Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JM Anderson	21.3	8	43	7	2.00	England	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	2.00	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
MS Panesar	17.0	5	37	6	2.17	England	3	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
RJ Sidebottom	24.0	7	67	6	2.79	England	3	v New Zealand	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
Harbhajan Singh	40.3	8	102	6	2.51	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
BAW Mendis	28.0	1	117	6	4.17	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
SR Clark	20.0	8	32	5	1.60	Australia	4	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
BAW Mendis	28.0	4	56	5	2.00	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
B Lee	21.0	7	59	5	2.80	Australia	2	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
DL Vettori	31.0	5	66	5	2.12	New Zealand	2	v England	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
DL Vettori	22.3	4	69	5	3.06	New Zealand	2	v England	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
M Muralidaran	29.0	4	84	5	2.89	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
M Ntini	24.0	3	94	5	3.91	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
FH Edwards	26.5	4	104	5	3.87	West Indies	1	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
MG Johnson	11.5	3	41	4	3.46	Australia	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
DJ Bravo	18.5	3	47	4	2.49	West Indies	3	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
Harbhajan Singh	14.0	1	51	4	3.64	India	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
M Morkel	15.0	4	52	4	3.46	South Africa	1	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
RJ Sidebottom	28.2	12	55	4	1.94	England	1	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
BAW Mendis	18.0	3	60	4	3.33	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
BAW Mendis	27.5	5	72	4	2.58	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
IE O'Brien	23.0	4	74	4	3.21	New Zealand	1	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
MS Panesar	26.0	4	74	4	2.84	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
DW Steyn	18.3	2	76	4	4.10	South Africa	1	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
A Flintoff	30.0	8	89	4	2.96	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
BAW Mendis	27.2	4	92	4	3.36	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
M Morkel	19.2	1	97	4	5.01	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
JM Anderson	20.3	0	118	4	5.75	England	1	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
M Morkel	34.0	3	121	4	3.55	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
I Sharma	15.0	8	20	3	1.33	India	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
JH Kallis	15.0	5	31	3	2.06	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
DBL Powell	15.0	5	36	3	2.40	West Indies	3	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
FH Edwards	16.0	3	40	3	2.50	West Indies	3	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
JM Anderson	15.0	1	42	3	2.80	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
SCJ Broad	16.2	4	44	3	2.69	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JE Taylor	12.0	2	46	3	3.83	West Indies	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
A Nel	17.0	7	47	3	2.76	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
IE O'Brien	23.0	9	49	3	2.13	New Zealand	2	v England	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
B Lee	21.0	5	51	3	2.42	Australia	4	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
JH Kallis	15.0	2	51	3	3.40	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
FH Edwards	16.1	3	55	3	3.40	West Indies	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
SR Clark	24.0	8	58	3	2.41	Australia	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
SR Clark	19.0	2	59	3	3.10	Australia	2	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
DJ Bravo	15.0	5	61	3	4.06	West Indies	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
M Morkel	22.0	4	61	3	2.77	South Africa	3	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
B Lee	28.0	7	63	3	2.25	Australia	2	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
B Lee	15.0	2	64	3	4.26	Australia	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
MS Panesar	29.2	6	65	3	2.21	England	2	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
JM Anderson	20.0	5	66	3	3.30	England	1	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
JM Anderson	26.2	6	72	3	2.73	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
KD Mills	31.0	8	76	3	2.45	New Zealand	1	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
RJ Sidebottom	25.0	9	81	3	3.24	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
A Kumble	36.0	7	81	3	2.25	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
BAW Mendis	34.0	7	81	3	2.38	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
KTGD Prasad	17.0	0	82	3	4.82	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
B Casson	25.0	3	86	3	3.44	Australia	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
JE Taylor	27.0	5	95	3	3.51	West Indies	1	v Australia	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
DW Steyn	28.0	7	97	3	3.46	South Africa	3	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
M Muralidaran	37.5	4	99	3	2.61	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
Harbhajan Singh	40.3	8	104	3	2.56	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
Z Khan	32.0	5	105	3	3.28	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
M Muralidaran	31.0	3	107	3	3.45	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
A Kumble	41.2	4	123	3	2.97	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
PL Harris	38.2	8	129	3	3.36	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
JM Anderson	44.0	9	136	3	3.09	England	2	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
SJ Benn	47.0	7	154	3	3.27	West Indies	3	v Australia	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
MS Panesar	2.5	0	4	2	1.41	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
SCJ Broad	6.0	3	10	2	1.66	England	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
MJ Clarke	15.0	7	20	2	1.33	Australia	2	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
RJ Sidebottom	12.2	5	26	2	2.10	England	3	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
FH Edwards	7.5	1	28	2	3.57	West Indies	3	v Australia	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
WPUJC Vaas	13.0	4	32	2	2.46	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
JE Taylor	12.0	0	33	2	2.75	West Indies	3	v Australia	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
MS Panesar	17.0	5	37	2	2.17	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
KD Mills	9.3	1	38	2	4.00	New Zealand	2	v England	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
RJ Sidebottom	19.0	3	41	2	2.15	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
A Kumble	10.3	3	41	2	3.90	India	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
SCG MacGill	14.0	2	43	2	3.07	Australia	4	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
JDP Oram	19.0	5	45	2	2.36	New Zealand	2	v England	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
SJ Harmison	18.0	6	49	2	2.72	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JH Kallis	17.0	3	50	2	2.94	South Africa	3	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
JM Anderson	14.3	3	55	2	3.79	England	3	v New Zealand	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
M Ntini	14.0	4	55	2	3.92	South Africa	4	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
PL Harris	19.5	5	56	2	2.82	South Africa	4	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
M Ntini	18.0	4	58	2	3.22	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
M Muralidaran	23.0	3	58	2	2.52	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
PL Harris	21.0	3	60	2	2.85	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
SCJ Broad	14.0	3	60	2	4.28	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
KTGD Prasad	11.0	0	60	2	5.45	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
MG Johnson	26.0	6	63	2	2.42	Australia	2	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
JM Anderson	19.0	5	64	2	3.36	England	3	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
RJ Sidebottom	21.2	4	65	2	3.04	England	3	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
M Ntini	25.0	7	69	2	2.76	South Africa	3	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
M Ntini	19.0	5	70	2	3.68	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
MG Johnson	24.0	5	72	2	3.00	Australia	2	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
A Flintoff	20.0	5	72	2	3.60	England	4	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
WPUJC Vaas	19.0	2	74	2	3.89	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
CS Martin	32.0	8	76	2	2.37	New Zealand	2	v England	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
SCJ Broad	21.0	4	77	2	3.66	England	3	v New Zealand	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
DJG Sammy	29.0	7	78	2	2.68	West Indies	1	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875

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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]