Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Maninder Singh	37.4	10	107	10	2.84	India	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
Maninder Singh	62.1	16	126	10	2.02	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
GRJ Matthews	68.1	10	249	10	3.65	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
Iqbal Qasim	67.0	26	121	9	1.80	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
Tauseef Ahmed	72.5	19	139	9	1.90	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
Sir RJ Hadlee	35.3	4	151	9	4.25	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
Imran Khan	41.3	6	78	8	1.87	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
RMH Binny	46.1	12	101	8	2.18	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	11 Feb 1987	Test # 1067
PL Taylor	55.0	17	154	8	2.80	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
Abdul Qadir	24.3	2	74	7	3.02	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
CA Walsh	36.3	8	77	7	2.10	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	7 Nov 1986	Test # 1056
GC Small	37.4	10	88	7	2.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
NS Yadav	33.1	10	97	7	2.92	India	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
J Garner	57.0	14	123	7	2.15	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 1987	Test # 1068
JE Emburey	76.0	19	140	7	1.84	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
BA Reid	61.0	11	173	7	2.83	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
RJ Bright	48.0	6	182	7	3.79	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
Maninder Singh	85.0	26	182	7	2.14	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	3 Feb 1987	Test # 1066
Abdul Qadir	75.5	12	191	7	2.51	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
MD Marshall	26.0	8	47	6	1.80	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	7 Nov 1986	Test # 1056
Maninder Singh	34.1	11	83	6	2.42	India	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	4 Jan 1987	Test # 1064
CG Butts	60.0	24	95	6	1.58	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
Wasim Akram	28.0	3	96	6	3.42	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
CA Walsh	44.2	11	107	6	2.41	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
Sir RJ Hadlee	42.4	7	114	6	2.67	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
MD Marshall	50.0	10	114	6	2.28	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
GR Dilley	44.4	13	115	6	2.57	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
AH Gray	33.5	7	121	6	3.57	West Indies	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
Imran Khan	30.5	4	59	5	1.91	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	7 Nov 1986	Test # 1056
IT Botham	23.0	5	60	5	2.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
Imran Khan	34.0	13	62	5	1.82	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
EJ Chatfield	34.0	11	72	5	2.11	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
MC Snedden	24.3	3	82	5	3.34	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
J Garner	20.0	2	82	5	4.10	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
SL Boock	42.0	18	84	5	2.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	20 Feb 1987	Test # 1068
JR Ratnayeke	27.3	3	85	5	3.09	Sri Lanka	v India	Cuttack	4 Jan 1987	Test # 1064
MD Marshall	52.0	14	88	5	1.69	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
RJ Shastri	35.0	4	88	5	2.51	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
AH Gray	28.0	5	89	5	3.17	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
GC Small	41.0	13	92	5	2.24	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
PAJ DeFreitas	33.0	7	94	5	2.84	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
N Kapil Dev	42.0	7	105	5	2.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	4 Jan 1987	Test # 1064
PR Sleep	56.0	20	119	5	2.12	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
MD Marshall	36.0	5	131	5	3.63	West Indies	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
GR Dilley	39.4	5	132	5	3.32	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
Wasim Akram	49.0	10	142	5	2.89	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	11 Feb 1987	Test # 1067
JE Emburey	76.5	25	146	5	1.90	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
PH Edmonds	77.0	21	158	5	2.05	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
SR Waugh	45.3	8	159	5	3.49	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
MG Hughes	41.3	7	162	5	3.90	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
RJ Shastri	16.0	4	33	4	2.06	India	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	4 Jan 1987	Test # 1064
AH Gray	30.0	7	48	4	1.60	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	7 Nov 1986	Test # 1056
NS Yadav	28.0	9	53	4	1.89	India	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	4 Jan 1987	Test # 1064
AH Gray	35.1	13	58	4	1.64	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
Wasim Akram	21.5	2	60	4	2.74	Pakistan	v India	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 1987	Test # 1071
BA Reid	28.4	8	64	4	2.23	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
SD Anurasiri	26.0	3	71	4	2.73	Sri Lanka	v India	Cuttack	4 Jan 1987	Test # 1064
BA Reid	28.0	5	78	4	2.78	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
CJ McDermott	26.5	4	83	4	3.09	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
G Sharma	32.5	2	88	4	2.68	India	v Pakistan	Jaipur	21 Feb 1987	Test # 1069
CA Walsh	30.0	3	94	4	3.13	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
Abdul Qadir	32.0	5	96	4	3.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	7 Nov 1986	Test # 1056
EJ Chatfield	43.0	14	115	4	2.67	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	20 Feb 1987	Test # 1068
NS Yadav	62.3	17	127	4	2.03	India	v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 1987	Test # 1071
PR Sleep	52.0	19	132	4	2.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
JR Ratnayeke	37.1	2	132	4	3.55	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
NS Yadav	64.4	15	136	4	2.10	India	v Australia	Wankhede	15 Oct 1986	Test # 1054
GRJ Matthews	52.0	8	158	4	3.03	Australia	v India	Wankhede	15 Oct 1986	Test # 1054
NS Yadav	58.5	9	177	4	3.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
PH Edmonds	19.4	5	45	3	2.28	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
N Kapil Dev	23.0	4	48	3	2.08	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
AH Gray	21.0	5	61	3	2.90	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
N Kapil Dev	37.0	12	65	3	1.75	India	v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 1987	Test # 1071
CA Walsh	28.0	6	71	3	2.53	West Indies	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
SR Waugh	21.0	3	76	3	3.61	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
B Arun	27.0	7	76	3	2.81	India	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
PH Edmonds	48.0	17	80	3	1.66	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
IT Botham	28.0	1	92	3	3.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
BP Patterson	31.0	4	101	3	3.25	West Indies	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
CA Walsh	46.0	14	105	3	2.28	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 1987	Test # 1068
CD Matthews	39.0	10	106	3	2.71	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
BA Reid	44.0	15	106	3	2.40	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
RR Kulkarni	29.0	2	114	3	3.93	India	v Australia	Wankhede	15 Oct 1986	Test # 1054
GR Dilley	38.5	9	115	3	2.96	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
CD Matthews	31.1	4	127	3	4.07	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
N Kapil Dev	48.0	12	129	3	2.68	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	11 Feb 1987	Test # 1067
Tauseef Ahmed	51.0	6	144	3	2.82	Pakistan	v India	Jaipur	21 Feb 1987	Test # 1069
JE Emburey	71.0	20	151	3	2.12	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
Tauseef Ahmed	67.0	6	189	3	2.82	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	3 Feb 1987	Test # 1066
Maninder Singh	58.0	10	195	3	3.36	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
PH Edmonds	81.0	21	197	3	2.43	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
RJ Shastri	61.0	10	211	3	3.45	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
AP Gurusinha	1.5	-	25	2	13.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
Wasim Akram	13.0	3	28	2	2.15	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
RA Harper	27.5	9	36	2	1.29	West Indies	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
Imran Khan	17.0	6	41	2	2.41	Pakistan	v India	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 1987	Test # 1071
RJ Shastri	21.4	4	44	2	2.03	India	v Australia	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
N Kapil Dev	16.0	4	45	2	2.81	India	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
Tauseef Ahmed	22.0	5	50	2	2.27	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
NS Yadav	18.0	3	53	2	2.94	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073

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