Best ODI bowling figures: Siraj 6/21 in Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka takes him to no. 31 in all-time list

Here is a look at the best-bowling figures in ODIs.

Mohammed Siraj celebrates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka. | Photo Credit: AFP

Indian pace bowler Mohammed Siraj rgistered his name in record books by picking six wickets against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 final at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

The 29-year-old recorded extraordinary bowling figures of 7-1-21-6 to help India bundle out Sri Lanka on just 50.

His six for 21 puts him fourth in the list of best bowling figures by an Indian in ODIs. He became the 11th Indian to record a six-wicket haul in this format.

His 6-fer ranks him 31st in the all-time list of best bowling figures in One-Day Internationals.

Here is a look at the best bowling figures in ODIs.

Best Bowling Figures in ODIs

1. Chaminda Vaaas (Sri Lanka) - 8/19 vs Zimababwe - 2001

2. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 7/12 vs Pakistan in 2013

3. Glenn McGrath (Australia) - 7/15 vs Namibia in 2003

4. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) - 7/18 vs West Indies in 2017

5. Andy Bichel (Australia) - 7/20 vs England in 2003

6. Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) - 7/30 vs India in 2000

7. Ali Khan (USA) - 7/32 vs Jersey in 2013

8. Tim Southee (New Zealand) - 7/33 vs England in 2015

9. Trent Boult (New Zealand) - 7/34 vs West Indies in 2017

10. Wapar Younis(Pakistan) - 7/36 vs England in 2001

11. Aaqib Javed (Pakistan) - 7/37 vs India in 1991

12. Imran Tahir (South Africa) - 7/45 vs West Indies in 2016

13. Winston Davis (West Indies) - 7/51 vs Australia in 1983

14. Stuart Binny (India) - 6/4 vs Bangladesh 2014

15. Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal) - 6/11 vs Papua New Guinea in 2021

16. Anil Kumble (India) - 6/12 vs West Indies in 1993

17. Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) - 6/13 vs India in 2008

18. Gary Gilmour (Australia) - 6/14 vs England in 1975

19. Imran Khan (Pakistan) - 6/14 vs India in 1985

20. Farveez Mahraoof (Sri Lanka) - 6/14 vs West Indies in 2006

21. Colin Croft (West Indies) - 6/15 vs England in 1981

22. Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) - 6/16 vs New Zealand in 2002

23. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) - 6/16 vs Bangladesh in 2015

24. Sandeep Lamichahane (Nepal) - 6/16 vs USA in 2020

25. Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan) - 6/18 vs West Indies in 1999

26. Henry Olonga (Zimbabwe) - 6/19 vs England in 2000

27. Shane Bond (New Zealand) - 6/19 vs India in 2005

28. Jasprit Bumrah (india) - 6/19 vs England in 2022

29. Bryan Strang (Zimbabwe) - 6/20 vs Bangladesh in 1997

30. Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) - 6/20 vs India in 2009

31. Mohammed Siraj (India) - 6/21 vs Sri Lanka in 2023*