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
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	30	7	3.00	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Sharjah	27 Oct 2000	ODI # 1650
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
WPUJC Vaas	9.3	1	14	5	1.47	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Sharjah	29 Oct 2000	ODI # 1652
Shoaib Akhtar	6.3	-	19	5	2.92	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	17 Feb 2001	ODI # 1689
Saqlain Mushtaq	8.0	-	20	5	2.50	Pakistan	1	v England	Rawalpindi	30 Oct 2000	ODI # 1653
SM Pollock	26.5	17	28	5	1.04	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
M Muralidaran	7.5	-	30	5	3.82	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Napier	31 Jan 2001	ODI # 1680
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
SC Ganguly	10.0	1	34	5	3.40	India	1	v Zimbabwe	Kanpur	11 Dec 2000	ODI # 1659
Mohammad Sami	15.0	4	36	5	2.40	Pakistan	4	v New Zealand	Auckland	8 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
M Ntini	8.2	-	37	5	4.44	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
Shahid Afridi	10.0	1	40	5	4.00	Pakistan	1	v England	Lahore	27 Oct 2000	ODI # 1649
SB O'Connor	9.2	-	46	5	4.92	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	11 Oct 2000	ODI # 1637
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
HH Streak	8.0	4	8	4	1.00	Zimbabwe	2	v West Indies	Sydney	23 Jan 2001	ODI # 1675
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
Saqlain Mushtaq	7.3	1	17	4	2.26	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Sharjah	15 Apr 2001	ODI # 1709
GD McGrath	14.0	8	18	4	1.28	Australia	2	v India	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
JH Kallis	6.2	1	22	4	3.47	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	9 May 2001	ODI # 1716
CE Cuffy	10.0	1	24	4	2.40	West Indies	1	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	23 Jan 2001	ODI # 1675
DR Tuffey	10.0	-	24	4	2.40	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Napier	20 Feb 2001	ODI # 1690
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
AB Agarkar	9.4	-	25	4	2.58	India	1	v Zimbabwe	Kanpur	11 Dec 2000	ODI # 1659
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
IJ Harvey	9.0	-	28	4	3.11	Australia	1	v Zimbabwe	Melbourne	21 Jan 2001	ODI # 1674
DNT Zoysa	9.0	2	28	4	3.11	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Feb 2001	ODI # 1682
M Muralidaran	9.5	1	29	4	2.94	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
MV Nagamootoo	7.2	-	32	4	4.36	West Indies	2	v Zimbabwe	Adelaide	25 Jan 2001	ODI # 1676
M Dillon	15.1	5	32	4	2.10	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
B Lee	10.0	3	33	4	3.30	Australia	1	v West Indies	Adelaide	26 Jan 2001	ODI # 1677
A Symonds	10.0	1	35	4	3.50	Australia	2	v West Indies	Melbourne	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1667
SM Pollock	9.5	1	36	4	3.66	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
SM Pollock	22.0	10	37	4	1.68	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
KEA Upashantha	8.0	2	37	4	4.62	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Napier	31 Jan 2001	ODI # 1680
HH Streak	30.0	12	38	4	1.26	Zimbabwe	1	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
AA Donald	9.3	1	38	4	4.00	South Africa	1	v West Indies	St George's	6 May 2001	ODI # 1715
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
Z Khan	10.0	-	42	4	4.20	India	1	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	26 Oct 2000	ODI # 1648
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
PJ Wiseman	9.2	-	45	4	4.82	New Zealand	2	v Zimbabwe	Nairobi (Gym)	9 Oct 2000	ODI # 1635
SK Warne	22.0	7	47	4	2.13	Australia	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
SK Warne	8.3	-	48	4	5.64	Australia	2	v West Indies	Melbourne	9 Feb 2001	ODI # 1687
Saqlain Mushtaq	20.0	3	48	4	2.40	Pakistan	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	8 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
Waqar Younis	8.0	-	49	4	6.12	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	8 Apr 2001	ODI # 1704
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
TJ Friend	10.0	-	55	4	5.50	Zimbabwe	1	v India	Sharjah	22 Oct 2000	ODI # 1644
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
Azhar Mahmood	10.0	-	65	4	6.50	Pakistan	2	v New Zealand	Nairobi (Gym)	11 Oct 2000	ODI # 1637
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

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