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	35.5	11	82	12	2.28	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
Danish Kaneria	28.0	6	94	12	3.35	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
DL Vettori	60.4	21	170	12	2.80	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1717
IK Pathan	31.0	10	96	11	3.09	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Dec 2004	Test # 1725
Shoaib Akhtar	34.5	6	80	10	2.29	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
M Muralidaran	44.4	12	98	10	2.19	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
PR Adams	31.1	8	106	10	3.40	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
M Muralidaran	45.1	10	111	10	2.45	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
SCG MacGill	44.0	12	133	10	3.02	Australia	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003	Test # 1652
M Muralidaran	70.0	17	190	10	2.71	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
M Muralidaran	24.4	5	60	9	2.43	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
SJ Harmison	46.5	17	79	9	1.68	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
RL Johnson	33.1	7	93	9	2.80	England	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Oct 2003	Test # 1667
M Muralidaran	43.4	15	102	9	2.33	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
Danish Kaneria	38.4	9	113	9	2.92	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002	Test # 1584
PT Collins	37.0	5	117	9	3.16	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingston	04 Jun 2004	Test # 1703
DL Vettori	78.0	28	133	9	1.70	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
SCG MacGill	46.3	6	138	9	2.96	Australia	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006	Test # 1797
M Muralidaran	51.5	14	141	9	2.72	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
DL Vettori	51.0	28	54	8	1.05	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19 Oct 2004	Test # 1715
MJ Hoggard	27.5	9	97	8	3.48	England	v Bangladesh	Chester-le-Street	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1753
GW Flower	54.1	21	104	8	1.92	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
CL Cairns	29.2	2	108	8	3.68	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
Shabbir Ahmed	38.4	5	109	8	2.81	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Karachi	20 Aug 2003	Test # 1655
AM Blignaut	37.0	9	110	8	2.97	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Bulawayo	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1543
Umar Gul	47.0	9	144	8	3.06	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	03 Sep 2003	Test # 1658
SK Warne	54.2	7	160	8	2.94	Australia	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Apr 2006	Test # 1799
SB Joshi	63.3	13	169	8	2.66	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
JJC Lawson	15.5	6	27	7	1.70	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
JH Kallis	17.3	5	47	7	2.68	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
TJ Friend	29.4	9	57	7	1.92	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
Saqlain Mushtaq	27.4	6	69	7	2.49	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
M Ntini	33.5	15	74	7	2.18	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
DW Steyn	29.4	4	75	7	2.52	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
VC Drakes	27.0	5	80	7	2.96	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
Waqar Younis	25.2	5	82	7	3.23	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002	Test # 1584
SCG MacGill	26.1	5	86	7	3.28	Australia	v Bangladesh	Darwin	18 Jul 2003	Test # 1650
Z Khan	18.0	2	88	7	4.88	India	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 May 2007	Test # 1833
DJ Terbrugge	26.4	4	89	7	3.33	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
JN Gillespie	37.4	10	95	7	2.52	Australia	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003	Test # 1652
CRD Fernando	21.0	2	95	7	4.52	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
RR Sarwan	43.0	16	96	7	2.23	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
DW Steyn	27.0	6	99	7	3.66	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
CS Martin	29.0	4	100	7	3.44	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
DW Steyn	33.0	9	101	7	3.06	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
MJ Hoggard	50.0	17	103	7	2.06	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
KAJ Roach	37.3	12	116	7	3.09	West Indies	v Bangladesh	St George's	17 Jul 2009	Test # 1926
IK Pathan	32.0	9	118	7	3.68	India	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1727
BAW Mendis	43.0	9	128	7	2.97	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
Shabbir Ahmed	48.2	9	138	7	2.85	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	03 Sep 2003	Test # 1658
M Muralidaran	43.5	9	141	7	3.21	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
SCG MacGill	44.2	7	163	7	3.67	Australia	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Apr 2006	Test # 1799
RW Price	60.0	18	165	7	2.75	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
Waqar Younis	13.1	1	44	6	3.34	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
PT Collins	26.1	9	56	6	2.14	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
A Kumble	30.0	11	57	6	1.90	India	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1727
TT Samaraweera	23.4	4	67	6	2.83	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
SE Bond	28.1	6	75	6	2.66	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
M Ntini	30.2	10	76	6	2.50	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
MJ Hoggard	22.2	6	84	6	3.76	England	v Bangladesh	Lord's	26 May 2005	Test # 1751
HH Streak	51.0	19	85	6	1.66	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
DBL Powell	29.0	6	87	6	3.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Dec 2002	Test # 1632
RJ Peterson	29.0	4	94	6	3.24	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
M Morkel	24.0	1	94	6	3.91	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
DA Marillier	34.0	10	96	6	2.82	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
DT Hondo	43.0	14	96	6	2.23	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
DJG Sammy	31.0	4	100	6	3.22	West Indies	v Bangladesh	St George's	17 Jul 2009	Test # 1926
DJG Sammy	49.1	13	108	6	2.19	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingstown	09 Jul 2009	Test # 1923
BT Watambwa	36.5	8	112	6	3.04	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
KAJ Roach	49.0	15	113	6	2.30	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingstown	09 Jul 2009	Test # 1923
PT Collins	39.1	11	118	6	3.01	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Dec 2002	Test # 1632
CS Martin	33.1	7	120	6	3.61	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	04 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
SJ Harmison	29.5	3	124	6	4.15	England	v Bangladesh	Chester-le-Street	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1753
OAC Banks	44.0	7	127	6	2.88	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingston	04 Jun 2004	Test # 1703
E Chigumbura	44.1	9	133	6	3.01	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
Danish Kaneria	59.0	18	143	6	2.42	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Karachi	20 Aug 2003	Test # 1655
JH Kallis	19.0	6	35	5	1.84	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
M Ntini	24.0	10	39	5	1.62	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
JEC Franklin	22.0	8	42	5	1.90	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19 Oct 2004	Test # 1715
CL Cairns	21.0	8	51	5	2.42	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
Waqar Younis	15.5	2	55	5	3.47	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
IE O'Brien	26.0	9	57	5	2.19	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
IE O'Brien	40.0	18	64	5	1.60	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
JN Gillespie	34.0	11	65	5	1.91	Australia	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006	Test # 1797
A Flintoff	14.5	0	66	5	4.44	England	v Bangladesh	Lord's	26 May 2005	Test # 1751
DL Vettori	19.0	6	66	5	3.47	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 Oct 2008	Test # 1890
RJ Peterson	35.5	14	68	5	1.89	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	01 May 2003	Test # 1642
DT Hondo	31.4	8	73	5	2.30	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
SE Bond	28.0	9	75	5	2.67	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
M Muralidaran	28.4	8	75	5	2.61	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
CRD Fernando	28.0	8	75	5	2.67	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
CRD Fernando	23.0	3	76	5	3.30	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
DL Vettori	30.0	8	78	5	2.60	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	04 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
Umar Gul	31.5	4	83	5	2.60	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
AM Blignaut	26.4	7	85	5	3.18	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
HH Streak	40.0	12	89	5	2.22	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Bulawayo	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1543
M Morkel	30.0	5	93	5	3.10	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
M Muralidaran	33.2	7	98	5	2.94	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
A Kumble	24.2	4	104	5	4.27	India	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 May 2007	Test # 1833
M Ntini	33.0	5	106	5	3.21	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621

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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]