Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DW Steyn	24.3	6	91	10	3.71	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DW Steyn	31.3	4	93	10	2.95	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
RJ Sidebottom	51.3	12	139	10	2.69	England	v New Zealand	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
Shahadat Hossain	34.3	8	97	9	2.81	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
M Muralidaran	71.0	26	140	9	1.97	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
DW Steyn	39.5	12	104	8	2.61	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
WPUJC Vaas	47.2	14	109	8	2.30	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
B Lee	44.5	16	112	8	2.49	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1845
DW Steyn	31.0	3	114	8	3.67	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
RJ Sidebottom	41.3	9	130	8	3.13	England	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
B Lee	49.5	7	169	8	3.39	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1847
Abdur Rehman	69.0	9	210	8	3.04	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
A Kumble	65.3	3	254	8	3.87	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1857
Harbhajan Singh	78.5	5	265	8	3.36	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
DW Steyn	29.4	4	75	7	2.52	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
DW Steyn	29.5	8	90	7	3.01	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
Harbhajan Singh	54.0	16	96	7	1.77	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
CS Martin	29.0	4	100	7	3.44	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
DW Steyn	33.0	9	101	7	3.06	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
DW Steyn	28.3	5	106	7	3.71	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
A Kumble	48.3	14	106	7	2.18	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
JM Anderson	35.0	6	130	7	3.71	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
PL Harris	66.0	21	131	7	1.98	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
B Lee	45.2	8	153	7	3.37	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1857
A Kumble	50.0	6	186	7	3.72	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
Yasir Arafat	52.3	8	210	7	4.00	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	8 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
M Ntini	22.2	4	62	6	2.77	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
KD Mills	34.1	10	77	6	2.25	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
MJ Hoggard	32.0	8	84	6	2.62	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
B Lee	33.5	9	89	6	2.63	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
JDP Oram	49.0	20	90	6	1.83	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
RJ Peterson	29.0	4	94	6	3.24	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
Shoaib Akhtar	34.1	6	102	6	2.98	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
SR Clark	36.0	8	106	6	2.94	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 2008	Test # 1862
JE Taylor	31.0	5	112	6	3.61	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
CS Martin	33.1	7	120	6	3.61	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	4 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
A Nel	49.0	17	123	6	2.51	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
B Lee	44.4	9	125	6	2.79	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 2008	Test # 1862
MS Panesar	47.0	18	126	6	2.68	England	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
JE Taylor	32.3	8	126	6	3.87	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
RJ Sidebottom	48.0	13	141	6	2.93	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
MR Gillespie	35.0	3	142	6	4.05	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
MG Johnson	53.5	7	159	6	2.95	Australia	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008	Test # 1863
RP Singh	35.5	6	163	6	4.54	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 2008	Test # 1862
M Muralidaran	53.5	8	171	6	3.17	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
M Muralidaran	74.2	14	174	6	2.34	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
A Kumble	58.0	14	176	6	3.03	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	8 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
MS Panesar	59.0	9	178	6	3.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
M Muralidaran	85.0	12	224	6	2.63	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
JH Kallis	19.0	6	35	5	1.84	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
SR Clark	30.0	13	48	5	1.60	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
IE O'Brien	26.0	9	57	5	2.19	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
I Sharma	22.3	3	73	5	3.24	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
DL Vettori	30.0	8	78	5	2.60	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	4 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
SM Pollock	28.0	6	85	5	3.03	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
DJ Bravo	29.1	5	87	5	2.98	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
Mashrafe Mortaza	27.0	3	88	5	3.25	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Dunedin	4 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
M Morkel	30.0	5	93	5	3.10	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
CS Martin	45.0	19	93	5	2.06	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
PL Harris	45.4	14	104	5	2.27	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
DJ Bravo	44.0	9	116	5	2.63	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
PL Harris	60.0	19	117	5	1.95	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
IK Pathan	33.0	4	117	5	3.54	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 2008	Test # 1862
T Thushara	37.5	5	129	5	3.40	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
WPUJC Vaas	35.1	6	132	5	3.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
SCJ Broad	49.0	13	132	5	2.69	England	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
SE Bond	33.0	2	133	5	4.03	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
MR Gillespie	30.0	7	136	5	4.53	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
TG Southee	47.1	13	139	5	2.94	New Zealand	v England	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
I Sharma	39.1	13	140	5	3.57	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	8 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
MG Johnson	38.2	7	144	5	3.75	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 2008	Test # 1862
FH Edwards	32.0	5	146	5	4.56	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
JE Taylor	41.0	8	147	5	3.58	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
B Lee	63.0	7	175	5	2.77	Australia	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008	Test # 1863
Z Khan	43.4	3	187	5	4.28	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
DW Steyn	48.0	7	188	5	3.91	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
Harbhajan Singh	76.5	14	189	5	2.45	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Nov 2007	Test # 1850
A Kumble	72.0	18	195	5	2.70	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Nov 2007	Test # 1850
RP Singh	42.0	5	198	5	4.71	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1857
Danish Kaneria	64.0	6	209	5	3.26	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
Danish Kaneria	87.4	16	213	5	2.42	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
V Sehwag	14.5	4	30	4	2.02	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
JDP Oram	25.0	9	44	4	1.76	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	4 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
M Ntini	18.4	6	45	4	2.41	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	9	65	4	2.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
M Morkel	20.0	3	71	4	3.55	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
UWMBCA Welegedara	22.0	2	76	4	3.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
Z Khan	38.0	9	90	4	2.36	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
MG Johnson	37.0	7	96	4	2.59	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1845
M Muralidaran	42.0	10	97	4	2.30	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
M Ntini	25.0	4	102	4	4.08	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
DW Steyn	32.0	3	103	4	3.21	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
DBL Powell	31.0	6	105	4	3.38	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
M Morkel	26.0	1	107	4	4.11	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
Danish Kaneria	37.4	5	109	4	2.89	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
Mohammad Rafique	52.5	12	109	4	2.06	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
A Nel	23.3	2	112	4	4.76	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
A Nel	39.0	9	118	4	3.02	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
SR Clark	38.2	7	121	4	3.15	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1845
CS Martin	41.3	9	122	4	2.93	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846

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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:

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]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]