Best bowling figures in an innings for India in Tests
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 26.3 | 9 | 74 | 10 | 2.79 | India | 4 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 | Test # 1443 | |
| 35.5 | 16 | 69 | 9 | 1.92 | India | 2 | v Australia | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 | Test # 483 | |
| 30.3 | 6 | 83 | 9 | 2.72 | India | 3 | v West Indies | Ahmedabad | 12 Nov 1983 | Test # 967 | |
| 34.3 | 11 | 102 | 9 | 2.95 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 | Test # 461 | |
| 47.0 | 27 | 52 | 8 | 1.10 | India | 2 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 | Test # 355 | |
| 38.5 | 15 | 55 | 8 | 1.41 | India | 1 | v England | Chennai | 06 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
| 18.3 | 3 | 61 | 8 | 3.29 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 | Test # 1089 | |
| 51.1 | 26 | 72 | 8 | 1.40 | India | 1 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 | Test # 583 | |
| 15.2 | 3 | 75 | 8 | 4.89 | India | 4 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 | Test # 1089 | |
| 23.0 | 5 | 76 | 8 | 2.47 | India | 3 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | |
| 41.5 | 18 | 79 | 8 | 1.88 | India | 2 | v England | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 | Test # 703 | |
| 41.5 | 20 | 84 | 8 | 2.00 | India | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 | Test # 1539 | |
| 30.5 | 7 | 85 | 8 | 2.75 | India | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 23 Jan 1983 | Test # 947 | |
| 27.0 | 6 | 86 | 8 | 3.18 | India | 3 | v Pakistan | Eden Gardens | 16 Feb 1999 | Test # 1444 | |
| 38.0 | 6 | 106 | 8 | 2.78 | India | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 13 Dec 1985 | Test # 1032 | |
| 46.5 | 7 | 141 | 8 | 3.01 | India | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 | Test # 1680 | |
| 18.2 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 1.47 | India | 1 | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 | Test # 1073 | |
| 12.1 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 3.45 | India | 3 | v Australia | Delhi | 17 Feb 2023 | Test # 2493 | |
| 28.3 | 12 | 48 | 7 | 1.68 | India | 3 | v West Indies | Wankhede | 09 Oct 2002 | Test # 1616 | |
| 17.3 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 2.74 | India | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 | Test # 1714 | |
| 25.0 | 5 | 48 | 7 | 1.92 | India | 3 | v England | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 | Test # 2241 | |
| 20.3 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 2.39 | India | 1 | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 02 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 | |
| 17.4 | 4 | 51 | 7 | 2.88 | India | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 | |
| 23.4 | 7 | 56 | 7 | 2.36 | India | 3 | v Pakistan | Chennai | 15 Jan 1980 | Test # 869 | |
| 27.3 | 9 | 59 | 7 | 2.14 | India | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 | Test # 1244 | |
| 15.2 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 3.84 | India | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1767 | |
| 13.5 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 4.26 | India | 4 | v New Zealand | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 | Test # 2223 | |
| 23.1 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 2.54 | India | 1 | v New Zealand | Pune | 24 Oct 2024 | Test # 2557 | |
| 17.5 | 3 | 61 | 7 | 3.42 | India | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
| 22.2 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 2.77 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 38.0 | 16 | 63 | 7 | 1.65 | India | 4 | v Pakistan | Eden Gardens | 16 Mar 2005 | Test # 1741 | |
| 29.5 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 2.21 | India | 4 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 | Test # 2189 | |
| 21.3 | 7 | 71 | 7 | 3.30 | India | 3 | v West Indies | Roseau | 12 Jul 2023 | Test # 2510 | |
| 23.0 | 6 | 74 | 7 | 3.21 | India | 4 | v England | Lord's | 17 Jul 2014 | Test # 2130 | |
| 25.0 | 8 | 83 | 7 | 3.32 | India | 3 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 | Test # 2207 | |
| 44.4 | 13 | 86 | 7 | 1.92 | India | 1 | v England | Chennai | 10 Feb 1934 | Test # 232 | |
| 30.0 | 3 | 87 | 7 | 2.90 | India | 3 | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 | Test # 1724 | |
| 20.3 | 2 | 87 | 7 | 4.24 | India | 3 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 24 Jan 2010 | Test # 1950 | |
| 50.0 | 19 | 98 | 7 | 1.96 | India | 2 | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 12 Dec 1969 | Test # 668 | |
| 42.0 | 12 | 103 | 7 | 2.45 | India | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 | Test # 2074 | |
| 51.0 | 13 | 115 | 7 | 2.25 | India | 1 | v England | Ahmedabad | 11 Dec 2001 | Test # 1575 | |
| 38.0 | 1 | 120 | 7 | 3.15 | India | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 | Test # 1988 | |
| 37.5 | 7 | 123 | 7 | 3.25 | India | 1 | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 11 Mar 2001 | Test # 1535 | |
| 76.4 | 35 | 128 | 7 | 1.66 | India | 2 | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 19 Nov 1955 | Test # 416 | |
| 38.2 | 6 | 133 | 7 | 3.46 | India | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 | Test # 1539 | |
| 46.2 | 11 | 145 | 7 | 3.12 | India | 2 | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 | Test # 2363 | |
| 61.5 | 17 | 157 | 7 | 2.53 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Brabourne | 13 Dec 1966 | Test # 610 | |
| 45.3 | 10 | 159 | 7 | 3.49 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 66.0 | 15 | 162 | 7 | 2.45 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 | Test # 363 | |
| 38.4 | 3 | 220 | 7 | 5.68 | India | 2 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 | Test # 945 | |
| 17.5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0.67 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1156 | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1.66 | India | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
| 11.5 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 1.77 | India | 4 | v South Africa | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 | Test # 1338 | |
| 12.1 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 2.21 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Aug 2019 | Test # 2359 | |
| 16.3 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 1.87 | India | 2 | v New Zealand | Hyderabad | 23 Aug 2012 | Test # 2054 | |
| 10.2 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 3.19 | India | 3 | v Pakistan | Chennai | 28 Jan 1999 | Test # 1442 | |
| 15.5 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2.08 | India | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2337 | |
| 25.1 | 11 | 35 | 6 | 1.39 | India | 2 | v England | Lord's | 27 Jun 1936 | Test # 252 | |
| 18.1 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 2.09 | India | 3 | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1971 | Test # 692 | |
| 21.4 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 1.75 | India | 1 | v England | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 | |
| 16.2 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 2.51 | India | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 | Test # 1673 | |
| 12.4 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 3.23 | India | 4 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 | Test # 2251 | |
| 30.5 | 16 | 42 | 6 | 1.36 | India | 4 | v New Zealand | Brabourne | 25 Sep 1969 | Test # 659 | |
| 30.0 | 12 | 43 | 6 | 1.43 | India | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Feb 1968 | Test # 632 | |
| 22.0 | 9 | 45 | 6 | 2.04 | India | 2 | v New Zealand | Mohali | 10 Oct 1999 | Test # 1462 | |
| 15.5 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 2.84 | India | 2 | v England | Visakhapatnam | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2526 | |
| 13.4 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 3.36 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| 21.3 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 2.18 | India | 3 | v West Indies | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 | Test # 2015 | |
| 27.0 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 1.74 | India | 3 | v West Indies | Wankhede | 22 Nov 2011 | Test # 2019 | |
| 28.0 | 10 | 49 | 6 | 1.75 | India | 1 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 26 Feb 1955 | Test # 400 | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 3.40 | India | 3 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Dec 2004 | Test # 1725 | |
| 17.0 | 3 | 51 | 6 | 3.00 | India | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 14 Feb 2014 | Test # 2120 | |
| 14.1 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 2.76 | India | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | Test # 812 | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 1.95 | India | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | Test # 812 | |
| 44.0 | 22 | 53 | 6 | 1.20 | India | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Nov 1992 | Test # 1201 | |
| 26.5 | 9 | 54 | 6 | 2.01 | India | 3 | v New Zealand | Hyderabad | 23 Aug 2012 | Test # 2054 | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 2.42 | India | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 23 Dec 1967 | Test # 624 | |
| 21.5 | 7 | 55 | 6 | 2.51 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 28 Jun 2011 | Test # 1998 | |
| 20.3 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 2.68 | India | 3 | v England | Wankhede | 08 Dec 2016 | Test # 2239 | |
| 25.0 | 9 | 56 | 6 | 2.24 | India | 1 | v New Zealand | Brabourne | 12 Mar 1965 | Test # 582 | |
| 25.1 | 8 | 56 | 6 | 2.22 | India | 2 | v Pakistan | Eden Gardens | 11 Feb 1987 | Test # 1067 | |
| 24.0 | 8 | 56 | 6 | 2.33 | India | 3 | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 2018 | Test # 2334 | |
| 24.0 | 4 | 58 | 6 | 2.41 | India | 3 | v England | Birmingham | 03 Jul 1986 | Test # 1048 | |
| 30.0 | 10 | 59 | 6 | 1.96 | India | 4 | v New Zealand | Bengaluru | 12 Nov 1988 | Test # 1107 | |
| 31.0 | 10 | 59 | 6 | 1.90 | India | 2 | v New Zealand | Cuttack | 08 Nov 1995 | Test # 1310 | |
| 17.3 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 3.48 | India | 3 | v England | Chennai | 05 Feb 2021 | Test # 2409 | |
| 13.5 | - | 61 | 6 | 4.40 | India | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
| 31.0 | 5 | 62 | 6 | 2.00 | India | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Delhi | 28 Feb 2002 | Test # 1591 | |
| 28.0 | 5 | 63 | 6 | 2.25 | India | 2 | v Pakistan | Kanpur | 25 Dec 1979 | Test # 866 | |
| 28.0 | 2 | 63 | 6 | 2.25 | India | 3 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 18 Mar 2009 | Test # 1915 | |
| 21.4 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 2.90 | India | 2 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 | Test # 2251 | |
| 31.2 | 10 | 64 | 6 | 2.04 | India | 1 | v England | Wankhede | 28 Nov 1984 | Test # 1001 | |
| 21.0 | 7 | 64 | 6 | 3.04 | India | 3 | v England | Chennai | 11 Feb 1993 | Test # 1213 | |
| 26.5 | 5 | 67 | 6 | 2.49 | India | 3 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 22 Oct 1999 | Test # 1464 | |
| 24.5 | 7 | 70 | 6 | 2.81 | India | 1 | v Pakistan | Chennai | 28 Jan 1999 | Test # 1442 | |
| 19.3 | 3 | 70 | 6 | 3.58 | India | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 02 Jul 2025 | Test # 2591 | |
| 21.3 | 4 | 71 | 6 | 3.30 | India | 4 | v England | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 | Test # 794 | |
| 30.0 | 10 | 72 | 6 | 2.40 | India | 3 | v Pakistan | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 | Test # 1693 | |
| 28.0 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 2.57 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 | Test # 1776 | |
| 34.2 | 9 | 72 | 6 | 2.09 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 | Test # 2015 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa A vs Zimbabwe A at Bulawayo, SA-A tour of Zimbabwe , Jul 15-18, 2016 [First-class]
South Africa A vs Zimbabwe A at Harare, SA-A tour of Zimbabwe , Jul 9-12, 2016 [First-class]