Zimbabwe vs other countries Tests Bowling Records - Best Figures in a Innings
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 40.0 | 19 | 51 | 9 | 1.27 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 4 Jan 2002 | Test # 1583 | |
| 16.5 | 7 | 39 | 8 | 2.31 | Bangladesh | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Mirpur | 25 Oct 2014 | Test # 2141 | |
| 23.0 | 6 | 63 | 8 | 2.73 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 6 Nov 2016 | Test # 2231 | |
| 33.0 | 12 | 71 | 8 | 2.15 | South Africa | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 13 Oct 1995 | Test # 1307 | |
| 14.5 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 2.49 | West Indies | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Feb 2023 | Test # 2491 | |
| 15.2 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 3.84 | India | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1767 | |
| 25.5 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 2.55 | Pakistan | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 16 Nov 2002 | Test # 1627 | |
| 27.3 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 2.40 | Afghanistan | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 2 Jan 2025 | Test # 2574 | |
| 34.1 | 8 | 91 | 7 | 2.66 | Pakistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Karachi | 1 Dec 1993 | Test # 1237 | |
| 42.5 | 13 | 94 | 7 | 2.19 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 7 Jan 1998 | Test # 1394 | |
| 36.0 | 9 | 95 | 7 | 2.63 | Bangladesh | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 14 Jan 2005 | Test # 1735 | |
| 32.3 | 4 | 95 | 7 | 2.92 | Pakistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 3 Sep 2013 | Test # 2095 | |
| 32.0 | 4 | 97 | 7 | 3.03 | Afghanistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Oct 2025 | Test # 2604 | |
| 35.4 | 7 | 116 | 7 | 3.25 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 26 Oct 1994 | Test # 1272 | |
| 62.5 | 17 | 137 | 7 | 2.18 | Afghanistan | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Abu Dhabi | 10 Mar 2021 | Test # 2415 | |
| 8.3 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 3.05 | New Zealand | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Napier | 26 Jan 2012 | Test # 2033 | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2.75 | England | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Chester-le-Street | 5 Jun 2003 | Test # 1647 | |
| 14.3 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Centurion | 11 Mar 2005 | Test # 1740 | |
| 15.3 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 2.51 | New Zealand | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 30 Jul 2025 | Test # 2597 | |
| 20.5 | 8 | 41 | 6 | 1.96 | New Zealand | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jul 2016 | Test # 2210 | |
| 21.5 | 7 | 44 | 6 | 2.01 | Pakistan | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Karachi | 1 Dec 1993 | Test # 1237 | |
| 24.2 | 10 | 45 | 6 | 1.84 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 6 May 2004 | Test # 1698 | |
| 22.2 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 2.01 | Bangladesh | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Chattogram | 6 Jan 2005 | Test # 1733 | |
| 20.0 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 2.40 | Pakistan | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1996 | Test # 1337 | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 3.06 | West Indies | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Bridgetown | 12 Mar 2013 | Test # 2079 | |
| 17.3 | 5 | 50 | 6 | 2.85 | New Zealand | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Nov 1992 | Test # 1199 | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 3.00 | New Zealand | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 15 Aug 2005 | Test # 1761 | |
| 28.0 | 7 | 57 | 6 | 2.03 | Ireland | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 6 Feb 2025 | Test # 2581 | |
| 24.5 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 2.37 | Bangladesh | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Mirpur | 25 Oct 2014 | Test # 2141 | |
| 21.2 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 2.81 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 18 Nov 1999 | Test # 1470 | |
| 27.1 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 2.20 | Bangladesh | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Chattogram | 28 Apr 2025 | Test # 2583 | |
| 31.0 | 5 | 62 | 6 | 2.00 | India | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Delhi | 28 Feb 2002 | Test # 1591 | |
| 17.3 | 1 | 62 | 6 | 3.54 | West Indies | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Feb 2023 | Test # 2491 | |
| 25.5 | 3 | 65 | 6 | 2.51 | Australia | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Sydney | 17 Oct 2003 | Test # 1663 | |
| 19.0 | 1 | 71 | 6 | 3.73 | Bangladesh | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 17 Apr 2013 | Test # 2086 | |
| 25.0 | 3 | 75 | 6 | 3.00 | Afghanistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Abu Dhabi | 2 Mar 2021 | Test # 2413 | |
| 35.0 | 12 | 81 | 6 | 2.31 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 19 Apr 2001 | Test # 1543 | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 4.50 | England | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | Test # 2584 | |
| 39.3 | 7 | 108 | 6 | 2.73 | Bangladesh | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 3 Nov 2018 | Test # 2323 | |
| 40.4 | 12 | 113 | 6 | 2.77 | New Zealand | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 1 Nov 1992 | Test # 1198 | |
| 39.1 | 5 | 133 | 6 | 3.39 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Jul 2017 | Test # 2263 | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2.14 | England | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Lord's | 18 May 2000 | Test # 1495 | |
| 9.5 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2.03 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 6 May 2004 | Test # 1698 | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1.90 | South Africa | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2017 | Test # 2290 | |
| 29.0 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 0.79 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 7 Jan 1998 | Test # 1394 | |
| 13.0 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 2.07 | Pakistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 May 2021 | Test # 2421 | |
| 14.5 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 2.08 | New Zealand | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Sep 2000 | Test # 1510 | |
| 13.5 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 2.31 | Pakistan | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Lahore | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1432 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 1.52 | Bangladesh | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Chattogram | 28 Apr 2025 | Test # 2583 | |
| 20.3 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 1.60 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 11 Sep 1996 | Test # 1333 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 2.26 | West Indies | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Roseau | 20 Mar 2013 | Test # 2083 | |
| 12.2 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 2.91 | Pakistan | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2420 | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 4.11 | New Zealand | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 7 Aug 2025 | Test # 2599 | |
| 18.1 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 2.09 | Bangladesh | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Mirpur | 11 Nov 2018 | Test # 2325 | |
| 21.0 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 1.85 | South Africa | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 29 Oct 1999 | Test # 1466 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 2.66 | New Zealand | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 7 Aug 2025 | Test # 2599 | |
| 22.3 | 7 | 43 | 5 | 1.91 | Pakistan | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 7 Feb 1995 | Test # 1288 | |
| 29.0 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 1.48 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 3.58 | South Africa | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 18.0 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 2.44 | Bangladesh | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Khulna | 3 Nov 2014 | Test # 2143 | |
| 19.0 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 2.42 | Pakistan | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 15 Feb 1995 | Test # 1290 | |
| 22.4 | 11 | 46 | 5 | 2.02 | South Africa | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 9 Aug 2014 | Test # 2135 | |
| 28.1 | 9 | 50 | 5 | 1.77 | New Zealand | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 18 Sep 1997 | Test # 1378 | |
| 22.1 | 8 | 50 | 5 | 2.25 | Bangladesh | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 | Test # 2582 | |
| 23.0 | 8 | 51 | 5 | 2.21 | West Indies | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Kingston | 24 Mar 2000 | Test # 1492 | |
| 23.0 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 2.26 | Pakistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Peshawar | 27 Nov 1998 | Test # 1430 | |
| 24.5 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 2.09 | Pakistan | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 10 Sep 2013 | Test # 2096 | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 2.60 | Pakistan | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 May 2021 | Test # 2421 | |
| 20.2 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 2.55 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 | Test # 2582 | |
| 22.4 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 2.33 | Pakistan | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1996 | Test # 1336 | |
| 25.0 | 5 | 56 | 5 | 2.24 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 4 Dec 1999 | Test # 1474 | |
| 18.5 | 3 | 58 | 5 | 3.07 | India | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 13 Sep 2005 | Test # 1765 | |
| 21.5 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 2.70 | West Indies | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Roseau | 20 Mar 2013 | Test # 2083 | |
| 17.3 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 3.37 | South Africa | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2017 | Test # 2290 | |
| 24.1 | 6 | 60 | 5 | 2.48 | India | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 | Test # 1515 | |
| 28.4 | 8 | 62 | 5 | 2.16 | Bangladesh | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 3 Nov 2018 | Test # 2323 | |
| 37.0 | 15 | 63 | 5 | 1.70 | India | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Nagpur | 21 Feb 2002 | Test # 1589 | |
| 23.2 | 3 | 65 | 5 | 2.78 | Pakistan | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Rawalpindi | 9 Dec 1993 | Test # 1240 | |
| 41.4 | 19 | 65 | 5 | 1.56 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Chattogram | 6 Jan 2005 | Test # 1733 | |
| 58.3 | 26 | 67 | 5 | 1.14 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
| 19.0 | 3 | 67 | 5 | 3.52 | India | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1767 | |
| 38.5 | 16 | 70 | 5 | 1.80 | India | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1218 | |
| 43.0 | 13 | 70 | 5 | 1.62 | New Zealand | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 1 Nov 2011 | Test # 2013 | |
| 32.5 | 11 | 71 | 5 | 2.16 | New Zealand | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Wellington | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1524 | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 73 | 5 | 4.56 | England | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Lord's | 22 May 2003 | Test # 1646 | |
| 24.0 | 4 | 79 | 5 | 3.29 | West Indies | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 21 Oct 2017 | Test # 2279 | |
| 41.0 | 11 | 80 | 5 | 1.95 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Khulna | 3 Nov 2014 | Test # 2143 | |
| 24.0 | 6 | 82 | 5 | 3.41 | Bangladesh | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2020 | Test # 2386 | |
| 31.0 | 5 | 82 | 5 | 2.64 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Jul 2021 | Test # 2427 | |
| 37.0 | 8 | 85 | 5 | 2.29 | New Zealand | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Nov 1992 | Test # 1199 | |
| 25.0 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 3.40 | New Zealand | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 1 Nov 2011 | Test # 2013 | |
| 33.0 | 11 | 85 | 5 | 2.57 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 25 Apr 2013 | Test # 2087 | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 86 | 5 | 4.09 | Pakistan | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 May 2021 | Test # 2421 | |
| 19.0 | 3 | 88 | 5 | 4.63 | Pakistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Rawalpindi | 9 Dec 1993 | Test # 1240 | |
| 26.0 | 4 | 89 | 5 | 3.42 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 6 Nov 2016 | Test # 2231 | |
| 45.0 | 16 | 90 | 5 | 2.00 | New Zealand | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Sep 2000 | Test # 1510 | |
| 20.0 | 1 | 96 | 5 | 4.80 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Chattogram | 12 Nov 2014 | Test # 2145 | |
| 34.4 | 9 | 100 | 5 | 2.88 | Pakistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Lahore | 16 Dec 1993 | Test # 1241 | |
| 37.0 | 8 | 105 | 5 | 2.83 | Bangladesh | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 14 Jan 2005 | Test # 1735 | |
| 28.2 | 4 | 106 | 5 | 3.74 | Pakistan | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 Mar 1998 | Test # 1408 |
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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 figuresPerformances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]
New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]
Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]