Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket Records for South Africa (Host) in Test matches

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	55	104	10991	1831.5	393	5915	276	6/8	21.43	3.22	39.82	19	17	3
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	61	115	12645	2107.3	486	6719	273	7/37	24.61	3.18	46.31	13	14	3
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	43	77	9120	1520.0	382	4330	197	7/84	21.97	2.84	46.29	7	12	2
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	56	100	12074	2012.2	566	4611	216	8/45	21.34	2.29	55.89	10	12	2
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2024	35	67	6462	1077.0	225	3635	195	7/112	18.64	3.37	33.13	7	11	4
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	65	120	13926	2321.0	711	5530	255	6/30	21.68	2.38	54.61	16	10	1
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	36	69	6408	1068.0	299	2787	146	6/21	19.08	2.60	43.89	5	9	1
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2023	46	88	9046	1507.4	350	4426	193	6/48	22.93	2.93	46.87	12	9	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-2001	62	113	14453	2408.5	556	5844	251	6/54	23.28	2.42	57.58	16	9	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2003	18	34	4225	704.1	213	1720	79	6/47	21.77	2.44	53.48	2	8	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1991	31	58	6672	1112.0	206	3150	157	7/80	20.06	2.83	42.49	10	8	2
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	20	34	7621	952.5	306	2378	92	9/113	25.84	1.87	82.83	1	8	1
SF Barnes (ENG)	1913-1914	4	8	1356	226.0	56	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	7	3
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-2008	12	21	4000	666.4	143	1762	72	6/39	24.47	2.64	55.55	2	7	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	28	49	4435	739.1	151	2370	81	7/32	29.25	3.20	54.75	2	6	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1974	32	59	11110	1851.4	606	3737	126	8/38	29.65	2.01	88.17	4	6	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	10	19	1888	314.4	63	909	51	6/27	17.82	2.88	37.01	1	5	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	2077	346.1	140	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	-	5	3
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	15	28	3865	644.1	123	1631	49	6/46	33.28	2.53	78.87	1	5	1
WW Hall (WI)	1960-1968	19	35	4032	672.0	134	1911	74	7/69	25.82	2.84	54.48	2	5	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2012	30	53	5333	888.5	114	3302	90	5/36	36.68	3.71	59.25	3	5	-
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2015	18	31	5611	935.1	177	2595	70	6/81	37.07	2.77	80.15	2	5	-
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2023	37	66	6244	1040.4	283	2582	104	6/59	24.82	2.48	60.03	3	5	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	3	6	520	104.0	38	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1902	5	9	1146	-	43	643	30	6/92	21.43	3.36	38.20	-	4	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2022	8	12	1693	282.1	58	734	33	6/33	22.24	2.60	51.30	-	4	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	10	20	1907	317.5	67	984	45	7/94	21.86	3.09	42.37	2	4	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2010	7	12	2344	390.4	77	1116	40	5/54	27.90	2.85	58.60	1	4	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1998	9	18	2501	416.5	112	1068	51	6/23	20.94	2.56	49.03	3	4	1
R Ashwin (IND)	2013-2023	13	24	2536	422.4	93	1165	43	7/71	27.09	2.75	58.97	1	4	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	1994-2000	14	22	2852	475.2	112	1401	47	7/46	29.80	2.94	60.68	-	4	-
S Shillingford (WI)	2010-2014	9	17	2898	483.0	79	1404	47	6/49	29.87	2.90	61.65	1	4	2
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1998	15	23	2960	493.2	129	1283	58	8/53	22.12	2.60	51.03	2	4	1
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-2006	15	27	2965	494.1	113	1322	52	7/57	25.42	2.67	57.01	1	4	1
R Benaud (AUS)	1955-1958	10	19	3046	-	103	1143	48	5/49	23.81	2.25	63.45	3	4	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2011	12	23	3169	528.1	87	1543	54	7/120	28.57	2.92	58.68	2	4	-
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1923	13	20	3180	530.0	120	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.78	1	4	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1965-1970	13	24	3853	642.1	147	1634	42	5/33	38.90	2.54	91.73	1	4	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2005-2020	20	35	4390	731.4	170	2070	70	6/42	29.57	2.82	62.71	2	4	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2013-2023	32	59	4939	823.1	167	2603	93	8/62	27.98	3.16	53.10	1	4	1
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2007	23	41	6713	1118.5	264	2849	90	6/53	31.65	2.54	74.58	2	4	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	44	85	8329	1388.1	319	4325	169	5/20	25.59	3.11	49.28	8	4	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1968-1968	4	8	990	165.0	29	504	27	7/49	18.66	3.05	36.66	1	3	1
AW Greig (ENG)	1974-1974	5	7	1243	207.1	45	543	24	8/86	22.62	2.62	51.79	-	3	1
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2017-2021	6	11	1422	237.0	43	731	26	7/94	28.11	3.08	54.69	-	3	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2013	5	9	1481	246.5	59	611	28	6/42	21.82	2.47	52.89	1	3	2
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1954	5	9	1578	263.0	50	722	24	6/92	30.08	2.74	65.75	-	3	1
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	11	21	1604	267.2	73	781	47	6/39	16.61	2.92	34.12	1	3	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	9	17	1606	267.4	39	984	43	6/56	22.88	3.67	37.34	1	3	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1973-1973	5	10	1627	271.1	83	539	26	6/114	20.73	1.98	62.57	1	3	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1948-1957	7	13	1637	-	60	555	30	7/36	18.50	2.03	54.56	-	3	1
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2022	12	22	1702	283.4	52	1001	49	6/37	20.42	3.52	34.73	1	3	1
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1997	8	14	1750	291.4	58	890	28	5/60	31.78	3.05	62.50	-	3	1
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	7	13	1858	309.4	106	716	33	7/46	21.69	2.31	56.30	-	3	2
SP Gupte (IND)	1953-1953	5	9	1977	329.3	87	789	27	7/162	29.22	2.39	73.22	1	3	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1977-1988	8	16	2196	366.0	70	1206	48	7/80	25.12	3.29	45.75	3	3	1
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1981	11	22	2585	430.5	92	1301	66	8/29	19.71	3.01	39.16	5	3	-
I Sharma (IND)	2010-2019	16	30	3055	509.1	99	1563	61	6/55	25.62	3.06	50.08	2	3	1
DJG Sammy (WI)	2007-2013	18	34	3247	541.1	136	1398	41	5/29	34.09	2.58	79.19	1	3	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	17	31	3480	580.0	160	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.14	1	3	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2002	13	23	3504	584.0	147	1645	56	6/76	29.37	2.81	62.57	1	3	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	21	36	3679	613.1	137	1744	71	6/87	24.56	2.84	51.81	4	3	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	17	31	4039	-	112	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.39	4	3	-
A Nel (SA)	2002-2008	23	44	4901	816.5	191	2466	87	6/32	28.34	3.01	56.33	1	3	1
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2015	28	51	5161	860.1	183	2810	95	6/47	29.57	3.26	54.32	4	3	-
J Garner (WI)	1977-1986	29	56	6284	1047.2	264	2748	123	6/60	22.34	2.62	51.08	8	3	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2002	50	75	7324	1220.4	305	2845	70	5/26	40.64	2.33	104.62	-	3	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	100	168	12320	2053.2	496	5892	192	6/67	30.68	2.86	64.16	6	3	-
JJ Ferris (ENG)	1892-1892	1	2	272	54.2	27	91	13	7/37	7.00	2.00	20.92	-	2	1
J Briggs (ENG)	1889-1889	2	4	391	97.3	51	101	21	8/11	4.80	1.54	18.61	1	2	1
HHH Johnson (WI)	1948-1948	1	2	395	65.5	24	96	10	5/41	9.60	1.45	39.50	-	2	1
G Geary (ENG)	1927-1928	2	3	465	77.3	18	180	12	7/70	15.00	2.32	38.75	-	2	1
MA Wood (ENG)	2019-2022	4	7	575	95.5	22	301	19	5/41	15.84	3.14	30.26	1	2	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2007	3	5	577	96.1	17	349	17	5/78	20.52	3.62	33.94	1	2	-
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1965	2	3	660	110.0	37	257	11	6/128	23.36	2.33	60.00	-	2	1
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2007-2007	3	6	755	125.5	34	351	19	5/76	18.47	2.78	39.73	-	2	-
GTS Stevens (ENG)	1922-1930	8	14	802	133.4	17	464	15	5/90	30.93	3.47	53.46	-	2	1
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2024	6	11	844	140.4	28	415	19	6/15	21.84	2.95	44.42	-	2	-
GHT Simpson-Hayward (ENG)	1910-1910	5	10	898	149.4	18	420	23	6/43	18.26	2.80	39.04	1	2	-
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1989-1989	4	6	1031	171.5	33	451	14	5/104	32.21	2.62	73.64	-	2	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1972-1972	4	8	1034	172.2	39	478	27	7/74	17.70	2.77	38.29	1	2	-
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	11	1064	-	61	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	-
CP Carter (SA)	1914-1921	5	7	1169	194.5	42	517	24	6/50	21.54	2.65	48.70	-	2	-
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1958-1958	5	8	1189	198.1	48	508	19	6/67	26.73	2.56	62.57	-	2	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2018	5	10	1198	199.4	40	589	29	6/79	20.31	2.94	41.31	2	2	-
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1962	5	9	1208	201.2	54	493	20	5/48	24.65	2.44	60.40	-	2	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1976-1976	4	6	1208	201.2	43	656	21	6/120	31.23	3.25	57.52	1	2	-
WS Lees (ENG)	1906-1906	5	9	1256	209.2	69	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1970	4	7	1286	214.2	57	522	20	6/47	26.10	2.43	64.30	-	2	-
JM Noreiga (WI)	1971-1971	4	7	1322	220.2	47	493	17	9/95	29.00	2.23	77.76	-	2	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2022	5	9	1332	222.0	34	762	20	6/135	38.10	3.43	66.60	-	2	-
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	6	12	1368	228.0	62	568	33	5/32	17.21	2.49	41.45	2	2	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	1502	250.2	112	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.62	3	2	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1613	201.5	47	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	-
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1968	10	16	1633	272.1	54	814	26	6/46	31.30	2.99	62.80	-	2	-
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1922-1923	5	9	1683	280.3	91	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1949-1955	9	17	1812	-	38	885	32	6/95	27.65	2.93	56.62	1	2	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]

South Africa v India at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-28, 2023 [Test # 2520]

West Indies v India at Port of Spain, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 20-24, 2023 [Test # 2513]