Best Bowling Figures every bowler has the tendency to dominate against the opposition batting order with an extraordinary spell. On any given day, a particular bowler, not necessarily a frontline bowler of the team, can make huge inroads by hitting the deck with incisive lengths and lines.
Best Bowling Figures
A bowler can hog the limelight for a long time by registering incredible figures in a World Cup game. Such performances can build or revive an individual's career.
Australia's lethal fast bowler Glenn McGrath holds the record for best bowling figures in World Cup history with a staggering spell of 7-4-7-15.
Rules for the best bowling figures in World Cup 2023
The player who wants to record the best bowling figures in the World Cup has to pick the most wickets in an innings and also ensure that he leaks fewer runs. In other words, he should have a better economy rate than other bowlers who pick the same number of wickets in an innings.
The aggregate wickets or overall economy rate of a bowler in the tournament has no role involved to decide the best bowling figures of an innings.
All the round-robin matches (45) along with the three knockout fixtures will be considered to finalize the best spell of the tournament. However, the figures from the warm-up games are excluded.
Best bowling figures in 2019 World Cup
SR No.
Player Name
O
M
W
Runs
ER
Match
Match Date
Venue
1
Shaheen Afridi
9.1
0
6
35
3.81
Pakistan vs Bangladesh
July 5, 2019
Lord’s, London
2
Mitchell Starc
9.4
1
5
26
2.68
Australia vs New Zealand
June 29, 2019
Lord’s, London
3
Shakib Al Hasan
10
1
5
29
2.90
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
June 24, 2019
Rose Bowl, Southamption
4
Moahammad Amir
10
2
5
30
3.00
Pakistan vs Australia
June 12, 2019
County Ground, Taunton
5
Jiimmy Neesham
10
1
5
31
3.10
New Zealand vs Afghanistan
June 8, 2019
County Ground, Taunton
6
Jason Behrendorff
10
0
5
44
4.40
Australia vs England
June 25, 2019
Lord’s, London
7
Mitchell Starc
10
1
5
46
4.60
Australia vs West Indies
June 6, 2019
Edgbaston, Birmingham
8
Mustafizur Rahman
10
1
5
59
5.90
India vs Bangladesh
July 2, 2019
Edgbaston, Birmingham
9
Mohammed Shami
10
1
5
69
6.90
England vs India
June 30, 2019
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
10
Mustafizur Rahman
10
0
5
75
7.50
Pakistan vs Bangladesh
July 5, 2019
Lord’s, London
Best bowling figures in 2015 World Cup
SR No.
Player Name
O
M
W
Runs
ER
Match
Match Date
Venue
1
Tim Southee
9
0
7
33
3.66
New Zealand vs England
February 20, 2015
Sky Stadium, Wellington
2
Mitchell Starc
9
0
6
28
3.11
New Zealand vs Australia
February 28, 2015
Eden Park, Auckland
3
Trent Boult
10
3
5
27
2.70
New Zealand vs Australia
February 28, 2015
Eden Park, Auckland
4
Mitchell Marsh
9
0
5
33
3.66
Australia vs England
February 14, 2015
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
5
Imran Tahir
10
2
5
45
4.50
South Africa vs West Indies
February 27, 2015
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
6
Sohail Khan
10
0
5
55
5.50
India vs Pakistan
February 15, 2015
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
7
Steven Finn
10
0
5
71
7.10
Australia vs England
February 14, 2015
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
8
Mitchell Starc
4.4
1
4
14
3.00
Australia vs Scotland
March 14, 2015
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
9
Daniel Vettori
10
4
4
18
1.80-
New Zealand vs Afghanistan
March 8, 2015
McLean Park, Napier
10
Kyle Abbott
8
0
4
21
2.62
South Africa vs Ireland
March 3, 2015
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Best bowling figures in 2011 World Cup
SR No.
Player Name
O
M
W
Runs
ER
Match
Match Date
Venue
1
Kemar Roach
8.3
0
6
27
3.17
West Indies vs Netherlands
February 28, 2011
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
2
Lasith Malinga
7.4
0
6
38
4.95
Sri Lanka vs Kenya
March 1, 2011
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
3
Shahid Afridi
8
3
5
16
2.00
Pakistan vs Kenya
February 23, 2011
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
4
Shahid Afridi
10
0
5
23
2.30
Pakistan vs Canada
March 3, 2011
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
5
Yuvraj Singh
10
0
5
31
3.10
India vs Ireland
March 6, 2011
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
6
Wahab Riaz
10
0
5
46
4.60
India vs Pakistan
March 30, 2011
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
7
Tim Bresnan
10
1
5
48
4.80
India vs England
February 27, 2011
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
8
Dale Steyn
9.4
0
5
50
5.17
India vs South Africa
March 12. 2011
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. Nagpur
9
Ravi Rampaul
10
0
5
51
5.10
India vs West Indies
March 20. 2011
MA. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
10
Tillakaratne Dilshan
3
1
4
4
1.33
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
March 10, 2011
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
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