Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MG Johnson	24.0	4	61	8	2.54	Australia	2	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
JJ Krejza	43.5	1	215	8	4.90	Australia	1	v India	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
Shakib Al Hasan	25.5	7	36	7	1.39	Bangladesh	2	v New Zealand	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
FH Edwards	29.4	6	87	7	2.93	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
M Muralidaran	22.0	8	49	6	2.22	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
DL Vettori	25.0	7	56	6	2.24	New Zealand	2	v West Indies	Dunedin	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1897
Harbhajan Singh	28.0	2	63	6	2.25	India	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Mar 2009	Test # 1915
IE O'Brien	26.0	6	75	6	2.88	New Zealand	1	v West Indies	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
Shakib Al Hasan	28.0	3	99	6	3.53	Bangladesh	2	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
PL Harris	42.5	9	127	6	2.96	South Africa	3	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
Umar Gul	37.0	2	135	6	3.64	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	1 Mar 2009	Test # 1912
JE Taylor	9.0	4	11	5	1.22	West Indies	3	v England	Kingston	4 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
MG Johnson	17.3	6	39	5	2.22	Australia	4	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
GP Swann	24.0	7	57	5	2.37	England	2	v West Indies	St John's	15 Feb 2009	Test # 1908
DL Vettori	36.0	15	59	5	1.63	New Zealand	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
PM Siddle	27.5	11	59	5	2.11	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
DW Steyn	18.0	4	63	5	3.50	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
Z Khan	18.0	2	65	5	3.61	India	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
DL Vettori	19.0	6	66	5	3.47	New Zealand	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 Oct 2008	Test # 1890
DW Steyn	20.2	3	67	5	3.29	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
Shakib Al Hasan	28.4	4	70	5	2.44	Bangladesh	1	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
A Mishra	26.4	8	71	5	2.66	India	2	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
SCJ Broad	29.0	7	85	5	2.93	England	2	v West Indies	Kingston	4 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
DW Steyn	29.0	6	87	5	3.00	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
Z Khan	29.5	4	91	5	3.05	India	1	v Australia	Bengaluru	9 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
V Sehwag	40.0	9	104	5	2.60	India	2	v Australia	Delhi	29 Oct 2008	Test # 1891
B Lee	25.0	5	105	5	4.20	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Adelaide	28 Nov 2008	Test # 1896
JS Patel	46.0	16	110	5	2.39	New Zealand	3	v West Indies	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
Shakib Al Hasan	38.0	4	130	5	3.42	Bangladesh	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
GP Swann	50.4	8	165	5	3.25	England	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1911
TM Dilshan	4.2	1	10	4	2.30	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
MG Johnson	18.1	7	25	4	1.37	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
MG Johnson	8.0	3	30	4	3.75	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
SJ Benn	14.2	2	31	4	2.16	West Indies	3	v England	Kingston	4 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
M Ntini	19.2	8	32	4	1.65	South Africa	1	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
SR Watson	15.4	2	42	4	2.68	Australia	3	v India	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
SR Clark	17.0	5	43	4	2.52	Australia	4	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
DW Steyn	16.0	5	56	4	3.50	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
Harbhajan Singh	33.0	8	59	4	1.78	India	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
TG Southee	18.0	3	63	4	3.50	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
Harbhajan Singh	18.2	2	64	4	3.49	India	4	v Australia	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
B Lee	25.3	8	66	4	2.58	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Adelaide	28 Nov 2008	Test # 1896
Harbhajan Singh	20.5	2	68	4	3.26	India	2	v England	Mohali	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1901
MG Johnson	27.0	4	70	4	2.59	Australia	2	v India	Bengaluru	9 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
BAW Mendis	28.0	5	71	4	2.53	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
M Ntini	19.5	1	72	4	3.63	South Africa	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
M Morkel	18.0	0	73	4	4.05	South Africa	1	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
I Sharma	19.2	4	73	4	3.77	India	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Mar 2009	Test # 1915
DL Vettori	42.0	13	74	4	1.76	New Zealand	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
I Sharma	30.0	7	77	4	2.56	India	1	v Australia	Bengaluru	9 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
SJ Benn	44.2	13	77	4	1.73	West Indies	1	v England	Kingston	4 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
PM Siddle	34.0	9	81	4	2.38	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
CS Martin	25.1	3	98	4	3.89	New Zealand	1	v India	Wellington	3 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
Shakib Al Hasan	30.0	6	109	4	3.63	Bangladesh	1	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
MG Johnson	34.2	2	112	4	3.26	Australia	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
DW Steyn	30.0	4	113	4	3.76	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
M Muralidaran	48.0	9	141	4	2.93	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
JJ Krejza	31.0	3	143	4	4.61	Australia	3	v India	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
MG Johnson	37.3	5	148	4	3.94	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
GP Swann	21.0	13	13	3	0.61	England	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1914
M Ntini	8.0	2	20	3	2.50	South Africa	2	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
JH Kallis	5.0	0	22	3	4.40	South Africa	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
JH Kallis	14.0	4	24	3	1.71	South Africa	3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
JM Anderson	16.0	7	24	3	1.50	England	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1914
AB McDonald	12.0	4	25	3	2.08	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
A Mishra	11.0	2	27	3	2.45	India	4	v Australia	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
MG Johnson	15.1	7	29	3	1.91	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Adelaide	28 Nov 2008	Test # 1896
IE O'Brien	13.1	3	31	3	2.35	New Zealand	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 Oct 2008	Test # 1890
PL Harris	17.0	5	34	3	2.00	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
IE O'Brien	23.0	11	36	3	1.56	New Zealand	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
Harbhajan Singh	20.0	3	36	3	1.80	India	4	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
MG Johnson	16.0	5	37	3	2.31	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
I Sharma	14.0	3	40	3	2.85	India	3	v Australia	Bengaluru	9 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
Z Khan	27.0	7	40	3	1.48	India	3	v England	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
CH Gayle	21.0	2	42	3	2.00	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1897
Harbhajan Singh	23.0	4	43	3	1.86	India	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
SR Watson	19.0	4	45	3	2.36	Australia	2	v India	Bengaluru	9 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
SM Katich	11.2	1	45	3	3.97	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
PM Siddle	25.0	8	46	3	1.84	Australia	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
A Flintoff	14.2	3	47	3	3.27	England	2	v West Indies	St John's	15 Feb 2009	Test # 1908
A Flintoff	18.4	2	49	3	2.62	England	2	v India	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
M Ntini	11.0	3	52	3	4.72	South Africa	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
A Flintoff	30.2	10	54	3	1.78	England	1	v India	Mohali	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1901
PM Siddle	27.0	12	54	3	2.00	Australia	4	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
I Sharma	22.5	1	57	3	2.49	India	3	v England	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
BAW Mendis	15.0	4	57	3	3.80	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
Mashrafe Mortaza	22.0	7	58	3	2.63	Bangladesh	1	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
MM Patel	18.0	4	60	3	3.33	India	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Mar 2009	Test # 1915
PM Siddle	28.0	12	61	3	2.17	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
M Muralidaran	20.2	6	62	3	3.04	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
KD Mills	24.0	6	64	3	2.66	New Zealand	2	v West Indies	Dunedin	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1897
MS Panesar	19.0	4	65	3	3.42	England	2	v India	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
SCJ Broad	30.0	11	67	3	2.23	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1914
DBL Powell	24.0	7	68	3	2.83	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1897
CS Martin	21.0	5	69	3	3.28	New Zealand	3	v Australia	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
SCJ Broad	21.0	3	69	3	3.28	England	4	v West Indies	St John's	15 Feb 2009	Test # 1908
CS Martin	22.0	7	70	3	3.18	New Zealand	3	v India	Wellington	3 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
Z Khan	15.0	3	71	3	4.73	India	4	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
JE Taylor	20.0	4	74	3	3.70	West Indies	1	v England	Kingston	4 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
Z Khan	21.0	3	76	3	3.61	India	2	v England	Mohali	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1901

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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]