Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Harbhajan Singh	41.5	20	84	8	2.00	India	3	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
PA Strang	51.5	12	109	8	2.10	Zimbabwe	2	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
Saqlain Mushtaq	74.0	20	164	8	2.21	Pakistan	1	v England	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
SCG MacGill	37.0	11	104	7	2.81	Australia	1	v West Indies	Sydney	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1527
Harbhajan Singh	37.5	7	123	7	3.25	India	1	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
Harbhajan Singh	38.2	6	133	7	3.46	India	1	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
GD McGrath	20.0	12	17	6	0.85	Australia	1	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	2.19	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	3.90	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JN Gillespie	17.0	5	40	6	2.35	Australia	4	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
CA Walsh	36.4	13	61	6	1.66	West Indies	3	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
M Ntini	31.4	12	66	6	2.08	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
JH Kallis	36.0	17	67	6	1.86	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
Harbhajan Singh	30.3	8	73	6	2.39	India	4	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	2.62	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
Manjural Islam	35.0	12	81	6	2.31	Bangladesh	2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1543
Naimur Rahman	44.3	9	132	6	2.96	Bangladesh	2	v India	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
SM Pollock	26.5	17	28	5	1.04	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
CL Cairns	14.5	5	31	5	2.08	New Zealand	3	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
CR Miller	17.0	6	32	5	1.88	Australia	3	v West Indies	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	Test # 1523
Mohammad Sami	15.0	4	36	5	2.40	Pakistan	4	v New Zealand	Auckland	8 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
J Srinath	24.1	6	60	5	2.48	India	3	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	18 Nov 2000	Test # 1515
AJ Bichel	13.3	2	60	5	4.44	Australia	2	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
B Lee	15.0	2	61	5	4.06	Australia	3	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	1 Dec 2000	Test # 1520
CS Martin	32.5	11	71	5	2.16	New Zealand	2	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1524
AM Blignaut	23.3	5	73	5	3.10	Zimbabwe	1	v Bangladesh	Bulawayo	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1543
AF Giles	35.0	13	75	5	2.14	England	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	29 Nov 2000	Test # 1518
D Ramnarine	31.5	10	78	5	2.45	West Indies	3	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
CR Miller	35.5	13	81	5	2.26	Australia	1	v West Indies	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	Test # 1523
JN Gillespie	32.0	9	89	5	2.78	Australia	1	v West Indies	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	Test # 1523
PJ Wiseman	45.0	16	90	5	2.00	New Zealand	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
CRD Fernando	34.0	4	98	5	2.88	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Muralidaran	58.3	16	122	5	2.08	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SB Joshi	45.3	8	142	5	3.12	India	1	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
GD McGrath	13.0	9	10	4	0.76	Australia	3	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
AF Giles	9.1	4	11	4	1.20	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
N Boje	16.4	10	17	4	1.02	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
GD McGrath	14.0	8	18	4	1.28	Australia	2	v India	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
Saqlain Mushtaq	25.4	12	24	4	0.93	Pakistan	4	v New Zealand	Auckland	8 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	0	24	4	2.82	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
JEC Franklin	9.5	3	26	4	2.64	New Zealand	3	v Pakistan	Hamilton	27 Mar 2001	Test # 1540
N Boje	10.0	3	28	4	2.80	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Dillon	15.1	5	32	4	2.10	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
SM Pollock	22.0	10	37	4	1.68	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
HH Streak	30.0	12	38	4	1.26	Zimbabwe	1	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
M Ntini	11.0	5	39	4	3.54	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	4	39	4	2.16	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
DR Tuffey	10.5	2	39	4	3.60	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Hamilton	27 Mar 2001	Test # 1540
JH Kallis	16.0	6	40	4	2.50	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
SK Warne	22.0	7	47	4	2.13	Australia	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
Saqlain Mushtaq	20.0	3	48	4	2.40	Pakistan	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	8 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
ST Jayasuriya	27.0	7	50	4	1.85	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
D Gough	22.0	6	50	4	2.27	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
CS Martin	10.0	3	52	4	5.20	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Hamilton	27 Mar 2001	Test # 1540
C White	24.3	5	54	4	2.20	England	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
AA Donald	25.0	5	54	4	2.16	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
AR Caddick	20.0	3	55	4	2.75	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
RDB Croft	32.0	9	56	4	1.75	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
CA Walsh	38.0	13	56	4	1.47	West Indies	3	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
SM Pollock	32.0	15	64	4	2.00	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
BT Watambwa	22.0	5	64	4	2.90	Zimbabwe	3	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
M Muralidaran	42.3	14	66	4	1.55	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
SM Pollock	34.0	8	66	4	1.94	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
AA Donald	26.3	2	69	4	2.60	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
RW Price	30.0	9	71	4	2.36	Zimbabwe	1	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
NC McGarrell	43.0	19	72	4	1.67	West Indies	1	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
SB O'Connor	45.0	17	73	4	1.62	New Zealand	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
D Gough	14.0	1	73	4	5.21	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
M Dillon	21.0	2	76	4	3.61	West Indies	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
DNT Zoysa	22.0	8	76	4	3.45	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
J Srinath	35.0	9	81	4	2.31	India	1	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	18 Nov 2000	Test # 1515
MI Black	28.0	5	83	4	2.96	West Indies	2	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
Waqar Younis	36.0	5	88	4	2.44	Pakistan	2	v England	Karachi	7 Dec 2000	Test # 1521
AA Donald	30.0	6	91	4	3.03	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
AF Giles	35.0	7	94	4	2.68	England	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	7 Dec 2000	Test # 1521
DR Tuffey	34.0	13	96	4	2.82	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Auckland	8 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
CR Miller	32.5	3	102	4	3.10	Australia	3	v West Indies	Sydney	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1527
CS Martin	29.0	8	104	4	3.58	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
CS Martin	22.0	1	106	4	4.81	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Auckland	8 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
AF Giles	59.0	20	113	4	1.91	England	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
N Boje	45.0	9	118	4	2.62	South Africa	4	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
Harbhajan Singh	28.0	3	121	4	4.32	India	2	v Australia	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
M Muralidaran	63.0	21	127	4	2.01	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
Sarandeep Singh	49.0	10	136	4	2.77	India	3	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000	Test # 1517
M Dillon	34.0	1	147	4	4.32	West Indies	1	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
L Klusener	9.3	5	8	3	0.84	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
L Klusener	11.0	4	15	3	1.36	South Africa	2	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
J Srinath	11.0	3	19	3	1.72	India	3	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
GD McGrath	19.0	13	19	3	1.00	Australia	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
D Gough	6.0	1	23	3	3.83	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
M Ngam	13.0	3	26	3	2.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SB Joshi	18.0	5	27	3	1.50	India	3	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
GD McGrath	9.5	1	27	3	2.74	Australia	3	v West Indies	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	Test # 1523
M Ntini	18.0	9	29	3	1.61	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
D Gough	13.0	4	30	3	2.30	England	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	7 Dec 2000	Test # 1521
SR Tendulkar	11.0	3	31	3	2.81	India	4	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
CA Walsh	18.0	8	31	3	1.72	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
JM Kemp	13.0	2	33	3	2.53	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Ngam	8.2	1	36	3	4.32	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528

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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 figures
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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]