Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Shoaib Akhtar	9.0	1	16	6	1.77	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	21 Apr 2002	ODI # 1833
SB Styris	7.0	0	25	6	3.57	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1843
JN Gillespie	10.0	2	22	5	2.20	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	30 Aug 2002	ODI # 1868
Shoaib Akhtar	8.0	1	25	5	3.12	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	19 Jun 2002	ODI # 1846
RC Irani	7.0	1	26	5	3.71	England	v India	The Oval	9 Jul 2002	ODI # 1854
Waqar Younis	10.0	0	38	5	3.80	Pakistan	v South Africa	Tangier	12 Aug 2002	ODI # 1860
M Dillon	10.0	1	52	5	5.20	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	2 Jun 2002	ODI # 1838
JN Gillespie	10.0	1	70	5	7.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	7 Sep 2002	ODI # 1873
MP Vaughan	6.0	1	22	4	3.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	7 Jul 2002	ODI # 1853
B Lee	8.0	0	32	4	4.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Sep 2002	ODI # 1871
Abdul Razzaq	8.0	1	35	4	4.37	Pakistan	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	29 Aug 2002	ODI # 1867
NM Hauritz	10.0	0	39	4	3.90	Australia	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	5 Sep 2002	ODI # 1872
AA Donald	9.3	0	43	4	4.52	South Africa	v Pakistan	Tangier	18 Aug 2002	ODI # 1864
PW Gunaratne	9.4	0	44	4	4.55	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Tangier	17 Aug 2002	ODI # 1863
Harbhajan Singh	10.0	0	46	4	4.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Bristol	11 Jul 2002	ODI # 1855
CH Gayle	10.0	0	54	4	5.40	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingstown	16 Jun 2002	ODI # 1845
UDU Chandana	3.1	1	2	3	0.63	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	5 Aug 2002	ODI # 1858
GD McGrath	8.0	5	8	3	1.00	Australia	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2 Sep 2002	ODI # 1870
KHRK Fernando	6.0	2	12	3	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	5 Aug 2002	ODI # 1858
CD Collymore	5.0	1	14	3	2.80	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	1 Jun 2002	ODI # 1837
GD McGrath	7.3	2	15	3	2.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Sep 2002	ODI # 1871
Wasim Akram	8.0	1	18	3	2.25	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne (Docklands)	15 Jun 2002	ODI # 1844
M Muralidaran	9.2	1	24	3	2.57	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	7 Aug 2002	ODI # 1859
ST Jayasuriya	5.0	0	24	3	4.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	15 Aug 2002	ODI # 1862
CH Gayle	5.0	0	26	3	5.20	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	2 Jun 2002	ODI # 1838
CH Gayle	9.4	3	26	3	2.68	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	5 Jun 2002	ODI # 1839
Shahid Afridi	9.4	1	28	3	2.89	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne (Docklands)	15 Jun 2002	ODI # 1844
AJ Bichel	10.0	1	30	3	3.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne (Docklands)	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1842
WPUJC Vaas	9.0	2	30	3	3.33	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Tangier	17 Aug 2002	ODI # 1863
Wasim Akram	7.0	0	30	3	4.28	Pakistan	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	29 Aug 2002	ODI # 1867
Wasim Akram	10.0	2	31	3	3.10	Pakistan	v South Africa	Tangier	18 Aug 2002	ODI # 1864
UDU Chandana	10.0	0	32	3	3.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	19 Aug 2002	ODI # 1865
T Yohannan	10.0	1	33	3	3.30	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 May 2002	ODI # 1836
AB Agarkar	8.0	0	33	3	4.12	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	2 Jun 2002	ODI # 1838
PT Collins	9.0	2	33	3	3.66	West Indies	v New Zealand	Gros Islet	8 Jun 2002	ODI # 1840
AB Agarkar	8.5	1	36	3	4.07	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 May 2002	ODI # 1836
Abdul Razzaq	10.0	1	36	3	3.60	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	14 Aug 2002	ODI # 1861
Shoaib Malik	10.0	0	37	3	3.70	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	27 Apr 2002	ODI # 1835
ST Jayasuriya	9.0	0	38	3	4.22	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	7 Jul 2002	ODI # 1853
AF Giles	10.0	1	39	3	3.90	England	v India	Lord's	29 Jun 2002	ODI # 1848
Yuvraj Singh	7.0	0	39	3	5.57	India	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 2002	ODI # 1848
JN Gillespie	10.0	2	40	3	4.00	Australia	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2 Sep 2002	ODI # 1870
PA Hitchcock	10.0	0	43	3	4.30	New Zealand	v West Indies	Gros Islet	8 Jun 2002	ODI # 1840
Waqar Younis	9.0	2	43	3	4.77	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	17 Aug 2002	ODI # 1863
AB Agarkar	9.0	2	44	3	4.88	India	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	30 Jun 2002	ODI # 1849
D Gough	7.0	0	45	3	6.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	2 Jul 2002	ODI # 1850
L Klusener	8.2	0	45	3	5.40	South Africa	v Pakistan	Tangier	12 Aug 2002	ODI # 1860
Z Khan	10.0	1	48	3	4.80	India	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	30 Jun 2002	ODI # 1849
A Flintoff	10.0	0	49	3	4.90	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	27 Jun 2002	ODI # 1847
Khaled Mahmud	10.0	0	51	3	5.10	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	7 Aug 2002	ODI # 1859
Z Khan	7.0	0	53	3	7.57	India	v England	The Oval	9 Jul 2002	ODI # 1854
Z Khan	10.0	1	62	3	6.20	India	v England	Lord's	13 Jul 2002	ODI # 1856
GD McGrath	6.0	0	11	2	1.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	30 Aug 2002	ODI # 1868
SR Watson	7.3	2	13	2	1.73	Australia	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2 Sep 2002	ODI # 1870
Shoaib Akhtar	8.0	3	17	2	2.12	Pakistan	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	1 Sep 2002	ODI # 1869
A Flintoff	7.0	0	18	2	2.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	2 Jul 2002	ODI # 1850
JH Kallis	8.0	0	18	2	2.25	South Africa	v Pakistan	Tangier	12 Aug 2002	ODI # 1860
CL Hooper	5.0	0	19	2	3.80	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	1 Jun 2002	ODI # 1837
RO Hinds	4.0	0	19	2	4.75	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	5 Jun 2002	ODI # 1839
PT Collins	5.0	0	21	2	4.20	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	1 Jun 2002	ODI # 1837
CRD Fernando	6.0	1	21	2	3.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	5 Aug 2002	ODI # 1858
L Klusener	10.0	1	21	2	2.10	South Africa	v Pakistan	Tangier	18 Aug 2002	ODI # 1864
CRD Fernando	10.0	0	22	2	2.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
MA Suji	10.0	3	22	2	2.20	Kenya	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	29 Aug 2002	ODI # 1867
V Sehwag	6.0	1	23	2	3.83	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 May 2002	ODI # 1836
DS Lehmann	5.0	0	23	2	4.60	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne (Docklands)	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1842
DR Tuffey	6.0	1	24	2	4.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Apr 2002	ODI # 1833
CRD Fernando	6.0	0	24	2	4.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	15 Aug 2002	ODI # 1862
A Nehra	5.2	0	25	2	4.68	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	2 Jun 2002	ODI # 1838
M Dillon	6.0	1	26	2	4.33	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1843
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	1	26	2	2.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
AA Donald	8.0	0	27	2	3.37	South Africa	v Pakistan	Tangier	12 Aug 2002	ODI # 1860
CE Cuffy	10.0	1	28	2	2.80	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	5 Jun 2002	ODI # 1839
A Nehra	10.0	2	28	2	2.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
Wasim Akram	9.5	2	29	2	2.94	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	17 Aug 2002	ODI # 1863
CH Gayle	7.2	0	30	2	4.09	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1843
Shoaib Akhtar	8.0	0	30	2	3.75	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne (Docklands)	15 Jun 2002	ODI # 1844
Shahid Afridi	10.0	2	30	2	3.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	19 Jun 2002	ODI # 1846
AJ Tudor	4.1	0	30	2	7.20	England	v India	The Oval	9 Jul 2002	ODI # 1854
Abdul Razzaq	6.3	0	30	2	4.61	Pakistan	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	1 Sep 2002	ODI # 1869
PD Collingwood	5.0	0	31	2	6.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	27 Jun 2002	ODI # 1847
AB Agarkar	9.0	1	31	2	3.44	India	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
Waqar Younis	6.0	0	31	2	5.16	Pakistan	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	1 Sep 2002	ODI # 1869
CRD Fernando	10.0	1	33	2	3.30	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	4 Aug 2002	ODI # 1857
Azhar Mahmood	9.0	0	33	2	3.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Tangier	18 Aug 2002	ODI # 1864
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	0	33	2	3.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	21 Aug 2002	ODI # 1866
Shahid Afridi	10.0	1	33	2	3.30	Pakistan	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	1 Sep 2002	ODI # 1869
JN Gillespie	8.0	1	33	2	4.12	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Sep 2002	ODI # 1871
M Dillon	10.0	1	34	2	3.40	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	5 Jun 2002	ODI # 1839
CH Gayle	10.0	1	34	2	3.40	West Indies	v New Zealand	Gros Islet	9 Jun 2002	ODI # 1841
MKGCP Lakshitha	8.0	1	34	2	4.25	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	4 Aug 2002	ODI # 1857
AA Donald	8.0	0	35	2	4.37	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	21 Aug 2002	ODI # 1866
L Klusener	10.0	1	35	2	3.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	21 Aug 2002	ODI # 1866
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	35	2	3.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	21 Aug 2002	ODI # 1866
CD Collymore	10.0	2	36	2	3.60	West Indies	v New Zealand	Gros Islet	9 Jun 2002	ODI # 1841
Z Khan	8.2	0	36	2	4.32	India	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
A Kumble	10.0	0	36	2	3.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
Abdul Razzaq	10.0	1	37	2	3.70	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	17 Aug 2002	ODI # 1863
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	1	38	2	3.80	Sri Lanka	v India	The Oval	30 Jun 2002	ODI # 1849
CRD Fernando	6.0	0	38	2	6.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	2 Jul 2002	ODI # 1850

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]