Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Ntini	24.0	3	94	5	3.91	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
M Morkel	15.0	4	52	4	3.46	South Africa	1	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
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
M Morkel	19.2	1	97	4	5.01	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
M Morkel	34.0	3	121	4	3.55	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
JH Kallis	15.0	5	31	3	2.06	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
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
A Nel	17.0	7	47	3	2.76	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
JH Kallis	15.0	2	51	3	3.40	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
M Morkel	22.0	4	61	3	2.77	South Africa	3	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
MS Panesar	29.2	6	65	3	2.21	England	2	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
JM Anderson	26.2	6	72	3	2.73	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
RJ Sidebottom	25.0	9	81	3	3.24	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
DW Steyn	28.0	7	97	3	3.46	South Africa	3	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
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
MS Panesar	2.5	0	4	2	1.41	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
MS Panesar	17.0	5	37	2	2.17	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
RJ Sidebottom	19.0	3	41	2	2.15	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
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
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
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
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
A Flintoff	20.0	5	72	2	3.60	England	4	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
JM Anderson	32.0	7	78	2	2.43	England	3	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
SJ Harmison	25.0	6	84	2	3.36	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JM Anderson	22.0	2	85	2	3.86	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
SCJ Broad	23.0	3	88	2	3.82	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
MS Panesar	33.0	3	91	2	2.75	England	4	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
DJ Pattinson	30.0	2	95	2	3.16	England	2	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
KP Pietersen	0.3	0	0	1	0.00	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
JH Kallis	8.0	2	24	1	3.00	South Africa	1	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
PL Harris	15.0	4	33	1	2.20	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JM Anderson	21.0	7	36	1	1.71	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
A Flintoff	15.0	2	37	1	2.46	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
M Ntini	11.0	0	45	1	4.09	South Africa	1	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
RJ Sidebottom	30.0	9	46	1	1.53	England	3	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
A Flintoff	18.0	4	53	1	2.94	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JH Kallis	20.0	5	59	1	2.95	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
JM Anderson	13.0	0	60	1	4.61	England	4	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
A Flintoff	40.0	12	77	1	1.92	England	2	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
A Nel	20.0	3	79	1	3.95	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
SCJ Broad	29.0	2	114	1	3.93	England	2	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
DW Steyn	35.0	8	117	1	3.34	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880

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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]