Best bowling figures in an innings in 2020s 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 |
| 47.5 | 12 | 119 | 10 | 2.48 | New Zealand | 1 | v India | Wankhede | 03 Dec 2021 | Test # 2438 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 42 | 8 | 2.80 | Pakistan | 2 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 04 Dec 2021 | Test # 2439 | |
| 16.3 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 2.78 | Pakistan | 4 | v England | Multan | 15 Oct 2024 | Test # 2554 | |
| 23.3 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 2.72 | Australia | 3 | v India | Indore | 01 Mar 2023 | Test # 2496 | |
| 6.5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1.90 | South Africa | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 | |
| 15.0 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 1.53 | New Zealand | 1 | v South Africa | Christchurch | 17 Feb 2022 | Test # 2450 | |
| 10.0 | - | 32 | 7 | 3.20 | South Africa | 4 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 | Test # 2460 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 1.77 | West Indies | 3 | v Pakistan | Multan | 17 Jan 2025 | Test # 2577 | |
| 14.5 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 2.49 | West Indies | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Feb 2023 | Test # 2491 | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 3.33 | South Africa | 4 | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
| 12.1 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 3.45 | India | 3 | v Australia | Delhi | 17 Feb 2023 | Test # 2493 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 45 | 7 | 3.75 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Lord's | 10 Jul 2024 | Test # 2538 | |
| 23.0 | 10 | 52 | 7 | 2.26 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Ireland | Galle | 16 Apr 2023 | Test # 2502 | |
| 19.3 | 1 | 53 | 7 | 2.71 | New Zealand | 2 | v India | Pune | 24 Oct 2024 | Test # 2557 | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 58 | 7 | 3.22 | Zimbabwe | 1 | v Ireland | Bulawayo | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2581 | |
| 23.1 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 2.54 | India | 1 | v New Zealand | Pune | 24 Oct 2024 | Test # 2557 | |
| 17.5 | 3 | 61 | 7 | 3.42 | India | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
| 26.2 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 2.35 | England | 4 | v India | Hyderabad | 25 Jan 2024 | Test # 2525 | |
| 27.3 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 2.40 | Afghanistan | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 02 Jan 2025 | Test # 2574 | |
| 23.0 | 4 | 67 | 7 | 2.91 | New Zealand | 2 | v Australia | Christchurch | 08 Mar 2024 | Test # 2535 | |
| 11.5 | - | 68 | 7 | 5.74 | West Indies | 4 | v Australia | Brisbane | 25 Jan 2024 | Test # 2524 | |
| 23.0 | 8 | 70 | 7 | 3.04 | Pakistan | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 | |
| 21.3 | 7 | 71 | 7 | 3.30 | India | 3 | v West Indies | Roseau | 12 Jul 2023 | Test # 2510 | |
| 26.2 | 1 | 111 | 7 | 4.21 | Pakistan | 2 | v England | Multan | 15 Oct 2024 | Test # 2554 | |
| 43.0 | 8 | 113 | 7 | 2.62 | Zimbabwe | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 | |
| 22.0 | 1 | 114 | 7 | 5.18 | Pakistan | 1 | v England | Multan | 09 Dec 2022 | Test # 2480 | |
| 44.4 | 9 | 116 | 7 | 2.59 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Pakistan | Chattogram | 26 Nov 2021 | Test # 2436 | |
| 47.0 | 12 | 124 | 7 | 2.63 | Australia | 2 | v India | Nagpur | 09 Feb 2023 | Test # 2490 | |
| 42.0 | 6 | 137 | 7 | 3.26 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| 62.5 | 17 | 137 | 7 | 2.18 | Afghanistan | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Abu Dhabi | 10 Mar 2021 | Test # 2415 | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.75 | Australia | 3 | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2442 | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1.66 | India | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
| 18.1 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 1.54 | Australia | 2 | v South Africa | Lord's | 11 Jun 2025 | Test # 2585 | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 2.21 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Manchester | 24 Jul 2020 | Test # 2390 | |
| 16.3 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 2.24 | England | 3 | v Australia | Hobart | 14 Jan 2022 | Test # 2449 | |
| 21.4 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 1.75 | India | 1 | v England | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 | |
| 29.0 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 1.37 | England | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| 15.1 | 3 | 41 | 6 | 2.70 | Pakistan | 1 | v West Indies | Multan | 25 Jan 2025 | Test # 2578 | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 42 | 6 | 2.10 | West Indies | 1 | v England | Southampton | 08 Jul 2020 | Test # 2388 | |
| 18.0 | 6 | 42 | 6 | 2.33 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 | |
| 18.2 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 2.29 | Pakistan | 3 | v England | Rawalpindi | 24 Oct 2024 | Test # 2558 | |
| 19.1 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 2.19 | England | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 28 Nov 2024 | Test # 2564 | |
| 25.1 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 1.70 | New Zealand | 2 | v England | Lord's | 02 Jun 2021 | Test # 2422 | |
| 15.5 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 2.84 | India | 2 | v England | Visakhapatnam | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2526 | |
| 16.5 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 2.67 | Australia | 3 | v India | Sydney | 03 Jan 2025 | Test # 2575 | |
| 21.0 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 2.19 | Bangladesh | 3 | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 01 Jan 2022 | Test # 2444 | |
| 17.5 | 4 | 46 | 6 | 2.57 | South Africa | 3 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 21 Oct 2024 | Test # 2556 | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 2.40 | New Zealand | 3 | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2400 | |
| 14.1 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 3.38 | Australia | 1 | v India | Adelaide | 06 Dec 2024 | Test # 2568 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 3.33 | South Africa | 4 | v West Indies | Centurion | 28 Feb 2023 | Test # 2495 | |
| 17.3 | 7 | 51 | 6 | 2.91 | Pakistan | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 20 Aug 2021 | Test # 2431 | |
| 17.3 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 2.91 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 23 May 2022 | Test # 2463 | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 3.71 | South Africa | 3 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 | |
| 19.3 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 2.76 | Pakistan | 4 | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 | |
| 14.3 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 3.86 | South Africa | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 3.16 | New Zealand | 3 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 06 Dec 2023 | Test # 2517 | |
| 14.1 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 4.02 | New Zealand | 4 | v India | Wankhede | 01 Nov 2024 | Test # 2560 | |
| 28.0 | 7 | 57 | 6 | 2.03 | Ireland | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2581 | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 3.68 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Galle | 08 Jul 2022 | Test # 2471 | |
| 27.1 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 2.20 | Bangladesh | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Chattogram | 28 Apr 2025 | Test # 2583 | |
| 17.3 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 3.48 | India | 3 | v England | Chennai | 05 Feb 2021 | Test # 2409 | |
| 13.5 | - | 61 | 6 | 4.40 | India | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
| 18.4 | 4 | 61 | 6 | 3.26 | West Indies | 3 | v South Africa | Providence | 15 Aug 2024 | Test # 2543 | |
| 17.3 | 1 | 62 | 6 | 3.54 | West Indies | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Feb 2023 | Test # 2491 | |
| 14.1 | 1 | 64 | 6 | 4.51 | Bangladesh | 3 | v West Indies | North Sound | 22 Nov 2024 | Test # 2562 | |
| 27.0 | 8 | 65 | 6 | 2.40 | Australia | 4 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Feb 2024 | Test # 2533 | |
| 21.4 | 2 | 69 | 6 | 3.18 | Pakistan | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2521 | |
| 34.2 | 8 | 70 | 6 | 2.03 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
| 24.0 | 5 | 71 | 6 | 2.95 | South Africa | 1 | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2443 | |
| 20.2 | 5 | 72 | 6 | 3.54 | Zimbabwe | 3 | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 | Test # 2582 | |
| 25.0 | 3 | 75 | 6 | 3.00 | Afghanistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Abu Dhabi | 02 Mar 2021 | Test # 2413 | |
| 31.1 | 8 | 75 | 6 | 2.40 | Bangladesh | 4 | v New Zealand | Sylhet | 28 Nov 2023 | Test # 2516 | |
| 28.0 | 9 | 76 | 6 | 2.71 | India | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 14 Dec 2024 | Test # 2570 | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 4.50 | England | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | Test # 2584 | |
| 36.5 | 10 | 86 | 6 | 2.33 | New Zealand | 3 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 26 Dec 2022 | Test # 2486 | |
| 21.0 | - | 88 | 6 | 4.19 | India | 4 | v Bangladesh | Chennai | 19 Sep 2024 | Test # 2550 | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 90 | 6 | 4.28 | Pakistan | 2 | v Bangladesh | Rawalpindi | 30 Aug 2024 | Test # 2547 | |
| 30.0 | 8 | 90 | 6 | 3.00 | New Zealand | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 | |
| 47.2 | 15 | 91 | 6 | 1.92 | India | 1 | v Australia | Ahmedabad | 09 Mar 2023 | Test # 2499 | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 91 | 6 | 5.05 | Australia | 2 | v England | Leeds | 06 Jul 2023 | Test # 2509 | |
| 32.0 | 7 | 92 | 6 | 2.87 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
| 29.0 | 5 | 95 | 6 | 3.27 | Zimbabwe | 3 | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 02 Jan 2025 | Test # 2574 | |
| 29.0 | 2 | 104 | 6 | 3.58 | New Zealand | 4 | v India | Pune | 24 Oct 2024 | Test # 2557 | |
| 30.0 | 4 | 105 | 6 | 3.50 | Bangladesh | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 15 May 2022 | Test # 2462 | |
| 38.1 | 9 | 107 | 6 | 2.80 | Pakistan | 2 | v Australia | Rawalpindi | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2453 | |
| 20.2 | 1 | 111 | 6 | 5.45 | Pakistan | 1 | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 2023 | Test # 2518 | |
| 36.0 | 3 | 118 | 6 | 3.27 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Galle | 08 Jul 2022 | Test # 2471 | |
| 28.0 | 2 | 118 | 6 | 4.21 | Ireland | 2 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 04 Apr 2023 | Test # 2501 | |
| 26.0 | 1 | 119 | 6 | 4.57 | South Africa | 1 | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 | Test # 2528 | |
| 42.5 | 10 | 128 | 6 | 2.98 | Australia | 4 | v West Indies | Perth | 30 Nov 2022 | Test # 2477 | |
| 29.2 | 4 | 128 | 6 | 4.36 | Pakistan | 1 | v England | Rawalpindi | 24 Oct 2024 | Test # 2558 | |
| 50.0 | 10 | 135 | 6 | 2.70 | Bangladesh | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
| 40.3 | 5 | 161 | 6 | 3.97 | England | 2 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 | Test # 2478 | |
| 33.4 | 4 | 170 | 6 | 5.04 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v New Zealand | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 | |
| 5.0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1.60 | Australia | 3 | v India | Adelaide | 17 Dec 2020 | Test # 2396 | |
| 6.2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1.26 | England | 2 | v India | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 | |
| 13.2 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1.12 | New Zealand | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 16 Oct 2024 | Test # 2555 | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1.77 | Australia | 1 | v India | Indore | 01 Mar 2023 | Test # 2496 | |
| 17.0 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1.05 | West Indies | 3 | v England | St George's | 24 Mar 2022 | Test # 2459 | |
| 13.5 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1.37 | South Africa | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2021 | Test # 2424 |
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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures