In the ICC Champions Trophy, effective bowling plays a key role in shaping match outcomes by restricting the opposition’s scoring and making it harder for batters to build partnerships. Early breakthroughs against top-order players can shift momentum while taking regular wickets disrupts the batting team’s rhythm and forces strategic adjustments. This allows captains to change field placements and maintain pressure throughout the innings. In knockout matches, where the margin for error is small, effective bowling spells can decide the result.
Who holds the record for the best bowling figures in ICC Champions Trophy history?
In the history of the ICC Champions Trophy, former Sri Lankan all-rounder Farveez Maharoof holds the record for the best bowling figures in a single innings. During the sixth qualifying match of the 2006 tournament against the West Indies at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium, Maharoof produced a sensational spell by taking six wickets for just 14 runs in nine overs at an astonishing economy rate of 1.55. His brilliance with the ball played a crucial role in Sri Lanka dismissing the West Indies for a mere 80 runs in the first innings, one of the five lowest team totals in ICC Champions Trophy history.
Sri Lanka successfully chased the target of 80 runs, scoring 83 for the loss of one wicket in 13.2 overs. Maharoof’s exceptional performance earned him the Player of the Match award. His figures of six for 14 remain the best bowling figures in a single innings in ICC Champions Trophy history as of February 2025.
List of Top-10 Best bowling figures in ICC Champions Trophy
Here is a list of the top 10 best bowling figures in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy.
| Date | Players | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Team | Inns | Opponents | Ground |
| 14 Oct 2006 | MF Maharoof | 9.0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1.55 | Sri Lanka | 1 | West Indies | Brabourne |
| 02 Jun 2017 | JR Hazlewood | 9.0 | - | 52 | 6 | 5.77 | Australia | 1 | New Zealand | Birmingham |
| 14 Sep 2004 | Shahid Afridi | 6.0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1.83 | Pakistan | 1 | Kenya | Birmingham |
| 27 Oct 2006 | M Ntini | 6.0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 3.50 | South Africa | 2 | Pakistan | Mohali |
| 15 Sep 2004 | M Dillon | 10.0 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 2.90 | West Indies | 2 | Bangladesh | Southampton |
| 01 Nov 1998 | JH Kallis | 7.3 | - | 30 | 5 | 4.00 | South Africa | 1 | West Indies | Dhaka |
| 10 Sep 2004 | JDP Oram | 9.4 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 3.72 | New Zealand | 2 | U.S.A. | The Oval |
| 11 Jun 2013 | RA Jadeja | 10.0 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 3.60 | India | 1 | West Indies | The Oval |
| 15 Sep 2002 | GD McGrath | 7.0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 5.28 | Australia | 2 | New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) |
| 11 Oct 2000 | SB O'Connor | 9.2 | - | 46 | 5 | 4.92 | New Zealand | 1 | Pakistan | Nairobi (Gym) |
FAQs on Best bowling figures in ICC Champions Trophy
A. Malaysia's Syazrul Idrus holds the record for the best bowling figures in men's T20 Internationals, taking 7/8 against China in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia B Qualifier 2023 as per ESPN Cricinfo.
A. Australian club cricketers Aled Carey and Gareth Morgan are cricketers who have taken six wickets in six balls as per the official website of Guinness World Records.
A. The ICC Champions Trophy, previously called the ICC Knockout Tournament, is a One-Day International (ODI) cricket competition held every four years.
A. Yes, Sachin Tendulkar was a skilled part-time bowler in addition to being a legendary batsman.
A. Pranav Dhanawade scored 1,009 runs in a single innings during a school cricket match in Mumbai in January 2016.
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