Sri Lankan spin ace Muthaih Muralitharan is now the record holder for most wickets taken by a bowler in a match. His figures of 7/30 against India have broken the earlier record of 7/37 held by Aaqib Javed of Pakistan. The Best performance by an Indian is 6/12 by Anil Kumble against the West Indies.

The following are the 10 best Performances by a bowler in an One Day International.

10 Best Bowling Performances in ODI's
Figures	Name	Countries	Venue	Tournament	Year
7/30	M Muralitharan	SL v Ind	Sharjah	Champions Trophy	2000/01
7/37	Aaqib Javed	Pak v Ind	Sharjah	Wills Trophy	1991/92
7/51	WW Davis	WI v Aus	Leeds	World Cup	1983
6/12	A Kumble	Ind v WI	Calcutta	Hero Cup	1993/94
6/14	GJ Gilmour	Aus v Eng	Leeds	World Cup	1975
6/14	Imran Khan	Pak v Ind	Sharjah	Rothmans Four-Nations Cup	1984/85
6/15	CEH Croft	WI v Eng	Kingstown	1st ODI	1980/81
6/18	Azhar Mahmood	Pak v WI	Sharjah	Champions Trophy	1999/00
6/19	HK Olonga	Zim v Eng	Cape Town	Standard Bank Series	1999/00
6/20	BC Strang	Zim v Bang	Nairobi (AK)	President's Cup	1997/98

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