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Best bowling in Test cricketRuns, wickets, highest scores, best bowling, team totals and hundreds, by format, men and women, from every international we hold ball by ball since 2001.
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top 100, since 2001| Player | Figures | Detail | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1AY PatelNew Zealand | 10-119 | v India, 2021 | Scorecard |
| 2HMRKB HerathSri Lanka | 9-127 | v Pakistan, 2014 | Scorecard |
| 3KA MaharajSouth Africa | 9-129 | v Sri Lanka, 2018 | Scorecard |
| 4SCJ BroadEngland | 8-15 | v Australia, 2015 | Scorecard |
| 5GD McGrathAustralia | 8-24 | v Pakistan, 2004 | Scorecard |
| 6Taijul IslamBangladesh | 8-39 | v Zimbabwe, 2014 | Scorecard |
| 7Yasir ShahPakistan | 8-41 | v New Zealand, 2018 | Scorecard |
| 8Sajid KhanPakistan | 8-42 | v Bangladesh, 2021 | Scorecard |
| 9Nauman AliPakistan | 8-46 | v England, 2024 | Scorecard |
| 10D BishooWest Indies | 8-49 | v Pakistan, 2016 | Scorecard |
| 11NM LyonAustralia | 8-50 | v India, 2017 | Scorecard |
| 12RL ChaseWest Indies | 8-60 | v England, 2019 | Scorecard |
| 13MG JohnsonAustralia | 8-61 | v South Africa, 2008 | Scorecard |
| 14ST GabrielWest Indies | 8-62 | v Sri Lanka, 2018 | Scorecard |
| 15HMRKB HerathSri Lanka | 8-63 | v Zimbabwe, 2016 | Scorecard |
| 16NM LyonAustralia | 8-64 | v India, 2023 | Scorecard |
| 17M MuralitharanSri Lanka | 8-70 | v England, 2006 | Scorecard |
| 18SCG MacGillAustralia | 8-108 | v Bangladesh, 2006 | Scorecard |
| 19A KumbleIndia | 8-141 | v Australia, 2004 | Scorecard |
| 20JJ KrejzaAustralia | 8-215 | v India, 2008 | Scorecard |
| 21M JansenSouth Africa | 7-13 | v Sri Lanka, 2024 | Scorecard |
| 22MJ HenryNew Zealand | 7-23 | v South Africa, 2022 | Scorecard |
| 23KJ AbbottSouth Africa | 7-29 | v Pakistan, 2013 | Scorecard |
| 24KA MaharajSouth Africa | 7-32 | v Bangladesh, 2022 | Scorecard |
| 25JA WarricanWest Indies | 7-32 | v Pakistan, 2025 | Scorecard |
| 26G MotieWest Indies | 7-37 | v Zimbabwe, 2023 | Scorecard |
| 27MS KasprowiczAustralia | 7-39 | v Sri Lanka, 2004 | Scorecard |
| 28N WagnerNew Zealand | 7-39 | v West Indies, 2017 | Scorecard |
| 29MG JohnsonAustralia | 7-40 | v England, 2013 | Scorecard |
| 30KA MaharajSouth Africa | 7-40 | v Bangladesh, 2022 | Scorecard |
| 31JM AndersonEngland | 7-42 | v West Indies, 2017 | Scorecard |
| 32RA JadejaIndia | 7-42 | v Australia, 2023 | Scorecard |
| 33JM AndersonEngland | 7-43 | v New Zealand, 2008 | Scorecard |
| 34SCJ BroadEngland | 7-44 | v New Zealand, 2013 | Scorecard |
| 35AAP AtkinsonEngland | 7-45 | v West Indies, 2024 | Scorecard |
| 36RJ SidebottomEngland | 7-47 | v New Zealand, 2008 | Scorecard |
| 37A KumbleIndia | 7-48 | v Australia, 2004 | Scorecard |
| 38HMRKB HerathSri Lanka | 7-48 | v India, 2015 | Scorecard |
| 39RA JadejaIndia | 7-48 | v England, 2016 | Scorecard |
| 40Shoriful IslamBangladesh | 7-48 | v Australia, 2026 | Scorecard |
| 41DW SteynSouth Africa | 7-51 | v India, 2010 | Scorecard |
| 42NGRP JayasuriyaSri Lanka | 7-52 | v Ireland, 2023 | Scorecard |
| 43MJ SantnerNew Zealand | 7-53 | v India, 2024 | Scorecard |
| 44Saeed AjmalPakistan | 7-55 | v England, 2012 | Scorecard |
| 45Mehedi Hasan MirazBangladesh | 7-58 | v West Indies, 2018 | Scorecard |
| 46B MuzarabaniZimbabwe | 7-58 | v Ireland, 2025 | Scorecard |
| 47MA StarcAustralia | 7-58 | v England, 2025 | Scorecard |
| 48R AshwinIndia | 7-59 | v New Zealand, 2016 | Scorecard |
| 49Washington SundarIndia | 7-59 | v New Zealand, 2024 | Scorecard |
| 50SN ThakurIndia | 7-61 | v South Africa, 2022 | Scorecard |
| 51Harbhajan SinghIndia | 7-62 | v Sri Lanka, 2005 | Scorecard |
| 52TW HartleyEngland | 7-62 | v India, 2024 | Scorecard |
| 53TG SoutheeNew Zealand | 7-64 | v India, 2012 | Scorecard |
| 54HMRKB HerathSri Lanka | 7-64 | v Australia, 2016 | Scorecard |
| 55DJG SammyWest Indies | 7-66 | v England, 2007 | Scorecard |
| 56R AshwinIndia | 7-66 | v South Africa, 2015 | Scorecard |
| 57MJ HenryNew Zealand | 7-67 | v Australia, 2024 | Scorecard |
| 58MG JohnsonAustralia | 7-68 | v South Africa, 2014 | Scorecard |
| 59S JosephWest Indies | 7-68 | v Australia, 2024 | Scorecard |
| 60Nauman AliPakistan | 7-70 | v Sri Lanka, 2023 | Scorecard |
| 61R AshwinIndia | 7-71 | v West Indies, 2023 | Scorecard |
| 62SCJ BroadEngland | 7-72 | v West Indies, 2012 | Scorecard |
| 63I SharmaIndia | 7-74 | v England, 2014 | Scorecard |
| 64Yasir ShahPakistan | 7-76 | v Sri Lanka, 2015 | Scorecard |
| 65JJC LawsonWest Indies | 7-78 | v Australia, 2003 | Scorecard |
| 66M de LangeSouth Africa | 7-81 | v Sri Lanka, 2011 | Scorecard |
| 67R AshwinIndia | 7-83 | v West Indies, 2016 | Scorecard |
| 68Harbhajan SinghIndia | 7-87 | v South Africa, 2004 | Scorecard |
| 69Z KhanIndia | 7-87 | v Bangladesh, 2010 | Scorecard |
| 70HMRKB HerathSri Lanka | 7-89 | v Bangladesh, 2013 | Scorecard |
| 71AR CaddickEngland | 7-94 | v Australia, 2003 | Scorecard |
| 72NM LyonAustralia | 7-94 | v India, 2013 | Scorecard |
| 73MD CraigNew Zealand | 7-94 | v Pakistan, 2014 | Scorecard |
| 74Yasir ShahPakistan | 7-94 | v West Indies, 2017 | Scorecard |
| 75NM LyonAustralia | 7-94 | v Bangladesh, 2017 | Scorecard |
| 76Saeed AjmalPakistan | 7-95 | v Zimbabwe, 2013 | Scorecard |
| 77M MuralitharanSri Lanka | 7-97 | v South Africa, 2006 | Scorecard |
| 78KA MaharajSouth Africa | 7-102 | v Pakistan, 2025 | Scorecard |
| 79R AshwinIndia | 7-103 | v Australia, 2013 | Scorecard |
| 80MJ HoggardEngland | 7-109 | v Australia, 2006 | Scorecard |
| 81Sajid KhanPakistan | 7-111 | v England, 2024 | Scorecard |
| 82K RabadaSouth Africa | 7-112 | v England, 2016 | Scorecard |
| 83Sikandar RazaZimbabwe | 7-113 | v Sri Lanka, 2020 | Scorecard |
| 84Abrar AhmedPakistan | 7-114 | v England, 2022 | Scorecard |
| 85Taijul IslamBangladesh | 7-116 | v Pakistan, 2021 | Scorecard |
| 86RJ HarrisAustralia | 7-117 | v England, 2013 | Scorecard |
| 87Danish KaneriaPakistan | 7-118 | v Sri Lanka, 2004 | Scorecard |
| 88Harbhajan SinghIndia | 7-120 | v South Africa, 2011 | Scorecard |
| 89T MurphyAustralia | 7-124 | v India, 2023 | Scorecard |
| 90PR AdamsSouth Africa | 7-128 | v Pakistan, 2003 | Scorecard |
| 91DL VettoriNew Zealand | 7-130 | v Sri Lanka, 2006 | Scorecard |
| 92L EmbuldeniyaSri Lanka | 7-137 | v England, 2021 | Scorecard |
| 93Taijul IslamBangladesh | 7-138 | v Zimbabwe, 2026 | Scorecard |
| 94R AshwinIndia | 7-145 | v South Africa, 2019 | Scorecard |
| 95NM LyonAustralia | 7-152 | v India, 2014 | Scorecard |
| 96HMRKB HerathSri Lanka | 7-157 | v Australia, 2011 | Scorecard |
| 97Danish KaneriaPakistan | 7-168 | v New Zealand, 2009 | Scorecard |
| 98SM BolandAustralia | 6-7 | v England, 2021 | Scorecard |
| 99DW SteynSouth Africa | 6-8 | v Pakistan, 2013 | Scorecard |
| 100MJ ClarkeAustralia | 6-9 | v India, 2004 | Scorecard |