Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records in 2020s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RA Jadeja	29.0	9	87	9	3.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
NM Lyon	36.0	3	121	9	3.36	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
JJ Bumrah	19.0	8	47	8	2.47	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
A Nortje	33.3	3	120	8	3.58	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
DM Bess	43.1	7	130	8	3.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
V Permaul	53.0	7	141	8	2.66	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
Sikandar Raza	75.0	18	176	8	2.34	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
Noman Ali	26.0	9	80	7	3.07	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
TG Southee	53.1	19	121	7	2.27	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
MJ Henry	54.0	13	151	7	2.79	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
JM Anderson	31.0	13	46	6	1.48	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
R Ashwin	28.2	4	85	6	3.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
Naseem Shah	31.4	8	85	6	2.68	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
R Ashwin	41.0	12	96	6	2.34	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
L Sipamla	21.0	1	100	6	4.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
Mohammad Nawaz	34.0	4	106	6	3.11	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
KAJ Roach	43.0	5	121	6	2.81	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
Abrar Ahmed	55.3	14	136	6	2.45	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Taijul Islam	57.2	9	155	6	2.70	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Hasan Mahmud	39.0	7	157	6	4.02	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
MJ Leach	58.5	8	177	6	3.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
Nayeem Hasan	53.0	9	184	6	3.47	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
JO Holder	39.4	10	67	5	1.68	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
MJ Swepson	20.0	0	89	5	4.45	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
Naseem Shah	30.5	4	102	5	3.30	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
Shakib Al Hasan	41.1	11	103	5	2.50	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
PWA Mulder	32.0	5	108	5	3.37	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
RL Chase	34.5	4	111	5	3.18	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
JA Warrican	41.0	6	129	5	3.14	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
MG Bracewell	54.0	15	150	5	2.77	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
Shaheen Shah Afridi	37.0	3	150	5	4.05	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Taskin Ahmed	38.2	7	153	5	3.99	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Yasir Shah	50.0	6	188	5	3.76	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
Taijul Islam	82.0	21	189	5	2.30	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
Nahid Rana	34.0	3	215	5	6.32	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
TM Head	2.5	0	10	4	3.52	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
L Sipamla	18.5	4	67	4	3.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
TG Southee	42.0	19	73	4	1.73	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
PWA Mulder	20.0	6	77	4	3.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
Shaheen Shah Afridi	21.1	5	79	4	3.73	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
L Ngidi	25.0	8	88	4	3.52	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
MA Starc	29.0	3	89	4	3.06	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	39.0	9	99	4	2.53	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
MJ Henry	49.0	14	103	4	2.10	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
Abrar Ahmed	30.4	4	103	4	3.35	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
BM Tickner	32.5	7	105	4	3.19	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
Naveed Zadran	25.5	4	113	4	4.37	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
Shakib Al Hasan	64.0	17	118	4	1.84	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
Khaled Ahmed	35.0	4	118	4	3.37	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
DM Bess	42.0	3	125	4	2.97	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JA Warrican	47.3	10	126	4	2.65	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
Shakib Al Hasan	47.0	5	149	4	3.17	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
Ebadot Hossain	39.0	4	153	4	3.92	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
Mohammad Nawaz	40.0	7	155	4	3.87	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
RRS Cornwall	56.5	10	162	4	2.85	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
Yasir Shah	43.0	4	163	4	3.79	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
MJ Leach	52.0	6	178	4	3.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
BM Tickner	48.0	3	203	4	4.22	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
SCJ Broad	26.0	14	34	3	1.30	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
Hasan Ali	24.0	5	42	3	1.75	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
Agha Salman	14.0	1	57	3	4.07	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
AR Patel	16.0	2	58	3	3.62	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
Sikandar Raza	16.0	0	62	3	3.87	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
VM Nyauchi	33.0	7	75	3	2.27	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
Mohammed Shami	20.0	6	75	3	3.75	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
MA Wood	28.0	4	84	3	3.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
KAJ Roach	30.0	7	91	3	3.03	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
AS Joseph	32.0	6	97	3	3.03	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
L Ngidi	29.0	5	102	3	3.51	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
MJ Swepson	38.0	2	103	3	2.71	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
Khaled Ahmed	31.0	4	105	3	3.38	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
Taijul Islam	33.4	8	106	3	3.14	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
Taskin Ahmed	30.0	6	112	3	3.73	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
Noman Ali	38.0	7	120	3	3.15	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Naseem Shah	34.0	4	122	3	3.58	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
A Nortje	32.1	4	135	3	4.19	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
RL Chase	41.0	2	146	3	3.56	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	50.0	10	184	3	3.68	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
JE Root	1.5	1	0	2	0.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
KR Mayers	17.0	11	15	2	0.88	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
KR Mayers	11.0	2	30	2	2.72	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
JJ Bumrah	18.0	4	43	2	2.38	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
Mohammed Shami	12.0	1	44	2	3.66	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
SM Curran	15.0	3	45	2	3.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
CT Mumba	22.0	5	56	2	2.54	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
JO Holder	31.0	6	63	2	2.03	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Naseem Shah	20.0	0	77	2	3.85	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
DAJ Bracewell	30.0	10	77	2	2.56	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
Nijat Masood	20.2	3	81	2	3.98	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
VM Nyauchi	34.5	10	83	2	2.38	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
C Campher	21.0	2	84	2	4.00	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
ST Gabriel	23.0	2	92	2	4.00	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
SC Williams	32.2	3	104	2	3.21	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
Qais Ahmad	22.2	2	106	2	4.74	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
Noman Ali	35.0	2	118	2	3.37	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
Shoriful Islam	35.0	2	134	2	3.82	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
RRS Cornwall	42.5	3	151	2	3.52	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Taijul Islam	45.0	9	163	2	3.62	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
NM Lyon	64.0	5	194	2	3.03	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
KC Brathwaite	5.0	0	11	1	2.20	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437

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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]