Best Bowling — Test, 2020
Men's cricket. Best figures in an innings. Ranked from ball-by-ball data. See the women's list →
| 1 | Stuart BroadEngland vs West Indies | 6/31 | 24 Jul 2020 |
| 2 | Jason HolderEngland vs West Indies | 6/42 | 8 Jul 2020 |
| 3 | Josh HazlewoodIndia vs Australia | 5/8 | 17 Dec 2020 |
| 4 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs West Indies | 5/32 | 11 Dec 2020 |
| 5 | Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand vs West Indies | 5/34 | 11 Dec 2020 |
| 6 | James AndersonSouth Africa vs England | 5/40 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 7 | Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand vs India | 5/45 | 29 Feb 2020 |
| 8 | Mark WoodSouth Africa vs England | 5/46 | 24 Jan 2020 |
| 9 | Nathan LyonAustralia vs New Zealand | 5/50 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 10 | Dominic BessSouth Africa vs England | 5/51 | 16 Jan 2020 |
| 11 | James AndersonEngland vs Pakistan | 5/56 | 21 Aug 2020 |
| 12 | Beuran HendricksSouth Africa vs England | 5/64 | 24 Jan 2020 |
| 13 | Nathan LyonAustralia vs New Zealand | 5/68 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 14 | Shannon GabrielEngland vs West Indies | 5/75 | 8 Jul 2020 |
| 15 | Anrich NortjeSouth Africa vs England | 5/110 | 24 Jan 2020 |
| 16 | Roston ChaseEngland vs West Indies | 5/172 | 16 Jul 2020 |
| 17 | Keshav MaharajSouth Africa vs England | 5/180 | 16 Jan 2020 |
| 18 | Pat CumminsIndia vs Australia | 4/21 | 17 Dec 2020 |
| 19 | Naseem ShahPakistan vs Bangladesh | 4/26 | 7 Feb 2020 |
| 20 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs India | 4/28 | 29 Feb 2020 |
| 21 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs West Indies | 4/35 | 3 Dec 2020 |
| 22 | Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand vs India | 4/39 | 21 Feb 2020 |
| 23 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs India | 4/49 | 21 Feb 2020 |
| 24 | Ben StokesEngland vs West Indies | 4/49 | 8 Jul 2020 |
| 25 | Mitchell StarcIndia vs Australia | 4/53 | 17 Dec 2020 |
| 26 | Shaheen Shah AfridiPakistan vs Bangladesh | 4/53 | 7 Feb 2020 |
| 27 | Mark WoodSouth Africa vs England | 4/54 | 24 Jan 2020 |
| 28 | Ravichandran AshwinIndia vs Australia | 4/55 | 17 Dec 2020 |
| 29 | Jasprit BumrahAustralia vs India | 4/56 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 30 | Stuart BroadPakistan vs England | 4/56 | 13 Aug 2020 |
| 31 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs Bangladesh | 4/58 | 7 Feb 2020 |
| 32 | Shannon GabrielEngland vs West Indies | 4/62 | 8 Jul 2020 |
| 33 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs England | 4/66 | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 34 | Kemar RoachEngland vs West Indies | 4/72 | 24 Jul 2020 |
| 35 | Lutho SipamlaSri Lanka vs South Africa | 4/76 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 36 | Mohammed ShamiNew Zealand vs India | 4/81 | 29 Feb 2020 |
| 37 | Joe RootSouth Africa vs England | 4/87 | 16 Jan 2020 |
| 38 | Yasir ShahPakistan vs England | 4/99 | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 39 | Shaheen Shah AfridiNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 4/109 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 40 | Lasith AmbuldeniyaZimbabwe vs Sri Lanka | 4/182 | 27 Jan 2020 |
| 41 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs New Zealand | 3/25 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 42 | Stuart BroadSouth Africa vs England | 3/30 | 16 Jan 2020 |
| 43 | Mark WoodSouth Africa vs England | 3/32 | 16 Jan 2020 |
| 44 | Ben StokesSouth Africa vs England | 3/35 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 45 | Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/35 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 46 | Ravichandran AshwinAustralia vs India | 3/35 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 47 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs India | 3/36 | 29 Feb 2020 |
| 48 | Mohammed SirajAustralia vs India | 3/37 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 49 | Stuart BroadPakistan vs England | 3/37 | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 50 | Umesh YadavIndia vs Australia | 3/40 | 17 Dec 2020 |
| 51 | Stuart BroadEngland vs West Indies | 3/42 | 16 Jul 2020 |
| 52 | Chris WoakesEngland vs West Indies | 3/42 | 16 Jul 2020 |
| 53 | Pat CumminsAustralia vs New Zealand | 3/44 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 54 | Jofra ArcherEngland vs West Indies | 3/45 | 8 Jul 2020 |
| 55 | Pat CumminsIndia vs Australia | 3/48 | 17 Dec 2020 |
| 56 | Stuart BroadPakistan vs England | 3/54 | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 57 | Neil WagnerNew Zealand vs West Indies | 3/54 | 11 Dec 2020 |
| 58 | Naseem ShahNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/55 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 59 | Jofra ArcherPakistan vs England | 3/59 | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 60 | James AndersonPakistan vs England | 3/60 | 13 Aug 2020 |
| 61 | Anrich NortjeSouth Africa vs England | 3/61 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 62 | James AndersonEngland vs West Indies | 3/62 | 8 Jul 2020 |
| 63 | Jasprit BumrahNew Zealand vs India | 3/62 | 29 Feb 2020 |
| 64 | Stuart BroadEngland vs West Indies | 3/66 | 16 Jul 2020 |
| 65 | Neil WagnerAustralia vs New Zealand | 3/66 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 66 | Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa vs England | 3/68 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 67 | Wiaan MulderSri Lanka vs South Africa | 3/69 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 68 | Dhananjaya de SilvaZimbabwe vs Sri Lanka | 3/71 | 27 Jan 2020 |
| 69 | Nathan LyonAustralia vs India | 3/72 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 70 | C de GrandhommeAustralia vs New Zealand | 3/78 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 71 | Mitchell StarcAustralia vs India | 3/78 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 72 | Abu JayedPakistan vs Bangladesh | 3/86 | 7 Feb 2020 |
| 73 | Shannon GabrielNew Zealand vs West Indies | 3/89 | 3 Dec 2020 |
| 74 | Shannon GabrielNew Zealand vs West Indies | 3/93 | 11 Dec 2020 |
| 75 | Trent BoultNew Zealand vs West Indies | 3/96 | 11 Dec 2020 |
| 76 | Alzarri JosephNew Zealand vs West Indies | 3/109 | 11 Dec 2020 |
| 77 | Rishad HossainPakistan vs Bangladesh | 3/113 | 7 Feb 2020 |
| 78 | Yasir ShahNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 3/113 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 79 | Kemar RoachNew Zealand vs West Indies | 3/114 | 3 Dec 2020 |
| 80 | Ben StokesPakistan vs England | 2/11 | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 81 | Chris WoakesPakistan vs England | 2/11 | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 82 | Haris SohailPakistan vs Bangladesh | 2/11 | 7 Feb 2020 |
| 83 | Shadab KhanPakistan vs England | 2/13 | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 84 | Mohammad AbbasPakistan vs Bangladesh | 2/19 | 7 Feb 2020 |
| 85 | Ravindra JadejaNew Zealand vs India | 2/22 | 29 Feb 2020 |
| 86 | James AndersonSouth Africa vs England | 2/23 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 87 | Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand vs West Indies | 2/25 | 3 Dec 2020 |
| 88 | Stuart BroadSouth Africa vs England | 2/26 | 24 Jan 2020 |
| 89 | Dwaine PretoriusSouth Africa vs England | 2/26 | 3 Jan 2020 |
| 90 | Ravindra JadejaAustralia vs India | 2/28 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 91 | James AndersonEngland vs West Indies | 2/28 | 24 Jul 2020 |
| 92 | Mohammad AbbasPakistan vs England | 2/28 | 13 Aug 2020 |
| 93 | Ben StokesEngland vs West Indies | 2/30 | 16 Jul 2020 |
| 94 | Neil WagnerNew Zealand vs West Indies | 2/33 | 3 Dec 2020 |
| 95 | Tim SoutheeNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 2/33 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 96 | Mohammad AbbasPakistan vs England | 2/33 | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 97 | Chris WoakesEngland vs West Indies | 2/34 | 16 Jul 2020 |
| 98 | Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand vs Pakistan | 2/35 | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 99 | Roston ChaseEngland vs West Indies | 2/36 | 24 Jul 2020 |
| 100 | Suranga LakmalZimbabwe vs Sri Lanka | 2/37 | 27 Jan 2020 |