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
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	-	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	-	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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]