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
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	-	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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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-30, 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]