Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings in 2010s 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
KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	3.13	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
KJ Abbott	11.4	4	29	7	2.48	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
DW Steyn	16.4	6	51	7	3.06	South Africa	2	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
M de Lange	23.2	3	81	7	3.47	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
K Rabada	29.0	6	112	7	3.86	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
DW Steyn	8.1	6	8	6	0.97	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
VD Philander	13.0	5	21	6	1.61	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
M Morkel	16.4	7	23	6	1.38	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
K Rabada	10.4	2	32	6	3.00	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
DW Steyn	8.2	2	34	6	4.08	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
D Olivier	14.0	3	37	6	2.64	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	3.16	South Africa	4	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
KA Maharaj	20.2	7	40	6	1.96	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
VD Philander	15.4	4	42	6	2.68	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
VD Philander	15.5	3	44	6	2.77	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	2.63	South Africa	1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
K Rabada	22.0	9	54	6	2.45	South Africa	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
K Rabada	17.0	3	55	6	3.23	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
KJ Abbott	23.1	3	77	6	3.32	South Africa	3	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
VD Philander	22.0	4	81	6	3.68	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	3.33	South Africa	1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
VD Philander	6.0	3	7	5	1.16	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
VD Philander	7.0	3	15	5	2.14	South Africa	3	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
DW Steyn	13.0	5	17	5	1.30	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
M Morkel	12.4	5	20	5	1.57	South Africa	1	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
VD Philander	10.1	5	21	5	2.06	South Africa	1	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
M Morkel	11.0	5	21	5	1.90	South Africa	2	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
M Morkel	9.4	3	23	5	2.37	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
DW Steyn	14.0	5	29	5	2.07	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
VD Philander	14.5	4	30	5	2.02	South Africa	4	v England	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
K Rabada	11.0	1	30	5	2.72	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
Imran Tahir	13.0	3	32	5	2.46	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	23 Oct 2013	Test # 2100
DW Steyn	16.2	4	33	5	2.02	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
K Rabada	13.5	4	33	5	2.38	South Africa	2	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
Imran Tahir	11.3	2	38	5	3.30	South Africa	3	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
KJ Abbott	24.5	7	40	5	1.61	South Africa	1	v India	Delhi	03 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
VD Philander	20.0	7	45	5	2.25	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
DW Steyn	22.4	11	46	5	2.02	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	09 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
VD Philander	11.1	1	49	5	4.38	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
DW Steyn	13.5	1	51	5	3.68	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
D Olivier	13.0	2	51	5	3.92	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
DW Steyn	28.4	10	52	5	1.81	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
VD Philander	13.0	2	53	5	4.07	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
M Morkel	21.0	7	54	5	2.57	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
DW Steyn	23.0	8	54	5	2.34	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
DW Steyn	21.0	6	56	5	2.66	South Africa	3	v England	The Oval	19 Jul 2012	Test # 2049
VD Philander	26.0	10	59	5	2.26	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
KA Maharaj	17.3	5	59	5	3.37	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
D Olivier	15.0	3	59	5	3.93	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
VD Philander	20.0	3	70	5	3.50	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
DW Steyn	20.0	3	73	5	3.65	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
M Morkel	22.0	4	75	5	3.40	South Africa	2	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
DW Steyn	31.0	11	75	5	2.41	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
K Rabada	23.1	5	78	5	3.36	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
K Rabada	31.0	6	92	5	2.96	South Africa	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
KA Maharaj	28.3	7	94	5	3.29	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017	Test # 2253
K Rabada	21.0	2	96	5	4.57	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
KA Maharaj	33.4	5	123	5	3.65	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
M Morkel	30.0	5	146	5	4.86	South Africa	1	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
DL Piedt	36.0	4	153	5	4.25	South Africa	3	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
VD Philander	14.2	8	16	4	1.11	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
DW Steyn	10.4	3	18	4	1.68	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
M Morkel	13.0	7	19	4	1.46	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
D Elgar	8.0	1	22	4	2.75	South Africa	1	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
KA Maharaj	10.4	1	25	4	2.34	South Africa	4	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
VD Philander	12.0	4	27	4	2.25	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
M Morkel	13.3	6	29	4	2.14	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
VD Philander	15.0	6	29	4	1.93	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
K Rabada	17.0	5	34	4	2.00	South Africa	3	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
K Rabada	12.0	2	37	4	3.08	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
K Rabada	12.4	3	38	4	3.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
DW Steyn	16.0	4	40	4	2.50	South Africa	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
VD Philander	19.0	6	40	4	2.10	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
M Morkel	13.1	2	41	4	3.11	South Africa	3	v England	Manchester	04 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
DW Steyn	17.0	4	45	4	2.64	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
M Morkel	9.4	1	45	4	4.65	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JP Duminy	11.3	2	47	4	4.08	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
Imran Tahir	16.3	1	48	4	2.90	South Africa	3	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
D Olivier	15.0	3	48	4	3.20	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
DW Steyn	20.0	7	48	4	2.40	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
K Rabada	14.0	1	50	4	3.57	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
WD Parnell	10.3	1	51	4	4.85	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
DW Steyn	20.0	4	55	4	2.75	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
DW Steyn	20.0	5	55	4	2.75	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
J Botha	19.5	2	56	4	2.82	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
VD Philander	19.2	2	56	4	2.89	South Africa	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
KA Maharaj	20.0	5	58	4	2.90	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
M Morkel	16.0	5	59	4	3.68	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
M Morkel	22.1	5	60	4	2.70	South Africa	2	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
VD Philander	27.0	6	61	4	2.25	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
SR Harmer	24.0	5	61	4	2.54	South Africa	3	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
K Rabada	16.4	2	61	4	3.66	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
DL Piedt	25.0	3	62	4	2.48	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	09 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
DW Steyn	18.0	3	64	4	3.55	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
M Morkel	20.0	2	69	4	3.45	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
VD Philander	15.0	3	70	4	4.66	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
DW Steyn	25.1	5	70	4	2.78	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
VD Philander	18.0	1	72	4	4.00	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
M Morkel	24.5	2	72	4	2.89	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	19 Jul 2012	Test # 2049
JP Duminy	17.0	-	73	4	4.29	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122

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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:

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India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Hampshire vs Worcestershire at Worcester, County Championship Division One 54th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]