Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
J Srinath	11.5	4	21	6	1.77	India	4	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
GD McGrath	40.4	15	86	6	2.11	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
BKV Prasad	35.0	6	104	6	2.97	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
JN Gillespie	23.0	10	54	5	2.34	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	3.15	India	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	3.72	India	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	4.13	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
MG Bevan	15.0	3	32	4	2.13	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SB Joshi	24.0	4	43	4	1.79	India	2	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
SK Warne	28.0	15	43	4	1.53	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
A Kumble	27.0	2	71	4	2.62	India	2	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
GD McGrath	26.0	8	77	4	2.96	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
MG Bevan	13.0	3	18	3	1.38	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
A Kumble	12.0	2	34	3	2.83	India	4	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
J Srinath	19.1	6	38	3	1.98	India	4	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
A Kumble	23.0	7	40	3	1.73	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
J Srinath	16.0	7	42	3	2.62	India	2	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
JN Gillespie	18.0	4	49	3	2.72	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SK Warne	23.4	5	62	3	2.61	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SB Joshi	29.0	9	66	3	2.27	India	4	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
JN Gillespie	31.0	13	75	3	2.41	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
J Srinath	18.0	5	78	3	4.33	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
J Srinath	23.0	5	80	3	3.47	India	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BKV Prasad	36.0	1	114	3	3.16	India	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
J Srinath	38.0	8	130	3	3.42	India	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AR Kapoor	8.0	2	19	2	2.37	India	2	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SK Warne	17.4	7	20	2	1.13	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
BKV Prasad	11.0	5	25	2	2.27	India	4	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
A Kumble	11.0	3	26	2	2.36	India	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
J Srinath	20.0	7	36	2	1.80	India	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SC Ganguly	12.0	1	36	2	3.00	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
ND Hirwani	15.0	3	38	2	2.53	India	2	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
J Srinath	19.1	7	47	2	2.45	India	2	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
DJ Johnson	15.0	2	52	2	3.46	India	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
A Kumble	25.0	4	58	2	2.32	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
BKV Prasad	15.0	1	59	2	3.93	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
MG Bevan	17.0	1	64	2	3.76	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
JN Gillespie	17.0	6	66	2	3.88	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
GD McGrath	22.0	7	66	2	3.00	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SK Warne	27.4	9	68	2	2.45	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
A Kumble	31.0	6	76	2	2.45	India	2	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
A Kumble	20.1	1	78	2	3.86	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
BKV Prasad	20.0	2	83	2	4.15	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
J Srinath	24.0	6	89	2	3.70	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
J Srinath	37.0	7	107	2	2.89	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
SR Waugh	4.0	1	4	1	1.00	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SC Ganguly	9.0	4	12	1	1.33	India	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
GS Blewett	3.0	-	13	1	4.33	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
JN Gillespie	3.4	-	19	1	5.18	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
A Kumble	24.0	11	27	1	1.12	India	4	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SB Joshi	8.0	1	28	1	3.50	India	4	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
ME Waugh	7.0	1	34	1	4.85	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
D Ganesh	10.0	3	38	1	3.80	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
GD McGrath	13.0	3	43	1	3.30	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
A Kumble	25.0	5	63	1	2.52	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
J Srinath	24.2	2	101	1	4.15	India	3	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
A Kumble	32.0	4	101	1	3.15	India	3	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341

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