#1 Chaminda Vaas- 8/19 against Zimbabwe
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Chaminda Vaas was a seasoned new-ball bowler for the island nation. He destroyed opponents with his quality swing bowling which enabled him to pick up more than 750 wickets across the three formats. Vaas represented Sri Lanka in 322 ODIs and picked up 400 wickets at an average of 27.54 including 9 four-wicket hauls and 4 five-wicket hauls.
A prime exponent of the inswinger to the right-handers, Vaas recorded the best-bowling figures in ODI cricket when he picked up 8 wickets for 19 runs off his 8 overs in the first match of the LG Abans Triangular Series at Colombo on 8th December 2001.
The eight-wicket haul included a hat-trick as his tremendous bowling efforts meant that the Zimbabweans were bundled out for just a paltry 38 from 15.4 overs. Vaas' effort remains as the best ever figures in ODI cricket till date.
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