Most Runs by a Bowler in a Test Match
    Name   Overs vs Venue Date  
1
WIN 		OC Scott 9-374 105.2 ENG Kingston 3 Apr 1930 4th Test
2
AUS 		JJ Krejza 12-358 74.5 IND Nagpur 6 Nov 2008 4th Test
3
PAK 		Zahid Mahmood 6-319 44 ENG Rawalpindi 1 Dec 2022 1st Test
4
RSA 		KA Maharaj 5-318 77 IND Visakhapatnam 2 Oct 2019 1st Test
5
AUS 		AA Mailey 7-308 63 (8) ENG Sydney 19 Dec 1924 1st Test
6
AUS 		AA Mailey 10-302 61.3 ENG Adelaide 14 Jan 1921 3rd Test
7
AUS 		CV Grimmett 9-298 84.1 ENG Brisbane EG 30 Nov 1928 1st Test
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AUS 		LO Fleetwood-Smith 1-298 87 ENG The Oval 20 Aug 1938 5th Test
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AUS 		NM Lyon 5-298 81 RSA Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018 4th Test
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SRI 		KTH Ratnayake 6-298 78.2 BAN Galle 17 Jun 2025 1st Test
11
PAK 		Yasir Shah 2-291 54 AUS Sydney 3 Jan 2017 3rd Test
12
ENG 		RO Jenkins 9-290 94.2 WIN Lord's 24 Jun 1950 2nd Test
13
ENG 		DVP Wright 5-288 69 (8) RSA Durban 3 Mar 1939 5th Test
14
PAK 		Saqlain Mushtaq 5-286 87.5 SRI Colombo SSC 26 Apr 1997 2nd Test
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AUS 		NM Lyon 12-286 70.1 IND Adelaide 9 Dec 2014 1st Test
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ENG 		S Bashir 5-286 71 IND Birmingham 2 Jul 2025 2nd Test
17
RSA 		KA Maharaj 12-283 81.1 SRI Colombo SSC 20 Jul 2018 2nd Test
18
ENG 		DW Carr 7-282 69 AUS The Oval 9 Aug 1909 5th Test
19
IND 		A Kumble 12-279 88.5 AUS Sydney 2 Jan 2004 4th Test
20
IND 		RK Chauhan 1-276 78 SRI Colombo RPS 2 Aug 1997 1st Test
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AUS 		B Lee 4-276 51.5 IND Sydney 2 Jan 2004 4th Test
22
ENG 		AV Bedser 6-275 65.3 (8) AUS Melbourne 1 Jan 1947 3rd Test
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PAK 		Haseeb Ahsan 3-275 85 WIN Georgetown 13 Mar 1958 4th Test
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ZIM 		AG Cremer 9-275 87.3 SRI Colombo RPS 14 Jul 2017 Only Test
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AFG 		Rashid Khan 11-275 98.8 ZIM Abu Dhabi 10 Mar 2021 2nd Test
26
WIN 		S Shillingford 5-273 82 RSA Basseterre 18 Jun 2010 2nd Test
27
AUS 		CV Grimmett 8-272 86 ENG Lord's 27 Jun 1930 2nd Test
28
IND 		A Kumble 4-268 56.2 PAK Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006 2nd Test
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BAN 		Sohag Gazi 2-268 66.5 SRI Chattogram 4 Feb 2014 2nd Test
30
AUS 		JW Gleeson 4-267 60 (8) WIN Adelaide 24 Jan 1969 4th Test
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AUS 		DK Lillee 6-267 66.7 (8) PAK Adelaide 24 Dec 1976 1st Test
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IND 		R Ashwin 5-267 73 AUS Adelaide 24 Jan 2012 4th Test
33
AUS 		AA Mailey 9-266 75.1 ENG The Oval 14 Aug 1926 5th Test
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AUS 		WA Johnston 7-266 84 (8) RSA Melbourne 6 Feb 1953 5th Test
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WIN 		LR Gibbs 4-266 73 (8) AUS Sydney 14 Feb 1969 5th Test
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NZL 		TG Southee 3-266 58 ENG Lord's 21 May 2015 1st Test
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PAK 		Yasir Shah 1-266 63 ENG Manchester 22 Jul 2016 2nd Test
38
IND 		Harbhajan Singh 8-265 78.5 RSA Chennai 26 Mar 2008 1st Test
39
PAK 		Danish Kaneria 4-264 72.2 IND Bengaluru 8 Dec 2007 3rd Test
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SRI 		L Embuldeniya 5-264 70.3 PAK Karachi 19 Dec 2019 2nd Test
41
BAN 		Abdur Razzak 3-263 87 NZL Chattogram 9 Oct 2013 1st Test
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SRI 		L Embuldeniya 6-263 62.3 ZIM Harare 27 Jan 2020 2nd Test
43
SRI 		NGRP Jayasuriya 7-262 90.3 IRL Galle 24 Apr 2023 2nd Test
44
PAK 		Mahmood Hussain 4-260 73 WIN Port-of-Spain 5 Feb 1958 2nd Test
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AUS 		SCG MacGill 7-260 84 ENG Melbourne 26 Dec 2002 4th Test
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RSA 		Imran Tahir 0-260 37 AUS Adelaide 22 Nov 2012 2nd Test
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AUS 		AA Mailey 6-259 74.2 (8) ENG Adelaide 16 Jan 1925 3rd Test
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PAK 		Khan Mohammad 0-259 54 WIN Kingston 26 Feb 1958 3rd Test
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PAK 		Danish Kaneria 6-259 69 IND Kolkata 16 Mar 2005 2nd Test
50
ENG 		AP Freeman 5-258 86 (8) AUS Sydney 19 Dec 1924 1st Test
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Date shown is the first day of match.
Balls per over shown as subscript if not 6.
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