Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	71.5	31	117	12	1.62	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
SK Warne	53.1	17	109	11	2.05	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
ARC Fraser	43.1	10	110	11	2.54	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1998	Test # 1398
AG Huckle	72.4	12	255	11	3.50	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
Mushtaq Ahmed	41.3	12	106	10	2.55	Pakistan	v West Indies	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
Waqar Younis	40.4	10	133	10	3.27	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Saqlain Mushtaq	43.0	15	80	9	1.86	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
ARC Fraser	46.1	19	80	9	1.73	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
AA Donald	56.0	14	133	9	2.37	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
SM Pollock	71.4	23	148	9	2.06	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
Mushtaq Ahmed	69.0	22	149	9	2.15	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PS de Villiers	24.4	8	48	8	1.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
AA Donald	28.0	7	74	8	2.64	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
CEL Ambrose	45.5	19	75	8	1.63	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1998	Test # 1398
SB Doull	39.4	11	85	8	2.14	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1402
CEL Ambrose	48.4	11	87	8	1.78	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
SM Pollock	40.3	9	105	8	2.59	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
A Kumble	59.0	21	106	8	1.79	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998	Test # 1409
AA Donald	46.3	12	127	8	2.73	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
A Kumble	67.5	17	149	8	2.19	India	v Australia	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
M Muralidaran	53.5	12	157	8	2.91	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
HDPK Dharmasena	60.4	12	201	8	3.31	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
M Muralidaran	86.0	18	243	8	2.82	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SH Cook	20.2	8	75	7	3.68	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
SM Pollock	31.0	6	101	7	3.25	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
RK Chauhan	60.0	22	107	7	1.78	India	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
Wasim Akram	33.5	9	118	7	3.48	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
Waqar Younis	39.2	9	124	7	3.15	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Mar 1998	Test # 1408
GD McGrath	49.2	12	128	7	2.59	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
AR Caddick	41.0	13	131	7	3.19	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
Mushtaq Ahmed	44.0	9	138	7	3.13	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
CL Cairns	40.0	9	144	7	3.60	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
SK Warne	67.0	19	160	7	2.38	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
A Kumble	64.1	13	161	7	2.50	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
J Srinath	49.2	7	167	7	3.38	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
CEL Ambrose	26.2	8	59	6	2.24	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998	Test # 1404
SLV Raju	47.0	12	85	6	1.80	India	v Australia	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
AA Donald	29.2	7	99	6	3.37	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
D Ramnarine	63.0	24	99	6	1.57	West Indies	v England	St John's	20 Mar 1998	Test # 1411
MS Kasprowicz	47.0	9	104	6	2.21	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
Waqar Younis	45.0	11	107	6	2.37	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	21 Mar 1998	Test # 1412
HH Streak	40.0	11	112	6	2.80	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
A Kuruvilla	42.1	11	117	6	2.77	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
J Srinath	36.0	6	124	6	3.44	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998	Test # 1409
DW Headley	44.0	12	127	6	2.88	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998	Test # 1404
AA Donald	41.3	11	130	6	3.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
CA Walsh	57.1	15	132	6	2.30	West Indies	v England	St John's	20 Mar 1998	Test # 1411
CL Cairns	45.5	13	137	6	2.98	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1402
RDB Croft	58.1	18	139	6	2.38	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998	Test # 1404
SK Warne	48.4	7	147	6	3.02	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
SM Pollock	49.0	8	160	6	3.26	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SK Warne	86.0	26	161	6	1.87	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
SK Warne	55.0	10	169	6	3.07	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
DL Vettori	76.0	14	234	6	3.07	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
WJ Cronje	22.3	6	34	5	1.51	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
DJ Nash	28.0	9	54	5	1.92	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1402
CL Hooper	33.0	13	60	5	1.81	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998	Test # 1404
Shoaib Akhtar	23.0	1	63	5	2.73	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
CA Walsh	42.0	11	72	5	1.71	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998	Test # 1404
CA Walsh	32.0	9	78	5	2.43	West Indies	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
Wasim Akram	36.0	11	82	5	2.27	Pakistan	v West Indies	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
BC Strang	45.0	20	85	5	1.88	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
GR Robertson	23.2	3	86	5	3.68	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
Wasim Akram	27.0	6	88	5	3.25	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
CL Cairns	37.1	9	94	5	2.52	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
Wasim Akram	37.2	10	94	5	2.51	Pakistan	v West Indies	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
CEL Ambrose	37.0	11	94	5	2.54	West Indies	v England	St John's	20 Mar 1998	Test # 1411
Azhar Mahmood	38.0	13	95	5	2.50	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	21 Mar 1998	Test # 1412
HT Davis	33.0	3	102	5	3.09	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
CL Cairns	40.3	6	106	5	2.61	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	19 Feb 1998	Test # 1401
M Dillon	29.4	4	111	5	3.74	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
GJ Whittall	47.5	8	113	5	2.36	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	21 Mar 1998	Test # 1412
AG Huckle	45.0	12	116	5	2.57	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
KR Pushpakumara	32.0	3	122	5	3.81	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
Saqlain Mushtaq	62.0	13	129	5	2.08	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
SCG MacGill	36.0	8	134	5	3.72	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
CL Hooper	58.5	12	138	5	2.34	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	12 Mar 1998	Test # 1407
Waqar Younis	39.0	3	143	5	3.66	Pakistan	v West Indies	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
CA Walsh	43.1	6	143	5	3.31	West Indies	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
M Muralidaran	69.5	19	145	5	2.07	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
PL Symcox	62.2	13	159	5	2.55	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
GR Robertson	55.2	8	164	5	2.96	Australia	v India	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
L Klusener	57.0	16	171	5	3.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
MS Kasprowicz	57.0	12	180	5	3.15	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
SK Warne	60.0	15	186	5	3.10	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
SK Warne	65.0	18	207	5	3.18	Australia	v India	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
SR Waugh	15.0	6	30	4	2.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
PA Strang	18.1	-	54	4	2.97	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1402
Azhar Mahmood	22.5	8	57	4	2.49	Pakistan	v West Indies	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
PR Reiffel	28.0	10	74	4	2.64	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
Waqar Younis	24.0	3	79	4	3.29	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
ST Jayasuriya	39.0	8	82	4	2.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
MS Kasprowicz	36.0	14	83	4	2.30	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
CA Walsh	26.0	2	85	4	3.26	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
SB O'Connor	32.3	10	91	4	2.80	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	19 Feb 1998	Test # 1401
L Klusener	24.0	6	93	4	3.87	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
CL Cairns	28.0	9	95	4	3.39	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
HH Streak	35.0	11	100	4	2.85	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
SD Anurasiri	46.0	14	106	4	2.30	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
DL Vettori	61.0	28	112	4	1.83	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	19 Feb 1998	Test # 1401

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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]