Test Record
Best bowling figures in an innings
| Player | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Team | Opposition | Match Date |
| JC Laker | 51.2 | 53 | 10 | England | v Australia | 26 Jul 1956 |
| A Kumble | 26.3 | 74 | 10 | India | v Pakistan | 4 Feb 1999 |
| GA Lohmann | 14.2 | 28 | 9 | England | v South Africa | 2 Mar 1896 |
| JC Laker | 16.4 | 37 | 9 | England | v Australia | 26 Jul 1956 |
| M Muralitharan | 40.0 | 51 | 9 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | 4 Jan 2002 |
| RJ Hadlee | 23.4 | 52 | 9 | New Zealand | v Australia | 8 Nov 1985 |
| Abdul Qadir | 37.0 | 56 | 9 | Pakistan | v England | 25 Nov 1987 |
| DE Malcolm | 16.3 | 57 | 9 | England | v South Africa | 18 Aug 1994 |
| M Muralitharan | 54.2 | 65 | 9 | Sri Lanka | v England | 27 Aug 1998 |
| JM Patel | 35.5 | 69 | 9 | India | v Australia | 19 Dec 1959 |
ODI Record
Best bowling figures in an innings
| Player | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Team | Opposition | Match Date |
| WPUJC Vaas | 8.0 | 19 | 8 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | 8 Dec 2001 |
| GD McGrath | 7.0 | 15 | 7 | Australia | v Namibia | 27 Feb 2003 |
| AJ Bichel | 10.0 | 20 | 7 | Australia | v England | 2 Mar 2003 |
| M Muralitharan | 10.0 | 30 | 7 | Sri Lanka | v India | 27 Oct 2000 |
| Waqar Younis | 10.0 | 36 | 7 | Pakistan | v England | 17 Jun 2001 |
| Aaqib Javed | 10.0 | 37 | 7 | Pakistan | v India | 25 Oct 1991 |
| WW Davis | 10.3 | 51 | 7 | West Indies | v Australia | 11 Jun 1983 |
| A Kumble | 6.1 | 12 | 6 | India | v West Indies | 27 Nov 1993 |
| BAW Mendis | 8.0 | 13 | 6 | Sri Lanka | v India | 6 Jul 2008 |
| GJ Gilmour | 12.0 | 14 | 6 | Australia | v England | 18 Jun 1975 |
T20 Record
Best bowling figures in an innings
| Player | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Team | Opposition | Match Date |
| Umar Gul | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | 13 Jun 2009 |
| N Odhiambo | 4.0 | 20 | 5 | Kenya | v Scotland | 4 Feb 2010 |
| MR Gillespie | 2.5 | 7 | 4 | New Zealand | v Kenya | 12 Sep 2007 |
| Umar Gul | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | Pakistan | v Australia | 7 May 2009 |
| DW Steyn | 3.0 | 9 | 4 | South Africa | v West Indies | 16 Dec 2007 |
| Shahid Afridi | 4.0 | 11 | 4 | Pakistan | v Netherlands | 9 Jun 2009 |
| RP Singh | 4.0 | 13 | 4 | India | v South Africa | 20 Sep 2007 |
| Umar Gul | 3.0 | 13 | 4 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 11 Oct 2008 |
| WD Parnell | 4.0 | 13 | 4 | South Africa | v West Indies | 13 Jun 2009 |
| BAW Mendis | 4.0 | 15 | 4 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | 10 Oct 2008 |
World Cup Record
Best bowling figures in an innings
| Player | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Team | Opposition | Match Date |
| GD McGrath | 7.0 | 15 | 7 | Australia | v Namibia | 27 Feb 2003 |
| AJ Bichel | 10.0 | 20 | 7 | Australia | v England | 2 Mar 2003 |
| WW Davis | 10.3 | 51 | 7 | West Indies | v Australia | 11 Jun 1983 |
| GJ Gilmour | 12.0 | 14 | 6 | Australia | v England | 18 Jun 1975 |
| A Nehra | 10.0 | 23 | 6 | India | v England | 26 Feb 2003 |
| SE Bond | 10.0 | 23 | 6 | New Zealand | v Australia | 11 Mar 2003 |
| WPUJC Vaas | 9.1 | 25 | 6 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 14 Feb 2003 |
| KH MacLeay | 11.5 | 39 | 6 | Australia | v India | 13 Jun 1983 |
| GD McGrath | 8.4 | 14 | 5 | Australia | v West Indies | 30 May 1999 |
| AJ Hall | 10.0 | 18 | 5 | South Africa | v England | 17 Apr 2007 |
