What is the best match performance?

[subshakerz]

Not counting a single innings performance but across at least two innings.

What is the greatest match batting, bowling and all-round performances?

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

In recent times, Batting: Kohli’s 107 and 93 vs peak Anderson/Broad(and Woakes) on a really spicy pitch(that resulted in an away win for India), allrounder: Steyn McG 2008(76 and 10fer), bowling: Murali 16fer vs Eng

 

[Victor Ian]

It's really got to be Lyon. 5fer, 10fer, top score, win. It really doesn't get better.

 

[howitzer]

Davo in the tied Test is worth a mention.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Ian Botham in that Leeds Ashes match were he scored 149* (one of the greatest Test knocks) and took a 6-fer in the first innings.

 

[subshakerz]

Mushtaq Mohamed in WI in 75/76.

Took a fifer and a three-fifer, and scored a ton and a fifty to secure an away win. Best allround performance ever.

 

[Coronis]

Davidson vs West Indies 1960 44, 80 5/135, 6/87
Botham vs India 1980 114 6/58, 7/48
Imran vs India 1983 6/98, 5/82
Shakib vs Zimbabwe 2014 137, 6 5/80, 5/44

All pretty good all round performances

 

[subshakerz]

In terms of bowing, I think Harwani or Massie taking 16 wickets on debut has to be up there.

Also Laker's 19, Hadlee 15 and Holding 14 on a dead track.

 

[capt_Luffy]

I will just go ahead and throw in Vijay Hazare's Melbourne twin Tons against the Invincibles here. Personally think one of the best batting performances across innings in a losing match.

 

[howitzer]

TOTAB Sydney 1989 is pretty good. 7/46, 75, 4/50 and 16* against the Windies.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Laxman and Perera made crucial fifties in the first innings of their respective legendary games (281 vs Australia and 153 vs SA) which are forgotten because of what happened second innings.

 

[Coronis]

Hedley Verity at Lord’s 1934 worth a shout. Against a batting lineup including Woodfull, Brown, Bradman and McCabe. 29 (came in at 7/359, out at 10/440) 7/61, 8/43.

tbf the match was rain affected but still.

 

[Slifer]

Laker. Nobody is bettering a 19 for...

 

[subshakerz]

In terms of batting, Lara scoring a double ton and a ton against Murali and Gooch scoring 456 runs against India have to be up there as well.

 

[subshakerz]

Laker. Nobody is bettering a 19 for...

I get it, but that was a tailor made pitch. Compare that to Holding taking 14 wickets on a road against England or Harbi in 2001 against an ATG lineup.

And then you have Massie taking 16 wickets on debut in an away win against England.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Vinoo Mankad in Lords 1952 has to up there somewhere. 72 in the first innings, following that with a 5fer and 184 in the second.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Harbhajan at Chennai 2001 has to be up there considering the quality of the opposing lineup.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Laker by far, 19 wickets is still 19 regardless. Barnes 17 deserves a consideration too.

 

[subshakerz]

Laker by far, 19 wickets is still 19 regardless. Barnes 17 deserves a consideration too.

I think taking 16 wickets on debut in an away win challenges Laker.

 

[Silver Silva]

Shai Hope 147 and 118 not out vs Eng 2017.
Considering how poor his Test record is and the batting line up he played with , to score two hundreds in a match vs Anderson , Broad and Woakes in England was astonishing.