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
Mushtaq Ahmed	37.0	10	78	6	2.10	Pakistan	3	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
M Muralidaran	20.3	4	33	5	1.60	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
Mushtaq Ahmed	38.0	15	57	5	1.50	Pakistan	4	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
CC Lewis	22.4	6	72	5	3.17	England	3	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
BKV Prasad	33.3	10	76	5	2.26	India	1	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
PA Strang	34.3	3	106	5	3.07	Zimbabwe	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
DG Cork	37.0	6	113	5	3.05	England	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
KJ Silva	10.1	4	16	4	1.57	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
MA Ealham	14.0	5	21	4	1.50	England	3	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
KJ Silva	19.0	12	25	4	1.31	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
M Muralidaran	20.0	5	40	4	2.00	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Ata-ur-Rehman	15.4	3	50	4	3.19	Pakistan	2	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
DG Cork	20.1	5	61	4	3.02	England	1	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
PA Strang	38.0	11	66	4	1.73	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Waqar Younis	24.0	6	69	4	2.87	Pakistan	2	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
BKV Prasad	28.0	9	71	4	2.53	India	2	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	3	73	4	3.31	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
Waqar Younis	25.0	3	85	4	3.40	Pakistan	4	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
Waqar Younis	25.0	6	95	4	3.80	Pakistan	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
J Srinath	28.2	5	103	4	3.63	India	2	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
KJ Silva	14.4	9	10	3	0.68	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
AD Mullally	24.0	8	44	3	1.83	England	1	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
AR Caddick	17.0	4	52	3	3.05	England	3	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
HH Streak	20.0	6	54	3	2.70	Zimbabwe	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
AD Mullally	22.0	7	60	3	2.72	England	1	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
BC Strang	20.0	6	63	3	3.15	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Wasim Akram	15.4	1	67	3	4.27	Pakistan	3	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
AD Mullally	39.0	14	71	3	1.82	England	2	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
SC Ganguly	19.5	2	71	3	3.57	India	2	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
J Srinath	33.0	9	76	3	2.30	India	1	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
Wasim Akram	29.2	9	83	3	2.82	Pakistan	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
DG Cork	24.0	4	86	3	3.58	England	3	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
CC Lewis	37.0	10	89	3	2.40	England	1	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
A Kumble	51.0	14	90	3	1.76	India	3	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
M Muralidaran	41.0	9	94	3	2.29	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
AD Mullally	37.1	7	97	3	2.60	England	2	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
CC Lewis	40.0	11	101	3	2.52	England	2	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
Wasim Akram	39.5	10	106	3	2.66	Pakistan	2	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
AR Caddick	40.2	6	113	3	2.80	England	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
Waqar Younis	33.0	7	127	3	3.84	Pakistan	2	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
Mushtaq Ahmed	55.0	17	142	3	2.58	Pakistan	2	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
ST Jayasuriya	7.0	3	16	2	2.28	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
M Muralidaran	24.0	9	28	2	1.16	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
WPUJC Vaas	26.3	11	34	2	1.28	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
AD Mullally	13.0	3	36	2	2.76	England	3	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
DG Cork	19.0	5	40	2	2.10	England	3	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
AD Mullally	15.0	4	43	2	2.86	England	3	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
CC Lewis	18.0	2	44	2	2.44	England	1	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
SC Ganguly	15.0	2	49	2	3.26	India	1	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
KJ Silva	26.0	7	49	2	1.88	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
BKV Prasad	14.0	-	50	2	3.57	India	4	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
CC Lewis	14.0	4	50	2	3.57	England	3	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
BKV Prasad	24.0	8	54	2	2.25	India	3	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
HK Olonga	17.0	3	57	2	3.35	Zimbabwe	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
J Srinath	29.0	8	76	2	2.62	India	3	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
Mushtaq Ahmed	27.0	5	78	2	2.88	Pakistan	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
AD Mullally	40.0	12	88	2	2.20	England	1	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
MA Ealham	29.0	9	90	2	3.10	England	1	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
AD Mullally	41.0	10	99	2	2.41	England	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
DG Cork	28.0	6	100	2	3.57	England	1	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
DG Cork	42.3	10	112	2	2.63	England	2	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
RDB Croft	47.0	10	116	2	2.46	England	2	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
BKV Prasad	43.0	12	124	2	2.88	India	2	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
J Srinath	47.0	12	131	2	2.78	India	2	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
SC Ganguly	3.0	-	5	1	1.66	India	3	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
HDPK Dharmasena	14.0	7	19	1	1.35	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
MA Atherton	7.0	1	20	1	2.85	England	3	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
RC Irani	7.0	4	22	1	3.14	England	1	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
HDPK Dharmasena	9.0	3	23	1	2.55	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
AD Mullally	3.0	-	24	1	8.00	England	4	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
KR Pushpakumara	8.0	-	24	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
GA Hick	6.0	-	26	1	4.33	England	1	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
RC Irani	12.0	3	31	1	2.58	England	2	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
DG Cork	7.0	-	32	1	4.57	England	3	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
KR Pushpakumara	11.0	3	34	1	3.09	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Mohammad Akram	12.0	1	41	1	3.41	Pakistan	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
IDK Salisbury	12.2	1	42	1	3.40	England	1	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
MA Ealham	21.0	4	42	1	2.00	England	1	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
PL Mhambrey	10.0	-	43	1	4.30	India	2	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
Wasim Akram	21.1	5	45	1	2.12	Pakistan	4	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
PL Mhambrey	14.0	3	47	1	3.35	India	3	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
GJ Whittall	16.5	4	48	1	2.85	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Wasim Akram	22.0	4	49	1	2.22	Pakistan	2	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
DG Cork	16.0	2	49	1	3.06	England	3	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
CC Lewis	16.0	3	52	1	3.25	England	3	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
Waqar Younis	18.0	3	55	1	3.05	Pakistan	3	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
SJE Brown	16.0	2	60	1	3.75	England	3	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
PJ Martin	34.0	10	70	1	2.05	England	2	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
AD Mullally	30.2	9	70	1	2.30	England	3	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
DG Cork	23.0	5	71	1	3.08	England	2	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
SLV Raju	43.0	12	76	1	1.76	India	2	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
A Kumble	24.0	4	77	1	3.20	India	2	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
SJE Brown	17.0	2	78	1	4.58	England	1	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
Ata-ur-Rehman	22.0	1	90	1	4.09	Pakistan	2	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
Mushtaq Ahmed	38.0	5	92	1	2.42	Pakistan	2	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
A Kumble	39.0	6	98	1	2.51	India	2	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
MM Patel	24.0	2	101	1	4.20	England	1	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
IDK Salisbury	29.0	3	116	1	4.00	England	2	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
DG Cork	32.0	6	124	1	3.87	England	1	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329

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Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

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