ODI Records

Best Bowling Figures in ODI cricket — All-Time Leaderboard

Sachin Tendulkar holds the best bowling figures in ODI cricket among tracked players, with 5/32.

Current Record Holder

Sachin Tendulkar

India · 463 matches

5/32

Best Bowling Figures

Innings

270

Average

44.48

Economy

5.1

Best Figures

5/32

Wickets

154

Runs Conceded

6,850

3-Wicket Hauls

5-Wicket Hauls

Top 11 All-Time ODI Records

Ranked among the 11 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.

#	Player	Country	Mat	Inn	Wkts	Avg	Econ	BBI	5W	4W	Mdns
1	Sachin Tendulkar	India	463	270	154	44.48	5.1	5/32	2	4	24
2	Milind Kumar	India	22	18	28	18.64	4.28	5/66	1	1	5
3	Travis Head	Australia	79	43	28	41.14	5.75	4/28	0	2	0
4	Steven Smith	Australia	170	40	28	34.68	5.41	3/16	0	0	1
5	Kamindu Mendis	Sri Lanka	27	15	6	54.33	6.52	3/19	0	0	0
6	Ashan Priyanjan	Sri Lanka	23	14	5	46.6	5.28	2/11	0	0	1
7	Rohit Sharma	India	279	40	9	59.22	5.24	2/27	0	0	2
8	Harry Tector	Ireland Republic	54	10	4	65.5	6.39	1/5	0	0	0
9	Virat Kohli	India	308	50	5	136	6.16	1/13	0	0	1
10	Saud Shakeel	Pakistan	19	3	1	37	4.72	1/14	0	0	0
11	Temba Bavuma	South Africa	55	1	0	0	3.57	0/22	0	0	0

Best Bowling Figures Leader by Country

India

Sachin Tendulkar

5

Australia

Travis Head

4

Sri Lanka

Kamindu Mendis

3

Ireland Republic

Harry Tector

1

Pakistan

Saud Shakeel

1

South Africa

Temba Bavuma

0

Methodology & Data Source

Covers men's ODI cricket only. Based on the 11 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's ODI bowling stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.

Last updated 24 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Who has the most best bowling figures in ODI cricket?

Sachin Tendulkar holds the best bowling figures in ODI cricket among tracked players, with 5/32.