Which bowler holds the record for the best bowling figures in a single ODI innings, taking 8 wickets for 19 runs?

Answer Explanation

Chaminda Vaas took 8/19 for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe at the SSC, Colombo, on 8 December 2001, bowling Zimbabwe out for 38. It remains the only eight-wicket haul in ODI history and the best-ever ODI bowling figures.

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