Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Mohammad Zahid	41.0	8	130	11	3.17	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996	Test # 1342
Wasim Akram	38.4	12	106	10	2.74	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
MG Bevan	32.3	5	113	10	3.47	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
Mushtaq Ahmed	54.1	12	143	10	2.64	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
BKV Prasad	44.0	10	153	10	3.47	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
AA Donald	27.1	9	54	9	1.98	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
CEL Ambrose	36.5	11	72	9	1.95	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
D Gough	39.0	15	92	9	2.35	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
A Kumble	65.0	19	130	9	2.00	India	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
DL Vettori	53.2	16	130	9	2.43	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
Saqlain Mushtaq	107.2	23	226	9	2.10	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
J Srinath	31.0	11	68	8	2.19	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
SB Doull	32.0	7	85	8	2.65	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
GD McGrath	39.0	12	91	8	2.33	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
AA Donald	38.0	10	96	8	2.52	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
JN Gillespie	41.0	14	103	8	2.51	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
BKV Prasad	49.4	15	121	8	2.43	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
L Klusener	35.3	5	139	8	3.91	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
Mushtaq Ahmed	52.0	10	139	8	2.67	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996	Test # 1342
PR Adams	39.1	7	139	8	3.54	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SB Doull	41.5	10	140	8	3.34	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
A Kumble	65.4	11	196	8	2.98	India	v West Indies	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
AA Donald	42.0	17	69	7	1.64	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
IR Bishop	39.5	10	92	7	2.30	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
CEL Ambrose	27.0	7	93	7	3.44	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
FA Rose	31.0	6	96	7	3.09	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
Shahid Nazir	41.4	9	98	7	2.35	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996	Test # 1336
GD McGrath	48.0	16	118	7	2.45	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
FA Rose	42.0	8	123	7	2.92	West Indies	v India	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
RDB Croft	70.1	18	143	7	2.03	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
SK Warne	63.0	18	160	7	2.53	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
PA Strang	72.4	14	186	7	2.55	Zimbabwe	v England	Bulawayo	18 Dec 1996	Test # 1345
J Srinath	49.1	11	193	7	3.92	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
Saqlain Mushtaq	77.0	19	202	7	2.62	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996	Test # 1336
A Kumble	79.0	17	213	7	2.69	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1361
J Srinath	35.1	13	80	6	2.27	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
AR Caddick	45.5	16	85	6	1.85	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
GD McGrath	40.4	15	86	6	2.11	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
BN Schultz	37.0	8	91	6	2.45	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
GD McGrath	50.5	19	92	6	1.80	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996	Test # 1340
MG Bevan	32.0	4	96	6	3.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
HT Davis	37.2	7	98	6	2.62	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
M Muralidaran	53.0	19	98	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
DNT Zoysa	40.4	10	100	6	2.45	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
WPUJC Vaas	43.0	14	100	6	2.32	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
M Muralidaran	48.0	11	105	6	2.18	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
SK Warne	36.0	8	110	6	3.05	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
SK Warne	55.4	24	111	6	1.99	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
AA Donald	50.1	15	126	6	2.51	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SB Joshi	58.3	13	136	6	2.32	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1361
PCR Tufnell	57.5	16	137	6	2.36	England	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	18 Dec 1996	Test # 1345
IR Bishop	43.0	4	154	6	3.58	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996	Test # 1340
A Kuruvilla	49.0	9	156	6	3.18	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
D Gough	54.0	8	157	6	2.90	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1997	Test # 1351
BKV Prasad	50.0	6	167	6	3.34	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
J Srinath	56.0	13	208	6	3.71	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
Mushtaq Ahmed	73.1	11	217	6	2.96	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
SM Pollock	20.0	6	43	5	2.15	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
PR Reiffel	23.0	9	59	5	2.56	Australia	v India	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
Waqar Younis	26.0	9	67	5	2.57	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
SB Joshi	32.0	5	71	5	2.21	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
Waqar Younis	30.0	9	74	5	2.46	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
JTC Vaughan	26.5	7	75	5	2.79	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
SB Doull	28.0	10	75	5	2.67	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
SK Warne	41.2	12	82	5	1.98	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
CEL Ambrose	41.4	10	87	5	2.08	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1361
HH Streak	42.1	12	90	5	2.13	Zimbabwe	v England	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
PR Adams	34.2	9	94	5	2.73	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
PR Reiffel	31.0	6	97	5	3.12	Australia	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
A Kumble	51.0	13	98	5	1.92	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
IR Bishop	30.3	6	98	5	3.21	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
CA Walsh	29.0	4	103	5	3.55	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
IR Bishop	43.0	11	109	5	2.53	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
A Kumble	43.0	8	110	5	2.55	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
DL Vettori	69.0	22	110	5	1.59	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
CEL Ambrose	44.0	11	110	5	2.50	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
PR Reiffel	33.1	6	116	5	3.49	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996	Test # 1340
J Srinath	43.0	12	116	5	2.69	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
CA Walsh	49.0	12	134	5	2.73	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
CL Cairns	30.4	2	137	5	4.46	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996	Test # 1342
RDB Croft	77.0	24	139	5	1.80	England	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	18 Dec 1996	Test # 1345
AA Donald	42.0	8	139	5	3.30	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
KSC de Silva	43.2	7	158	5	3.64	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
PA Strang	69.0	12	212	5	3.07	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996	Test # 1336
Saqlain Mushtaq	87.5	16	286	5	3.25	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
GJ Whittall	30.0	11	34	4	1.13	Zimbabwe	v England	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
D Gough	26.0	10	40	4	1.53	England	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
JH Kallis	25.4	9	47	4	1.83	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
BKV Prasad	25.3	11	52	4	2.03	India	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
SB Doull	28.0	8	53	4	1.89	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
DN Patel	22.1	8	60	4	2.70	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
CEW Silverwood	25.0	8	71	4	2.84	England	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	18 Dec 1996	Test # 1345
PR Adams	26.2	6	76	4	2.88	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
GD McGrath	36.0	13	94	4	2.61	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
JN Gillespie	34.4	13	94	4	2.71	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
PL Symcox	43.0	13	95	4	2.20	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
KCG Benjamin	31.5	7	98	4	3.07	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
D Ganesh	27.0	3	98	4	3.62	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
A Kumble	48.0	12	103	4	2.14	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SM Pollock	35.0	4	105	4	3.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349

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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]