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
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	-	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	-	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	-	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:

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]