| 0.50 (12-8-6-1) | BS Bedi | v East Africa at Leeds, World Cup, 1975 [24] |
| 0.57 (7-4-4-0) | N Kapil Dev | v West Indies at Port-of-Spain, 2nd ODI, 1988/89 [558] |
| 0.60 (10-6-6-5) | SB Joshi | v South Africa at Nairobi, LG Cup, 1999/00 [1504] |
| 0.83 (6-2-5-1) | N Kapil Dev | v Australia at Perth, World Series, 1991/92 [693] |
| 1.00 (9-6-9-1) | Maninder Singh | v Bangladesh at Chittagong, Asia Cup, 1988/89 [529] |
| 1.00 (5-2-5-3) | M Prabhakar | v Pakistan at Karachi, 3rd ODI, 1989/90 [594] |
| 1.12 (8-6-9-1) | N Kapil Dev | v Sri Lanka at Amritsar, 1st ODI, 1982/83 [156] |
| 1.16 (6-3-7-0) | N Kapil Dev | v New Zealand at Sharjah, Australasia Cup, 1985/86 [381] |
| 1.22 (9-3-11-1) | A Kumble | v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Champions Trophy, 1998/99 [1370] |
| 1.30 (10-2-13-3) | J Srinath | v New Zealand at Auckland, 6th ODI, 2002/03 [1933] |
| 1.33 (6-1-8-1) | M Amarnath | v Bangladesh at Chittagong, Asia Cup, 1988/89 [529] |
| 1.37 (8-2-11-3) | S Madan Lal | v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Asia Cup, 1983/84 [260] |
| 1.40 (10-4-14-3) | A Kumble | v Kenya at Bloemfontein, Standard Bank Series, 2001/02 [1758] |
| 1.40 (10-2-14-2) | Harbhajan Singh | v England at The Oval, NatWest Challenge, 2004 [2165] |
| 1.42 (7-3-10-2) | N Kapil Dev | v Sri Lanka at Kanpur, 1st ODI, 1986/87 [407] |
| 1.42 (7-0-10-0) | BS Sandhu | v West Indies at Srinagar, 1st ODI, 1983/84 [226] |
| 1.44 (9-2-13-3) | RR Singh | v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Asia Cup, 1997/98 [1221] |
| 1.47 (9.3-1-14-2) | RJ Shastri | v Australia at Sharjah, Rothmans Four-Nations Cup, 1984/85 [325] |
| 1.50 (9.2-2-14-3) | Z Khan | v Kenya at Durban, World Cup, 2002/03 [1992] |
| 1.50 (6-3-9-1) | N Kapil Dev | v Australia at Sharjah, Rothmans Four-Nations Cup, 1984/85 [325] |
| 1.57 (7-1-11-1) | J Srinath | v Kenya at Durban, World Cup, 2002/03 [1992] |
| 1.57 (9.3-2-15-3) | S Madan Lal | v East Africa at Leeds, World Cup, 1975 [24] |
| 1.60 (10-3-16-5) | SC Ganguly | v Pakistan at Toronto, Sahara Cup, 1997 [1230] |
| 1.60 (10-3-16-2) | M Prabhakar | v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Asia Cup, 1983/84 [260] |
| 1.60 (10-3-16-2) | A Nehra | v New Zealand at Auckland, 1st ODI, 2002/03 [1926] |
| 1.60 (10-3-16-1) | R Vijay Bharadwaj | v South Africa at Nairobi, LG Cup, 1999/00 [1504] |
| 1.60 (10-4-16-0) | M Kartik | v South Africa at Bangalore, 2nd ODI, 2005/06 [2298] |
| 1.66 (9-5-15-1) | N Kapil Dev | v Australia at Sydney, World Series Cup, 1980/81 [104] |
| 1.70 (10-4-17-3) | A Kumble | v Bangladesh at Mumbai, Coca-Cola Triangular Series, 1997/98 [1335] |
| 1.70 (10-1-17-3) | SB Joshi | v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Champions Trophy, 1998/99 [1370] |
| 1.70 (10-5-17-2) | RJ Shastri | v Pakistan at Sharjah, Rothmans Four-Nations Cup, 1984/85 [321] |
| 1.70 (10-3-17-2) | N Chopra | v West Indies at Toronto, DMC Cup, 1999 [1497] |
| 1.70 (10-3-17-1) | A Kumble | v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Asia Cup, 1997/98 [1221] |
| 1.70 (10-2-17-0) | RJ Shastri | v New Zealand at Perth, World Series Cup, 1985/86 [352] |
| 1.71 (7-2-12-4) | A Kumble | v Pakistan at Toronto, Sahara Cup, 1996 [1117] |
| 1.71 (7-0-12-3) | M Amarnath | v West Indies at Lord's, World Cup, 1983 [223] |
| 1.71 (7-1-12-1) | S Madan Lal | v New Zealand at Sharjah, Australasia Cup, 1985/86 [381] |
| 1.71 (7-2-12-1) | J Srinath | v South Africa at Durban, Standard Bank Series, 1996/97 [1176] |
| 1.71 (7-2-12-0) | M Prabhakar | v Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad, World Cup, 1987/88 [469] |
| 1.75 (8-1-14-2) | J Srinath | v Zimbabwe at Harare, World Cup, 2002/03 [1957] |
| 1.75 (8-0-14-0) | S Venkataraghavan | v Pakistan at Quetta, 1st ODI, 1978/79 [54] |
| 1.77 (9-2-16-2) | SC Ganguly | v Pakistan at Toronto, Sahara Cup, 1997 [1228] |
| 1.77 (9-3-16-1) | N Kapil Dev | v Pakistan at Hyderabad (Deccan), 1st ODI, 1983/84 [224] |
| 1.77 (9-4-16-0) | J Srinath | v Sri Lanka at Guwahati, 1st ODI, 1997/98 [1267] |
| 1.80 (10-1-18-3) | DS Mohanty | v West Indies at Bulawayo, Coca-Cola Cup (Zimbabwe), 2001 [1731] |
| 1.80 (10-3-18-2) | N Kapil Dev | v West Indies at Calcutta, Hero Cup, 1993/94 [858] |
| 1.80 (10-1-18-2) | N Kapil Dev | v New Zealand at Auckland, 2nd ODI, 1993/94 [897] |
| 1.80 (10-2-18-2) | N Chopra | v Kenya at Nairobi, LG Cup, 1999/00 [1506] |
| 1.80 (10-2-18-1) | M Prabhakar | v Australia at Sharjah, Sharjah Cup, 1986/87 [444] |
| 1.81 (7.1-1-13-2) | J Srinath | v Kenya at Bloemfontein, Standard Bank Series, 2001/02 [1758] |
