Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MG Johnson	24.0	4	61	8	2.54	Australia	v South Africa	Perth	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MJ Hoggard	18.3	5	61	7	3.29	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
M Muralidaran	35.0	5	84	7	2.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
Harbhajan Singh	30.0	3	87	7	2.90	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
M Muralidaran	46.5	12	97	7	2.07	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
Shahadat Hossain	15.3	8	27	6	1.74	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	1.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	2.08	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	3.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
CA Walsh	36.4	13	61	6	1.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
J Srinath	30.0	6	76	6	2.53	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
CS Martin	31.0	7	76	6	2.45	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
Mohammad Rafique	37.2	7	77	6	2.06	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Dhaka	01 May 2003	Test # 1642
SK Warne	35.5	9	86	6	2.40	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
M Muralidaran	41.0	8	87	6	2.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
Shakib Al Hasan	28.0	3	99	6	3.53	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
A Kumble	54.0	13	131	6	2.42	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
M Muralidaran	64.0	11	131	6	2.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
A Kumble	68.4	15	143	6	2.08	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
SK Warne	70.0	15	161	6	2.30	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
GD McGrath	12.3	4	21	5	1.68	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
ST Jayasuriya	14.1	4	34	5	2.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
CS Martin	15.0	2	37	5	2.46	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
S Sreesanth	10.0	3	40	5	4.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
Danish Kaneria	28.3	8	46	5	1.61	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
GP Swann	21.0	3	54	5	2.57	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
CS Martin	20.0	6	55	5	2.75	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SR Clark	17.0	3	55	5	3.23	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
PM Siddle	27.5	11	59	5	2.11	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
M Muralidaran	45.5	14	68	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
B Lee	19.4	5	69	5	3.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
Mohammad Asif	38.0	16	76	5	2.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
D Ramnarine	31.5	10	78	5	2.45	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
Mohammad Asif	27.5	4	89	5	3.19	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
CEW Silverwood	32.0	6	91	5	2.84	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
B Lee	22.2	1	93	5	4.16	Australia	v South Africa	Perth	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
CRD Fernando	34.0	4	98	5	2.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JM Anderson	27.5	4	102	5	3.66	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
CS Martin	23.0	5	104	5	4.52	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
GP Swann	45.2	10	110	5	2.42	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
SK Warne	39.4	9	113	5	2.84	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
M Muralidaran	58.3	16	122	5	2.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Muralidaran	33.5	2	128	5	3.78	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
Shakib Al Hasan	38.0	4	130	5	3.42	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
MR Gillespie	30.0	7	136	5	4.53	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
J Srinath	33.0	6	140	5	4.24	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
MJ Hoggard	34.0	2	144	5	4.23	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
Harbhajan Singh	44.5	4	164	5	3.65	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
RW Price	79.0	19	181	5	2.29	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
DJ Bravo	13.1	3	24	4	1.82	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
MG Johnson	18.1	7	25	4	1.37	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
M Dillon	15.1	5	32	4	2.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
SK Warne	13.0	4	33	4	2.53	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
SJ Harmison	19.2	8	33	4	1.70	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
SR Clark	16.0	7	34	4	2.12	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
Shoaib Akhtar	14.3	2	36	4	2.48	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
Shoaib Akhtar	11.0	2	36	4	3.27	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
SP Jones	13.1	3	39	4	2.96	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
M Muralidaran	18.2	6	41	4	2.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
Shoaib Malik	17.0	4	42	4	2.47	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
KD Mills	18.0	7	43	4	2.38	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
SCJ Broad	17.0	3	43	4	2.52	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
SK Warne	12.0	3	44	4	3.66	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
A Flintoff	19.0	6	44	4	2.31	England	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
Harbhajan Singh	23.0	7	44	4	1.91	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
SP Jones	15.3	3	47	4	3.03	England	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
CRD Fernando	13.0	2	48	4	3.69	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
CRD Fernando	12.0	0	49	4	4.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
CH Gayle	37.5	18	50	4	1.32	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
A Kumble	28.0	12	56	4	2.00	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
CA Walsh	38.0	13	56	4	1.47	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	06 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
CL Cairns	16.5	2	60	4	3.56	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Z Khan	21.0	2	62	4	2.95	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
SR Clark	18.0	4	64	4	3.55	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
NC McGarrell	43.0	19	72	4	1.67	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	06 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
SE Bond	17.0	1	73	4	4.29	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
JM Anderson	20.5	1	73	4	3.50	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
Shabbir Ahmed	26.0	8	74	4	2.84	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
SK Warne	28.0	7	74	4	2.64	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
MS Panesar	26.0	4	74	4	2.84	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
JEC Franklin	18.0	3	75	4	4.16	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
DNT Zoysa	22.0	8	76	4	3.45	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
A Flintoff	31.1	7	79	4	2.53	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
S Sreesanth	19.0	3	79	4	4.15	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
PM Siddle	34.0	9	81	4	2.38	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
B Lee	17.2	1	82	4	4.73	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
DJ Bravo	37.0	9	82	4	2.21	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
MP Bicknell	24.0	5	84	4	3.50	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
WPUJC Vaas	36.0	9	85	4	2.36	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
A Flintoff	30.0	8	89	4	2.96	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
CS Martin	29.0	8	104	4	3.58	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
Danish Kaneria	51.2	14	105	4	2.04	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Abdur Rehman	31.0	3	105	4	3.38	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
Abdur Rehman	38.0	6	105	4	2.76	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
S Sreesanth	24.0	4	109	4	4.54	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
GP Swann	35.0	3	110	4	3.14	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
MG Johnson	34.2	2	112	4	3.26	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
Danish Kaneria	43.1	5	114	4	2.64	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	08 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
A Kumble	42.3	6	117	4	2.75	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
Saqlain Mushtaq	37.0	4	119	4	3.21	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635

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Performances in matches that overlap decades 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:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]