Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sir RJ Hadlee	23.4	4	52	9	2.19	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
JR Ratnayeke	23.2	5	83	8	3.55	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
N Kapil Dev	38.0	6	106	8	2.78	India	1	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
Sir RJ Hadlee	44.4	8	116	7	2.59	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
JG Bracewell	22.0	8	32	6	1.45	New Zealand	3	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
Tauseef Ahmed	15.0	7	45	6	3.00	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
Sir RJ Hadlee	28.5	9	71	6	2.46	New Zealand	3	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
Sir RJ Hadlee	39.0	11	90	6	2.30	New Zealand	3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
RG Holland	47.0	19	106	6	2.25	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
ALF de Mel	22.0	1	109	6	4.95	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
JR Ratnayeke	17.0	3	37	5	2.17	Sri Lanka	3	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
Imran Khan	18.3	5	40	5	2.16	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
Abdul Qadir	20.5	5	44	5	2.11	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
AK Kuruppuarachchi	14.5	2	44	5	2.96	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
Tauseef Ahmed	23.2	8	54	5	2.31	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
Sir RJ Hadlee	24.0	2	65	5	2.70	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
Sir RJ Hadlee	26.5	6	65	5	2.42	New Zealand	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
IT Botham	24.1	3	71	5	2.93	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
RM Ellison	33.0	12	78	5	2.36	England	2	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
JE Emburey	27.0	5	78	5	2.88	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
NS Yadav	62.3	21	99	5	1.58	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
BP Patterson	11.0	4	30	4	2.72	West Indies	1	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
MD Marshall	15.0	3	38	4	2.53	West Indies	1	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
MD Marshall	14.0	1	42	4	3.00	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
J Garner	18.0	3	43	4	2.38	West Indies	1	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
Imran Khan	19.0	3	55	4	2.89	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
Wasim Akram	27.3	9	55	4	2.00	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
SR Waugh	23.0	6	56	4	2.43	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
GRJ Matthews	34.0	15	61	4	1.79	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
J Garner	21.4	2	67	4	3.09	West Indies	2	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
RG Holland	41.0	16	68	4	1.65	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
J Garner	17.0	2	69	4	4.05	West Indies	3	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
Imran Khan	32.0	11	69	4	2.15	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
JG Thomas	16.1	2	70	4	4.32	England	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
CA Walsh	27.0	4	74	4	2.74	West Indies	3	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
JG Bracewell	43.3	19	74	4	1.70	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
JG Bracewell	33.0	12	77	4	2.33	New Zealand	3	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
GF Lawson	47.0	12	79	4	1.68	Australia	2	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
RJ Shastri	37.0	13	87	4	2.35	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
BA Reid	34.3	8	90	4	2.60	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
RJ Shastri	47.0	13	92	4	1.95	India	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
MD Marshall	32.2	9	94	4	2.90	West Indies	3	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
BA Reid	38.2	11	100	4	2.60	Australia	2	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
RJ Shastri	57.0	21	101	4	1.77	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
BA Reid	53.0	22	113	4	2.13	Australia	2	v India	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
JR Ratnayeke	30.0	4	116	4	3.86	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
RA Harper	12.0	8	10	3	0.83	West Indies	4	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
J Garner	9.0	3	15	3	1.66	West Indies	3	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
NS Yadav	33.0	22	19	3	0.57	India	3	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
EJ Chatfield	18.0	9	19	3	1.05	New Zealand	3	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
Imran Khan	9.0	-	20	3	2.22	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
J Garner	9.0	2	22	3	2.44	West Indies	3	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
Imran Khan	14.1	5	28	3	1.97	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
BP Patterson	8.4	2	28	3	3.23	West Indies	3	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
MD Marshall	11.0	4	29	3	2.63	West Indies	3	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
Abdul Qadir	12.4	3	29	3	2.28	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
Tauseef Ahmed	13.0	4	32	3	2.46	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
EJ Chatfield	16.0	6	33	3	2.06	New Zealand	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
RJ Bright	17.5	3	39	3	2.18	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
ALF de Mel	16.0	6	39	3	2.43	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
MD Marshall	10.0	2	42	3	4.20	West Indies	3	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
BP Patterson	10.5	-	44	3	4.06	West Indies	3	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
J Garner	15.0	4	45	3	3.00	West Indies	1	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
JV Coney	18.0	7	47	3	2.61	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
MA Holding	10.0	1	47	3	4.70	West Indies	3	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
DR Gilbert	23.0	5	48	3	2.08	Australia	4	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
Mohsin Kamal	17.0	3	50	3	2.94	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
ALF de Mel	16.2	5	50	3	3.06	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
MA Holding	14.4	3	52	3	3.54	West Indies	1	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
BP Patterson	15.0	5	54	3	3.60	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
RJ Ratnayake	23.0	2	57	3	2.47	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
KN Amalean	18.2	1	59	3	3.21	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
Sir RJ Hadlee	31.0	12	60	3	1.93	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
JE Emburey	27.0	10	62	3	2.29	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
RG Holland	40.0	12	63	3	1.57	Australia	2	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
NS Yadav	27.5	10	64	3	2.29	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
MD Marshall	24.0	5	64	3	2.66	West Indies	2	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
EJ Chatfield	32.0	9	75	3	2.34	New Zealand	3	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
NA Foster	19.0	-	76	3	4.00	England	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
ALF de Mel	16.0	1	79	3	4.93	Sri Lanka	3	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
Zakir Khan	24.0	6	80	3	3.33	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
NS Yadav	38.5	15	84	3	2.16	India	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
JG Bracewell	30.0	7	91	3	3.03	New Zealand	4	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
BA Reid	31.0	6	104	3	3.35	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
GRJ Matthews	31.0	5	110	3	3.54	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
Imran Khan	49.0	15	112	3	2.28	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985	Test # 1026
Sir RJ Hadlee	37.1	5	116	3	3.12	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
CJ McDermott	48.0	14	131	3	2.72	Australia	2	v India	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
Abdul Qadir	54.3	17	132	3	2.42	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985	Test # 1026
Wasim Akram	14.0	7	17	2	1.21	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
Imran Khan	7.0	2	18	2	2.57	Pakistan	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
BA Reid	8.0	1	23	2	2.87	Australia	4	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
MD Marshall	16.1	6	25	2	1.54	West Indies	4	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
Mudassar Nazar	11.5	1	28	2	2.36	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
Imran Khan	16.0	5	29	2	1.81	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
JR Ratnayeke	17.4	8	29	2	1.64	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
MD Marshall	11.0	1	30	2	2.72	West Indies	1	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
Imran Khan	20.0	9	36	2	1.80	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
SR Waugh	11.0	5	36	2	3.27	Australia	2	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
RJ Shastri	25.0	12	36	2	1.44	India	3	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034

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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]