Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Saeed Ajmal	24.3	7	55	7	2.24	Pakistan	1	v England	Dubai (DICS)	17 Jan 2012	Test # 2030
M de Lange	23.2	3	81	7	3.47	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
M Morkel	16.4	7	23	6	1.38	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
Abdur Rehman	10.1	4	25	6	2.45	Pakistan	4	v England	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
CS Martin	8.3	3	26	6	3.05	New Zealand	3	v Zimbabwe	Napier	26 Jan 2012	Test # 2033
DAJ Bracewell	16.4	4	40	6	2.40	New Zealand	4	v Australia	Hobart	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2021
VD Philander	15.5	3	44	6	2.77	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
R Ashwin	21.3	5	47	6	2.18	India	3	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Nov 2011	Test # 2015
PP Ojha	27.0	5	47	6	1.74	India	3	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011	Test # 2019
MS Panesar	38.2	18	62	6	1.61	England	3	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
PP Ojha	34.2	9	72	6	2.09	India	1	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Nov 2011	Test # 2015
HMRKB Herath	19.0	5	74	6	3.89	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
PJ Cummins	29.0	5	79	6	2.72	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
VD Philander	22.0	4	81	6	3.68	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
Shakib Al Hasan	40.5	7	82	6	2.00	Bangladesh	2	v Pakistan	Mirpur	17 Dec 2011	Test # 2024
GP Swann	30.0	5	82	6	2.73	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
Elias Sunny	23.0	0	94	6	4.08	Bangladesh	2	v West Indies	Chattogram	21 Oct 2011	Test # 2010
HMRKB Herath	38.0	9	97	6	2.55	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
GP Swann	40.0	1	106	6	2.65	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
MR Gillespie	33.4	7	113	6	3.35	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
S Shillingford	42.5	9	119	6	2.77	West Indies	1	v Australia	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
HMRKB Herath	53.0	9	133	6	2.50	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
VD Philander	7.0	3	15	5	2.14	South Africa	3	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
SR Watson	5.0	2	17	5	3.40	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
JL Pattinson	11.0	5	27	5	2.45	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Brisbane	1 Dec 2011	Test # 2020
Junaid Khan	14.1	3	38	5	2.68	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011	Test # 2009
Abdur Rehman	21.0	4	40	5	1.90	Pakistan	2	v England	Dubai (DICS)	3 Feb 2012	Test # 2034
KAJ Roach	18.0	4	41	5	2.27	West Indies	3	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 2012	Test # 2041
VD Philander	11.1	1	49	5	4.38	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
PM Siddle	15.0	2	49	5	3.26	Australia	2	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012	Test # 2031
JL Pattinson	13.5	3	51	5	3.68	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Hobart	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2021
UWMBCA Welegedara	16.4	3	52	5	3.12	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
VD Philander	13.0	2	53	5	4.07	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
MR Gillespie	15.0	2	59	5	3.93	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
Shakib Al Hasan	34.4	12	63	5	1.81	Bangladesh	1	v West Indies	Mirpur	29 Oct 2011	Test # 2012
FH Edwards	13.0	0	63	5	4.84	West Indies	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	29 Oct 2011	Test # 2012
KM Jarvis	18.0	1	64	5	3.55	Zimbabwe	3	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	1 Nov 2011	Test # 2013
Saeed Ajmal	30.5	9	68	5	2.20	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Dubai (DICS)	26 Oct 2011	Test # 2011
NM Lyon	29.0	9	68	5	2.34	Australia	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 2012	Test # 2041
DL Vettori	43.0	13	70	5	1.62	New Zealand	2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	1 Nov 2011	Test # 2013
VD Philander	20.0	3	70	5	3.50	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
JM Anderson	20.3	5	72	5	3.51	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
DW Steyn	20.0	3	73	5	3.65	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
BW Hilfenhaus	26.0	5	75	5	2.88	Australia	2	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2025
HMRKB Herath	30.3	7	79	5	2.59	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
DAJ Bracewell	25.0	2	85	5	3.40	New Zealand	4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	1 Nov 2011	Test # 2013
MJ Clarke	23.0	1	86	5	3.73	Australia	4	v West Indies	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
UWMBCA Welegedara	35.2	10	87	5	2.46	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	3 Nov 2011	Test # 2014
D Bishoo	25.0	6	90	5	3.60	West Indies	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	29 Oct 2011	Test # 2012
UT Yadav	17.0	2	93	5	5.47	India	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Jan 2012	Test # 2029
KAJ Roach	27.0	5	105	5	3.88	West Indies	1	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 2012	Test # 2041
BW Hilfenhaus	32.5	8	106	5	3.22	Australia	3	v India	Sydney	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2027
MS Panesar	56.4	13	124	5	2.18	England	3	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	3 Feb 2012	Test # 2034
R Ashwin	52.1	6	156	5	2.99	India	1	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011	Test # 2019
DW Steyn	10.4	3	18	4	1.68	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
BW Hilfenhaus	17.0	7	27	4	1.58	Australia	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Apr 2012	Test # 2040
RJ Harris	10.3	3	33	4	3.14	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
R Ashwin	15.2	0	34	4	2.21	India	3	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011	Test # 2019
SCJ Broad	16.0	5	36	4	2.25	England	1	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	3 Feb 2012	Test # 2034
JL Pattinson	14.0	3	43	4	3.07	Australia	1	v India	Sydney	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2027
BW Hilfenhaus	18.0	5	43	4	2.38	Australia	1	v India	W.A.C.A	13 Jan 2012	Test # 2029
SCJ Broad	24.0	4	47	4	1.95	England	1	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
HMRKB Herath	20.0	7	49	4	2.45	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
Abdur Rehman	27.0	12	51	4	1.88	Pakistan	3	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	17 Dec 2011	Test # 2024
JL Pattinson	15.0	2	53	4	3.53	Australia	4	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2025
N Deonarine	11.0	1	53	4	4.81	West Indies	4	v Australia	Bridgetown	7 Apr 2012	Test # 2040
BW Hilfenhaus	18.0	6	54	4	3.00	Australia	3	v India	W.A.C.A	13 Jan 2012	Test # 2029
DW Steyn	20.0	4	55	4	2.75	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
CS Martin	18.0	2	56	4	3.11	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
Umar Gul	20.0	5	61	4	3.05	Pakistan	4	v England	Dubai (DICS)	3 Feb 2012	Test # 2034
Umar Gul	19.0	5	63	4	3.31	Pakistan	3	v England	Dubai (DICS)	17 Jan 2012	Test # 2030
NM Lyon	21.4	4	63	4	2.90	Australia	4	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012	Test # 2031
Umar Gul	25.0	3	64	4	2.56	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011	Test # 2009
PP Ojha	22.0	5	64	4	2.90	India	2	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011	Test # 2017
DW Steyn	18.0	3	64	4	3.55	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
Saeed Ajmal	27.0	9	67	4	2.48	Pakistan	4	v England	Dubai (DICS)	3 Feb 2012	Test # 2034
NM Lyon	21.5	1	69	4	3.16	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Brisbane	1 Dec 2011	Test # 2020
NM Lyon	33.0	7	69	4	2.09	Australia	2	v West Indies	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
UT Yadav	20.0	4	70	4	3.50	India	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2025
VD Philander	15.0	3	70	4	4.66	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
VD Philander	18.0	1	72	4	4.00	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
S Randiv	26.0	2	74	4	2.84	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
GP Swann	28.1	4	75	4	2.66	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
Z Khan	31.0	6	77	4	2.48	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2025
UT Yadav	17.3	1	80	4	4.57	India	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011	Test # 2017
Abdur Rehman	30.0	7	88	4	2.93	Pakistan	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2022
CB Mpofu	34.0	10	92	4	2.70	Zimbabwe	1	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	1 Nov 2011	Test # 2013
S Shillingford	39.0	7	100	4	2.56	West Indies	3	v Australia	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
GP Swann	29.5	3	107	4	3.58	England	2	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	17 Jan 2012	Test # 2030
Saeed Ajmal	40.0	6	108	4	2.70	Pakistan	2	v England	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
Saeed Ajmal	51.0	4	132	4	2.58	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	3 Nov 2011	Test # 2014
M Morkel	6.0	1	9	3	1.50	South Africa	3	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
Abdur Rehman	6.2	2	9	3	1.42	Pakistan	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2022
NM Lyon	11.4	2	19	3	1.62	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Brisbane	1 Dec 2011	Test # 2020
DAJ Bracewell	10.0	3	20	3	2.00	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Hobart	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2021
Saeed Ajmal	15.0	7	22	3	1.46	Pakistan	4	v England	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
UT Yadav	7.0	1	23	3	3.28	India	2	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011	Test # 2017
NM Lyon	7.3	1	25	3	3.33	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Hobart	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2021
DAJ Bracewell	10.0	4	26	3	2.60	New Zealand	3	v Zimbabwe	Napier	26 Jan 2012	Test # 2033
TA Boult	13.0	4	29	3	2.23	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Hobart	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2021

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]