Here are the top bowlers with the best bowling performances in a single innings during the 2025-2027 WTC cycle:
Best Bowling Figures in an Innings (BBI) in WTC 2025-2027
| Player | BBI | Overs | Econ | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoriful Islam (BAN) | 7/48 | 15.0 | 3.2 | v Australia | Mackay | 22 Aug 2026 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 7/58 | 12.5 | 4.51 | v England | Perth | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Keshav Maharaj (SA) | 7/102 | 42.4 | 2.39 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 6/9 | 7.3 | 1.2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 12 Jul 2025 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 6/12 | 10.0 | 1.2 | v Bangladesh | Mackay | 22 Aug 2026 |
| Simon Harmer (SA) | 6/16 | 21.1 | 0.75 | v Australia | Cape Town | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Matt Henry (NZ) | 6/29 | 18.1 | 1.59 | v England | The Oval | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Simon Harmer (SA) | 6/37 | 23.0 | 1.6 | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Marco Jansen (SA) | 6/48 | 19.5 | 2.42 | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Josh Hazlewood (AUS) | 6/49 | 16.5 | 2.91 | v South Africa | Durban | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Simon Harmer (SA) | 6/50 | 20.0 | 2.5 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Hasan Mahmud (BAN) | 6/55 | 17.0 | 3.23 | v Australia | Darwin | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Manav Suthar (IND) | 6/55 | 23.4 | 2.32 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Mohammed Siraj (IND) | 6/70 | 19.3 | 3.58 | v England | Birmingham | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Nathan Smith (NZ) | 6/70 | 17.0 | 4.11 | v England | Lord’s | 4 Jun 2026 |
Here are the bowlers who have recorded the most dominant overall match hauls across both innings in the ongoing cycle:
Best Bowling Figures in a Match (BBM) in WTC 2025-2027
| Player | BBM | Overs | Econ | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry (NZ) | 11/109 | 42.1 | 2.58 | v England | The Oval | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Senuran Muthusamy (SA) | 11/174 | 49.0 | 3.55 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 10/51 | 20.0 | 2.55 | v Bangladesh | Mackay | 22 Aug 2026 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 10/113 | 24.5 | 4.55 | v England | Perth | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Simon Harmer (SA) | 10/120 | 58.1 | 2.06 | v Australia | Cape Town | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Manav Suthar (IND) | 10/131 | 45.2 | 2.88 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Akash Deep (IND) | 10/187 | 41.1 | 4.54 | v England | Birmingham | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Noman Ali (PAK) | 10/191 | 63.0 | 3.03 | v South Africa | Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |
| Simon Harmer (SA) | 9/101 | 50.0 | 2.02 | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Nathan Smith (NZ) | 9/108 | 27.4 | 3.9 | v England | Lord’s | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Hasan Mahmud (BAN) | 9/111 | 36.0 | 3.08 | v Australia | Darwin | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Jomel Warrican (WI) | 9/116 | 43.4 | 2.65 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Jacob Duffy (NZ) | 9/128 | 57.3 | 2.22 | v West Indies | Mount Maunganui | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Mohammad Abbas (PAK) | 9/130 | 42.0 | 3.09 | v England | Lord’s | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Shamar Joseph (WI) | 9/133 | 41.5 | 3.17 | v Australia | Bridgetown | 25 Jun 2025 |
Key Insights – Top Bowling Spells in WTC 2025
Shoriful Islam has delivered the best bowling figures in an innings in this WTC cycle so far. He shined with the figures of 7 for 48 against Australia in the second innings of the 2026 Mackay Test.
Mitchell Starc earlier picked a 7-fer against England in the 2025 Perth Test: 7/58. This is also Starc’s career-best figure in Tests.
Another bowler with a 7-wicket innings is Keshav Maharaj, who picked up seven wickets for 102 runs against Pakistan in the first innings of the 2025 Rawalpindi Test.
Starc also tops the 5-wicket hauls in this cycle of the WTC, where 6 other bowlers have picked 3 5-fers so far this season, including Jasprit Bumrah.
Jasprit Bumrah went past Ravichandran Ashwin’s 11 five-wicket hauls to have the most five-fors in WTC history.
The Australian left-handed speedster, Starc, also has the most 10-wicket matches this season — 2.
See all 5-fers of Mitchell Starc here.
Stats Highlights and Top Series-wise Performers
Bumrah also became India’s highest five-for taker in overseas Tests, going past Kapil Dev (12) and Anil Kumble (10). See where he stands among Indian bowlers in Australia and England here.
Starc picked up two six-wicket hauls in pink-ball Tests. The first six-for (6/9) came against the West Indies in the Kingston Test, followed by the next (6/75) against England in the 2025 Brisbane Test.
Starc’s 6 for 9 is the third-best bowling figures by a bowler in day-night Test cricket.
South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy has picked up the best match haul in the WTC 2025–27 edition. He claimed 11 wickets for 174 runs against Pakistan in the 2025 Lahore Test.
India’s Akash Deep took his maiden ten-wicket match haul in Tests. He returned with 10 wickets for 187 runs against England in the 2025 Birmingham Test. This is the best Test match haul by an Indian bowler in England.
