Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs New Zealand

Players - vs New Zealand

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Shoaib Akhtar	18.0	3	30	6	1.66	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
Mohammad Sami	16.0	4	44	5	2.75	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
Shoaib Akhtar	20.3	5	48	5	2.34	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
Shabbir Ahmed	43.2	9	117	5	2.70	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
N Boje	20.0	2	65	4	3.25	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Z Khan	23.0	3	68	4	2.95	India	2	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
N Boje	33.2	7	69	4	2.07	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
A Kumble	39.0	12	95	4	2.43	India	4	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
SM Pollock	30.4	4	98	4	3.19	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
SM Pollock	32.5	6	113	4	3.44	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
JH Kallis	26.0	7	71	3	2.73	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
MM Patel	25.4	5	83	3	3.23	India A	1	v N Zealanders	Rajkot	2 Oct 2003	First-class
SM Pollock	29.0	2	85	3	2.93	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Shabbir Ahmed	37.0	8	87	3	2.35	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
M Ntini	36.0	7	110	3	3.05	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
A Kumble	66.0	18	181	3	2.74	India	1	v New Zealand	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
Shabbir Ahmed	17.0	5	20	2	1.17	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
MM Patel	9.0	2	22	2	2.44	India A	3	v N Zealanders	Rajkot	2 Oct 2003	First-class
Umar Gul	8.1	2	25	2	3.06	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
M Kartik	11.0	0	41	2	3.72	India A	3	v N Zealanders	Rajkot	2 Oct 2003	First-class
A Kumble	35.1	11	58	2	1.64	India	2	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
A Nel	21.0	5	58	2	2.76	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Harbhajan Singh	38.0	9	65	2	1.71	India	4	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
SM Pollock	22.0	10	65	2	2.95	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Harbhajan Singh	36.0	8	86	2	2.38	India	2	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
Danish Kaneria	32.0	6	112	2	3.50	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
M Kartik	33.5	4	118	2	3.48	India A	1	v N Zealanders	Rajkot	2 Oct 2003	First-class
Umar Gul	31.0	5	118	2	3.80	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
PR Adams	45.0	11	118	2	2.62	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
Harbhajan Singh	48.0	7	149	2	3.10	India	1	v New Zealand	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
JH Kallis	7.0	5	4	1	0.57	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
A Nel	4.0	0	15	1	3.75	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
V Sehwag	8.0	2	17	1	2.12	India	2	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
Danish Kaneria	9.0	2	18	1	2.00	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
GC Smith	5.0	0	19	1	3.80	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
S Sreesanth	12.0	5	21	1	1.75	India A	1	v N Zealanders	Rajkot	2 Oct 2003	First-class
M Ntini	5.0	0	31	1	6.20	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
S Ramesh	11.1	3	45	1	4.02	India A	1	v N Zealanders	Rajkot	2 Oct 2003	First-class
M Ntini	20.0	6	50	1	2.50	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SR Tendulkar	22.0	3	55	1	2.50	India	1	v New Zealand	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
Abdul Razzaq	23.0	6	62	1	2.69	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
M Ntini	21.0	6	63	1	3.00	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Mohammad Sami	30.0	12	64	1	2.13	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
M Ntini	29.0	9	74	1	2.55	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
A Nel	27.0	9	77	1	2.85	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
L Balaji	26.0	7	84	1	3.23	India	2	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
JH Kallis	23.0	1	108	1	4.69	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
N Boje	22.0	2	108	1	4.90	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689

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