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
M Muralidaran	66.4	26	115	13	1.72	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
IK Pathan	34.2	7	126	12	3.66	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1767
Enamul Haque jnr	73.0	17	200	12	2.73	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
SE Bond	31.0	5	99	10	3.19	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	15 Aug 2005	Test # 1761
Saqlain Mushtaq	63.5	11	155	10	2.42	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
ST Jayasuriya	47.0	15	74	9	1.57	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	74.3	33	91	9	1.22	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Zondeki	35.3	9	105	9	2.95	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
IK Pathan	30.5	7	111	9	3.60	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005	Test # 1765
J Srinath	59.1	15	141	9	2.38	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	18 Nov 2000	Test # 1515
A Kumble	70.5	27	145	9	2.04	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
DNT Zoysa	26.5	8	73	8	2.72	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
M Muralidaran	33.3	11	82	8	2.44	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
M Muralidaran	62.0	25	88	8	1.41	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
Harbhajan Singh	58.5	10	132	8	2.24	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
PJ Wiseman	70.0	24	144	8	2.05	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
ESH Giddins	14.0	5	42	7	3.00	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	18 May 2000	Test # 1495
CEL Ambrose	36.0	19	50	7	1.38	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
AR Caddick	24.2	8	66	7	2.71	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	18 May 2000	Test # 1495
RD King	33.0	9	81	7	2.45	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492
CL Cairns	43.1	14	108	7	2.50	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
SB O'Connor	73.0	26	116	7	1.58	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
Shoaib Akhtar	33.2	5	118	7	3.54	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	09 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
A Kumble	63.3	21	146	7	2.29	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
CW Henderson	85.0	35	176	7	2.07	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
NC McGarrell	77.0	26	185	7	2.40	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
DL Vettori	16.3	6	29	6	1.75	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
JH Kallis	25.0	9	53	6	2.12	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
SJ Harmison	30.5	7	77	6	2.49	England	v Zimbabwe	Chester-le-Street	05 Jun 2003	Test # 1647
Manjural Islam	35.0	12	81	6	2.31	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1543
JM Anderson	33.0	10	85	6	2.57	England	v Zimbabwe	Chester-le-Street	05 Jun 2003	Test # 1647
CEL Stuart	34.3	8	90	6	2.60	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
SM Katich	32.5	3	90	6	2.74	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
D Gough	27.3	4	93	6	3.38	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	18 May 2000	Test # 1495
RD King	40.4	13	98	6	2.40	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
CD Collymore	39.0	12	99	6	2.53	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
RL Johnson	34.0	11	100	6	2.94	England	v Zimbabwe	Chester-le-Street	05 Jun 2003	Test # 1647
Enamul Haque jnr	48.2	14	100	6	2.06	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
A Nehra	37.0	6	117	6	3.16	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
AJ Bichel	49.2	17	125	6	2.53	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Perth	09 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
CEL Stuart	45.0	11	132	6	2.93	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
M Muralidaran	50.1	9	137	6	2.73	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004	Test # 1699
Mohammad Rafique	77.0	14	183	6	2.37	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
FH Edwards	50.3	8	185	6	3.66	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	04 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
Sarandeep Singh	71.0	17	206	6	2.90	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000	Test # 1517
JEC Franklin	15.0	2	30	5	2.00	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
CS Martin	18.0	6	37	5	2.05	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
JH Kallis	24.5	10	53	5	2.13	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
JN Gillespie	28.3	9	58	5	2.03	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Perth	09 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
FA Rose	32.0	10	60	5	1.87	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
NC McGarrell	36.0	14	60	5	1.66	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
CA Walsh	38.3	12	67	5	1.74	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492
MA Butcher	17.5	2	68	5	3.81	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	22 May 2003	Test # 1646
CS Martin	37.5	13	77	5	2.03	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1524
Z Khan	26.0	5	82	5	3.15	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1767
A Nel	30.5	11	86	5	2.78	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
M Ntini	26.0	4	91	5	3.50	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
WPUJC Vaas	37.0	14	94	5	2.54	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004	Test # 1699
Harbhajan Singh	45.0	11	96	5	2.13	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
Waqar Younis	34.2	10	98	5	2.85	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
A Nehra	38.4	5	100	5	2.58	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
Mohammad Sami	34.0	6	103	5	3.02	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	09 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
Mashrafe Mortaza	48.0	16	104	5	2.16	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
Mohammad Rafique	56.4	25	108	5	1.90	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
DL Vettori	49.1	17	122	5	2.48	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	15 Aug 2005	Test # 1761
JM Anderson	31.0	8	138	5	4.45	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	22 May 2003	Test # 1646
OAC Banks	56.1	15	141	5	2.51	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
VC Drakes	54.0	6	152	5	2.81	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	04 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
Saqlain Mushtaq	50.0	10	168	5	3.36	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	09 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
Tapash Baisya	52.0	7	198	5	3.80	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
TCB Fernando	17.0	4	40	4	2.35	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
DNT Zoysa	29.0	10	58	4	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
CA Walsh	42.0	17	67	4	1.59	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
M Dillon	42.0	15	74	4	1.76	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
Z Khan	22.0	4	78	4	3.54	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
FA Rose	36.0	13	93	4	2.58	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492
Z Khan	33.0	7	98	4	2.96	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
Z Khan	30.0	6	102	4	3.40	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005	Test # 1765
Harbhajan Singh	57.4	17	104	4	1.80	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
Mashrafe Mortaza	32.0	8	106	4	3.31	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
N Boje	26.2	5	106	4	4.02	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
Mashrafe Mortaza	29.4	5	111	4	3.74	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
CL Cairns	50.1	14	113	4	2.25	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
BA Williams	39.0	14	114	4	2.92	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
Harbhajan Singh	41.5	6	114	4	2.72	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005	Test # 1765
J Srinath	47.2	16	118	4	2.49	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
Mashrafe Mortaza	42.4	12	120	4	2.81	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
SM Pollock	51.3	10	129	4	2.50	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
AJ Bichel	43.2	12	130	4	3.00	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
B Lee	50.0	12	144	4	2.88	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Perth	09 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
CW Henderson	79.0	21	177	4	2.24	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
SB Joshi	71.0	18	184	4	2.59	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	18 Nov 2000	Test # 1515
A McGrath	6.0	1	16	3	2.66	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	22 May 2003	Test # 1646
SE Bond	16.0	9	21	3	1.31	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
SM Pollock	13.0	5	23	3	1.76	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
CH Gayle	15.0	2	25	3	1.66	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
MJ Hoggard	33.0	13	59	3	1.78	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	22 May 2003	Test # 1646
A Nel	28.0	13	59	3	2.10	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
DS Lehmann	33.2	16	64	3	1.92	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Perth	09 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
SJ Harmison	28.0	9	71	3	2.53	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	22 May 2003	Test # 1646

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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]