohli
IND
1/15
178
Vishwa Fernando
SL
1/16
179
Malcolm Waller
ZIM
1/17
179
Darren Sammy
WI
1/17
180
Sulieman Benn
WI
1/18
180
Sachithra Senanayake
SL
1/18
180
Shuvagata Hom
BAN
1/18
180
Karan KC
NEP
1/18
181
Paul Stirling
IRE
1/19
181
Dwaine Pretorius
SA
1/19
182
Khawar Ali
OMN
1/20
183
Sese Bau
PNG
1/21
183
Samiullah Shenwari
AFG
1/21
184
Josh Davey
SCO
1/22
184
Sufyan Mehmood
OMN
1/22
185
Yamin Ahmadzai
AFG
1/23
186
Kamrul Islam
BAN
1/24
186
Nasir Hossain
BAN
1/24
186
Moises Henriques
AUS
1/24
187
Ashton Agar
AUS
1/25
187
Jacob Mulder
IRE
1/25
188
Vivian Kingma
NED
1/26
189
Andrew Tye
AUS
1/28
190
Temba Bavuma
SA
1/29
190
Ajay Lalcheta
OMN
1/29
190
Zaheer Maqsood
UAE
1/29
191
Johannes Smit
NAM
1/32
191
Mohammad Shahid
BAN
1/32
192
Imran Haider
UAE
1/33
193
Ruaidhri Smith
SCO
1/34
194
Bernard Scholtz
NAM
1/35
195
Not on record
NAM
1/40
195
Joel Paris
AUS
1/40
195
Shem Ngoche
KEN
1/40
196
Rishi Dhawan
IND
1/42
196
Alei Nao
PNG
1/42
197
Daniel Worrall
AUS
1/43
198
Subashis Roy
BAN
1/45
198
Michael Chinouya
ZIM
1/45
199
Naveen-ul-Haq
AFG
1/49
200
Elijah Otieno
KEN
1/50
201
Jan Frylinck
NAM
1/52
202
Zeeshan Maqsood
OMN
1/54
203
Farveez Maharoof
SL
1/59
204
Rubel Hossain
BAN
1/62
205
Jerome Taylor
WI
1/72
206
Hardus Viljoen
SA
1/79
207
Chaminda Bandara
SL
1/83
208
James Vince
ENG
0/0
208
Mominul Haque
BAN
0/0
209
Asad Shafiq
PAK
0/2
209
Alex Hales
ENG
0/2
210
Brian Chari
ZIM
0/3
210
Brendon McCullum
NZ
0/3
210
Adam Voges
AUS
0/3
210
Murali Vijay
IND
0/3
211
Stiaan van Zyl
SA
0/4
211
Jonathan Carter
WI
0/4
211
Andre Fletcher
WI
0/4
211
Karun Nair
IND
0/4
212
Hiri Hiri
PNG
0/5
212
Angelo Perera
SL
0/5
212
Rohit Sharma
IND
0/5
212
David Warner
AUS
0/5
213
Aaron Finch
AUS
0/7
213
Dilhara Fernando
SL
0/7
213
Max O'Dowd
NED
0/7
213
Javed Ahmadi
AFG
0/7
213
Stuart Thompson
IRE
0/7
214
Pieter Seelaar
NED
0/8
214
Sharad Vesawkar
NEP
0/8
214
Calum MacLeod
SCO
0/8
214
Jermaine Blackwood
WI
0/8
214
Fahad Tariq
UAE
0/8
214
Mohammed Qasim
UAE
0/8
215
Stephan Baard
NAM
0/9
215
Nic Maddinson
AUS
0/9
215
Babar Hayat
HK
0/9
215
Nawroz Mangal
AFG
0/9
216
Rumman Raees
PAK
0/10
217
Karim Sadiq
AFG
0/12
217
Todd Astle
NZ
0/12
217
Colin Munro
NZ
0/12
218
Ehsan Nawaz
HK
0/13
218
Helao France
NAM
0/13
219
Rameez Shahzad
UAE
0/16
219
Stephen Cook
SA
0/16
219
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
0/16
220
Gurkeerat Singh Mann
IND
0/17
220
Muktar Ali
BAN
0/17
221
Kyle Christie
HK
0/18
222
Not on record
KEN
0/19
222
Shan Masood
PAK
0/19
223
Emmanuel Bundi
KEN
0/20
223
Tanbir Hayder
BAN
0/20
223
Keaton Jennings
ENG
0/20
224
Tymal Mills
ENG
0/22
224
Anton Devcich
NZ
0/22
224
John Nyumbu
ZIM
0/22
225
Dhiren Gondaria
KEN
0/23
225
Prince Masvaure
ZIM
0/23
226
Ishtiaq Muhammad
HK
0/24
227
Josh Little
IRE
0/25
227
Soumya Sarkar
BAN
0/25
228
Ramith Rambukwella
SL
0/27
229
Kemar Roach
WI
0/29
230
Kinchit Shah
HK
0/30
231
Not on record
NAM
0/31
232
Stuart Binny
IND
0/32
233
Aftab Alam
AFG
0/33
234
Isuru Udana
SL
0/34
235
Saqlain Sajib
BAN
0/40
236
Atif Ali Khan
UAE
0/43
236
Logan van Beek
NED
0/43
236
Jaydev Unadkat
IND
0/43
236
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
0/43
237
Shaun Tait
AUS
0/45
238
Krishna Chandran
UAE
0/48
239
Muhammed Shanil
UAE
0/49
240
Fayyaz Ahmed
UAE
0/53
241
Suraj Randiv
SL
0/62
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