Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Harbhajan Singh	80.1	26	217	15	2.70	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
A Kumble	64.3	12	181	13	2.80	India	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004	Test # 1714
Harbhajan Singh	68.2	15	196	13	2.86	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
DL Vettori	60.0	19	149	12	2.48	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	11 Mar 2000	Test # 1488
A Kumble	88.5	15	279	12	3.14	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
M Muralidaran	77.3	14	212	11	2.73	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
Harbhajan Singh	71.1	12	224	11	3.14	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004	Test # 1713
DW Steyn	49.2	9	154	10	3.12	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
M Ntini	44.5	6	178	10	3.97	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
UDU Chandana	44.4	3	210	10	4.70	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Cairns	09 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
AR Caddick	45.0	8	215	10	4.77	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
Mohammad Rafique	70.2	15	160	9	2.27	Bangladesh	v Australia	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006	Test # 1797
PL Harris	59.5	14	161	9	2.69	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
M Muralidaran	65.3	12	221	9	3.37	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
Shoaib Akhtar	29.0	7	72	8	2.48	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
SJ Harmison	39.0	6	97	8	2.48	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jul 2005	Test # 1756
MJ Hoggard	46.0	6	138	8	3.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Dec 2006	Test # 1819
FH Edwards	42.5	7	144	8	3.36	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
GP Swann	54.2	11	158	8	2.90	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009	Test # 1931
AB Agarkar	42.2	3	160	8	3.77	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
Saqlain Mushtaq	56.4	6	182	8	3.21	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
Danish Kaneria	52.0	7	204	8	3.92	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1731
M Muralidaran	66.1	11	216	8	3.26	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
DL Vettori	79.4	18	229	8	2.87	New Zealand	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
MS Panesar	58.0	7	237	8	4.08	England	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2006	Test # 1821
A Kumble	65.3	3	254	8	3.87	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1857
M Kartik	27.3	4	76	7	2.76	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
WPUJC Vaas	32.3	10	82	7	2.52	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
JJC Lawson	25.1	4	95	7	3.77	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	09 May 2003	Test # 1645
SB O'Connor	26.5	6	104	7	3.87	New Zealand	v Australia	Hamilton	31 Mar 2000	Test # 1493
A Mishra	38.2	10	106	7	2.76	India	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
A Flintoff	34.0	5	107	7	3.14	ICC World XI	v Australia	Sydney	14 Oct 2005	Test # 1768
SP Jones	34.5	9	110	7	3.15	England	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005	Test # 1760
I Sharma	44.0	10	117	7	2.65	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
A Flintoff	37.0	4	131	7	3.54	England	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005	Test # 1758
DW Steyn	43.0	10	152	7	3.53	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
Harbhajan Singh	55.2	9	158	7	2.85	India	v Australia	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
D Gough	42.1	7	171	7	4.05	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
A Kumble	50.0	6	186	7	3.72	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
CW Henderson	62.1	5	246	7	3.95	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
AJ Tudor	22.5	5	81	6	3.54	England	v Australia	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
DJ Bravo	27.0	7	84	6	3.11	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Nov 2005	Test # 1773
SCJ Broad	25.1	6	91	6	3.61	England	v Australia	Leeds	07 Aug 2009	Test # 1929
SL Malinga	29.1	6	92	6	3.15	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
A Kumble	25.0	3	95	6	3.80	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
SCJ Broad	34.0	5	108	6	3.17	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009	Test # 1931
AR Caddick	33.2	4	110	6	3.30	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552
A Flintoff	39.0	8	119	6	3.05	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 2009	Test # 1925
Shoaib Akhtar	28.3	2	121	6	4.24	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2004	Test # 1726
M Dillon	36.4	5	126	6	3.43	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	Test # 1523
JM Anderson	45.0	15	127	6	2.82	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 2009	Test # 1928
Z Khan	46.5	8	137	6	2.92	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
A Nel	51.0	9	155	6	3.03	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
DNT Zoysa	49.0	14	156	6	3.18	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
Z Khan	47.3	11	159	6	3.34	India	v Australia	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
JEC Franklin	33.1	3	159	6	4.79	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	26 Mar 2005	Test # 1744
DL Vettori	53.5	13	161	6	2.99	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	10 Mar 2005	Test # 1739
RP Singh	35.5	6	163	6	4.54	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Jan 2008	Test # 1862
M Dillon	47.0	5	165	6	3.51	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	09 May 2003	Test # 1645
CL Cairns	42.0	9	175	6	4.16	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
M Ntini	53.0	11	177	6	3.33	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
RW Price	53.4	6	184	6	3.42	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
DL Vettori	73.2	12	187	6	2.55	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Nov 2004	Test # 1723
AF Giles	53.2	5	191	6	3.58	England	v Australia	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002	Test # 1623
AR Caddick	58.0	11	203	6	3.50	England	v Australia	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002	Test # 1623
PR Adams	41.1	1	206	6	5.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
A Kumble	60.0	5	212	6	3.53	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
A Kumble	57.2	8	219	6	3.81	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
SP Jones	18.1	4	59	5	3.24	England	v Australia	Nottingham	25 Aug 2005	Test # 1762
A Flintoff	34.0	10	78	5	2.29	England	v Australia	The Oval	08 Sep 2005	Test # 1763
Harbhajan Singh	31.5	6	82	5	2.57	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
A Mishra	34.4	7	85	5	2.45	India	v Australia	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
Harbhajan Singh	49.0	12	96	5	1.95	India	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
M Ntini	31.0	5	104	5	3.35	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
DJ Bravo	40.5	9	108	5	2.64	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
Z Khan	26.0	2	110	5	4.23	India	v Australia	Brisbane	04 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
WPUJC Vaas	44.2	11	117	5	2.63	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
IK Pathan	33.0	4	117	5	3.54	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Jan 2008	Test # 1862
V Sehwag	42.0	9	118	5	2.80	India	v Australia	Delhi	29 Oct 2008	Test # 1891
VC Drakes	34.1	5	121	5	3.54	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
DJ Bravo	35.1	7	121	5	3.44	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
M Ntini	38.0	9	123	5	3.23	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
JH Kallis	31.0	5	124	5	4.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
TG Southee	34.2	8	125	5	3.64	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
C White	23.1	3	127	5	5.48	England	v Australia	Perth	29 Nov 2002	Test # 1629
MJ Hoggard	34.3	7	127	5	3.68	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
JE Taylor	39.0	5	128	5	3.28	West Indies	v Australia	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
M Kartik	46.0	6	131	5	2.84	India	v Australia	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
G Onions	35.4	5	132	5	3.70	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 2009	Test # 1928
A Flintoff	45.0	7	136	5	3.02	England	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005	Test # 1760
DL Vettori	36.0	5	138	5	3.83	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	22 Nov 2001	Test # 1571
MJ Hoggard	42.0	10	142	5	3.38	England	v Australia	Nottingham	25 Aug 2005	Test # 1762
M Dillon	38.0	3	144	5	3.78	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
Shoaib Akhtar	34.0	4	144	5	4.23	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1729
AF Giles	41.0	5	146	5	3.56	England	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005	Test # 1758
M Ntini	40.5	3	148	5	3.62	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
M Ntini	37.0	5	152	5	4.10	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
CS Martin	39.5	7	152	5	3.81	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	18 Nov 2004	Test # 1721
WPUJC Vaas	47.0	6	154	5	3.27	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
PL Harris	48.0	5	155	5	3.22	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899

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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]