Having the best bowling lineup is the greatest technique used by cricket analytics to win matches. With a powerful bowling attack, teams don’t have to fear any score they are defending. For this reason, teams go beyond their limits and have many bowlers as possible for some ODI matches. These 10 teams in this list have used the highest no of bowlers and there were many bowlers in these matches. These matches hold the record for using the highest number of players who could bowl. Let’s look into this article and explore those matches.
1. Afghanistan - Canada
The match which topped this list is the ODI match between Afghanistan and Canada in the year 2010. This was an ICC ODI match between these two teams in the year 2010, and they both used a total of ‘17’ bowlers in this match. This is the highest no. of bowlers ever played an ODI match.
2. New Zealand - Sri Lanka
At the no.2 spot is an ICC match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in the year 1983. This was during the world cup series in the year 1983, and this match used a total of ‘16’ bowlers. This was the highest ever record till 2010. This match was played in the Auckland ground on 20 March 1983.
3. Sri Lanka - New Zealand
The 3rd spot is for the match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the year 1992. This was an ICC ODI series between these two teams in the year 1992, and there were ‘16’ bowlers played in this match. This match was played in the Colombo (RPS) ground on 13 December 1992.
4. Zimbabwe - Sri Lanka
The 4th spot is for an ODI match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in the year 1994. This was an ICC tournament in the year 1994, and there were a total of ‘16’ bowlers played in this match. This match was played in the Harare ground on 6 November 1994.
5. Kenya - Bangladesh
The 5th spot is taken by an ICC ODI match between Bangladesh and Kenya in the year 1997. This was an ICC tournament in the year 1997, and this match used a total of ‘16’ bowlers which included the all-rounders. This match was played in the Nairobi ground on 10 October 1997.
6. New Zealand – Australia
The 6th place is for an ODI match between New Zealand and Australia in the year 1998 for having the maximum no. of bowlers. This was an ICC ODI match between these teams and it had a total of “16” bowlers playing this match. This match was played in the Auckland ground on 14 February 1998.
7. West Indies – England
The 7th spot is for an ODI match between two super powers of 90s cricket, England and West Indies. This was during an ICC ODI series between these teams and they had a total of ’16’ bowlers in this match. This match was played in the Port of Spain ground on 8 April 1998.
8. India – Kenya
The 8th spot is for the ODI match between Kenya and India in the year 1998. This was the ICC ODI match between these two teams and they used a total of ‘16’ bowlers overall in this match. This was played in the Kolkata ground on 31 May 1998.
9. India - West Indies
At the 9th spot is the match between India and West Indies in the year 2002. This was an ICC ODI tournament between these two teams and they used a total of ‘16’ bowlers in this match. After a strong battle, WI won this match. This was played in the Vadodara ground on 18 November 2002.
10. Sri Lanka - South Africa
At the 10th spot is an ODI match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in the year 2004. This was the ICC ODI series between these two teams in the year 2004, and this match had a total of ‘16’ bowlers playing this match. This match was played in the Colombo (SSC) ground on 31 august 2004.
