ICC Champions Trophy: Top 5 bowling efforts in the history of the competition

#1 Farveez Maharoof: 6/14 vs West Indies, 2006

Farveez Maharoof’s spell of 6/14 is yet to be bettered at the Champions Trophy

Both Sri Lanka and West Indies had secured qualification to the main round of the 2006 Champions Trophy with wins over Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, making their matchup in the qualifying round a mere formality.

The match was held at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and West Indies skipper Brian Lara decided to bat first. West Indies were never given any sort of leeway as Farveez Maharoof kept on picking up one wicket after another and helped Sri Lanka dismiss the Windies for just 80. Maharoof ended with figures of 6/14 from 9 overs.

In reply, Sri Lanka lost Upul Tharanga in the first over but the continuous boundary hitting from Sanath Jayasuriya and skipper Mahela Jayawardene took them past the finish line in just 13.2 overs. Maharoof’s career-best ODI figures earned him the Man of the Match award and it remains the best spell in Champions Trophy history.