Best Bowling Figures in Test

Best Bowling Figures in Test is the ultimate benchmark of a bowler's individual dominance, representing the rare feat of single-handedly dismantling an entire batting lineup. This historic record is shared by a "Trident" of legends who each claimed all 10 wickets in a single innings.
The record was first set by England’s Jim Laker with his staggering 10/53 against Australia in 1956. This feat was later matched by India’s Anil Kumble (10/74) in 1999 and New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel (10/119) in 2021. As of 2026, despite the evolution of batting techniques and modern analytics making such a clean sweep increasingly difficult, these three performances remain the "Holy Grail" of bowling. This statistic is more than just a numerical achievement; it is a testament to a bowler reaching a state of absolute perfection, combining relentless accuracy, physical stamina, and tactical genius to overcome all ten opposing batters.

RANK 1

Ajaz Patel

Bbi

10/119

Wkts

RANK 2

Muttiah Muralitharan

Bbi

9/51

Wkts

800

RANK 3

Sir Richard Hadlee

Bbi

9/52

Wkts

431

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w	10w
1	Ajaz Patel	22	39	836.4	5020	2623	91	28.82	3.13	55.1	10/119	14/225	2	7	2
2	Muttiah Muralitharan	133	230	7339.5	44039	18180	800	22.72	2.47	55	9/51	16/220	45	67	22
3	Sir Richard Hadlee	86	150	3653	21918	9611	431	22.29	2.63	50.8	9/52	15/123	25	36	9
4	Abdul Qadir	67	111	2854.2	17126	7742	236	32.8	2.71	72.5	9/56	13/101	12	15	5
5	Kapil Dev	131	227	4623.2	27740	12867	434	29.64	2.78	63.9	9/83	11/146	17	23	2
6	Rangana Herath	93	170	4332.1	25993	12157	433	28.07	2.8	60	9/127	14/184	20	34	9
7	Keshav Maharaj SA	62	106	2051.2	12308	6370	218	29.22	3.1	56.4	9/129	12/283	6	12	1
8	Stuart Broad	167	309	5616.2	33698	16719	604	27.68	2.97	55.7	8/15	11/121	28	20	3
9	Glenn McGrath	124	243	4874.4	29248	12186	563	21.64	2.49	51.9	8/24	10/27	28	29	3
10	Sir Ian Botham	102	168	3635.5	21815	10878	383	28.4	2.99	56.9	8/34	13/106	17	27	4
11	Taijul Islam BAN	57	102	2551.4	15310	7765	250	31.06	3.04	61.2	8/39	11/170	14	17	2
12	Yasir Shah	48	89	2375.5	14255	7657	244	31.38	3.22	58.4	8/41	14/184	15	16	3
13	Curtly Ambrose	98	179	3683.5	22103	8501	405	20.99	2.3	54.5	8/45	11/84	21	22	3
14	Noman Ali	21	40	779.4	4678	2378	97	24.51	3.05	48.2	8/46	11/147	3	9	3
15	Devendra Bishoo	36	59	1344.3	8067	4350	117	37.17	3.23	68.9	8/49	10/174	8	4	1
16	Nathan Lyon AUS	141	262	5805.2	34832	17099	567	30.15	2.94	61.4	8/50	13/154	26	24	5
17	Derek Underwood	86	151	3643.4	21862	7674	297	25.83	2.1	73.6	8/51	13/71	13	17	6
18	Angus Fraser	46	79	1812.4	10876	4836	177	27.32	2.66	61.4	8/53	11/110	5	13	2
19	Imran Khan	88	142	3243	19458	8258	362	22.81	2.54	53.7	8/58	14/116	17	23	6
20	Roston Chase WI	57	85	1286.3	7719	4546	94	48.36	3.53	82.1	8/60	8/60	4	4	0
21	Mitchell Johnson	73	140	2666.5	16001	8891	313	28.4	3.33	51.1	8/61	12/127	16	12	3
22	Shannon Gabriel WI	59	104	1563.1	9379	5348	166	32.21	3.42	56.5	8/62	13/121	5	6	1
23	Lance Klusener	49	84	1147.5	6887	3033	80	37.91	2.64	86	8/64	8/139	2	1	0
24	Ashleigh Gardner AUS-W	8	14	236.2	1418	599	31	19.32	2.53	45.7	8/66	12/165	3	1	1
25	Shane Warne	145	273	6784.1	40705	17995	708	25.41	2.65	57.4	8/71	12/128	48	37	10
26	Allan Donald	72	129	2586.3	15519	7344	330	22.25	2.83	47	8/71	12/139	11	20	3
27	Sneh Rana IND-W	5	8	176.3	1059	546	24	22.75	3.09	44.1	8/77	10/188	2	1	1
28	Ravi Ratnayeke	22	31	638.5	3833	1972	56	35.21	3.08	68.4	8/83	8/108	3	4	0
29	Harbhajan Singh	103	190	4763.2	28580	13537	417	32.46	2.84	68.5	8/84	15/217	16	25	5
30	Merv Hughes	53	97	2047.3	12285	6017	212	28.38	2.93	57.9	8/87	13/217	14	7	1
31	Michael Holding	60	113	2113.2	12680	5898	249	23.68	2.79	50.9	8/92	14/149	11	13	2
32	Craig McDermott	71	124	2764.2	16586	8332	291	28.63	3.01	56.9	8/97	11/157	17	14	2
33	Neil Foster	29	47	1043.3	6261	2891	88	32.85	2.77	71.1	8/107	11/163	2	5	1
34	Geoff Lawson	46	78	1853	11118	5501	180	30.56	2.96	61.7	8/112	11/134	6	11	2
35	Saqlain Mushtaq	49	86	2345	14070	6206	208	29.83	2.64	67.6	8/164	10/155	12	13	3
36	Malcolm Marshall	81	151	2930.4	17584	7876	376	20.94	2.68	46.7	7/22	11/89	19	22	4
37	Matt Henry NZ	33	65	1216.3	7299	3799	140	27.13	3.12	52.1	7/23	9/55	6	6	0
38	Mike Whitney	12	23	445.2	2672	1325	39	33.97	2.97	68.5	7/27	11/95	2	2	1
39	Kyle Abbott	11	21	346.5	2081	886	39	22.71	2.55	53.3	7/29	9/68	0	3	0
40	Jomel Warrican	23	39	757.4	4546	2302	78	29.51	3.03	58.2	7/32	10/101	6	2	1
41	Gillian McConway	14	25	637.4	3826	1019	40	25.47	1.59	95.6	7/34	7/40	1	2	0
42	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	71	121	2612.3	15675	7804	246	31.72	2.98	63.7	7/36	10/124	11	19	2
43	Courtney Walsh	132	242	5003.1	30019	12688	519	24.44	2.53	57.8	7/37	13/55	32	22	3
44	Neil Wagner	64	122	2287.3	13725	7169	260	27.57	3.13	52.7	7/39	9/73	13	9	0
45	James Anderson	188	350	6672.5	40037	18627	704	26.45	2.79	56.8	7/42	11/71	32	32	3
46	Ravindra Jadeja IND	89	167	3373.3	20241	8741	348	25.11	2.59	58.1	7/42	10/110	17	15	3
47	John Lever	21	38	738.5	4433	1951	73	26.72	2.64	60.7	7/46	10/70	3	3	1
48	Allan Border	156	98	668.1	4009	1525	39	39.1	2.28	102.7	7/46	11/96	1	2	1
49	Ryan Sidebottom	22	36	802	4812	2231	79	28.24	2.78	60.9	7/47	10/139	5	5	1
50	Iqbal Qasim	50	86	2169.5	13019	4807	171	28.11	2.21	76.1	7/49	11/118	13	8	2
51	Chris Old	46	81	1476.2	8858	4020	143	28.11	2.72	61.9	7/50	9/88	7	4	0
52	Dale Steyn	93	171	3101.2	18608	10077	439	22.95	3.24	42.3	7/51	11/60	27	26	5
53	Bruce Reid	27	42	1040.4	6244	2784	113	24.63	2.67	55.2	7/51	13/148	11	5	2
54	Prabath Jayasuriya SL	22	41	1193.5	7163	3828	122	31.37	3.2	58.7	7/52	12/177	3	12	2
55	Mitchell Santner NZ	32	54	925.1	5551	2603	78	33.37	2.81	71.1	7/53	13/157	2	2	1
56	Saeed Ajmal	35	67	1932	11592	5003	178	28.1	2.58	65.1	7/55	11/111	9	10	4
57	Mitchell Starc AUS	105	202	3335.3	20013	11481	433	26.51	3.44	46.2	7/58	11/94	20	18	3
58	Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN	56	98	2194	13164	6820	210	32.47	3.1	62.6	7/58	12/117	9	13	3
59	Ravichandran Ashwin	106	200	4541	27246	12891	537	24	2.83	50.7	7/59	13/140	25	37	8
60	Irfan Pathan	29	54	980.4	5884	3226	100	32.26	3.28	58.8	7/59	12/126	2	7	2
61	Washington Sundar IND	17	29	364.4	2188	1187	36	32.97	3.25	60.7	7/59	11/115	3	1	1
62	Shardul Thakur	13	22	268.3	1611	1024	33	31.03	3.81	48.8	7/61	8/108	1	1	0
63	Tim Southee NZ	107	203	3915	23490	11832	391	30.26	3.02	60	7/64	10/108	19	15	1
64	Phil Edmonds	51	84	2004.4	12028	4273	125	34.18	2.13	96.2	7/66	7/66	9	2	0
65	Daren Sammy	38	65	1035.5	6215	3007	84	35.79	2.9	73.9	7/66	8/98	1	4	0
66	Rashid Khan AFG	6	11	310.4	1864	920	45	20.44	2.96	41.4	7/66	11/104	2	5	3
67	Phil DeFreitas	44	76	1639.4	9838	4700	140	33.57	2.86	70.2	7/70	9/165	8	4	0
68	Ishant Sharma	105	188	3193.2	19160	10078	311	32.4	3.15	61.6	7/74	10/108	10	11	1
69	Lance Cairns	43	72	1771.2	10628	4280	130	32.92	2.41	81.7	7/74	10/144	5	6	1
70	Rahkeem Cornwall	10	18	460.1	2761	1316	35	37.6	2.85	78.8	7/75	10/121	1	2	1
71	John Emburey	64	103	2565.1	15391	5646	147	38.4	2.2	104.7	7/78	7/105	5	6	0
72	Marchant de Lange	2	4	74.4	448	277	9	30.77	3.7	49.7	7/81	8/126	0	1	0
73	Daniel Vettori	113	187	4802.2	28814	12441	362	34.36	2.59	79.5	7/87	12/149	19	20	3
74	Zaheer Khan	92	165	3130.5	18785	10247	311	32.94	3.27	60.4	7/87	10/149	15	11	1
75	Shaun Pollock	108	202	4058.5	24353	9733	421	23.11	2.39	57.8	7/87	10/147	23	16	1
76	Fidel Edwards	55	97	1600.2	9602	6249	165	37.87	3.9	58.1	7/87	8/132	3	12	0
77	Stephen Boock	30	48	1099.4	6598	2564	74	34.64	2.33	89.1	7/87	8/156	1	4	0
78	Ray Bright	25	39	923.3	5541	2180	53	41.13	2.36	104.5	7/87	10/111	0	4	1
79	Danny Morrison	48	71	1677.2	10064	379	160	8.42	3.3	22.34	7/89	8/83	9	10	0
80	Mark Craig	15	25	611.3	3669	589	50	36.81	3.8	54.38	7/94	10/203	3	1	1
81	Enamul Haque jnr	15	26	592.3	3555	1787	44	40.61	3.01	80.7	7/95	12/200	0	3	1
82	Kagiso Rabada SA	73	134	2239.2	13436	7493	340	22.03	3.34	39.5	7/112	13/144	15	17	4
83	Sikandar Raza ZIM	22	31	555.5	3335	1782	40	44.55	3.2	83.3	7/113	8/176	0	2	0
84	Ryan Harris	27	52	956	5736	2658	113	23.52	2.78	50.7	7/117	9/106	4	5	0
85	Wasim Akram	104	181	3771.1	22627	9779	414	23.62	2.59	54.6	7/119	11/110	20	25	5
86	Scott Boland AUS	19	37	531.5	3191	1524	82	18.58	2.86	38.9	6/7	10/76	3	2	1
87	Michael Clarke	115	65	405.5	2435	1184	31	38.19	2.91	78.5	6/9	6/9	0	2	0
88	Gargi Banerji	12	14	54.5	329	137	8	17.12	2.49	41.1	6/9	6/32	0	1	0
89	Shoaib Akhtar	46	82	1357.1	8143	4574	178	25.69	3.37	45.7	6/11	11/78	10	12	2
90	Chris Woakes	62	118	1869.5	11219	5686	192	29.61	3.04	58.4	6/17	11/102	5	5	1