The sport of cricket spins around the overall influence between the bat and the ball. There is no better sight in the game than when a bowler goes through the batting set up without help. There have been a few events in ODI cricket where bowlers have assisted their groups in dominating matches with their fantasy spells. Today, we should view the central ten bowling figures in One-Day Internationals:
1. Chaminda Vaas – 8/19
Placed at the culmination of the best bowling figures list is previous Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas, who went through Zimbabwe’s batting setup without any help by getting eight wickets. All of the bowlers, so far, have yet to figure out how to choose 8 from 10 wickets in ODI cricket, except Vaas. Vaas bowled eight overs, conceding just 19 runs, and bowled three ladies. His accomplishment came against Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC) back in 2001.
2. Shahid Afridi – 7/12
According to the records, Afridi is ranked second among the top ten bowlers in ODIs, with the best bowling figures with both bat and ball. The previous Pakistani all-rounder got seven West Indies wickets at Provision back in 2013. Further, Afridi surrendered just 12 in his nine-over spell, with an economy of 1.33.
3. Glenn McGrath – 7/15
One more blockbuster execution from an Australian bowler in the 2003 ODI World Cup came from Glenn McGrath, who got seven wickets and yielded just 15 runs at Potchefstroom. In his spell, he bolled 4 maidens. Out of the seven overs, he bowled.
4. Rashid Khan – 7/18
Promising Afghanistan wrist-spinner Rashid Khan has proactively denoted his presence in the record books by winding up with the fourth-best bowling figures throughout the entire existence of ODI cricket. Rashid took a seven-wicket pull against West Indies at Gros Islet back in 2017 and yielded just 18 runs in 8.4 overs bowled by him.
5. Andy Bichel – 7/20
Andy Bichel set the experience between Australia and England ablaze in the 2003 ODI World Cup in South Africa. Bichel, who played behind the shadows of Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie, and Brett Lee, demonstrated his value by sacking a seven-wicket pull against ‘The Three Lions.’
6. Muttiah Muralitharan – 7/30
The Sri Lankan turn entertainer hoodwinked the Indian setup by scalping seven wickets in an innings during the Coca-Cola Prize match at Sharjah back in 2000. Murali wound up with the 6th best bowling figures and second-best by a Sri Lankan bowler
7. Tim Southee – 7/33
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Starting with one Kiwi and then onto the next, Southee delivered a paramount spell of quick bowling in the 2015 ODI World Cup, where Southee picked seven England wickets at Wellington. It is the best exhibition by a New Zealand bowler in ODI cricket and the seventh best.
8. Trent Boult – 7/34
New Zealand’s left-arm pacer Trent Boult once went through the West Indies batting set up at Christchurch back in 2017, where he got seven wickets and surrendered just 34 in his ten overs.
9. Waqar Younis – 7/36
Following Javed is another unbelievable Pakistan bowler Waqar Younis who likewise secured seven wickets in an innings against England in Leeds back in 2001. Younis was unplayable during the match at Headingley, and his figures are the 10th best in ODI cricket history.
10. Aaqib Javed – 7/37
During the India-Pakistan ODI game at Sharjah back in 1991, Aaqib Javed accomplished the heavenly accomplishment of getting seven wickets in fun and yielded just 37 runs in his ten overs. His bowling figures stay the 10th best throughout the entire existence of ODI cricket.
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