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
Shoaib Akhtar	38.3	8	78	11	2.02	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
DW Steyn	24.3	6	91	10	3.71	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DW Steyn	31.3	4	93	10	2.95	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
M Muralidaran	46.2	12	118	10	2.54	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
RJ Sidebottom	51.3	12	139	10	2.69	England	v New Zealand	Hamilton	05 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
M Ntini	33.0	5	145	10	4.39	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
PA Strang	72.3	15	158	10	2.17	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
MG Johnson	25.3	9	69	9	2.70	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
JM Anderson	36.0	11	98	9	2.72	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	05 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
Mohammad Asif	36.4	11	107	9	2.91	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Dec 2009	Test # 1938
Shakib Al Hasan	70.4	24	115	9	1.62	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
B Lee	50.3	13	171	9	3.38	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	28 Nov 2008	Test # 1896
AR Caddick	43.0	16	172	9	4.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
SL Malinga	58.4	9	210	9	3.57	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	04 Apr 2005	Test # 1746
Saqlain Mushtaq	45.4	15	72	8	1.57	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	08 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
Mohammad Sami	46.4	15	106	8	2.27	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	08 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
SK Warne	39.5	6	112	8	2.81	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	18 Nov 2004	Test # 1721
B Lee	41.4	10	123	8	2.95	Australia	v New Zealand	Hamilton	31 Mar 2000	Test # 1493
RJ Sidebottom	41.3	9	130	8	3.13	England	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
FH Edwards	40.4	6	133	8	3.27	West Indies	v New Zealand	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
N Boje	53.2	9	134	8	2.51	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
M Muralidaran	73.0	28	139	8	1.90	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
Mohammad Asif	54.0	12	151	8	2.79	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1934
PT Collins	54.4	13	156	8	2.85	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2002	Test # 1607
B Lee	48.5	8	181	8	3.70	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
SJ Harmison	60.0	15	202	8	3.36	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
MJ Hoggard	45.5	12	205	8	4.47	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
HMRKB Herath	82.0	20	209	8	2.54	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
GD McGrath	50.2	25	89	7	1.76	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Mar 2005	Test # 1744
M Muralidaran	48.0	12	99	7	2.06	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	07 Dec 2006	Test # 1820
Harbhajan Singh	56.0	12	102	7	1.82	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
M Ntini	45.4	16	114	7	2.49	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
RJ Sidebottom	41.0	11	116	7	2.82	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	05 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
Harbhajan Singh	50.0	9	120	7	2.40	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Mar 2009	Test # 1915
Z Khan	37.3	8	122	7	3.25	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
SL Malinga	34.0	5	130	7	3.82	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
JM Anderson	35.0	6	130	7	3.71	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
SJ Harmison	52.2	13	131	7	2.50	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jun 2004	Test # 1702
MJ Hoggard	47.3	13	134	7	2.82	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
GD McGrath	56.0	16	134	7	2.39	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	10 Mar 2005	Test # 1739
DW Steyn	34.0	6	134	7	3.94	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
MS Panesar	39.0	6	138	7	3.53	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
SK Warne	46.0	9	140	7	3.04	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Mar 2005	Test # 1744
DW Steyn	35.4	5	142	7	3.98	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
SK Warne	54.0	9	151	7	2.79	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	10 Mar 2005	Test # 1739
SK Warne	41.5	8	160	7	3.82	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1491
M Muralidaran	69.0	14	161	7	2.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930
Danish Kaneria	58.0	10	189	7	3.25	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Dec 2009	Test # 1940
Shoaib Akhtar	8.2	4	11	6	1.32	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002	Test # 1600
Danish Kaneria	37.0	8	80	6	2.16	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Dec 2009	Test # 1938
CH Gayle	35.1	5	81	6	2.30	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1787
Z Khan	26.2	4	85	6	3.22	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
SR Clark	32.0	7	89	6	2.78	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
CR Miller	40.0	13	93	6	2.32	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 2000	Test # 1488
AR Caddick	45.3	14	94	6	2.06	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Mar 2002	Test # 1596
GD McGrath	32.1	5	98	6	3.04	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Nov 2004	Test # 1723
GD McGrath	41.5	15	108	6	2.58	Australia	v New Zealand	Hamilton	31 Mar 2000	Test # 1493
SM Pollock	47.0	19	108	6	2.29	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
WPUJC Vaas	40.0	12	108	6	2.70	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Apr 2005	Test # 1748
AA Donald	49.0	18	112	6	2.28	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
AF Giles	51.0	12	116	6	2.27	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
T Thushara	37.0	5	118	6	3.18	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930
B Lee	33.0	6	120	6	3.63	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
RJ Sidebottom	49.4	16	120	6	2.41	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
Mohammad Rafique	59.1	18	122	6	2.06	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Dhaka	19 Oct 2004	Test # 1715
MS Panesar	47.0	18	126	6	2.68	England	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
Danish Kaneria	38.0	4	129	6	3.39	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002	Test # 1600
SJ Harmison	57.0	16	131	6	2.29	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
B Lee	40.0	8	136	6	3.40	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1491
RJ Sidebottom	48.0	13	141	6	2.93	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
A Kumble	74.1	23	153	6	2.06	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
IDR Bradshaw	57.1	13	156	6	2.72	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1787
M Muralidaran	54.0	4	156	6	2.88	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
A Flintoff	39.0	7	157	6	4.02	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
MJ Hoggard	42.0	10	168	6	4.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jun 2004	Test # 1702
A Nehra	24.2	7	54	5	2.21	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
FH Edwards	15.3	2	65	5	4.19	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	17 Mar 2006	Test # 1790
GD McGrath	34.1	10	66	5	1.93	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 2000	Test # 1488
Z Khan	28.0	8	66	5	2.35	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	12 Dec 2002	Test # 1631
JN Gillespie	35.0	9	78	5	2.22	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Nov 2004	Test # 1723
WPUJC Vaas	37.3	14	79	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
M Ntini	33.0	11	79	5	2.39	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
WPUJC Vaas	30.0	7	82	5	2.73	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	07 Dec 2006	Test # 1820
AA Donald	33.3	3	85	5	2.53	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
MG Johnson	40.1	12	85	5	2.11	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	28 Nov 2008	Test # 1896
DBL Powell	29.0	7	85	5	2.93	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1897
Mashrafe Mortaza	27.0	3	88	5	3.25	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Dunedin	04 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
Shabbir Ahmed	54.0	13	107	5	1.98	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
MS Kasprowicz	36.0	7	111	5	3.08	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	18 Nov 2004	Test # 1721
MM Patel	35.0	6	120	5	3.42	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Mar 2009	Test # 1915
Shabbir Ahmed	53.2	16	127	5	2.38	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
JM Anderson	39.0	10	130	5	3.33	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
SCJ Broad	49.0	13	132	5	2.69	England	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
JM Anderson	28.3	1	139	5	4.87	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
SK Warne	42.3	9	148	5	3.48	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 2000	Test # 1488
SM Pollock	51.0	12	150	5	2.94	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
AF Giles	70.0	14	156	5	2.22	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Mar 2002	Test # 1596
JN Gillespie	57.0	7	167	5	2.92	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
Mohammad Sami	43.0	6	170	5	3.95	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
Umar Gul	50.0	13	170	5	3.40	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1934

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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]