Top 10 : Best Bowling Figures In A Match In India-Australia Tests, Full Time

Last updated on October 2nd, 2025 at 03:48 pm

Harbhajan Singh tops, in the list of Best Bowling Figures In A Match In India-Australia Tests, followed by the best bowling figures in Ind-Aus Test match innings bowler, Jasubhai Patel at the second place.

The most 5-fers in Ind-Aus Tests bowler, Anil Kumble makes it third while Harbhajan Singh makes it fourth as well, in the category of the best bowling figures in a match in India-Australia Tests.

Steve O’Keefe, Bhagwath Chandrashekhar & Alan Davidson appear fifth, sixth & seventh respectively while Bruce Reid, Geoff Dymock & the 2nd fastest 500 Test wickets bowler Ravichandran Ashwin appear eighth, ninth & tenth in order, in the list of best bowling figures in a match in India-Australia Tests.

There are 6 Indian & 4 Australian bowlers in the list, with top-four positions occupied by the Indian bowlers.

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Best Bowling Figures In A Match In India-Australia Tests : Top 10 List, The 4th Most Wickets In Test Cricket History & The 10 Wickets In A Test Match Innings Bowler Anil Kumble Stats

S.No.	Player	Figures	Overs	Mds	Eco.	Venue	Year	Team
1	Harbhajan Singh	15/217	80.1	26	2.70	Chennai	2001	India
2	Jasubhai Patel	14/124	61.3	23	2.01	Kanpur	1959	India
3	Anil Kumble	13/181	64.3	12	2.80	Chennai	2004	India
4	Harbhajan Singh	13/196	68.2	15	2.86	Eden Gardens	2001	India
5	Steve O’Keefe	12/70	28.1	6	2.48	Pune	2017	Australia
6	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	12/104	34.1	5	2.28	Melbourne	1977	India
7	Alan Davidson	12/124	77.4	30	1.59	Kanpur	1959	Australia
8	Bruce Reid	12/126	55.2	16	2.27	Melbourne	1991	Australia
9	Geoff Dymock	12/166	63.4	12	2.60	Kanpur	1979	Australia
10	Ravichandran Ashwin	12/198	74.0	18	2.67	Chennai	2013	India

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The Most 10 Wicket Hauls In Tests IND Vs AUS Harbhajan Singh 15/217 : The Best Bowling Figures In A Match In India-Australia Tests, Harbhajan Singh Hattrick In 2001 India Vs Australia Test Match : The First Hattrick In Test Cricket By Indian Player

Harbhajan Singh’s bowling figures of 15/217, are the best so far in a match in India-Australia test series.

Doing so in the 3rd test(at Chennai ) of the 2000/01 India-Australia test series, gave India a famous 2-wickets victory.

He had 7 wickets for 133 runs in the first innings and his career best of 8 wickets for 84 runs in the second innings.

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1959/60 India Vs Australia Test Series Jasubhai Patel 14/124 At Kanpur : 2nd Best Bowling Figures In A Match In India-Australia Tests

Jasubhai Patel, the right arm off-spinner had the bowling figures of 14/124 in the 2nd test(at Kanpur) of the 1959/60 India-Australia test series.

His 9/69 in the first innings, was India’s best test figures in an innings till it was overtaken by Anil Kumble nearly after 40 years.

India won the match by 119 runs. This also is the best bowling figures in an innings under this rivalry.

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The Most ODI Wickets For India & Most Test Wickets For India Bowler Anil Kumble 2004/05 Test Series Vs Australia : 13/181 Is 3rd Best Bowling Figures In A Match In India-Australia Tests By The Top 5 Best Bowling In IPL History Bowler

Anil Kumble’s 13/181 is third in the list of best bowling figures in a match in India-Australia tests.

He had this in the 2nd test( at Chennai ) of the 2004/05 India-Australia test series. The match ended in a draw.

In addition, he tops in the list of the most 5-wicket hauls in India-Australia tests .

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IPL 2013 & IPL 2015 Winning Team Mumbai Indians Player Harbhajan Singh 13/196 Vs AUS In 2001 Eden Gardens Test Match : H Singh Hattrick & VVS Laxman 281, Harbhajan Singh 32 Wickets In The Series

Again, Harbhajan Singh comes in the list of best bowling figures in a match in India-Australia tests with 13/196 which he does in the 2nd test( at Eden Gardens ) of the 2000/01 series.

He helped India getting a 171 runs victory. The match also witnessed the historic innings by VVS Laxman, with 281.

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Australian Former Left Arm Orthodox Bowler Steve O’Keefe Stats : 12/70 Vs India In 2017 Pune Test Match – Fifth Best Bowling Figures In A Match In India-Australia Tests

With 6/35 in each innings of the 1st test( at Pune ) of 2016/17 India-Australia test series, Steve O’Keefe came up with the match figures of 12/70. Australia won the match by 333 runs.

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1977/78 India Australia Test Series Bhagwath Chandrasekhar Stats : 12/104 At Melbourne, B Chandrasekhar Test Career : 1964-1979

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, the right-arm legbreak bowler from India had his career best match figures of 12/104.

That came against Australia in the 3rd test(at Melbourne ) of the 1977/78 India-Australia test series.

He had the figures of 6/52 in both innings, helping India won by 222 runs.

Alan Davidson Stats : 12/124 Seventh Best Bowling Figures In A Match In India-Australia Tests Cricket, 1959 Kanpur Test Match

Alan Davidson’s career best of 12/124, the 7th in the list of best bowling figures in a match in India-Australia tests.

This came in the same match of Jasubhai Patel’s 14/124 that also included the left-arm seamer’s career best bowling in an innings (7/93).

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This left-arm fast medium bowler took 12 wickets for 126 runs in the 2nd test(at Melbourne ) of the 1991/92 India-Australia test series.

This came up eighth for the best bowling figures in a match in India-Australia tests that helped Australia winning the match by 8 wickets.

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Australia In India 1979/80 Test Series Geoff Dymock Stats 12/166 : 9th Best Bowling Figures In In A Match In India-Australia Tests

Geoff Davidson, the third Australian left-arm seamer in this list had his career best- 1) match figures of 12/166, 2) innings figures 7/67.

It was found against India, in the 3rd test(at Kanpur ) of the 1979/80 India-Australia test series. India won this match by 153 runs.

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Ravichandran Ashwin’s 12/198 is on number ten for the best bowling figures in a match in India-Australia tests.

He had this in the first match( at Chennai ) of the 2012/13 India-Australia test series, helping India won the match by 8-wickets after Dhoni’s double hundred.

Ashwin is the bowler having the 2nd – most wickets in India-Australia Tests.

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