| 0.91 (12-5-11-2) | DS de Silva | v New Zealand at Derby, World Cup, 1983 [214] |
| 1.42 (7-3-10-0) | KMDN Kulasekara | v Ireland at St George's, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2575] |
| 1.57 (7-4-11-1) | WPUJC Vaas | v Bangladesh at Port of Spain, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2546] |
| 1.63 (11-4-18-2) | RJ Ratnayake | v New Zealand at Derby, World Cup, 1983 [214] |
| 1.66 (9-0-15-1) | M Muralitharan | v Bangladesh at Port of Spain, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2546] |
| 1.71 (7-1-12-4) | RAP Nissanka | v Canada at Paarl, World Cup, 2002/03 [1958] |
| 1.71 (7-1-12-3) | ST Jayasuriya | v India at Calcutta, World Cup, 1995/96 [1081] |
| 1.83 (6-3-11-1) | WPUJC Vaas | v Bermuda at Port of Spain, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2534] |
| 2.00 (5-2-10-3) | SL Malinga | v Bermuda at Port of Spain, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2534] |
| 2.11 (9-2-19-1) | CPH Ramanayake | v South Africa at Wellington, World Cup, 1991/92 [727] |
| 2.14 (7-4-15-3) | WPUJC Vaas | v Canada at Paarl, World Cup, 2002/03 [1958] |
| 2.20 (10-3-22-4) | WPUJC Vaas | v West Indies at Cape Town, World Cup, 2002/03 [1973] |
| 2.25 (8-2-18-0) | DLS de Silva | v New Zealand at Nottingham, World Cup, 1979 [62] |
| 2.37 (8-1-19-2) | WPUJC Vaas | v West Indies at Providence, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2560] |
| 2.42 (7-1-17-1) | CPH Ramanayake | v West Indies at Berri, World Cup, 1991/92 [742] |
| 2.50 (10-3-25-4) | MF Maharoof | v Ireland at St George's, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2575] |
| 2.50 (10-4-25-3) | M Muralitharan | v Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg, World Cup, 2002/03 [1950] |
| 2.50 (10-1-25-3) | M Muralitharan | v South Africa at Northampton, World Cup, 1999 [1451] |
| 2.55 (6.4-1-17-0) | LWS Kaluperuma | v West Indies at Manchester, World Cup, 1975 [22] |
| 2.60 (10-1-26-1) | M Muralitharan | v West Indies at Cape Town, World Cup, 2002/03 [1973] |
| 2.63 (11-1-29-3) | DS de Silva | v India at Manchester, World Cup, 1979 [68] |
| 2.66 (12-4-32-5) | ALF de Mel | v New Zealand at Derby, World Cup, 1983 [214] |
| 2.70 (10-2-27-1) | WPUJC Vaas | v England at Lord's, World Cup, 1999 [1443] |
| 2.70 (10-1-27-1) | SD Anurasiri | v England at Ballarat, World Cup, 1991/92 [736] |
| 2.70 (10-1-27-0) | SD Anurasiri | v New Zealand at Hamilton, World Cup, 1991/92 [718] |
| 2.71 (7-3-19-0) | CRD Fernando | v West Indies at Providence, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2560] |
| 2.72 (9.1-2-25-6) | WPUJC Vaas | v Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg, World Cup, 2002/03 [1950] |
| 2.80 (10-1-28-4) | M Muralitharan | v Kenya at Nairobi (Gymk), World Cup, 2002/03 [1965] |
| 2.90 (10-2-29-2) | M Muralitharan | v Zimbabwe at Worcester, World Cup, 1999 [1456] |
| 2.90 (10-3-29-2) | GP Wickramasinghe | v Australia at Adelaide, World Cup, 1991/92 [733] |
| 2.90 (10-0-29-0) | M Muralitharan | v Australia at Port Elizabeth, World Cup, 2002/03 [1991] |
| 3.00 (12-0-36-2) | DLS de Silva | v India at Manchester, World Cup, 1979 [68] |
| 3.00 (10-1-30-3) | GP Wickramasinghe | v Zimbabwe at Worcester, World Cup, 1999 [1456] |
| 3.00 (10-0-30-2) | HDPK Dharmasena | v England at Faisalabad, World Cup, 1995/96 [1077] |
| 3.00 (10-0-30-2) | WPUJC Vaas | v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), World Cup, 1995/96 [1055] |
| 3.00 (9-1-27-1) | GP Wickramasinghe | v Kenya at Southampton, World Cup, 1999 [1469] |
| 3.00 (7-2-21-1) | SL Malinga | v New Zealand at Jamaica, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2579] |
| 3.04 (10.1-0-31-3) | ARM Opatha | v India at Manchester, World Cup, 1979 [68] |
| 3.10 (10-1-31-1) | WPUJC Vaas | v South Africa at Providence, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2556] |
| 3.10 (10-0-31-1) | M Muralitharan | v Australia at Lahore, World Cup, 1995/96 [1083] |
| 3.12 (8-1-25-1) | WPUJC Vaas | v New Zealand at Jamaica, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2579] |
| 3.14 (7-0-22-1) | M Muralitharan | v Zimbabwe at East London, World Cup, 2002/03 [1989] |
| 3.14 (7-0-22-0) | WPUJC Vaas | v New Zealand at Bloemfontein, World Cup, 2002/03 [1944] |
| 3.16 (6-0-19-0) | TM Dilshan | v Australia at St George's, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2573] |
| 3.16 (6-2-19-0) | VB John | v England at Pune, World Cup, 1987/88 [472] |
| 3.17 (5.4-1-18-1) | WPUJC Vaas | v Ireland at St George's, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2575] |
| 3.20 (10-0-32-3) | M Muralitharan | v New Zealand at St George's, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2569] |
| 3.20 (5-1-16-0) | TM Dilshan | v England at North Sound, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2563] |
| 3.25 (12-1-39-5) | ALF de Mel | v Pakistan at Leeds, World Cup, 1983 [211] |
| 3.25 (12-1-39-1) | GRA de Silva | v New Zealand at Nottingham, World Cup, 1979 [62] |
