Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings in 2000s in Tests - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Ntini	19.5	7	37	7	1.86	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	8 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
PR Adams	45.0	11	128	7	2.84	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	2.19	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
A Nel	16.2	3	32	6	1.95	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
SM Pollock	17.4	4	39	6	2.20	South Africa	3	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
M Zondeki	14.3	2	39	6	2.68	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	4.66	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
JH Kallis	17.0	4	54	6	3.17	South Africa	4	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
SM Pollock	21.4	10	56	6	2.58	South Africa	3	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
M Ntini	21.0	6	59	6	2.80	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
M Ntini	31.4	12	66	6	2.08	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
JH Kallis	36.0	17	67	6	1.86	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
DW Steyn	21.5	6	72	6	3.29	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
SM Pollock	29.2	9	78	6	2.65	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
A Nel	29.0	7	81	6	2.79	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
M Ntini	28.0	3	95	6	3.39	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	8 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
M Ntini	18.5	2	100	6	5.30	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
PL Harris	42.5	9	127	6	2.96	South Africa	3	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
M Ntini	15.0	9	19	5	1.26	South Africa	2	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
JH Kallis	4.3	1	21	5	4.66	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
DW Steyn	8.0	2	23	5	2.87	South Africa	1	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
SM Pollock	26.5	17	28	5	1.04	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
JH Kallis	14.0	4	30	5	2.14	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
RJ Peterson	13.0	2	33	5	2.53	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
DW Steyn	14.3	3	34	5	2.34	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
M Ntini	16.0	7	35	5	2.18	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
PR Adams	12.3	3	37	5	2.96	South Africa	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
SM Pollock	16.0	3	40	5	2.50	South Africa	2	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
DJ Terbrugge	15.0	1	46	5	3.06	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
CK Langeveldt	16.0	4	46	5	2.87	South Africa	2	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
AA Donald	26.0	13	47	5	1.80	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
DW Steyn	17.0	4	47	5	2.76	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
M Ntini	19.0	6	48	5	2.52	South Africa	4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
M Ntini	20.0	7	49	5	2.45	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
M Morkel	13.0	2	50	5	3.84	South Africa	1	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
M Ntini	14.0	3	51	5	3.64	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
M Hayward	10.4	1	56	5	5.25	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
DW Steyn	15.0	3	56	5	3.73	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
DW Steyn	17.0	1	59	5	3.47	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
N Boje	34.0	8	62	5	1.82	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
DW Steyn	18.0	4	63	5	3.50	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
M Ntini	19.0	3	64	5	3.36	South Africa	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
M Ntini	25.5	8	66	5	2.55	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
DW Steyn	20.2	3	67	5	3.29	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
PR Adams	18.4	5	69	5	3.69	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
PL Harris	36.0	13	73	5	2.02	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
M Ntini	17.0	3	75	5	4.41	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
DW Steyn	13.1	1	82	5	6.22	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
N Boje	38.0	14	83	5	2.18	South Africa	3	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
M Ntini	24.0	3	83	5	3.45	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
A Nel	28.1	8	87	5	3.08	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
DW Steyn	29.0	6	87	5	3.00	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
N Boje	22.0	-	88	5	4.00	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
M Ntini	32.0	9	94	5	2.93	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
M Ntini	19.0	2	94	5	4.94	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
M Ntini	24.0	3	94	5	3.91	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
PL Harris	37.0	10	123	5	3.32	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
M Ntini	31.0	5	145	5	4.67	South Africa	3	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
JH Kallis	7.2	3	13	4	1.77	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	4 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
N Boje	16.4	10	17	4	1.02	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
SM Pollock	12.2	6	24	4	1.94	South Africa	3	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
N Boje	10.0	3	28	4	2.80	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DW Steyn	7.0	-	30	4	4.28	South Africa	3	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
SM Pollock	17.0	6	31	4	1.82	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
SM Pollock	15.1	7	32	4	2.10	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
M Ntini	19.2	8	32	4	1.65	South Africa	1	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
M Ntini	15.1	2	33	4	2.17	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
JH Kallis	13.0	4	33	4	2.53	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
PL Harris	15.4	5	35	4	2.23	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
SM Pollock	11.0	2	35	4	3.18	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
M Ntini	13.4	3	35	4	2.56	South Africa	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
SM Pollock	22.0	10	37	4	1.68	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
M Ntini	11.0	5	39	4	3.54	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	14.2	5	39	4	2.72	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
SM Pollock	17.5	7	39	4	2.18	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
JH Kallis	16.0	6	40	4	2.50	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
JH Kallis	11.0	1	42	4	3.81	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
DW Steyn	14.0	5	42	4	3.00	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
M Ntini	13.1	2	44	4	3.34	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
DW Steyn	19.5	7	44	4	2.21	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
SM Pollock	23.0	6	45	4	1.95	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
PL Harris	20.2	6	46	4	2.26	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
SM Pollock	23.0	5	48	4	2.08	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
DW Steyn	18.0	2	48	4	2.66	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
M Ntini	19.0	6	50	4	2.63	South Africa	2	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
M Zondeki	16.0	1	50	4	3.12	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
M Ntini	22.0	5	52	4	2.36	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
M Morkel	15.0	4	52	4	3.46	South Africa	1	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
A Nel	16.0	6	53	4	3.31	South Africa	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
M Ntini	14.0	4	53	4	3.78	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
AA Donald	25.0	5	54	4	2.16	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
F de Wet	23.0	8	55	4	2.39	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
A Nel	21.2	3	56	4	2.62	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
DW Steyn	16.0	5	56	4	3.50	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
DW Steyn	20.0	5	60	4	3.00	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
M Ntini	20.4	7	62	4	3.00	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
N Boje	25.2	6	63	4	2.48	South Africa	1	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
SM Pollock	32.0	15	64	4	2.00	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
N Boje	20.0	2	65	4	3.25	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SM Pollock	31.0	11	65	4	2.09	South Africa	4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs Pakistan at Melbourne, Pakistan tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa vs England at Durban, England tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

South Africa vs England at Centurion, England tour of South Africa 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]