World Cup Best Bowling Figures: The world cup has been a witness to some of the greatest heroics from a number of players and apart from the batsman; there are some bowlers who have made it to the list. Not only these bowlers have impressed everyone with their bowling skills over time, but they have also proved their prowess with all the memorable performances on any given day. With that said, let’s take a look at the world cup’s best bowling figure in an innings.
| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| GD McGrath | 7 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2.14 | Australia | v Namibia | Potchefstroom | 27-Feb-03 |
| AJ Bichel | 10 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | Australia | v England | Port Elizabeth | 02-Mar-03 |
| TG Southee | 9 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 3.66 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 20-Feb-15 |
| WW Davis | 10.3 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 4.85 | West Indies | v Australia | Leeds | 11-Jun-83 |
| GJ Gilmour | 12 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1.16 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 18-Jun-75 |
| A Nehra | 10 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 2.3 | India | v England | Durban | 26-Feb-03 |
| SE Bond | 10 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 2.3 | New Zealand | v Australia | Port Elizabeth | 11-Mar-03 |
| WPUJC Vaas | 9.1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 2.72 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | 14-Feb-03 |
| KAJ Roach | 8.3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 3.17 | West Indies | v Netherlands | Delhi | 28-Feb-11 |
| MA Starc | 9 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 3.11 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 28-Feb-15 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 9.1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 3.81 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Lord’s | 05-Jul-19 |
| SL Malinga | 7.4 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 4.95 | Sri Lanka | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 01-Mar-11 |
| KH MacLeay | 11.5 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 3.29 | Australia | v India | Nottingham | 13-Jun-83 |
*Last Updated 04 January, 2020
Top 10 Bowlers who Best Bowling Figures in World Cup
On the top spot, we have the “ Aussie legend” Glenn McGrath who have a history of some magnificent bowling performances in the world cup history. He has grabbed 7 wickets for just 15 runs in 7 over’s in a match against Namibia at Potchefstroom in 2003.
#2. Andy Bichel (Australia)
On the second spot, we have another Australian pacer Andy Bichel who has picked 7 wickets for just 20 runs in 10 over’s and he grabbed these wickets against England at Port Elizabeth in the 2003 world cup.
#3. Tim Southee (New Zealand)
Tim Southee has been one of the key strike bowlers for the kiwi team since years and he has picked up 7 wickets for just 33 runs in his 9 over’s against the English team at Wellington in the 2015 world cup.
#4. WW Davis (West Indies)
Winston Davis has been phenomenal for the Caribbean team in the world cups and he has brought on his best in the same against Australia in the 1983 world cup. Davis picked 7 wickets in his 10.3 over’s spell after giving away 51 runs and he did this in the 1983 world cup at Leeds.
#5. Gary Gilmour (Australia)
Gary Gilmour from Australia holds the 5th spot in our list and he secured this career-best bowling against the England team at the world cup 1983. Gilmour grabbed 6 wickets in his spell of 12 overs whilst just giving away 14 runs in the process.
#6. Ashish Nehra (India)
This left-arm medium-pacer from India has played a key role in many victories for the Indian team and his best performance with bowling came against England in 2003 world cup where he picked 6 wickets in a magical spell of 10 over’s whilst leaking just 23 runs in the process.
#7. Shane Bond (New Zealand)
Bond has been one of the most lethal kiwi bowlers and he teased numerous batsmen during his career with his lethal pace and swing. His world cup best came against Australia at Port Elizabeth in the 2003 world cup where he picked 6 wickets for just 23 runs in his 10 over’s spell.
#8. Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
Vaas is another great Sri Lankan bowler who has proved his prowess in the limited over’s format almost every match he played for the team. His best bowling performance in the world cup game against the Bangladesh team at Pietermaritzburg in the world cup 2003. He picked up 6 for 25 in a spell of 9.1 over’s.
#9. Kemar Roach (West Indies)
Kemar Roach has been exceptionally well for the West Indies team in world cups and his best performance has come against the team Netherlands at Delhi in the world cup 2011. Roach picked up 6 for 27 in a spell of 8.3 over’s in the process.
#10. Mitchell Starc (Australia)
Starc is probably one of the best bowlers form the current era and he has been phenomenal for the Aussie team in the world cups as well. Talking about his world cup best, he picked 6 wickets for just 28 runs in his 9 over’s against New Zealand at Auckland in the world cup 2015. Mitchell Starc is the Best Bowling Figures in the World Cup.