Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AY Patel	73.5	15	225	14	3.04	New Zealand	v India	Wankhede	03 Dec 2021	Test # 2438
IT Botham	48.5	14	106	13	2.17	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
SNJ O'Keefe	28.1	6	70	12	2.48	Australia	v India	Pune	23 Feb 2017	Test # 2250
Fazal Mahmood	51.4	19	94	12	1.81	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
AME Roberts	42.3	11	121	12	2.84	West Indies	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
AK Davidson	77.4	30	124	12	1.59	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
BA Reid	55.2	16	126	12	2.27	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1991	Test # 1180
AA Donald	55.0	15	139	12	2.52	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
G Dymock	63.4	12	166	12	2.60	Australia	v India	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
NM Lyon	70.1	9	286	12	4.07	Australia	v India	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014	Test # 2148
JJ Krejza	74.5	4	358	12	4.78	Australia	v India	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
ERH Toshack	19.3x8	7	31	11	1.20	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
Sir RJ Hadlee	22.3x8	1	58	11	1.94	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	13 Feb 1976	Test # 772
Imran Khan	32.2	10	79	11	2.44	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	23 Dec 1982	Test # 942
MD Marshall	36.5	9	89	11	2.41	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1989	Test # 1119
AV Bedser	51.0	13	93	11	1.82	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
MR Whitney	35.1	7	95	11	2.70	Australia	v India	Perth	01 Feb 1992	Test # 1186
NM Lyon	34.5	3	99	11	2.84	Australia	v India	Indore	01 Mar 2023	Test # 2496
R Benaud	53.2	16	105	11	1.96	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
M Muralidaran	42.0	7	110	11	2.61	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
WW Hall	60.4	16	126	11	2.07	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
AV Bedser	61.2	14	145	11	2.36	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
H Verity	51.1	16	153	11	2.99	England	v India	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
NA Foster	51.0	10	163	11	3.19	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
Imran Khan	55.5	15	180	11	3.22	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983	Test # 945
Sikander Bakht	59.0	10	190	11	3.22	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
M Muralidaran	81.0	26	196	11	2.41	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
MS Panesar	69.0	15	210	11	3.04	England	v India	Wankhede	23 Nov 2012	Test # 2062
JK Lever	36.4	12	70	10	1.90	England	v India	Delhi	17 Dec 1976	Test # 788
GOB Allen	35.0	8	78	10	2.22	England	v India	Lord's	27 Jun 1936	Test # 252
Sir RJ Hadlee	36.5	11	88	10	2.38	New Zealand	v India	Wankhede	24 Nov 1988	Test # 1109
GD McKenzie	52.3	17	91	10	1.73	Australia	v India	Chennai	02 Oct 1964	Test # 566
CA Walsh	46.0	15	101	10	2.19	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Apr 1989	Test # 1120
GD McGrath	35.5	8	103	10	2.87	Australia	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 2000	Test # 1481
DW Steyn	34.5	7	108	10	3.10	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
AA Mallett	54.2	19	144	10	2.65	Australia	v India	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
SM Pollock	48.4	18	147	10	3.02	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
GD McKenzie	40.4x8	4	151	10	2.79	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
CJ McDermott	60.1	17	168	10	2.79	Australia	v India	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992	Test # 1184
Iqbal Qasim	72.5	29	175	10	2.40	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
Saqlain Mushtaq	67.2	16	187	10	2.77	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
BAW Mendis	55.2	5	209	10	3.77	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
Saqlain Mushtaq	82.3	22	216	10	2.61	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	04 Feb 1999	Test # 1443
GRJ Matthews	68.1	10	249	10	3.65	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
FS Trueman	16.4	7	40	9	2.40	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
JM Anderson	25.2	10	43	9	1.69	England	v India	Lord's	09 Aug 2018	Test # 2315
AA Donald	27.1	9	54	9	1.98	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
LR Gibbs	69.3	44	63	9	0.90	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
R Gilchrist	44.0	20	73	9	1.65	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
VD Philander	30.1	12	75	9	2.48	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
JN Gillespie	38.5	15	80	9	2.06	Australia	v India	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
CM Old	29.0	9	88	9	3.03	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
GG Arnold	44.2	13	91	9	2.05	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
MJ Hilton	54.5	21	93	9	1.69	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
CA Walsh	31.4	4	94	9	2.96	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
JE Taylor	33.4	8	95	9	2.82	West Indies	v India	Kingston	30 Jun 2006	Test # 1808
PJ Cummins	45.0	13	99	9	2.20	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2337
HJ Howarth	53.0	16	100	9	1.88	New Zealand	v India	Nagpur	03 Oct 1969	Test # 660
AME Roberts	46.3	13	100	9	2.15	West Indies	v India	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
CJ McDermott	53.1	18	101	9	1.89	Australia	v India	Brisbane	29 Nov 1991	Test # 1177
MD Marshall	37.0	11	102	9	2.75	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	10 Dec 1983	Test # 971
ML Cummins	32.4	9	102	9	3.12	West Indies	v India	Gros Islet	09 Aug 2016	Test # 2215
TG Southee	41.1	11	110	9	2.67	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 2020	Test # 2385
SB Doull	49.0	17	114	9	2.32	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
Iqbal Qasim	67.0	26	121	9	1.80	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
RJ Ratnayake	48.3	11	125	9	2.57	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
WW Hall	48.5	9	128	9	2.62	West Indies	v India	Kingston	07 Mar 1962	Test # 526
Imran Khan	56.5	8	130	9	2.28	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Jan 1980	Test # 871
JM Noreiga	67.4	20	131	9	1.93	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
IT Botham	50.3	9	133	9	2.63	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
MM Ali	42.0	4	134	9	3.19	England	v India	Southampton	30 Aug 2018	Test # 2317
JG Bracewell	83.3	36	136	9	1.62	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
Tauseef Ahmed	72.5	19	139	9	1.90	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
RGD Willis	44.0	5	142	9	3.22	England	v India	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
LR Gibbs	82.0	30	143	9	1.74	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	23 Jan 1975	Test # 753
DW Steyn	51.0	17	147	9	2.88	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
Sarfraz Nawaz	55.2	9	159	9	2.87	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
DA Allen	77.2	29	162	9	2.09	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
FJ Titmus	69.5	18	162	9	2.31	England	v India	Chennai	10 Jan 1964	Test # 551
S Randiv	54.1	9	162	9	2.99	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
NM Lyon	38.4	4	165	9	4.26	Australia	v India	Delhi	22 Mar 2013	Test # 2085
DL Underwood	71.0	23	173	9	2.43	England	v India	Wankhede	11 Feb 1977	Test # 795
TW Hartley	51.2	5	193	9	3.75	England	v India	Hyderabad	25 Jan 2024	Test # 2525
GP Swann	69.0	11	208	9	3.01	England	v India	The Oval	18 Aug 2011	Test # 2004
AL Valentine	94.5	31	213	9	2.24	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
DR Tuffey	25.0	9	53	8	2.12	New Zealand	v India	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
MD Marshall	32.0	14	66	8	2.06	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	21 Oct 1983	Test # 964
R Benaud	49.4	21	76	8	1.53	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
SCJ Broad	38.5	13	76	8	1.95	England	v India	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011	Test # 2001
AME Roberts	35.2	7	79	8	2.23	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	15 Apr 1983	Test # 954
Imran Khan	42.0	17	80	8	1.90	Pakistan	v India	Hyderabad (Sind)	14 Jan 1983	Test # 946
R Benaud	67.1	33	86	8	1.28	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
M Ntini	34.0	10	89	8	2.61	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
M Muralidaran	51.2	18	90	8	1.75	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
IWG Johnson	19.7x8	1	94	8	3.54	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
RB Simpson	43.0x8	15	97	8	1.69	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
BW Hilfenhaus	36.0	11	97	8	2.69	Australia	v India	Perth	13 Jan 2012	Test # 2029
RR Lindwall	37.5x8	10	99	8	1.97	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
RGD Willis	35.0	4	100	8	2.85	England	v India	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
DW Fleming	33.5	9	100	8	2.95	Australia	v India	Adelaide	10 Dec 1999	Test # 1476

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]