Moeen Ali : Top 5 bowling performances in Tests

#1 6/53 vs South Africa, Lord's, 2017

England v South Africa - 1st Investec Test: Day Four

In the 2017 4-test series against the visiting South Africa, Moeen Ali was awarded the Man of the Series for some crucial knocks with the bat and terrific performances with the ball. He proved why he is one of the best all-rounders in test cricket. In the first test, England won the toss and chose to bat first. England scored a very high total of 458, behind skipper Root's 190 off 234.

South Africa came out to bat and were dismissed all-out for 361. Moeen Ali came up alive with 4/59 in the first innings to wreck havoc. In the second innings, England made a total of 233 runs and set a target of 331 for the visitors.

Ali then ripped through the batting lineup and picked up 5 wickets for just 63 runs and registered his career-best figures. South Africa got bundled all-out for only 119. England won the test by 211 runs, jumped to an early 1-0 lead in the series. Moeen Ali was adjudged the Man of the Match for his match-winning 9 wickets in the game.