| 1.08 (25-13-27-3) | GD McGrath | Australia v India at Nagpur, 3rd Test, 26/10/2004 [1718] |
| 2.00 (35-8-70-2) | JN Gillespie | Australia v India at Chennai, 2nd Test, 14/10/2004 [1714] |
| 2.04 (23-8-47-2) | SK Warne | Australia v India at Nagpur, 3rd Test, 26/10/2004 [1718] |
| 2.14 (21-4-45-0) | MS Kasprowicz | Australia v India at Nagpur, 3rd Test, 26/10/2004 [1718] |
| 2.15 (20-4-43-2) | MS Kasprowicz | Australia v India at Bangalore, 1st Test, 06/10/2004 [1713] |
| 2.18 (16-9-35-1) | GD McGrath | Australia v India at Mumbai, 4th Test, 03/11/2004 [1720] |
| 2.20 (25-8-55-4) | GD McGrath | Australia v India at Bangalore, 1st Test, 06/10/2004 [1713] |
| 2.41 (12-2-29-4) | JN Gillespie | Australia v India at Mumbai, 4th Test, 03/11/2004 [1720] |
| 2.41 (12-3-29-0) | IK Pathan | India v Australia at Chennai, 2nd Test, 14/10/2004 [1714] |
| 2.45 (22.5-8-56-5) | JN Gillespie | Australia v India at Nagpur, 3rd Test, 26/10/2004 [1718] |
| 2.52 (21-4-53-0) | Harbhajan Singh | India v Australia at Mumbai, 4th Test, 03/11/2004 [1720] |
| 2.60 (25-5-65-1) | MS Kasprowicz | Australia v India at Chennai, 2nd Test, 14/10/2004 [1714] |
| 2.72 (22-2-60-1) | Z Khan | India v Australia at Bangalore, 1st Test, 06/10/2004 [1713] |
| 2.74 (17.3-4-48-7) | A Kumble | India v Australia at Chennai, 2nd Test, 14/10/2004 [1714] |
| 2.78 (28-4-78-2) | SK Warne | Australia v India at Bangalore, 1st Test, 06/10/2004 [1713] |
| 2.83 (15.3-1-44-4) | M Kartik | India v Australia at Mumbai, 4th Test, 03/11/2004 [1720] |
| 2.85 (20-1-57-3) | M Kartik | India v Australia at Nagpur, 3rd Test, 26/10/2004 [1718] |
| 2.94 (42.3-5-125-6) | SK Warne | Australia v India at Chennai, 2nd Test, 14/10/2004 [1714] |
| 2.95 (21-6-62-1) | IK Pathan | India v Australia at Bangalore, 1st Test, 06/10/2004 [1713] |
| 2.96 (25-4-74-0) | GD McGrath | Australia v India at Chennai, 2nd Test, 14/10/2004 [1714] |
| 3.10 (29-2-90-2) | Harbhajan Singh | India v Australia at Chennai, 2nd Test, 14/10/2004 [1714] |
| 3.56 (41-7-146-5) | Harbhajan Singh | India v Australia at Bangalore, 1st Test, 06/10/2004 [1713] |
| 3.60 (26.2-6-95-4) | Z Khan | India v Australia at Nagpur, 3rd Test, 26/10/2004 [1718] |
| 3.85 (16.2-3-63-2) | JN Gillespie | Australia v India at Bangalore, 1st Test, 06/10/2004 [1713] |
| 3.96 (25-6-99-2) | A Kumble | India v Australia at Nagpur, 3rd Test, 26/10/2004 [1718] |
| 4.00 (11-2-44-0) | Z Khan | India v Australia at Chennai, 2nd Test, 14/10/2004 [1714] |
| 4.02 (39-4-157-3) | A Kumble | India v Australia at Bangalore, 1st Test, 06/10/2004 [1713] |
| 4.30 (23-2-99-1) | AB Agarkar | India v Australia at Nagpur, 3rd Test, 26/10/2004 [1718] |
| 4.73 (19-0-90-5) | A Kumble | India v Australia at Mumbai, 4th Test, 03/11/2004 [1720] |
