Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings in 2000s in Tests

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	40.0	19	51	9	1.27	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
GD McGrath	16.0	8	24	8	1.50	Australia	4	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2004	Test # 1726
M Muralidaran	16.2	4	46	8	2.81	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
MG Johnson	24.0	4	61	8	2.54	Australia	2	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
M Muralidaran	30.0	10	70	8	2.33	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
Harbhajan Singh	41.5	20	84	8	2.00	India	3	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	8	2.54	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
SCG MacGill	33.3	2	108	8	3.22	Australia	1	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006	Test # 1797
PA Strang	51.5	12	109	8	2.10	Zimbabwe	2	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
A Kumble	46.5	7	141	8	3.01	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
Saqlain Mushtaq	74.0	20	164	8	2.21	Pakistan	1	v England	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
JJ Krejza	43.5	1	215	8	4.90	Australia	1	v India	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
SJ Harmison	12.3	8	12	7	0.96	England	3	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Mar 2004	Test # 1687
Shakib Al Hasan	25.5	7	36	7	1.39	Bangladesh	2	v New Zealand	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
M Ntini	19.5	7	37	7	1.86	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
MS Kasprowicz	17.4	3	39	7	2.20	Australia	4	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
JM Anderson	21.3	8	43	7	2.00	England	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	05 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
RJ Sidebottom	21.4	6	47	7	2.16	England	2	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
Harbhajan Singh	28.3	12	48	7	1.68	India	3	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
A Kumble	17.3	4	48	7	2.74	India	1	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004	Test # 1714
CL Cairns	18.2	2	53	7	2.89	New Zealand	3	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
CD Collymore	16.0	2	57	7	3.56	West Indies	3	v Sri Lanka	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649
IK Pathan	15.2	4	59	7	3.84	India	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1767
MJ Hoggard	18.3	5	61	7	3.29	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
Harbhajan Singh	22.2	3	62	7	2.77	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
MJ Hoggard	21.2	7	63	7	2.95	England	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
A Kumble	38.0	16	63	7	1.65	India	4	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005	Test # 1741
Saqlain Mushtaq	25.5	2	66	7	2.55	Pakistan	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
DJG Sammy	21.3	2	66	7	3.06	West Indies	3	v England	Manchester	07 Jun 2007	Test # 1835
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	3	71	7	2.84	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
GD McGrath	30.2	9	76	7	2.50	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
Danish Kaneria	19.4	4	77	7	3.91	Pakistan	3	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002	Test # 1584
JJC Lawson	19.1	3	78	7	4.06	West Indies	1	v Australia	St John's	09 May 2003	Test # 1645
CD Collymore	27.3	5	78	7	2.83	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
M Muralidaran	35.0	5	84	7	2.40	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DL Vettori	35.0	11	87	7	2.48	New Zealand	3	v Australia	Auckland	11 Mar 2000	Test # 1488
Harbhajan Singh	30.0	3	87	7	2.90	India	3	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
FH Edwards	29.4	6	87	7	2.93	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
SK Warne	24.3	7	94	7	3.83	Australia	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
AR Caddick	22.0	5	94	7	4.27	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
Enamul Haque jnr	36.0	9	95	7	2.63	Bangladesh	1	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
M Muralidaran	46.5	12	97	7	2.07	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
M Muralidaran	38.4	8	100	7	2.58	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
SCG MacGill	37.0	11	104	7	2.81	Australia	1	v West Indies	Sydney	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1527
MJ Hoggard	42.0	6	109	7	2.59	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Dec 2006	Test # 1819
A Kumble	51.0	13	115	7	2.25	India	1	v England	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
Danish Kaneria	60.0	20	118	7	1.96	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	28 Oct 2004	Test # 1719
WPUJC Vaas	32.2	5	120	7	3.71	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
Harbhajan Singh	37.5	7	123	7	3.25	India	1	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
PR Adams	45.0	11	128	7	2.84	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
DL Vettori	42.3	6	130	7	3.05	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
Harbhajan Singh	38.2	6	133	7	3.46	India	1	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
SK Warne	44.2	7	165	7	3.72	Australia	2	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
Danish Kaneria	53.0	10	168	7	3.16	Pakistan	2	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Dec 2009	Test # 1940
Danish Kaneria	49.3	7	188	7	3.79	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1731
JJC Lawson	6.5	4	3	6	0.43	West Indies	3	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
MJ Clarke	6.2	-	9	6	1.42	Australia	3	v India	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
Shoaib Akhtar	8.2	4	11	6	1.32	Pakistan	2	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002	Test # 1600
GD McGrath	20.0	12	17	6	0.85	Australia	1	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
M Muralidaran	10.4	4	18	6	1.68	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
SJ Harmison	13.0	7	19	6	1.46	England	1	v Pakistan	Manchester	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1811
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	22	6	1.46	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	2.00	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
Shahadat Hossain	15.3	8	27	6	1.74	Bangladesh	2	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
DL Vettori	22.0	13	28	6	1.27	New Zealand	3	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19 Oct 2004	Test # 1715
M Muralidaran	14.5	6	28	6	1.88	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	1.61	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	2.19	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
Shoaib Akhtar	18.0	3	30	6	1.66	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
A Nel	16.2	3	32	6	1.95	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
SK Warne	18.0	5	33	6	1.83	Australia	3	v England	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
RL Johnson	12.0	4	33	6	2.75	England	2	v Zimbabwe	Chester-le-Street	05 Jun 2003	Test # 1647
RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	2.08	England	4	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
M Muralidaran	21.0	8	36	6	1.71	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
MS Panesar	17.0	5	37	6	2.17	England	3	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	3.90	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SM Pollock	17.4	4	39	6	2.20	South Africa	3	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
M Zondeki	14.3	2	39	6	2.68	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
JN Gillespie	17.0	5	40	6	2.35	Australia	4	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
AB Agarkar	16.2	2	41	6	2.51	India	3	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
Danish Kaneria	13.0	3	42	6	3.23	Pakistan	1	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
Mohammad Asif	23.0	7	44	6	1.91	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
M Muralidaran	24.2	10	45	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
Enamul Haque jnr	22.2	5	45	6	2.01	Bangladesh	4	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
IG Butler	20.0	6	46	6	2.30	New Zealand	2	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
SJ Harmison	13.0	1	46	6	3.53	England	2	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 2004	Test # 1712
SK Warne	23.1	7	46	6	1.98	Australia	3	v England	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005	Test # 1758
KAJ Roach	23.5	8	48	6	2.01	West Indies	2	v Bangladesh	St George's	17 Jul 2009	Test # 1926
DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	4.66	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
RJ Sidebottom	17.0	4	49	6	2.88	England	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	05 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
M Muralidaran	22.0	8	49	6	2.22	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
Shoaib Akhtar	22.5	4	50	6	2.18	Pakistan	1	v Bangladesh	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
GD McGrath	23.1	8	50	6	2.15	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006	Test # 1817
IK Pathan	15.0	5	51	6	3.40	India	3	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Dec 2004	Test # 1725
SE Bond	17.0	4	51	6	3.00	New Zealand	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	15 Aug 2005	Test # 1761
Danish Kaneria	15.0	3	52	6	3.46	Pakistan	3	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
PT Collins	18.0	3	53	6	2.94	West Indies	3	v Bangladesh	Kingston	04 Jun 2004	Test # 1703
SP Jones	17.5	6	53	6	2.97	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005	Test # 1760
DR Tuffey	19.0	6	54	6	2.84	New Zealand	2	v England	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597

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