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Best bowling figures in a match
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
R Ashwin 43.2 14 85 12 1.96 India v New Zealand Hyderabad (Deccan) 23 Aug 2012 Test # 2054
HMRKB Herath 64.3 15 157 12 2.43 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Colombo (RPS) 16 Mar 2013 Test # 2082
HMRKB Herath 57.0 14 171 12 3.00 Sri Lanka v England Galle 26 Mar 2012 Test # 2038
R Ashwin 74.0 18 198 12 2.67 India v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013 Test # 2074
DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 1.62 South Africa v Pakistan Johannesburg 1 Feb 2013 Test # 2072
JM Anderson 37.0 15 71 11 1.91 England v Pakistan Nottingham 29 Jul 2010 Test # 1967
HMRKB Herath 48.0 8 108 11 2.25 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Galle 17 Nov 2012 Test # 2059
Saeed Ajmal 56.5 20 111 11 1.95 Pakistan v West Indies Providence 12 May 2011 Test # 1992
SCJ Broad 58.5 12 165 11 2.80 England v West Indies Lord's 17 May 2012 Test # 2043
MS Panesar 69.0 15 210 11 3.04 England v India Mumbai 23 Nov 2012 Test # 2062
S Shillingford 36.5 8 93 10 2.52 West Indies v Zimbabwe Roseau 20 Mar 2013 Test # 2083
Saeed Ajmal 42.0 11 97 10 2.30 Pakistan v England Dubai (DSC) 17 Jan 2012 Test # 2030
VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 4.22 South Africa v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011 Test # 2023
DW Steyn 34.5 7 108 10 3.10 South Africa v India Nagpur 6 Feb 2010 Test # 1951
I Sharma 41.2 11 108 10 2.61 India v West Indies Bridgetown 28 Jun 2011 Test # 1998
TG Southee 47.2 12 108 10 2.28 New Zealand v England Lord's 16 May 2013 Test # 2088
VD Philander 30.5 6 114 10 3.69 South Africa v New Zealand Hamilton 15 Mar 2012 Test # 2036
MG Johnson 36.1 8 132 10 3.64 Australia v New Zealand Hamilton 27 Mar 2010 Test # 1957
GP Swann 41.0 13 132 10 3.21 England v New Zealand Leeds 24 May 2013 Test # 2089
KAJ Roach 45.0 9 146 10 3.24 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 15 Apr 2012 Test # 2041
Saeed Ajmal 60.1 11 147 10 2.44 Pakistan v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013 Test # 2073
Z Khan 39.3 5 149 10 3.77 India v Bangladesh Dhaka 24 Jan 2010 Test # 1950
GP Swann 68.1 5 181 10 2.65 England v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 3 Apr 2012 Test # 2039
GP Swann 78.3 19 217 10 2.76 England v Bangladesh Chittagong 12 Mar 2010 Test # 1954
S Shillingford 81.5 16 219 10 2.67 West Indies v Australia Roseau 23 Apr 2012 Test # 2042
DAJ Bracewell 26.4 7 60 9 2.25 New Zealand v Australia Hobart 9 Dec 2011 Test # 2021
KJ Abbott 28.4 11 68 9 2.37 South Africa v Pakistan Centurion 22 Feb 2013 Test # 2075
GP Swann 21.5 4 74 9 3.38 England v Pakistan Lord's 26 Aug 2010 Test # 1971
MG Johnson 29.3 8 82 9 2.77 Australia v England Perth 16 Dec 2010 Test # 1984
VD Philander 45.0 16 99 9 2.20 South Africa v Pakistan Cape Town 14 Feb 2013 Test # 2073
PM Siddle 51.3 22 104 9 2.01 Australia v Sri Lanka Hobart 14 Dec 2012 Test # 2067
RJ Harris 26.0 5 106 9 4.07 Australia v England Perth 16 Dec 2010 Test # 1984
S Shillingford 38.0 8 107 9 2.81 West Indies v Zimbabwe Bridgetown 12 Mar 2013 Test # 2079
R Ashwin 48.3 9 128 9 2.63 India v West Indies Delhi 6 Nov 2011 Test # 2015
HMRKB Herath 50.3 14 128 9 2.53 Sri Lanka v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2011 Test # 2026
Robiul Islam 57.0 12 155 9 2.71 Bangladesh v Zimbabwe Harare 17 Apr 2013 Test # 2086
S Randiv 54.1 9 162 9 2.99 Sri Lanka v India Colombo (PSS) 3 Aug 2010 Test # 1968
PP Ojha 77.2 24 165 9 2.13 India v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012 Test # 2058
NM Lyon 38.4 4 165 9 4.26 Australia v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013 Test # 2085
HMRKB Herath 70.0 13 170 9 2.42 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012 Test # 2063
ST Finn 49.0 11 187 9 3.81 England v Bangladesh Lord's 27 May 2010 Test # 1958
R Ashwin 67.3 6 190 9 2.81 India v West Indies Mumbai 22 Nov 2011 Test # 2019
GP Swann 69.0 11 208 9 3.01 England v India The Oval 18 Aug 2011 Test # 2004
Sohag Gazi 70.2 9 219 9 3.11 Bangladesh v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012 Test # 2057

Matches are credited to the decade they start in and no special account is taken of matches that may overlap decades

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v New Zealand at Leeds, 2nd Test, May 24-28, 2013 [Test # 2089]
England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, May 16-19, 2013 [Test # 2088]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 2nd Test, Apr 25-29, 2013 [Test # 2087]
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