Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	3.26	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Rashid Khan	62.5	17	137	7	2.18	Afghanistan	3	v Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	10 Mar 2021	Test # 2415
AR Patel	21.4	6	38	6	1.75	India	1	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	1.37	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
KA Jamieson	20.0	6	48	6	2.40	New Zealand	3	v Pakistan	Christchurch	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2400
A Nortje	14.3	1	56	6	3.86	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
R Ashwin	17.3	2	61	6	3.48	India	3	v England	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
Amir Hamza	25.0	3	75	6	3.00	Afghanistan	2	v Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	2 Mar 2021	Test # 2413
JR Hazlewood	5.0	3	8	5	1.60	Australia	3	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
JE Root	6.2	3	8	5	1.26	England	2	v India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
JO Holder	17.4	6	27	5	1.52	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	2.95	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
TG Southee	17.4	6	32	5	1.81	New Zealand	2	v West Indies	Wellington	11 Dec 2020	Test # 2395
AR Patel	15.0	0	32	5	2.13	India	3	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
KA Jamieson	13.0	4	34	5	2.61	New Zealand	2	v West Indies	Wellington	11 Dec 2020	Test # 2395
Noman Ali	25.3	8	35	5	1.37	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
R Ashwin	23.5	4	43	5	1.80	India	2	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
R Ashwin	22.5	4	47	5	2.05	India	3	v England	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
RAS Lakmal	25.0	9	47	5	1.88	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
AR Patel	24.0	6	48	5	2.00	India	3	v England	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
Hasan Ali	15.4	2	54	5	3.44	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
A Nortje	24.3	8	56	5	2.28	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
JR Hazlewood	24.4	6	57	5	2.31	Australia	2	v India	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
Hasan Ali	16.0	2	60	5	3.75	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
AR Patel	21.0	5	60	5	2.85	India	4	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
GF Linde	26.0	9	64	5	2.46	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
KA Jamieson	21.0	8	69	5	3.28	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Christchurch	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2400
Mohammed Siraj	19.5	5	73	5	3.68	India	3	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
RRS Cornwall	32.0	8	74	5	2.31	West Indies	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
MVT Fernando	23.4	0	101	5	4.26	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	2.91	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
PJ Cummins	10.2	4	21	4	2.03	Australia	3	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
PJ Cummins	21.4	10	29	4	1.33	Australia	2	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 2021	Test # 2402
TG Southee	19.0	7	35	4	1.84	New Zealand	2	v West Indies	Hamilton	3 Dec 2020	Test # 2394
Taijul Islam	21.0	4	36	4	1.71	Bangladesh	3	v West Indies	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
L Ngidi	15.0	5	44	4	2.93	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
R Ashwin	15.0	3	48	4	3.20	India	3	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
B Muzarabani	12.0	3	48	4	4.00	Zimbabwe	1	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	2 Mar 2021	Test # 2413
DM Bess	16.0	1	49	4	3.06	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Shaheen Shah Afridi	21.0	6	51	4	2.42	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
MA Starc	21.0	5	53	4	2.52	Australia	1	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
MJ Leach	20.0	2	54	4	2.70	England	2	v India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
R Ashwin	18.0	3	55	4	3.05	India	2	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
PJ Cummins	24.0	10	55	4	2.29	Australia	4	v India	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
JJ Bumrah	16.0	4	56	4	3.50	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2398
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	26.0	9	58	4	2.23	Bangladesh	2	v West Indies	Chattogram	3 Feb 2021	Test # 2407
MJ Leach	14.0	1	59	4	4.21	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
SN Thakur	19.0	2	61	4	3.21	India	3	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
RA Jadeja	18.0	3	62	4	3.44	India	1	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 2021	Test # 2402
N Wagner	13.5	0	66	4	4.77	New Zealand	3	v West Indies	Hamilton	3 Dec 2020	Test # 2394
AR Patel	26.0	7	68	4	2.61	India	1	v England	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
L Sipamla	16.0	1	76	4	4.75	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
DM Bess	26.0	5	76	4	2.92	England	2	v India	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
MJ Leach	26.0	4	76	4	2.92	England	4	v India	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
Yasir Shah	33.0	7	79	4	2.39	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
BA Stokes	27.4	6	89	4	3.21	England	2	v India	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
RAS Lakmal	28.0	11	94	4	3.35	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Abu Jayed	28.0	6	98	4	3.50	Bangladesh	1	v West Indies	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
MM Ali	32.0	7	98	4	3.06	England	3	v India	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
MJ Leach	33.0	6	100	4	3.03	England	3	v India	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
RRS Cornwall	30.0	5	105	4	3.50	West Indies	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
Taijul Islam	46.2	8	108	4	2.33	Bangladesh	1	v West Indies	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
Shaheen Shah Afridi	36.0	7	109	4	3.02	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2397
MDK Perera	36.1	2	109	4	3.01	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	35.0	3	113	4	3.22	Bangladesh	4	v West Indies	Chattogram	3 Feb 2021	Test # 2407
MM Ali	29.0	3	128	4	4.41	England	1	v India	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
JA Warrican	48.0	8	133	4	2.77	West Indies	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Feb 2021	Test # 2407
Rashid Khan	36.3	3	138	4	3.78	Afghanistan	2	v Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	10 Mar 2021	Test # 2415
PW Hasaranga	45.0	5	171	4	3.80	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
JM Anderson	11.0	4	17	3	1.54	England	4	v India	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
SCJ Broad	9.0	3	20	3	2.22	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
DT Tiripano	9.3	2	23	3	2.42	Zimbabwe	3	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	2 Mar 2021	Test # 2413
PWA Mulder	7.0	3	25	3	3.57	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
KC Brathwaite	11.0	1	25	3	2.27	West Indies	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
R Ashwin	16.0	6	26	3	1.62	India	1	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
VM Nyauchi	7.0	1	30	3	4.28	Zimbabwe	3	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	2 Mar 2021	Test # 2413
Nayeem Hasan	15.5	5	34	3	2.14	Bangladesh	3	v West Indies	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
VM Nyauchi	10.0	1	34	3	3.40	Zimbabwe	1	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	2 Mar 2021	Test # 2413
KA Jamieson	23.2	13	35	3	1.50	New Zealand	2	v Pakistan	Mount Maunganui	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2397
R Ashwin	24.0	7	35	3	1.45	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2398
Mohammed Siraj	21.3	4	37	3	1.72	India	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2398
UT Yadav	16.1	5	40	3	2.47	India	2	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
L Sipamla	9.5	1	40	3	4.06	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
TA Boult	18.4	6	43	3	2.30	New Zealand	3	v Pakistan	Christchurch	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2400
JM Anderson	25.0	14	44	3	1.76	England	2	v India	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
JA Warrican	16.3	4	47	3	2.84	West Indies	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
OP Stone	15.5	5	47	3	2.96	England	1	v India	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
R Ashwin	19.5	4	47	3	2.36	India	1	v England	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
KAJ Roach	16.0	2	47	3	2.93	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
PJ Cummins	21.1	7	48	3	2.26	Australia	1	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
R Ashwin	18.0	5	53	3	2.94	India	4	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
N Wagner	17.1	4	54	3	3.14	New Zealand	3	v West Indies	Wellington	11 Dec 2020	Test # 2395
Yasir Shah	22.0	6	54	3	2.45	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
Naseem Shah	12.3	1	55	3	4.40	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2397
JA Warrican	17.5	0	57	3	3.19	West Indies	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Feb 2021	Test # 2407
KAJ Roach	18.0	5	58	3	3.22	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
PWA Mulder	20.0	4	69	3	3.45	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
PVD Chameera	21.1	4	69	3	3.25	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
K Rabada	27.0	7	70	3	2.59	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
ST Gabriel	21.0	3	70	3	3.33	West Indies	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410

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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]