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
ARC Fraser	16.1	2	53	8	3.27	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1998	Test # 1398
SM Pollock	41.0	11	87	7	2.12	South Africa	2	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
M Muralidaran	42.5	13	94	7	2.19	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
PS de Villiers	11.5	5	23	6	1.94	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
SK Warne	21.0	9	34	6	1.61	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
SM Pollock	22.3	6	50	6	2.22	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
AA Donald	27.0	8	59	6	2.18	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
Mushtaq Ahmed	37.0	13	78	6	2.10	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Waqar Younis	23.0	6	78	6	3.39	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
A Kumble	41.3	8	98	6	2.36	India	2	v Australia	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
AG Huckle	40.4	10	109	6	2.68	Zimbabwe	2	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
M Muralidaran	29.0	18	23	5	0.79	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
CEL Ambrose	15.4	5	25	5	1.59	West Indies	2	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
MS Kasprowicz	18.0	5	28	5	1.55	Australia	3	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
GD McGrath	17.0	6	32	5	1.88	Australia	4	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
Mushtaq Ahmed	18.3	7	35	5	1.89	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
SM Pollock	11.0	1	37	5	3.36	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
SH Cook	10.2	3	39	5	3.77	Australia	3	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
ARC Fraser	20.4	8	40	5	1.93	England	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
Shoaib Akhtar	12.0	1	43	5	3.58	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
CL Cairns	28.1	9	50	5	1.77	New Zealand	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
CEL Ambrose	19.5	3	52	5	2.62	West Indies	3	v England	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1998	Test # 1398
Saqlain Mushtaq	24.0	6	54	5	2.25	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
AA Donald	13.3	2	54	5	4.00	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
HDPK Dharmasena	12.4	-	57	5	4.50	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
A Kumble	31.0	10	62	5	2.00	India	3	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998	Test # 1409
M Muralidaran	30.0	8	63	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
AR Caddick	22.0	7	67	5	3.04	England	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
Mushtaq Ahmed	23.0	5	71	5	3.08	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
SK Warne	32.1	8	75	5	2.33	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
CA Walsh	32.0	9	78	5	2.43	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
AA Donald	19.2	4	79	5	4.08	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
CL Hooper	37.5	7	80	5	2.11	West Indies	1	v England	Bridgetown	12 Mar 1998	Test # 1407
SK Warne	28.0	6	88	5	3.14	Australia	4	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
Waqar Younis	28.2	4	106	5	3.74	Pakistan	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Mar 1998	Test # 1408
M Dillon	29.4	4	111	5	3.74	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
KR Pushpakumara	32.0	3	122	5	3.81	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
Saqlain Mushtaq	62.0	13	129	5	2.08	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
CA Walsh	43.1	6	143	5	3.31	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
AG Huckle	32.0	2	146	5	4.56	Zimbabwe	4	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
Saqlain Mushtaq	19.0	9	26	4	1.36	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
AA Donald	15.0	4	27	4	1.80	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
D Ramnarine	17.0	5	29	4	1.70	West Indies	1	v England	St John's	20 Mar 1998	Test # 1411
SB Doull	20.0	6	35	4	1.75	New Zealand	1	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1402
CEL Ambrose	14.1	3	38	4	2.68	West Indies	4	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998	Test # 1404
ARC Fraser	25.3	11	40	4	1.56	England	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
Wasim Akram	16.0	6	42	4	2.62	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
Wasim Akram	14.0	5	42	4	3.00	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
Wasim Akram	16.4	7	42	4	2.52	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
A Kumble	22.5	7	46	4	2.01	India	4	v Australia	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
AA Donald	13.0	3	47	4	3.61	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Waqar Younis	20.0	8	47	4	2.35	Pakistan	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	21 Mar 1998	Test # 1412
RK Chauhan	34.0	13	48	4	1.41	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
SB Doull	19.4	5	50	4	2.54	New Zealand	3	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1402
SB O'Connor	18.3	7	52	4	2.81	New Zealand	1	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	19 Feb 1998	Test # 1401
Azhar Mahmood	20.5	7	53	4	2.54	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
ST Jayasuriya	33.0	7	53	4	1.60	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
PA Strang	18.1	-	54	4	2.97	Zimbabwe	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1402
Waqar Younis	17.4	4	55	4	3.11	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
CL Cairns	24.3	4	56	4	2.28	New Zealand	3	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	19 Feb 1998	Test # 1401
Mushtaq Ahmed	22.0	6	57	4	2.59	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
GJ Whittall	27.0	9	63	4	2.33	Zimbabwe	2	v Pakistan	Bulawayo	14 Mar 1998	Test # 1408
Wasim Akram	23.2	5	65	4	2.78	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
L Klusener	30.0	10	67	4	2.23	South Africa	4	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
PL Symcox	27.2	4	69	4	2.52	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
SB Doull	30.0	6	70	4	2.33	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
GR Robertson	28.2	4	72	4	2.54	Australia	1	v India	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
CA Walsh	23.0	2	74	4	3.21	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
PA Strang	19.5	2	77	4	3.88	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
DW Headley	26.0	3	77	4	2.96	England	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
CA Walsh	31.2	7	80	4	2.55	West Indies	3	v England	St John's	20 Mar 1998	Test # 1411
SK Warne	22.4	3	83	4	3.66	Australia	1	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
SM Pollock	26.0	5	83	4	3.19	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
HH Streak	25.0	6	84	4	3.36	Zimbabwe	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
SK Warne	35.0	11	85	4	2.42	Australia	1	v India	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
A Kuruvilla	27.0	7	88	4	3.25	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
CL Cairns	24.0	5	90	4	3.75	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
J Srinath	27.2	4	92	4	3.36	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
L Klusener	24.0	6	93	4	3.87	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
CL Cairns	28.0	9	95	4	3.39	New Zealand	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
A Kumble	45.0	10	103	4	2.28	India	2	v Australia	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
SK Warne	42.0	13	106	4	2.52	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
M Muralidaran	41.0	10	108	4	2.63	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Mushtaq Ahmed	38.0	12	122	4	3.21	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
M Muralidaran	45.0	8	135	4	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
DL Vettori	58.0	11	165	4	2.84	New Zealand	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
PL Symcox	9.3	5	8	3	0.84	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
PR Reiffel	12.0	3	14	3	1.16	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
SR Waugh	9.0	2	20	3	2.22	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
WJ Cronje	14.3	3	21	3	1.44	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
SCG MacGill	7.0	1	22	3	3.14	Australia	3	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
CEL Ambrose	26.0	16	23	3	0.88	West Indies	1	v England	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1998	Test # 1398
CA Walsh	15.0	4	25	3	1.66	West Indies	4	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998	Test # 1404
D Ramnarine	17.0	8	26	3	1.52	West Indies	2	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998	Test # 1404
Azhar Mahmood	16.0	7	26	3	1.62	Pakistan	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	21 Mar 1998	Test # 1412
KJ Silva	19.4	9	27	3	1.37	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
MS Kasprowicz	13.5	3	28	3	2.02	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
SC Ganguly	13.4	5	28	3	2.04	India	1	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998	Test # 1409
CEL Ambrose	17.0	6	28	3	1.64	West Indies	1	v England	St John's	20 Mar 1998	Test # 1411
GR Robertson	12.0	2	28	3	2.33	Australia	3	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413

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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]