| Bowler | Figures (O-M-R-W) |
Against | Year |
| C Vaas (SL) | 8-3-19-8 | Zimbabwe | 2001 |
| Shahid Afridi (Pak) | 9-3-12-7 | West Indies | 2013 |
| G McGrath (Aus) | 7-4-15-7 | Namibia | 2003 |
| Rashid Khan (Afg) | 8.4-1-18-7 | West Indies | 2017 |
| Andy Bichel (Aus) | 10-0-20-7 | England | 2003 |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 10-1-30-7 | India | 2000 |
| Tim Southee (NZ) | 9-0-33-7 | England | 2015 |
| T Boult (NZ) | 10-3-34-7 | West Indies | 2017 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 10-0-36-7 | England | 2001 |
| Aaqib Javed (Pak) | 10-1-37-7 | India | 1991 |
| Imran Tahir (SA) | 9-0-45-7 | West Indies | 2016 |
| W Davis (WI) | 10.3-0-51-7 | Australia | 1983 |
| Stuart Binny (Ind) | 4.4-2-4-6 | Bangladesh | 2014 |
| S Lamichhane (Nep) | 5.1-0-11-6 | PNG | 2021 |
| Anil Kumble (Ind) | 6.1-2-12-6 | West Indies | 1993 |
| Ajantha Mendis (SL) | 8-1-13-6 | India | 2008 |
| G Gilmour (Aus) | 12-6-14-6 | England | 1975 |
| Imran Khan (Pak) | 10-2-14-6 | India | 1985 |
| F Maharoof (SL) | 9-2-14-6 | West Indies | 2006 |
| Colin Croft (WI) | 9-4-15-6 | England | 1981 |
| S Lamichhane (Nep) | 6-1-16-6 | USA | 2020 |
| K Rabada (SA) | 8-3-16-6 | Bangladesh | 2015 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) | 9-1-16-6 | New Zealand | 2002 |
| Azhar Mahmood (Pak) | 10-2-18-6 | West Indies | 1999 |
| H Olonga (Zim) | 8.2-3-19-6 | England | 2000 |
| Shane Bond (NZ) | 9-3-19-6 | India | 2005 |
| Bryan Strang (Zim) | 10-2-20-6 | Bangladesh | 1997 |
| A Mathews (SL) | 6-0-20-6 | India | 2009 |
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About best bowling figures in One-Day International
Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka holds the record for the best bowling figures in ODI cricket with his spell of 8-3-19-8, which came against Zimbabwe in 2001. He took each of the first eight Zimbabwe wickets and was on course for the ‘Perfect 10’. However, Muttiah Muralitharan picked the last two wickets (Travis Friend and Henry Olonga) as the pair combined to bowl out Zimbabwe for 38. Vaas is the only bowler to have taken an eight-for in ODI cricket and holds the record for the most wickets in a ODI match single ODI match.
As many as 11 bowlers have taken seven wickets in a single ODI, with Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi holding the record for the best seven-for in a one-dayer with figures of 9-3-12-7. It’s also the best bowling figures in ODI for Pakistan.
Glenn McGrath (7-4-15-7), Rashid Khan (8.4-1-18-7), Tim Southee (9-0-33-7), Imran Tahir (9-0-45-7), and Winston Davis (10.3-0-51-7) have the best bowling figures in ODI for Australia, Afghanistan, New Zealand, South Africa, and West Indies respectively.
Stuart Binny (4.4-2-4-6) holds the record for the best bowling figures in ODI for India and has the best six-for in 50-over cricket. He’s followed by compatriot Anil Kumble (6.1-2-12-6), who has the second-best bowling spell in ODI for India.
Sandeep Lamichhane (5.1-0-11-6) and Henry Olonga (8.2-3-19-6) have the best bowling figures in ODI for Nepal and Zimbabwe respectively.