Best figures in a innings by a captain in Tests
Best figures in a innings by a captain
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 30.3 | 6 | 83 | 9 | 2.72 | India | v West Indies | Ahmedabad | 12 Nov 1983 | Test # 967 | |
| 20.1 | 4 | 60 | 8 | 2.97 | Pakistan | v India | Karachi | 23 Dec 1982 | Test # 942 | |
| 23.0 | 6 | 63 | 8 | 2.73 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 Nov 2016 | Test # 2231 | |
| 38.0 | 6 | 106 | 8 | 2.78 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 13 Dec 1985 | Test # 1032 | |
| 20.4 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 1.79 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1995 | Test # 1289 | |
| 19.1 | 5 | 40 | 7 | 2.08 | Pakistan | v England | Leeds | 02 Jul 1987 | Test # 1077 | |
| 22.2 | 10 | 44 | 7 | 1.97 | Australia | v West Indies | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 | Test # 405 | |
| 26.0 | 10 | 46 | 7 | 1.76 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 26 Jan 1989 | Test # 1113 | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 1.85 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 | Test # 712 | |
| 25.3 | 11 | 52 | 7 | 2.03 | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 29 Jul 1982 | Test # 931 | |
| 40.0 | 21 | 53 | 7 | 1.32 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 09 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 80 | 7 | 4.00 | England | v India | The Oval | 15 Aug 1936 | Test # 254 | |
| 22.4 | 2 | 80 | 7 | 3.52 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Georgetown | 02 Apr 1988 | Test # 1095 | |
| 34.1 | 8 | 91 | 7 | 2.66 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Karachi | 01 Dec 1993 | Test # 1237 | |
| 41.1 | 10 | 100 | 7 | 2.42 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 26 Feb 1904 | Test # 81 | |
| 6.3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.07 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 | |
| 15.2 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1.17 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1995 | Test # 1289 | |
| 18.1 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 1.54 | Australia | v South Africa | Lord's | 11 Jun 2025 | Test # 2585 | |
| 13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 2.19 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
| 17.0 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 1.94 | Bangladesh | v West Indies | Kingston | 12 Jul 2018 | Test # 2312 | |
| 18.3 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 1.83 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Dhaka | 06 Mar 1959 | Test # 471 | |
| 17.2 | 3 | 35 | 6 | 2.01 | Pakistan | v India | Hyderabad (Sind) | 14 Jan 1983 | Test # 946 | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 42 | 6 | 2.10 | West Indies | v England | Southampton | 08 Jul 2020 | Test # 2388 | |
| 21.5 | 7 | 44 | 6 | 2.01 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Karachi | 01 Dec 1993 | Test # 1237 | |
| 22.3 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 2.04 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Karachi | 20 Nov 1986 | Test # 1058 | |
| 20.0 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 2.40 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1996 | Test # 1337 | |
| 21.4 | 6 | 49 | 6 | 2.26 | Afghanistan | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 05 Sep 2019 | Test # 2361 | |
| 16.2 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 3.36 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 09 Jan 2002 | Test # 1584 | |
| 21.4 | 10 | 56 | 6 | 2.58 | South Africa | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 | |
| 25.0 | 7 | 56 | 6 | 2.24 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Dunedin | 11 Dec 2008 | Test # 1897 | |
| 20.2 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 2.90 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 | Test # 2252 | |
| 13.0 | 3 | 59 | 6 | 4.53 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Kingston | 12 Jul 2018 | Test # 2312 | |
| 35.0 | 15 | 60 | 6 | 1.71 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 | Test # 559 | |
| 27.0 | 10 | 66 | 6 | 2.44 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Dhaka | 06 Mar 1959 | Test # 471 | |
| 38.7 | 10 | 68 | 6 | 1.31 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1954 | Test # 379 | |
| 32.0 | 11 | 70 | 6 | 2.18 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 27 Jul 1961 | Test # 510 | |
| 21.3 | 4 | 71 | 6 | 3.30 | India | v England | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 | Test # 794 | |
| 33.6 | 12 | 73 | 6 | 1.62 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1968 | Test # 642 | |
| 31.0 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 2.48 | India | v West Indies | Delhi | 29 Oct 1983 | Test # 965 | |
| 22.0 | 4 | 79 | 6 | 3.59 | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 18 Nov 1994 | Test # 1274 | |
| 25.3 | 3 | 87 | 6 | 3.41 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 | Test # 200 | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 91 | 6 | 5.05 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 06 Jul 2023 | Test # 2509 | |
| 25.0 | 3 | 98 | 6 | 3.92 | Pakistan | v India | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 | Test # 945 | |
| 28.0 | 3 | 101 | 6 | 3.60 | England | v India | Lord's | 10 Jun 1982 | Test # 928 | |
| 42.0 | 12 | 115 | 6 | 2.05 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 | Test # 535 | |
| 26.0 | 1 | 119 | 6 | 4.57 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 | Test # 2528 | |
| 30.0 | 4 | 127 | 6 | 3.17 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Feb 1973 | Test # 713 | |
| 41.5 | 8 | 129 | 6 | 3.08 | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 23 Jul 1987 | Test # 1078 | |
| 44.3 | 9 | 132 | 6 | 2.96 | Bangladesh | v India | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2000 | Test # 1512 | |
| 78.2 | 21 | 155 | 6 | 1.97 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 | Test # 43 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Zone vs West Zone at Delhi, Duleep Trophy Final, Dec 27-30, 1963 [First-class]
New South Wales vs Victoria at Melbourne, Sheffield Shield , Dec 26-30, 1963 [First-class]
Queensland vs South Australia at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield , Dec 25-28, 1963 [First-class]