Sri Lankan spinner Lasith Embuldeniya achieved his career best figures when he picked up 7/137 against England in the second Test
Left-arm spinner, Lasith Embuldeniya, who has been one of the very few shining lights for Sri Lanka in the ongoing two-match Test series against England, continued his tremendous form with the ball as he picked up his third five-wicket haul in Test matches. Embuldeniya has been the sole consistent wicket-taker for the Sri Lankan as he now he stands on 13 wickets in four innings of the series.
Embuldeniya achieved his best figures as he picked 7/137. His previous best was 5/66. Not just Embuldeniya, there have been many legendary bowlers, whose best figures in the longest format are 7-wicket hauls.
1. James Anderson
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One of the legends of the game, England's James Anderson, who became the first-ever fast bowler to attain 600 wickets in Test matches last year, has the best figures of 7/42. He achieved those figures against the West Indies at Lord's in 2017. (Image: England Cricket)
2. Ravichandran Ashwin
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India's off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also makes the list. Ashwin, who has taken 377 wickets in the longest format, took his best figures of 7/59 against New Zeland in the 2016/17 homes series in Indore. (Image: BCCI)
3. Shaun Pollock
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One of South Africa's best bowlers and former captain, Shaun Pollock recorded his best figures on his side's away tour to Australia. Pollock, who has taken 421 wickets in Tests, took 7/87 against Australia at the Addelaide Oval during the 1997/98 tour. (File Photo)
4. Dale Steyn
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Another of South Africa's modern greats, Dale Steyn also makes the list. Steyn recorded his best figures in the famous Nagpur Test against India in 2011. Steyn, who has taken 439 wickets in Test matches, took 7/51 in the match. (File Photo)
5. Courtney Walsh
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West Indies tall fast bowler, Courtney Walsh falls in the same category when he recorded his best figures of 7/37 against New Zealand. Walsh, who has taken 519 wickets in Test, recorded these figures in Wellington during West Indies tour to New Zealand of 1994/95. (File Photo)
6. Malcolm Marshall
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Another West Indiies towering fast bowler, Malcolm Marshall, recorded his best figures of 7/22 when his performance led an England collapse in Manchester. Marshall, who has taken 376 wickets in Test matches, took nine wickets in that game on West Indies tour of England in 1988. (File Photo)
7. Wasim Akram
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Former Pakistan fast bowler, Wasim Akram, too with a 7-wicket haul, played a crucial role in his side's big win. Wasim Akram, who has 414 wickets in his kitty in the format, took 7/119 against New Zealand, on the 1994 tour to help Pakistan will the Wellington Test by an innings and 12 runs. (File Photo)
8. Waqar Younis
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Another Pakistan pacer, Akram's partner-in-crime, Waqar Younis too has a 7 wicket-haul as his best figures. Waqar, who has 373 wickets to his name, took 7/76 against New Zealand at Faisalabad during the Kiwis' tour to Pakistan in 1990. (File Photo)
