This article explores the most notable bowling spells of ODI skippers. The table highlights the records and statistical match milestones of captains in ODI cricket.
Best bowling figures by captains in ODIs
| Player | Bowling figures | Overs bowled | Economy | Innings | In return for | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 7/36 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 1 | England | Leeds | June 17, 2001 |
| Viv Richards (WI) | 6/41 | 9.4 | 4.24 | 2 | India | Delhi | October 23, 1989 |
| Dwayne Bravo (WI) | 6/43 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 1 | Zimbabwe | St George’s | February 24, 2013 |
| Gulbadin Naib (AFG) | 6/43 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2 | Ireland | Belfast | May 21, 2019 |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 6/59 | 8.0 | 7.37 | 2 | Australia | Nottingham | June 19, 2001 |
| Daniel Vettori (NZ) | 5/7 | 6.0 | 1.16 | 1 | Bangladesh | Queenstown | December 31, 2007 |
| Greg Chappell (AUS) | 5/15 | 9.5 | 1.52 | 1 | India | Sydney | January 8, 1981 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 5/15 | 7.0 | 2.14 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Karachi | December 24, 1993 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 5/16 | 6.1 | 2.59 | 2 | South Africa | East London | February 15, 1993 |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 5/16 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2 | Kenya | Hambantota | February 23, 2011 |
Key insights on ODI Captains’ record-breaking bowling performances
All-time best bowling figures and wicket-taking records
Waqar Younis holds the record for the best bowling figures by a captain in ODIs, with 7 for 36 against England in 2001.
Dwayne Bravo recorded the best figures for a captain in a home match 6 for 43 against Zimbabwe in 2013.
Wasim Akram has the most wickets as an ODI captain, with 158 scalps against an average of 22.63.
Other captains with more than 100 ODI wickets include Shaun Pollock (134), Imran Khan (131), Masrafe Mortaza (102), and Jason Holder (101).
Wasim Akram also leads with the most hauls of four wickets as captain, in total 11.
Shaun Pollock (6), Waqar Younis (5), and Jason Holder (5) are the only other skippers with five or more four-wicket hauls.
See who tops the overall record for most ODI 4-wicket hauls.
Age milestones and remarkable distances with five wickets
Waqar Younisone of the legendary cricketers who made his debut before the age of 20, is the only captain to have achieved this three five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket.
Kapil Developer is the youngest captain to reach the distance of five wickets 5 for 43 at the age of 24 years and 158 days. Don’t forget that Kapil Dev is also the youngest captain to win an ODI World Cup.
Viv Richards is the oldest captain to take a five-for, claims 6 for 41 at the age of 37 years and 230 days.
Rohan Mustafa has the best marks for an associate nation captain 5 for 25 against Papua New Guinea in 2017.
Control: Players with 100 runs and 10 wickets in a match in Test cricket
Iconic all-round performance and losing stats
Viv Richards was the first captain to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same ODI (119 runs and 5/41).
Rohan Mustafa is the only other captain to score a century and a five-for in the same match (109 runs and 5/25).
Sourav Ganguly (71 & 5/34*) And JJ Smith (56 and 26/05) are the other skippers to score more than fifty runs and take five wickets in a single match.
Greg Chappell holds the record for the best bowling figures in a losing cause as captain, with 5 for 20 against England in 1977.
Sanath Jayasuriya (5/28), Gerhard Erasmus (5/34), Shaun Pollock (5/37), Waqar Younis (5/38), and Kapil Developer (5/43) have all taken five-wicket hauls in matches where their team lost.
Jason Holder the most expensive spell delivered by an ODI captain, conceding 104 runs (1/104) against South Africa in 2015, inclusive 64 runs in his last two overs. Check out the general list of the most expensive ODI spells here.
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