Best Test Match Bowling for each Nation
Afghanistan
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | Rashid Khan | 11-104 |  BAN
| Chattogram | 5 Sep 2019 |
| 2 | Rashid Khan | 11-160 |  ZIM
| Bulawayo | 2 Jan 2025 |
| 3 | Rashid Khan | 11-275 | ZIM
| Abu Dhabi | 10 Mar 2021 |
| 4 | Zia-ur-Rehman | 7-97 | ZIM
| Harare | 20 Oct 2025 |
| 5 | Rashid Khan | 7-102 |  IRL
| Dehra Dun | 15 Mar 2019 |
| 6 | Amir Hamza | 6-79 |  WIN
| Lucknow | 27 Nov 2019 |
| 7 | Amir Hamza | 6-86 | ZIM
| Abu Dhabi | 2 Mar 2021 |
| 8 | Yamin Ahmadzai | 6-93 | IRL
| Dehra Dun | 15 Mar 2019 |
| 9 | Zia-ur-Rehman | 6-97 | IRL
| Abu Dhabi TO | 28 Feb 2024 |
| 10 | Naveed Zadran | 5-90 | IRL
| Abu Dhabi TO | 28 Feb 2024 |
| 11 | Nijat Masood | 5-162 | BAN
| Mirpur | 14 Jun 2023 |
| 12 | Mohammad Nabi | 4-95 | BAN
| Chattogram | 5 Sep 2019 |
| 13 | Waqar Salamkheil | 4-101 | IRL
| Dehra Dun | 15 Mar 2019 |
| 14 | Naveed Zadran | 4-113 |  SRI
| Colombo SSC | 2 Feb 2024 |
| 15 | Allah Ghazanfar | 4-161 | ZIM
| Bulawayo | 26 Dec 2024 |
Australia
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | RAL Massie | 16-137 |  ENG
| Lord's | 22 Jun 1972 |
| 2 | FR Spofforth | 14-90 | ENG
| The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 |
| 3 | CV Grimmett | 14-199 |  RSA
| Adelaide | 29 Jan 1932 |
| 4 | MA Noble | 13-77 | ENG
| Melbourne | 1 Jan 1902 |
| 5 | FR Spofforth | 13-110 | ENG
| Melbourne | 2 Jan 1879 |
| 6 | BA Reid | 13-148 | ENG
| Melbourne | 26 Dec 1990 |
| 7 | NM Lyon | 13-154 | BAN
| Chattogram | 4 Sep 2017 |
| 8 | CV Grimmett | 13-173 | RSA
| Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 9 | MG Hughes | 13-217 | WIN
| Perth WACA | 2 Dec 1988 |
| 10 | AA Mailey | 13-236 | ENG
| Melbourne | 11 Feb 1921 |
| 11 | SNJ O'Keefe | 12-70 |  IND
| Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 12 | CTB Turner | 12-87 | ENG
| Sydney | 10 Feb 1888 |
| 13 | H Trumble | 12-89 | ENG
| The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| 14 | SCG MacGill | 12-107 | ENG
| Sydney | 2 Jan 1999 |
| 15 | AK Davidson | 12-124 | IND
| Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 16 | BA Reid | 12-126 | IND
| Melbourne | 26 Dec 1991 |
| 17 | MG Johnson | 12-127 | RSA
| Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 18 | SK Warne | 12-128 | RSA
| Sydney | 2 Jan 1994 |
| 19 | G Dymock | 12-166 | IND
| Kanpur | 2 Oct 1979 |
| 20 | H Trumble | 12-173 | ENG
| The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 |
| 21 | HV Hordern | 12-175 | ENG
| Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 |
| 22 | SK Warne | 12-246 | ENG
| The Oval | 8 Sep 2005 |
| 23 | NM Lyon | 12-286 | IND
| Adelaide | 9 Dec 2014 |
| 24 | JJ Krejza | 12-358 | IND
| Nagpur | 6 Nov 2008 |
| 25 | H Ironmonger | 11-24 | RSA
| Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 |
| 26 | ERH Toshack | 11-31 | IND
| Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 |
| 27 | SK Warne | 11-77 |  PAK
| Brisbane | 9 Nov 1995 |
| 28 | H Ironmonger | 11-79 | WIN
| Melbourne | 13 Feb 1931 |
| 29 | CV Grimmett | 11-82 | ENG
| Sydney | 27 Feb 1925 |
| 30 | CG Macartney | 11-85 | ENG
| Leeds | 1 Jul 1909 |
Bangladesh
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 12-117 | WIN
| Mirpur | 30 Nov 2018 |
| 2 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 12-159 | ENG
| Mirpur | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 3 | Enamul Haque jnr | 12-200 | ZIM
| Dhaka BNS | 14 Jan 2005 |
| 4 | Taijul Islam | 11-170 | ZIM
| Sylhet | 3 Nov 2018 |
| 5 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 10-102 | ZIM
| Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 |
| 6 | Shakib Al Hasan | 10-124 | ZIM
| Khulna | 3 Nov 2014 |
| 7 | Shakib Al Hasan | 10-153 | AUS
| Mirpur | 27 Aug 2017 |
| 8 | Taijul Islam | 10-184 |  NZL
| Sylhet | 28 Nov 2023 |
| 9 | Taijul Islam | 9-81 | ZIM
| Mirpur | 25 Oct 2014 |
| 10 | Shahadat Hossain | 9-97 | RSA
| Mirpur | 22 Feb 2008 |
England
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | JC Laker | 19-90 | AUS
| Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 |
| 2 | SF Barnes | 17-159 | RSA
| Johannesburg OW | 26 Dec 1913 |
| 3 | J Briggs | 15-28 | RSA
| Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 |
| 4 | GA Lohmann | 15-45 | RSA
| Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 |
| 5 | C Blythe | 15-99 | RSA
| Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 6 | H Verity | 15-104 | AUS
| Lord's | 22 Jun 1934 |
| 7 | W Rhodes | 15-124 | AUS
| Melbourne | 1 Jan 1904 |
| 8 | AV Bedser | 14-99 | AUS
| Nottingham | 11 Jun 1953 |
| 9 | W Bates | 14-102 | AUS
| Melbourne | 19 Jan 1883 |
| 10 | SF Barnes | 14-144 | RSA
| Durban Lord's | 14 Feb 1914 |
| 11 | SF Barnes | 13-57 | RSA
| The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 12 | DL Underwood | 13-71 | PAK
| Lord's | 8 Aug 1974 |
| 13 | JJ Ferris | 13-91 | RSA
| Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 |
| 14 | IT Botham | 13-106 | IND
| Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
| 15 | AW Greig | 13-156 | WIN
| Port-of-Spain | 30 Mar 1974 |
| 16 | SF Barnes | 13-163 | AUS
| Melbourne | 1 Jan 1902 |
| 17 | T Richardson | 13-244 | AUS
| Manchester | 16 Jul 1896 |
| 18 | JC White | 13-256 | AUS
| Adelaide | 1 Feb 1929 |
| 19 | GA Lohmann | 12-71 | RSA
| Johannesburg OW | 2 Mar 1896 |
| 20 | JH Wardle | 12-89 | RSA
| Cape Town | 1 Jan 1957 |
| 21 | DL Underwood | 12-97 | NZL
| Christchurch LP | 25 Feb 1971 |
| 22 | R Tattersall | 12-101 | RSA
| Lord's | 21 Jun 1951 |
| = | DL Underwood | 12-101 | NZL
| The Oval | 21 Aug 1969 |
| 24 | F Martin | 12-102 | AUS
| The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 25 | GA Lohmann | 12-104 | AUS
| The Oval | 12 Aug 1886 |
| 26 | AAP Atkinson | 12-106 | WIN
| Lord's | 10 Jul 2024 |
| 27 | AV Bedser | 12-112 | RSA
| Manchester | 5 Jul 1951 |
| 28 | FS Trueman | 12-119 | WIN
| Birmingham | 4 Jul 1963 |
| 29 | G Geary | 12-130 | RSA
| Johannesburg OW | 24 Dec 1927 |
| 30 | J Briggs | 12-136 | AUS
| Adelaide | 24 Mar 1892 |
India
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | ND Hirwani | 16-136 | WIN
| Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 15-217 | AUS
| Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 3 | JM Patel | 14-124 | AUS
| Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 4 | A Kumble | 14-149 | PAK
| Delhi | 4 Feb 1999 |
| 5 | MH Mankad | 13-131 | PAK
| Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 6 | J Srinath | 13-132 | PAK
| Kolkata | 16 Feb 1999 |
| 7 | R Ashwin | 13-140 | NZL
| Indore | 8 Oct 2016 |
| 8 | A Kumble | 13-181 | AUS
| Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 9 | Harbhajan Singh | 13-196 | AUS
| Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 10 | R Ashwin | 12-85 | NZL
| Hyderabad | 23 Aug 2012 |
| 11 | R Ashwin | 12-98 | RSA
| Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 12 | BS Chandrasekhar | 12-104 | AUS
| Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 |
| 13 | MH Mankad | 12-108 | ENG
| Chennai | 6 Feb 1952 |
| 14 | IK Pathan | 12-126 | ZIM
| Harare | 20 Sep 2005 |
| 15 | R Ashwin | 12-131 | WIN
| Roseau | 12 Jul 2023 |
| 16 | S Venkataraghavan | 12-152 | NZL
| Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 17 | R Ashwin | 12-167 | ENG
| Mumbai | 8 Dec 2016 |
| 18 | L Sivaramakrishnan | 12-181 | ENG
| Mumbai | 28 Nov 1984 |
| 19 | R Ashwin | 12-198 | AUS
| Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 20 | A Kumble | 12-279 | AUS
| Sydney | 2 Jan 2004 |
| 21 | AR Patel | 11-70 | ENG
| Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 22 | IK Pathan | 11-96 | BAN
| Dhaka BNS | 10 Dec 2004 |
| 23 | Washington Sundar | 11-115 | NZL
| Pune | 24 Oct 2024 |
| 24 | RG Nadkarni | 11-122 | AUS
| Chennai NS | 2 Oct 1964 |
| 25 | SLV Raju | 11-125 | SRI
| Ahmedabad | 8 Feb 1994 |
Ireland
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | MR Adair | 8-95 | AFG
| Abu Dhabi TO | 28 Feb 2024 |
| 2 | AR McBrine | 7-75 | ZIM
| Belfast | 25 Jul 2024 |
| 3 | MJ Humphreys | 7-95 | ZIM
| Bulawayo | 6 Feb 2025 |
| 4 | AR McBrine | 7-170 | BAN
| Mirpur | 4 Apr 2023 |
| 5 | AR McBrine | 7-191 | BAN
| Mirpur | 19 Nov 2025 |
New Zealand
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | RJ Hadlee | 15-123 | AUS
| Brisbane | 8 Nov 1985 |
| 2 | AY Patel | 14-225 | IND
| Mumbai | 3 Dec 2021 |
| 3 | MJ Santner | 13-157 | IND
| Pune | 24 Oct 2024 |
| 4 | DL Vettori | 12-149 | AUS
| Auckland | 11 Mar 2000 |
| 5 | DL Vettori | 12-170 | BAN
| Chattogram MAS | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 6 | RJ Hadlee | 11-58 | IND
| Wellington BR | 13 Feb 1976 |
| 7 | RJ Hadlee | 11-102 | WIN
| Dunedin CB | 8 Feb 1980 |
| 8 | KA Jamieson | 11-117 | PAK
| Christchurch | 3 Jan 2021 |
| 9 | C Pringle | 11-152 | PAK
| Faisalabad | 26 Oct 1990 |
| 10 | RJ Hadlee | 11-155 | AUS
| Perth WACA | 30 Nov 1985 |
| 11 | AY Patel | 11-160 | IND
| Mumbai | 1 Nov 2024 |
| 12 | DJ Nash | 11-169 | ENG
| Lord's | 16 Jun 1994 |
| 13 | CS Martin | 11-180 | RSA
| Auckland | 18 Mar 2004 |
| 14 | TA Boult | 10-80 | WIN
| Wellington BR | 11 Dec 2013 |
| 15 | RJ Hadlee | 10-88 | IND
| Mumbai | 24 Nov 1988 |
| 16 | SE Bond | 10-99 | ZIM
| Bulawayo | 15 Aug 2005 |
| 17 | RJ Hadlee | 10-100 | ENG
| Wellington BR | 10 Feb 1978 |
| = | CL Cairns | 10-100 | WIN
| Hamilton | 16 Dec 1999 |
| 19 | RJ Hadlee | 10-102 | SRI
| Colombo CCC | 24 Mar 1984 |
| 20 | JG Bracewell | 10-106 | AUS
| Auckland | 13 Mar 1986 |
Pakistan
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | Imran Khan | 14-116 | SRI
| Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 |
| 2 | Yasir Shah | 14-184 | NZL
| Dubai | 24 Nov 2018 |
| 3 | Abdul Qadir | 13-101 | ENG
| Lahore | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 4 | Fazal Mahmood | 13-114 | AUS
| Karachi | 11 Oct 1956 |
| 5 | Waqar Younis | 13-135 | ZIM
| Karachi SCC | 1 Dec 1993 |
| 6 | Fazal Mahmood | 12-94 | IND
| Lucknow UG | 23 Oct 1952 |
| = | Danish Kaneria | 12-94 | BAN
| Multan | 29 Aug 2001 |
| 8 | Fazal Mahmood | 12-99 | ENG
| The Oval | 12 Aug 1954 |
| 9 | Fazal Mahmood | 12-100 | WIN
| Dhaka | 6 Mar 1959 |
| 10 | Sajid Khan | 12-128 | BAN
| Mirpur | 4 Dec 2021 |
| 11 | Waqar Younis | 12-130 | NZL
| Faisalabad | 26 Oct 1990 |
| 12 | Imran Khan | 12-165 | AUS
| Sydney | 14 Jan 1977 |
| 13 | Mohammad Asif | 11-71 | SRI
| Kandy | 3 Apr 2006 |
| 14 | Shoaib Akhtar | 11-78 | NZL
| Wellington BR | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 15 | Zulfiqar Ahmed | 11-79 | NZL
| Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 |
| = | Imran Khan | 11-79 | IND
| Karachi | 23 Dec 1982 |
| 17 | Wasim Akram | 11-110 | WIN
| St John's | 25 May 2000 |
| 18 | Saeed Ajmal | 11-111 | WIN
| Providence | 12 May 2011 |
| 19 | Iqbal Qasim | 11-118 | AUS
| Karachi | 27 Feb 1980 |
| = | Saeed Ajmal | 11-118 | ZIM
| Harare | 3 Sep 2013 |
| 21 | Waqar Younis | 11-119 | SRI
| Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 |
| 22 | Imran Khan | 11-121 | WIN
| Georgetown | 2 Apr 1988 |
| 23 | Sarfraz Nawaz | 11-125 | AUS
| Melbourne | 10 Mar 1979 |
| 24 | Intikhab Alam | 11-130 | NZL
| Dunedin CB | 7 Feb 1973 |
| = | Mohammad Zahid | 11-130 | NZL
| Rawalpindi | 28 Nov 1996 |
South Africa
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | M Ntini | 13-132 | WIN
| Port-of-Spain | 8 Apr 2005 |
| 2 | K Rabada | 13-144 | ENG
| Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
| 3 | HJ Tayfield | 13-165 | AUS
| Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 4 | HJ Tayfield | 13-192 | ENG
| Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 5 | SJ Snooke | 12-127 | ENG
| Johannesburg OW | 10 Mar 1906 |
| 6 | AA Donald | 12-139 | IND
| Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 7 | AEE Vogler | 12-181 | ENG
| Johannesburg OW | 1 Jan 1910 |
| 8 | KA Maharaj | 12-283 | SRI
| Colombo SSC | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 9 | DW Steyn | 11-60 | PAK
| Johannesburg | 1 Feb 2013 |
| 10 | M Jansen | 11-86 | SRI
| Durban | 27 Nov 2024 |
| 11 | D Olivier | 11-96 | PAK
| Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 12 | AE Hall | 11-112 | ENG
| Cape Town | 1 Jan 1923 |
| 13 | AA Donald | 11-113 | ZIM
| Harare | 13 Oct 1995 |
| 14 | AA Donald | 11-127 | ENG
| Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 |
| 15 | EP Nupen | 11-150 | ENG
| Johannesburg OW | 24 Dec 1930 |
| = | K Rabada | 11-150 | AUS
| Gqeberha | 9 Mar 2018 |
| 17 | S Muthusamy | 11-174 | PAK
| Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |
| 18 | SF Burke | 11-196 | NZL
| Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 |
| 19 | K Rabada | 10-63 | BAN
| Bloemfontein | 6 Oct 2017 |
| 20 | PM Pollock | 10-87 | ENG
| Nottingham | 5 Aug 1965 |
| 21 | A Nel | 10-88 | WIN
| Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2005 |
| 22 | DW Steyn | 10-91 | NZL
| Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 23 | K Rabada | 10-92 | SRI
| Cape Town | 2 Jan 2017 |
| 24 | DW Steyn | 10-93 | NZL
| Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2007 |
| 25 | VD Philander | 10-102 | SRI
| Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 |
Sri Lanka
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 16-220 | ENG
| The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 2 | HMRKB Herath | 14-184 | PAK
| Colombo SSC | 14 Aug 2014 |
| 3 | WPUJC Vaas | 14-191 | WIN
| Colombo SSC | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 4 | M Muralitharan | 13-115 | ZIM
| Kandy | 4 Jan 2002 |
| 5 | HMRKB Herath | 13-145 | AUS
| Colombo SSC | 13 Aug 2016 |
| 6 | HMRKB Herath | 13-152 | ZIM
| Harare | 6 Nov 2016 |
| 7 | M Muralitharan | 13-171 | RSA
| Galle | 20 Jul 2000 |
| 8 | M Muralitharan | 12-82 | BAN
| Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 |
| 9 | M Muralitharan | 12-117 | ZIM
| Kandy | 7 Jan 1998 |
| 10 | HMRKB Herath | 12-157 | BAN
| Colombo RPS | 16 Mar 2013 |
| 11 | HMRKB Herath | 12-171 | ENG
| Galle | 26 Mar 2012 |
| 12 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 12-177 | AUS
| Galle | 8 Jul 2022 |
| 13 | M Muralitharan | 12-225 | RSA
| Colombo PS | 4 Aug 2006 |
| 14 | M Muralitharan | 11-93 | ENG
| Galle | 2 Dec 2003 |
| 15 | HMRKB Herath | 11-108 | NZL
| Galle | 17 Nov 2012 |
| 16 | M Muralitharan | 11-110 | IND
| Colombo SSC | 23 Jul 2008 |
| 17 | M Muralitharan | 11-132 | ENG
| Nottingham | 2 Jun 2006 |
| 18 | HMRKB Herath | 11-136 | PAK
| Abu Dhabi | 28 Sep 2017 |
| = | WRT Mendis | 11-136 | WIN
| Galle | 29 Nov 2021 |
| 20 | M Muralitharan | 11-161 | RSA
| Durban | 26 Dec 2000 |
| 21 | M Muralitharan | 11-170 | WIN
| Galle | 13 Nov 2001 |
| 22 | PAKP Jayawickrama | 11-178 | BAN
| Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 |
| 23 | M Muralitharan | 11-196 | IND
| Colombo SSC | 29 Aug 2001 |
| 24 | M Muralitharan | 11-212 | AUS
| Galle | 8 Mar 2004 |
| 25 | HMRKB Herath | 11-249 | ZIM
| Colombo RPS | 14 Jul 2017 |
West Indies
| Name | vs | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | MA Holding | 14-149 | ENG
| The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 2 | CA Walsh | 13-55 | NZL
| Wellington BR | 10 Feb 1995 |
| 3 | G Motie | 13-99 | ZIM
| Bulawayo | 12 Feb 2023 |
| 4 | ST Gabriel | 13-121 | SRI
| Bridgetown | 14 Jun 2018 |
| 5 | AME Roberts | 12-121 | IND
| Chennai | 11 Jan 1975 |
| 6 | CEL Ambrose | 11-84 | ENG
| Port-of-Spain | 25 Mar 1994 |
| 7 | MD Marshall | 11-89 | IND
| Port-of-Spain | 15 Apr 1989 |
| 8 | JO Holder | 11-103 | BAN
| Kingston | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 9 | MA Holding | 11-107 | AUS
| Melbourne | 26 Dec 1981 |
| 10 | MD Marshall | 11-120 | NZL
| Bridgetown | 26 Apr 1985 |
| 11 | WW Hall | 11-126 | IND
| Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 12 | CD Collymore | 11-134 | PAK
| Kingston | 3 Jun 2005 |
| 13 | KD Boyce | 11-147 | ENG
| The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 |
| 14 | S Ramadhin | 11-152 | ENG
| Lord's | 24 Jun 1950 |
| 15 | LR Gibbs | 11-157 | ENG
| Manchester | 6 Jun 1963 |
| 16 | AL Valentine | 11-204 | ENG
| Manchester | 8 Jun 1950 |
| 17 | W Ferguson | 11-229 | ENG
| Port-of-Spain | 11 Feb 1948 |
| 18 | MD Marshall | 10-92 | ENG
| Lord's | 16 Jun 1988 |
| 19 | S Shillingford | 10-93 | ZIM
| Roseau | 20 Mar 2013 |
| 20 | HHH Johnson | 10-96 | ENG
| Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 |
| 21 | CA Walsh | 10-101 | IND
| Kingston | 28 Apr 1989 |
| = | JA Warrican | 10-101 | PAK
| Multan | 17 Jan 2025 |
| 23 | LR Gibbs | 10-106 | ENG
| Manchester | 2 Jun 1966 |
| 24 | MD Marshall | 10-107 | AUS
| Adelaide | 7 Dec 1984 |
| 25 | GE Gomez | 10-113 | AUS
| Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 |
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