Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in 2020s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Noman Ali	23.0	8	70	7	3.04	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Sikandar Raza	43.0	8	113	7	2.62	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	1.37	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
A Nortje	14.3	1	56	6	3.86	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
Nayeem Hasan	30.0	4	105	6	3.50	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
JJ Bumrah	10.0	4	24	5	2.40	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
JO Holder	17.4	6	27	5	1.52	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	2.95	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
V Permaul	13.0	3	35	5	2.69	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
RA Jadeja	13.0	4	41	5	3.15	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
TG Southee	26.4	10	64	5	2.40	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
Taijul Islam	19.2	2	72	5	3.72	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
RL Chase	28.5	3	83	5	2.87	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Mohammad Nawaz	28.0	2	88	5	3.14	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
NM Lyon	25.0	2	90	5	3.60	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
Shakib Al Hasan	40.1	11	96	5	2.39	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	2.91	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
TM Head	2.5	0	10	4	3.52	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
NM Lyon	11.0	1	31	4	2.81	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
L Ngidi	15.0	5	44	4	2.93	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
RA Jadeja	16.0	5	46	4	2.87	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
R Ashwin	21.0	5	47	4	2.23	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
DM Bess	16.0	1	49	4	3.06	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JA Warrican	18.3	5	50	4	2.70	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
R Ashwin	19.3	3	55	4	2.82	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
Shaheen Shah Afridi	14.1	3	58	4	4.09	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
MJ Leach	14.0	1	59	4	4.21	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Hasan Mahmud	15.0	2	65	4	4.33	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
Abrar Ahmed	20.4	3	69	4	3.33	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	29.0	8	74	4	2.55	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
L Sipamla	16.0	1	76	4	4.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
MJ Henry	26.0	8	80	4	3.07	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
Taijul Islam	34.0	9	82	4	2.41	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
Naveed Zadran	22.5	4	83	4	3.63	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
MA Starc	29.0	3	89	4	3.06	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
BM Tickner	28.0	1	100	4	3.57	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
Taskin Ahmed	34.2	7	127	4	3.69	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Ebadot Hossain	38.0	4	148	4	3.89	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
SCJ Broad	9.0	3	20	3	2.22	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
JJ Bumrah	9.0	4	23	3	2.55	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
PWA Mulder	7.0	3	25	3	3.57	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
L Sipamla	9.5	1	40	3	4.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
Naseem Shah	14.0	3	41	3	2.92	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
MJ Henry	20.0	6	44	3	2.20	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
Naseem Shah	17.4	5	44	3	2.49	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
KAJ Roach	16.0	2	47	3	2.93	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
MG Bracewell	12.0	1	50	3	4.16	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
TG Southee	27.0	13	51	3	1.88	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
MJ Swepson	13.0	0	55	3	4.23	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
KAJ Roach	18.0	5	58	3	3.22	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Naseem Shah	18.0	3	58	3	3.22	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
Shakib Al Hasan	39.0	12	60	3	1.53	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
Sikandar Raza	16.0	0	62	3	3.87	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
Abrar Ahmed	24.1	5	68	3	2.81	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Abrar Ahmed	31.2	9	68	3	2.17	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
VM Nyauchi	32.0	7	69	3	2.15	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
PWA Mulder	20.0	4	69	3	3.45	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
MJ Henry	28.0	5	71	3	2.53	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
Khaled Ahmed	17.0	2	72	3	4.23	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
KAJ Roach	27.0	3	74	3	2.74	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
Noman Ali	25.0	5	75	3	3.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Yasir Shah	22.0	2	83	3	3.77	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
MA Wood	28.0	4	84	3	3.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
BM Tickner	26.0	6	84	3	3.23	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
Shaheen Shah Afridi	24.0	3	86	3	3.58	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
JA Warrican	32.0	5	87	3	2.71	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Nahid Rana	14.0	2	87	3	6.21	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
Naseem Shah	22.0	2	90	3	4.09	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
DM Bess	33.0	4	100	3	3.03	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
MJ Swepson	38.0	2	103	3	2.71	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
V Permaul	40.0	4	106	3	2.65	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
Shakib Al Hasan	37.0	5	110	3	2.97	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
Taskin Ahmed	30.0	6	112	3	3.73	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
Yasir Shah	29.0	2	122	3	4.20	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
RRS Cornwall	42.5	4	137	3	3.19	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
JE Root	1.5	1	0	2	0.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Mohammed Shami	6.0	1	18	2	3.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
Hasan Ali	12.0	2	23	2	1.91	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
L Sipamla	5.0	0	24	2	4.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
KR Mayers	9.0	2	24	2	2.66	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
R Ashwin	8.5	1	30	2	3.39	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
MJ Swepson	7.0	0	34	2	4.85	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
Khaled Ahmed	11.0	2	34	2	3.09	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
JJ Bumrah	14.0	3	36	2	2.57	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
SM Curran	11.0	1	37	2	3.36	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AR Patel	11.0	1	37	2	3.36	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
L Ngidi	10.0	2	38	2	3.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
PWA Mulder	12.0	1	39	2	3.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
JO Holder	21.0	3	39	2	1.85	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Agha Salman	9.0	0	39	2	4.33	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
JA Warrican	9.0	1	42	2	4.66	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Naseem Shah	12.5	1	44	2	3.42	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
A Nortje	10.1	1	47	2	4.62	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
Mohammed Shami	8.0	1	48	2	6.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
R Ashwin	20.0	7	49	2	2.45	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
TG Southee	26.3	9	57	2	2.15	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
RRS Cornwall	15.5	0	60	2	3.78	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
A Nortje	19.0	2	64	2	3.36	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
AS Joseph	22.0	4	64	2	2.90	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Shaheen Shah Afridi	13.0	0	64	2	4.92	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511

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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:

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]