Stats: Best bowling figures in the ODI cricket
Rashid Khan entered the record books with a marvelous performance against West Indies
Rashid Khan, the young leg-spinner from Afghanistan continues to create history wherever he goes as he took a 7-wicket haul against the West Indies in the first of the 3-match ODI series. He picked up 7/18 in his 8.1 overs to bowl out West Indies for 149 who were chasing a 213-run target to win the game.
Rashid was brought in to bowl in the 23rd over and was on a hat-trick twice in his first two overs. He completed his 5-wicket haul by end of his 4th over and came back into the attack towards the end of West Indies’ innings to add a couple of more wickets to his bag.
His bowling figures of 8.1-1-18-7 are the 4th best bowling figures in the ODI cricket. Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Vaas holds the record for the best bowling figures in ODIs as he took 8 wickets for 19 runs against Zimbabwe in 2001, the only 8-wicket haul recorded in ODI history so far.
Shahid Afridi picked up 7/12 against West Indies in 2013, the 2nd best bowling figures in ODIs and the best bowling figures for a spinner in this format. Glenn McGrath’s 7/15 against Namibia in 2003 are the only other bowling figures in ODIs better than Rashid’s effort.
Best bowling figures in the ODI cricket:
| Player | Team | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka | 8 | 3 | 19 | 8 | Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 8-Dec-2001 |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | West Indies | Providence | 14-Jul-2013 |
| GD McGrath | Australia | 7 | 4 | 15 | 7 | Namibia | Potchefstroom | 27-Feb-2003 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 8.4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | West Indies | Gros Islet | 9-Jun-2017 |
| AJ Bichel | Australia | 10 | 0 | 20 | 7 | England | Port Elizabeth | 2-Mar-2003 |
| M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 10 | 1 | 30 | 7 | India | Sharjah | 27-Oct-2000 |
| TG Southee | New Zealand | 9 | 0 | 33 | 7 | England | Wellington | 20-Feb-2015 |
| Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 10 | 0 | 36 | 7 | England | Leeds | 17-Jun-2001 |
| Aaqib Javed | Pakistan | 10 | 1 | 37 | 7 | India | Sharjah | 25-Oct-1991 |
| Imran Tahir | South Africa | 9 | 0 | 45 | 7 | West Indies | Basseterre | 15-Jun-2016 |
| WW Davis | West Indies | 10.3 | 0 | 51 | 7 | Australia | Leeds | 11-Jun-1983 |
Rashid, in fact, became the first player from Associate nations to take 7 wickets in an ODI game. The previous best for an Associate player in ODIs was 6/28 by Josh Davey of Scotland against Afghanistan in 2015.
Before this game, the leggie held the record for the best bowling figures for Afghanistan in ODIs as he picked up 6/43 against Ireland earlier this year and became the first Afghanistan player to take an ODI 6-fer. Out of the six 6-wicket hauls in ODIs by Associate nation players, two belong to Rashid.
Best bowling figures by an associate nation player in the ODI cricket:
| Player | Team | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 8.4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | West Indies | Gros Islet | 9-Jun-2017 |
| JH Davey | Scotland | 8.3 | 2 | 28 | 6 | Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Zahoor Khan | UAE | 6.3 | 0 | 34 | 6 | Ireland | ICCA Dubai | 2-Mar-2017 |
| CA Soper | PNG | 10 | 1 | 41 | 6 | Hong Kong | Mong Kok | 6-Nov-2016 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 9.3 | 0 | 43 | 6 | Ireland | Greater Noida | 17-Mar-2017 |
| PR Stirling | Ireland | 10 | 0 | 55 | 6 | Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 17-Mar-2017 |
(Stats as on 9th June 2017)
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