Best bowling figures in an innings in 2001 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 |
| 41.5 | 20 | 84 | 8 | 2.00 | India | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 | Test # 1539 | |
| 34.1 | 9 | 87 | 8 | 2.54 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1559 | |
| 18.2 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 2.89 | New Zealand | 3 | v Bangladesh | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2001 | Test # 1577 | |
| 25.0 | 3 | 71 | 7 | 2.84 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
| 30.2 | 9 | 76 | 7 | 2.50 | Australia | 2 | v England | Leeds | 16 Aug 2001 | Test # 1556 | |
| 37.0 | 11 | 104 | 7 | 2.81 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Sydney | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1527 | |
| 51.0 | 13 | 115 | 7 | 2.25 | India | 1 | v England | Ahmedabad | 11 Dec 2001 | Test # 1575 | |
| 32.2 | 5 | 120 | 7 | 3.71 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
| 37.5 | 7 | 123 | 7 | 3.25 | India | 1 | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 11 Mar 2001 | Test # 1535 | |
| 38.2 | 6 | 133 | 7 | 3.46 | India | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 | Test # 1539 | |
| 44.2 | 7 | 165 | 7 | 3.72 | Australia | 2 | v England | The Oval | 23 Aug 2001 | Test # 1558 | |
| 13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 2.19 | South Africa | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
| 18.0 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 1.83 | Australia | 3 | v England | Nottingham | 02 Aug 2001 | Test # 1554 | |
| 13.0 | 3 | 42 | 6 | 3.23 | Pakistan | 1 | v Bangladesh | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1560 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 3.46 | Pakistan | 3 | v Bangladesh | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1560 | |
| 21.4 | 10 | 56 | 6 | 2.58 | South Africa | 3 | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 | |
| 36.4 | 13 | 61 | 6 | 1.66 | West Indies | 3 | v South Africa | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 2001 | Test # 1538 | |
| 36.0 | 17 | 67 | 6 | 1.86 | South Africa | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 29 Mar 2001 | Test # 1541 | |
| 30.3 | 8 | 73 | 6 | 2.39 | India | 4 | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 11 Mar 2001 | Test # 1535 | |
| 27.5 | 6 | 73 | 6 | 2.62 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 30.0 | 6 | 76 | 6 | 2.53 | India | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 | Test # 1569 | |
| 35.0 | 12 | 81 | 6 | 2.31 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 19 Apr 2001 | Test # 1543 | |
| 35.5 | 16 | 81 | 6 | 2.26 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v West Indies | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
| 28.4 | 6 | 81 | 6 | 2.82 | India | 3 | v England | Mohali | 03 Dec 2001 | Test # 1574 | |
| 34.4 | 7 | 87 | 6 | 2.50 | New Zealand | 2 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 30 Nov 2001 | Test # 1573 | |
| 53.4 | 11 | 126 | 6 | 2.34 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v West Indies | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 | Test # 1567 | |
| 9.4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1.34 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
| 26.5 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 1.04 | South Africa | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | 19 Apr 2001 | Test # 1544 | |
| 18.0 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 1.72 | Zimbabwe | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 08 Nov 2001 | Test # 1566 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 2.40 | Pakistan | 4 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 08 Mar 2001 | Test # 1533 | |
| 16.0 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 2.50 | South Africa | 2 | v India | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 | Test # 1569 | |
| 25.0 | 9 | 42 | 5 | 1.68 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 15.3 | 6 | 43 | 5 | 2.77 | Australia | 3 | v England | The Oval | 23 Aug 2001 | Test # 1558 | |
| 15.5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 2.77 | England | 2 | v Australia | Nottingham | 02 Aug 2001 | Test # 1554 | |
| 31.3 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 1.39 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v West Indies | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 | Test # 1567 | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 2.72 | Australia | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 02 Aug 2001 | Test # 1554 | |
| 26.5 | 10 | 49 | 5 | 1.82 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 19.3 | 4 | 51 | 5 | 2.61 | India | 1 | v England | Mohali | 03 Dec 2001 | Test # 1574 | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 53 | 5 | 3.31 | Australia | 3 | v England | Lord's | 19 Jul 2001 | Test # 1552 | |
| 24.0 | 9 | 54 | 5 | 2.25 | Australia | 1 | v England | Lord's | 19 Jul 2001 | Test # 1552 | |
| 16.0 | 5 | 61 | 5 | 3.81 | England | 2 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 17 May 2001 | Test # 1546 | |
| 23.0 | 6 | 67 | 5 | 2.91 | Australia | 2 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 08 Nov 2001 | Test # 1565 | |
| 43.3 | 16 | 67 | 5 | 1.54 | England | 2 | v India | Ahmedabad | 11 Dec 2001 | Test # 1575 | |
| 19.0 | 4 | 71 | 5 | 3.73 | Australia | 1 | v England | Birmingham | 05 Jul 2001 | Test # 1550 | |
| 30.2 | 6 | 71 | 5 | 2.34 | India | 3 | v England | Ahmedabad | 11 Dec 2001 | Test # 1575 | |
| 21.0 | 7 | 72 | 5 | 3.42 | India | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| 23.3 | 5 | 73 | 5 | 3.10 | Zimbabwe | 1 | v Bangladesh | Bulawayo | 19 Apr 2001 | Test # 1543 | |
| 31.5 | 14 | 74 | 5 | 2.32 | Zimbabwe | 3 | v India | Harare | 15 Jun 2001 | Test # 1549 | |
| 31.5 | 10 | 78 | 5 | 2.45 | West Indies | 3 | v South Africa | Bridgetown | 29 Mar 2001 | Test # 1541 | |
| 35.3 | 6 | 98 | 5 | 2.76 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
| 32.1 | 4 | 101 | 5 | 3.13 | England | 2 | v Australia | Lord's | 19 Jul 2001 | Test # 1552 | |
| 25.1 | 4 | 103 | 5 | 4.09 | England | 1 | v Australia | Leeds | 16 Aug 2001 | Test # 1556 | |
| 39.4 | 9 | 113 | 5 | 2.84 | Australia | 2 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 | Test # 1576 | |
| 24.5 | 5 | 114 | 5 | 4.59 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 36.0 | 5 | 138 | 5 | 3.83 | New Zealand | 1 | v Australia | Hobart | 22 Nov 2001 | Test # 1571 | |
| 33.0 | 6 | 140 | 5 | 4.24 | India | 2 | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 | |
| 37.0 | 8 | 146 | 5 | 3.94 | New Zealand | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 08 Nov 2001 | Test # 1565 | |
| 79.0 | 19 | 181 | 5 | 2.29 | Zimbabwe | 2 | v South Africa | Bulawayo | 14 Sep 2001 | Test # 1563 | |
| 9.1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1.20 | England | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 16.4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1.02 | South Africa | 4 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 29 Mar 2001 | Test # 1541 | |
| 14.0 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1.28 | Australia | 2 | v India | Eden Gardens | 11 Mar 2001 | Test # 1535 | |
| 7.1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2.65 | Pakistan | 3 | v Bangladesh | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1560 | |
| 17.0 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 1.35 | West Indies | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 27 Jul 2001 | Test # 1553 | |
| 25.4 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 0.93 | Pakistan | 4 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 08 Mar 2001 | Test # 1533 | |
| 8.3 | - | 24 | 4 | 2.82 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 9.5 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 2.64 | New Zealand | 3 | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2001 | Test # 1540 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 2.80 | South Africa | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
| 15.1 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 2.10 | West Indies | 2 | v South Africa | Kingston | 19 Apr 2001 | Test # 1544 | |
| 36.0 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 0.97 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Dec 2001 | Test # 1581 | |
| 30.0 | 12 | 38 | 4 | 1.26 | Zimbabwe | 1 | v Bangladesh | Harare | 26 Apr 2001 | Test # 1545 | |
| 24.0 | 9 | 38 | 4 | 1.58 | West Indies | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 19 Jul 2001 | Test # 1551 | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 3.54 | South Africa | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 20 Jan 2001 | Test # 1529 | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 2.16 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v England | Kandy | 07 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| 10.5 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 3.60 | New Zealand | 1 | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2001 | Test # 1540 | |
| 16.0 | 6 | 40 | 4 | 2.50 | South Africa | 4 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 2001 | Test # 1538 | |
| 15.3 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 2.64 | Zimbabwe | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 15 Nov 2001 | Test # 1568 | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 4.66 | England | 2 | v Australia | Birmingham | 05 Jul 2001 | Test # 1550 | |
| 32.0 | 13 | 44 | 4 | 1.37 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v England | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 | Test # 1530 | |
| 27.0 | 12 | 46 | 4 | 1.70 | Zimbabwe | 3 | v India | Harare | 15 Jun 2001 | Test # 1549 | |
| 22.0 | 7 | 47 | 4 | 2.13 | Australia | 1 | v India | Wankhede | 27 Feb 2001 | Test # 1531 | |
| 13.1 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 3.56 | New Zealand | 2 | v Bangladesh | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2001 | Test # 1577 | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 48 | 4 | 2.40 | Pakistan | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 08 Mar 2001 | Test # 1533 | |
| 27.0 | 7 | 50 | 4 | 1.85 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 | Test # 1530 | |
| 22.0 | 6 | 50 | 4 | 2.27 | England | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 07 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| 26.0 | 12 | 50 | 4 | 1.92 | Pakistan | 1 | v England | Lord's | 17 May 2001 | Test # 1546 | |
| 28.0 | 9 | 50 | 4 | 1.78 | England | 2 | v India | Bengaluru | 19 Dec 2001 | Test # 1578 | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 3.00 | West Indies | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 19 Jul 2001 | Test # 1551 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 52 | 4 | 5.20 | New Zealand | 1 | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2001 | Test # 1540 | |
| 17.0 | 3 | 52 | 4 | 3.05 | England | 2 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 17 May 2001 | Test # 1546 | |
| 16.0 | 6 | 53 | 4 | 3.31 | South Africa | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 | |
| 26.0 | 8 | 53 | 4 | 2.03 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Dec 2001 | Test # 1581 | |
| 25.0 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 2.16 | South Africa | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | 19 Apr 2001 | Test # 1544 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 3.00 | England | 3 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 17 May 2001 | Test # 1546 | |
| 23.4 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 2.28 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 3.60 | New Zealand | 3 | v Bangladesh | Wellington | 26 Dec 2001 | Test # 1579 | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 55 | 4 | 2.75 | England | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 07 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| 32.0 | 9 | 56 | 4 | 1.75 | England | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 38.0 | 13 | 56 | 4 | 1.47 | West Indies | 3 | v South Africa | St John's | 06 Apr 2001 | Test # 1542 | |
| 22.0 | 8 | 56 | 4 | 2.54 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
| 16.0 | 3 | 56 | 4 | 3.50 | Australia | 3 | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 30 Nov 2001 | Test # 1573 |
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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