Best bowling figures in an innings in 2021 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 47.5 | 12 | 119 | 10 | 2.48 | New Zealand | 1 | v India | Wankhede | 03 Dec 2021 | Test # 2438 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 42 | 8 | 2.80 | Pakistan | 2 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 04 Dec 2021 | Test # 2439 | |
| 44.4 | 9 | 116 | 7 | 2.59 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Pakistan | Chattogram | 26 Nov 2021 | Test # 2436 | |
| 42.0 | 6 | 137 | 7 | 3.26 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| 62.5 | 17 | 137 | 7 | 2.18 | Afghanistan | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Abu Dhabi | 10 Mar 2021 | Test # 2415 | |
| 3.4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.36 | Nigeria | 2 | v Sierra Leone | Lagos | 24 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1360 | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.75 | Uganda | 1 | v Lesotho | Kigali | 19 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1315 | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.75 | Australia | 3 | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2442 | |
| 5.1 | - | 11 | 6 | 2.12 | Nepal | 2 | v P.N.G. | Al Amerat | 10 Sep 2021 | ODI # 4322 | |
| 4.0 | - | 18 | 6 | 4.50 | Argentina | 2 | v Panama | North Sound | 10 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1417 | |
| 4.0 | - | 24 | 6 | 6.00 | Namibia | 2 | v U.A.E. | ICCA Dubai | 05 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1281 | |
| 4.0 | - | 30 | 6 | 7.50 | Australia | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 03 Mar 2021 | T20I # 1125 | |
| 21.4 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 1.75 | India | 1 | v England | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 | |
| 29.0 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 1.37 | England | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| 25.1 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 1.70 | New Zealand | 2 | v England | Lord's | 02 Jun 2021 | Test # 2422 | |
| 21.0 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 2.19 | Bangladesh | 3 | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 01 Jan 2022 | Test # 2444 | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 2.40 | New Zealand | 3 | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2400 | |
| 17.3 | 7 | 51 | 6 | 2.91 | Pakistan | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 20 Aug 2021 | Test # 2431 | |
| 14.3 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 3.86 | South Africa | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
| 17.3 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 3.48 | India | 3 | v England | Chennai | 05 Feb 2021 | Test # 2409 | |
| 34.2 | 8 | 70 | 6 | 2.03 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
| 24.0 | 5 | 71 | 6 | 2.95 | South Africa | 1 | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2443 | |
| 25.0 | 3 | 75 | 6 | 3.00 | Afghanistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Abu Dhabi | 02 Mar 2021 | Test # 2413 | |
| 32.0 | 7 | 92 | 6 | 2.87 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
| 4.0 | - | 5 | 5 | 1.25 | Austria | 1 | v Belgium | Waterloo | 24 Jul 2021 | T20I # 1200 | |
| 6.2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1.26 | England | 2 | v India | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 | |
| 4.0 | - | 8 | 5 | 2.00 | Uganda | 2 | v Seychelles | Kigali | 22 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1344 | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2.25 | Ghana | 1 | v Seychelles | Rwanda | 16 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1301 | |
| 10.0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1.00 | Ireland | 2 | v U.A.E. | Abu Dhabi | 18 Jan 2021 | ODI # 4269 | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3.00 | Kenya | 2 | v Nigeria | Kigali | 20 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1442 | |
| 4.0 | - | 13 | 5 | 3.25 | Malawi | 1 | v Swaziland | Kigali | 17 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1305 | |
| 3.5 | - | 14 | 5 | 3.65 | Sweden | 1 | v Denmark | Brondby | 14 Aug 2021 | T20I # 1223 | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1.87 | Oman | 1 | v P.N.G. | Al Amerat | 01 Oct 2021 | ODI # 4334 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1.77 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 28 May 2021 | ODI # 4292 | |
| 4.0 | - | 16 | 5 | 4.00 | Sierra Leone | 1 | v Nigeria | Lagos | 26 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1365 | |
| 4.0 | - | 16 | 5 | 4.00 | Canada | 1 | v Argentina | North Sound | 13 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1426 | |
| 4.0 | - | 17 | 5 | 4.25 | South Africa | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 13 Feb 2021 | T20I # 1121 | |
| 4.0 | - | 17 | 5 | 4.25 | Sierra Leone | 1 | v Nigeria | Lagos | 20 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1326 | |
| 13.5 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1.37 | South Africa | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2021 | Test # 2424 | |
| 4.0 | - | 19 | 5 | 4.75 | Mozambique | 2 | v Cameroon | Rwanda | 03 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1387 | |
| 4.0 | - | 19 | 5 | 4.75 | Australia | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dubai (DICS) | 04 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1391 | |
| 4.0 | - | 20 | 5 | 5.00 | Afghanistan | 2 | v Scotland | Sharjah | 25 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1364 | |
| 4.0 | - | 23 | 5 | 5.75 | Ghana | 1 | v Rwanda | Rwanda | 16 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1298 | |
| 4.0 | - | 26 | 5 | 6.50 | Ghana | 2 | v Lesotho | Rwanda | 17 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1308 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2.88 | Namibia | 2 | v Oman | Windhoek | 26 Nov 2021 | ODI # 4336 | |
| 17.4 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 1.52 | West Indies | 1 | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 21 Mar 2021 | Test # 2416 | |
| 7.4 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 3.52 | New Zealand | 2 | v Bangladesh | Wellington | 26 Mar 2021 | ODI # 4282 | |
| 13.0 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 2.07 | Pakistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 May 2021 | Test # 2421 | |
| 9.0 | - | 28 | 5 | 3.11 | P.N.G. | 2 | v Oman | Al Amerat | 01 Oct 2021 | ODI # 4334 | |
| 10.0 | - | 29 | 5 | 2.90 | Ireland | 1 | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 21 Jan 2021 | ODI # 4271 | |
| 10.1 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 2.95 | England | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
| 9.5 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 3.05 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 16 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4304 | |
| 4.0 | - | 30 | 5 | 7.50 | Romania | 2 | v Hungary | Ilfov County | 03 Sep 2021 | T20I # 1252 | |
| 22.0 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 1.40 | New Zealand | 1 | v India | Southampton | 18 Jun 2021 | Test # 2425 | |
| 15.0 | - | 32 | 5 | 2.13 | India | 3 | v England | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 | |
| 15.0 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 2.13 | Pakistan | 3 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 26 Nov 2021 | Test # 2436 | |
| 20.0 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 1.70 | South Africa | 3 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2021 | Test # 2424 | |
| 25.3 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 1.37 | Pakistan | 3 | v South Africa | Karachi | 26 Jan 2021 | Test # 2406 | |
| 13.0 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 2.69 | West Indies | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
| 20.1 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 1.73 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v West Indies | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
| 12.2 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 2.91 | Pakistan | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2420 | |
| 17.3 | 7 | 36 | 5 | 2.05 | South Africa | 4 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 18 Jun 2021 | Test # 2426 | |
| 4.0 | - | 37 | 5 | 9.25 | Malta | 1 | v Romania | Ilfov County | 04 Sep 2021 | T20I # 1255 | |
| 13.1 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 2.88 | Australia | 1 | v England | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 | Test # 2440 | |
| 10.0 | - | 39 | 5 | 3.90 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Bridgetown | 20 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4310 | |
| 19.1 | 9 | 42 | 5 | 2.19 | Australia | 4 | v England | Adelaide | 16 Dec 2021 | Test # 2441 | |
| 23.5 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 1.80 | India | 2 | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 | Test # 2411 | |
| 9.4 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 4.44 | Scotland | 1 | v Netherlands | Rotterdam | 20 May 2021 | ODI # 4289 | |
| 16.0 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 2.75 | India | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2443 | |
| 29.0 | 12 | 46 | 5 | 1.58 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v West Indies | Galle | 21 Nov 2021 | Test # 2434 | |
| 22.5 | 4 | 47 | 5 | 2.05 | India | 3 | v England | Ahmedabad | 04 Mar 2021 | Test # 2414 | |
| 25.0 | 9 | 47 | 5 | 1.88 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Mar 2021 | Test # 2416 | |
| 24.0 | 6 | 48 | 5 | 2.00 | India | 3 | v England | Ahmedabad | 04 Mar 2021 | Test # 2414 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 4.80 | England | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 01 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4297 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 6.00 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 20 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4310 | |
| 7.4 | - | 49 | 5 | 6.39 | South Africa | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 04 Sep 2021 | ODI # 4315 | |
| 9.2 | - | 51 | 5 | 5.46 | Pakistan | 1 | v England | Lord's | 10 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4300 | |
| 20.4 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 2.46 | Pakistan | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 26 Nov 2021 | Test # 2436 | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 2.60 | Pakistan | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 May 2021 | Test # 2421 | |
| 15.4 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 3.44 | Pakistan | 2 | v South Africa | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 | Test # 2408 | |
| 15.4 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 3.51 | West Indies | 3 | v Pakistan | Kingston | 12 Aug 2021 | Test # 2430 | |
| 24.3 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 2.28 | South Africa | 1 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 | Test # 2408 | |
| 24.4 | 6 | 57 | 5 | 2.31 | Australia | 2 | v India | Brisbane | 15 Jan 2021 | Test # 2404 | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 3.75 | Pakistan | 4 | v South Africa | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 | Test # 2408 | |
| 21.0 | 5 | 60 | 5 | 2.85 | India | 4 | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 | Test # 2411 | |
| 10.0 | - | 61 | 5 | 6.10 | England | 1 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 13 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4303 | |
| 29.0 | 7 | 62 | 5 | 2.13 | England | 1 | v India | Lord's | 12 Aug 2021 | Test # 2429 | |
| 34.0 | 6 | 62 | 5 | 1.82 | India | 2 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 25 Nov 2021 | Test # 2435 | |
| 26.0 | 9 | 64 | 5 | 2.46 | South Africa | 3 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 | Test # 2408 | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 3.36 | India | 3 | v England | Nottingham | 04 Aug 2021 | Test # 2428 | |
| 26.0 | 6 | 65 | 5 | 2.50 | England | 3 | v India | Leeds | 25 Aug 2021 | Test # 2432 | |
| 25.0 | 6 | 66 | 5 | 2.64 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v West Indies | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 69 | 5 | 3.28 | New Zealand | 1 | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2400 | |
| 27.4 | 6 | 69 | 5 | 2.49 | New Zealand | 1 | v India | Kanpur | 25 Nov 2021 | Test # 2435 | |
| 19.2 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 3.72 | Bangladesh | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
| 19.5 | 5 | 73 | 5 | 3.68 | India | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 15 Jan 2021 | Test # 2404 | |
| 32.0 | 8 | 74 | 5 | 2.31 | West Indies | 2 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 11 Feb 2021 | Test # 2410 | |
| 10.0 | - | 76 | 5 | 7.60 | Namibia | 1 | v Oman | Windhoek | 27 Nov 2021 | ODI # 4338 | |
| 31.0 | 5 | 82 | 5 | 2.64 | Bangladesh | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Jul 2021 | Test # 2427 | |
| 28.5 | 3 | 83 | 5 | 2.87 | West Indies | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 21 Nov 2021 | Test # 2434 |
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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
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia vs South Africa at Lord's, ICC World Test Championship Final, Jun 11-14, 2025 [Test # 2585]
New Zealand vs South Africa at Lahore, ICC Champions Trophy 2nd Semi-Final, Mar 5, 2025 [ODI # 4855]
England vs South Africa at Karachi, ICC Champions Trophy 11th Match, Group B, Mar 1, 2025 [ODI # 4851]