Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Waqar Younis	49.0	9	154	8	3.14	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
Mushtaq Ahmed	64.0	15	156	8	2.43	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
KJ Silva	33.4	21	35	7	1.03	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
M Muralidaran	44.3	13	61	7	1.37	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
CC Lewis	40.4	8	116	7	2.85	England	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
BKV Prasad	57.3	18	130	7	2.26	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
M Muralidaran	61.0	14	134	7	2.19	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
KJ Silva	36.1	11	65	6	1.79	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
DG Cork	39.1	10	101	6	2.57	England	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
MA Ealham	43.0	14	111	6	2.58	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
BKV Prasad	42.0	9	121	6	2.88	India	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
Mushtaq Ahmed	76.0	20	149	6	1.96	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
Wasim Akram	45.0	10	150	6	3.33	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
DG Cork	53.0	8	162	6	3.05	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
AR Caddick	57.2	10	165	6	2.87	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
AD Mullally	37.0	11	103	5	2.78	England	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
PA Strang	34.3	3	106	5	3.07	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
CC Lewis	51.0	14	139	5	2.72	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
Waqar Younis	43.0	9	150	5	3.48	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
J Srinath	62.0	17	152	5	2.45	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
DG Cork	52.0	10	186	5	3.57	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
PA Strang	41.0	11	79	4	1.92	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Ata-ur-Rehman	26.4	5	83	4	3.11	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
WPUJC Vaas	34.0	4	107	4	3.14	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
AD Mullally	54.2	17	114	4	2.09	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
AD Mullally	40.1	7	121	4	3.01	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
AD Mullally	53.0	15	124	4	2.33	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
J Srinath	43.1	8	150	4	3.47	India	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
SC Ganguly	18.0	2	54	3	3.00	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
HH Streak	20.0	6	54	3	2.70	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
BC Strang	20.0	6	63	3	3.15	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
AD Mullally	39.0	14	71	3	1.82	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
SC Ganguly	19.5	2	71	3	3.57	India	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
CC Lewis	40.0	11	101	3	2.52	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
Wasim Akram	39.5	10	106	3	2.66	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
Waqar Younis	33.0	7	127	3	3.84	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
Mushtaq Ahmed	55.0	17	142	3	2.58	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
A Kumble	79.0	23	150	3	1.89	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
ST Jayasuriya	7.0	3	16	2	2.28	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
HDPK Dharmasena	23.0	10	42	2	1.82	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
HK Olonga	17.0	3	57	2	3.35	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
KR Pushpakumara	19.0	3	58	2	3.05	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
WPUJC Vaas	36.3	12	65	2	1.78	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Wasim Akram	43.1	9	94	2	2.17	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
DG Cork	42.3	10	112	2	2.63	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
BKV Prasad	43.0	12	124	2	2.88	India	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
RDB Croft	47.4	10	125	2	2.62	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
J Srinath	47.0	12	131	2	2.78	India	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
SJE Brown	33.0	4	138	2	4.18	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
AD Mullally	56.0	12	142	2	2.53	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
DG Cork	39.0	6	156	2	4.00	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
MA Atherton	7.0	1	20	1	2.85	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
RC Irani	12.0	3	31	1	2.58	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
GA Hick	13.0	2	42	1	3.23	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
PL Mhambrey	10.0	-	43	1	4.30	India	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
RC Irani	9.0	4	43	1	4.77	England	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
GJ Whittall	16.5	4	48	1	2.85	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
PJ Martin	34.0	10	70	1	2.05	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
Mohammad Akram	22.0	4	71	1	3.22	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
SLV Raju	43.0	12	76	1	1.76	India	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
MA Ealham	37.0	8	81	1	2.18	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
A Kumble	29.0	7	86	1	2.96	India	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
DG Cork	26.0	5	86	1	3.30	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
Ata-ur-Rehman	22.0	1	90	1	4.09	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
A Kumble	39.0	6	98	1	2.51	India	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
PL Mhambrey	33.0	6	105	1	3.18	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
IDK Salisbury	32.2	5	105	1	3.24	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
IDK Salisbury	29.0	3	116	1	4.00	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
MM Patel	36.0	5	148	1	4.11	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
CC Lewis	48.0	7	152	1	3.16	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

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