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Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings in 2020s in Tests - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Team
Inns
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
MJ Henry
15.072371.53New Zealand1v South AfricaChristchurch17 Feb 2022Test # 2450
SN Thakur
17.536173.42India2v South AfricaJohannesburg3 Jan 2022Test # 2445
Mohammed Siraj
9.031561.66India1v South AfricaCape Town3 Jan 2024Test # 2522
PJ Cummins
18.162861.54Australia2v South AfricaLord's11 Jun 2025Test # 2585
Mohammad Abbas
19.365462.76Pakistan4v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
JJ Bumrah
13.506164.40India3v South AfricaCape Town3 Jan 2024Test # 2522
JNT Seales
18.446163.26West Indies3v South AfricaProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
Asif Afridi
34.367962.28Pakistan2v South AfricaRawalpindi20 Oct 2025Test # 2603
Noman Ali
35.0311263.20Pakistan2v South AfricaLahore12 Oct 2025Test # 2602
Taijul Islam
50.01013562.70Bangladesh1v South AfricaGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
C Green
10.432752.53Australia1v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022Test # 2485
JJ Bumrah
14.052751.92India1v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Nov 2025Test # 2606
S Joseph
14.043352.35West Indies1v South AfricaProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
W O'Rourke
13.543452.45New Zealand3v South AfricaHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
Noman Ali
25.383551.37Pakistan3v South AfricaKarachi26 Jan 2021Test # 2406
TG Southee
17.463551.98New Zealand3v South AfricaChristchurch17 Feb 2022Test # 2450
JM Anderson
19.064052.10England2v South AfricaCape Town3 Jan 2020Test # 2379
JJ Bumrah
23.384251.78India2v South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
PJ Cummins
12.434253.31Australia3v South AfricaBrisbane17 Dec 2022Test # 2482
Mohammed Shami
16.054452.75India2v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
MA Wood
14.324653.17England2v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2020Test # 2382
KAJ Roach
10.004754.70West Indies3v South AfricaCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
OE Robinson
14.034953.50England1v South AfricaThe Oval8 Sep 2022Test # 2476
DM Bess
31.0125151.64England2v South AfricaGqeberha16 Jan 2020Test # 2380
Hasan Ali
15.425453.44Pakistan2v South AfricaRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
Hasan Ali
16.026053.75Pakistan4v South AfricaRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
AS Joseph
18.308154.37West Indies1v South AfricaCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
MVT Fernando
23.4010154.26Sri Lanka2v South AfricaJohannesburg3 Jan 2021Test # 2401
Taijul Islam
36.0312253.38Bangladesh2v South AfricaMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
NGRP Jayasuriya
34.0212953.79Sri Lanka3v South AfricaGqeberha5 Dec 2024Test # 2566
Taijul Islam
52.2519853.78Bangladesh1v South AfricaChattogram29 Oct 2024Test # 2559
Shaheen Shah Afridi
8.513343.73Pakistan4v South AfricaLahore12 Oct 2025Test # 2602
SCJ Broad
12.214143.32England1v South AfricaThe Oval8 Sep 2022Test # 2476
OE Robinson
15.134342.83England3v South AfricaManchester25 Aug 2022Test # 2475
JR Hazlewood
23.074842.08Australia2v South AfricaSydney4 Jan 2023Test # 2488
RA Jadeja
20.035042.50India3v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Nov 2025Test # 2606
Shaheen Shah Afridi
21.065142.42Pakistan4v South AfricaRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
KAJ Roach
13.015244.00West Indies3v South AfricaGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
MA Wood
16.135443.34England4v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2020Test # 2382
KA Jamieson
17.035843.41New Zealand4v South AfricaMount Maunganui4 Feb 2024Test # 2528
W O'Rourke
18.245943.21New Zealand1v South AfricaHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
RA Jadeja
28.336242.17India3v South AfricaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
JJ Bumrah
26.456942.58India2v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2023Test # 2520
JA Warrican
22.026943.13West Indies1v South AfricaPort of Spain7 Aug 2024Test # 2542
JO Holder
20.547543.60West Indies2v South AfricaGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
Yasir Shah
33.077942.39Pakistan3v South AfricaKarachi26 Jan 2021Test # 2406
CBRLS Kumara
17.437944.47Sri Lanka1v South AfricaGqeberha5 Dec 2024Test # 2566
Noman Ali
28.047942.82Pakistan4v South AfricaLahore12 Oct 2025Test # 2602
TL Chivanga
16.028345.18Zimbabwe1v South AfricaBulawayo28 Jun 2025Test # 2590
JE Root
29.0138743.00England3v South AfricaGqeberha16 Jan 2020Test # 2380
Khaled Ahmed
25.039243.68Bangladesh1v South AfricaDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
WP Masakadza
22.009844.45Zimbabwe3v South AfricaBulawayo28 Jun 2025Test # 2590
N Wagner
31.01010243.29New Zealand1v South AfricaChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
Kuldeep Yadav
29.1411543.94India1v South AfricaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
PW Hasaranga
45.0517143.80Sri Lanka2v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2020Test # 2399
NM Lyon
8.021431.75Australia1v South AfricaBrisbane17 Dec 2022Test # 2482
KR Mayers
9.022432.66West Indies3v South AfricaGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
KR Mayers
15.062831.86West Indies1v South AfricaGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
SCJ Broad
13.463032.19England2v South AfricaGqeberha16 Jan 2020Test # 2380
JM Anderson
15.043032.00England3v South AfricaManchester25 Aug 2022Test # 2475
MJ Henry
14.063132.21New Zealand2v South AfricaMount Maunganui4 Feb 2024Test # 2528
MA Wood
16.563231.90England3v South AfricaGqeberha16 Jan 2020Test # 2380
JM Anderson
15.043232.13England1v South AfricaManchester25 Aug 2022Test # 2475
KR Mayers
9.003233.55West Indies1v South AfricaJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
R Ravindra
21.083331.57New Zealand1v South AfricaHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
MJ Santner
21.083431.61New Zealand2v South AfricaMount Maunganui4 Feb 2024Test # 2528
BA Stokes
23.483531.47England4v South AfricaCape Town3 Jan 2020Test # 2379
SCJ Broad
11.013733.36England1v South AfricaManchester25 Aug 2022Test # 2475
BA Stokes
13.023933.00England3v South AfricaThe Oval8 Sep 2022Test # 2476
Ebadot Hossain
13.014033.07Bangladesh3v South AfricaDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
MA Starc
14.014132.92Australia1v South AfricaBrisbane17 Dec 2022Test # 2482
Taijul Islam
11.014333.90Bangladesh4v South AfricaMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
AM Fernando
14.434433.00Sri Lanka1v South AfricaDurban27 Nov 2024Test # 2563
KAJ Roach
21.464532.07West Indies1v South AfricaGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
SCJ Broad
13.024533.46England3v South AfricaThe Oval8 Sep 2022Test # 2476
JNT Seales
14.034533.21West Indies1v South AfricaProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
KR Mayers
17.054632.70West Indies3v South AfricaJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
JO Holder
19.424832.44West Indies3v South AfricaJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
JJ Bumrah
19.045032.63India4v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
Yasir Shah
22.065432.45Pakistan1v South AfricaKarachi26 Jan 2021Test # 2406
NM Lyon
17.015833.41Australia3v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022Test # 2485
MJ Santner
26.095932.26New Zealand4v South AfricaMount Maunganui4 Feb 2024Test # 2528
PJ Cummins
23.076032.60Australia2v South AfricaSydney4 Jan 2023Test # 2488
AS Joseph
18.236033.27West Indies1v South AfricaJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
Mohammed Shami
17.036333.70India4v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
Hasan Mahmud
19.026633.47Bangladesh2v South AfricaMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
MA Starc
14.416634.50Australia4v South AfricaLord's11 Jun 2025Test # 2585
Taijul Islam
15.026734.46Bangladesh3v South AfricaGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
JNT Seales
24.456732.71West Indies1v South AfricaPort of Spain7 Aug 2024Test # 2542
CBRLS Kumara
12.017035.83Sri Lanka1v South AfricaDurban27 Nov 2024Test # 2563
SCJ Broad
19.137133.70England2v South AfricaLord's17 Aug 2022Test # 2474
BA Stokes
18.037133.94England2v South AfricaLord's17 Aug 2022Test # 2474
JNT Seales
21.067533.57West Indies2v South AfricaGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
G Motie
19.037533.94West Indies1v South AfricaJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
Khurram Shahzad
20.017533.75Pakistan2v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
35.068532.42Bangladesh3v South AfricaDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
MJ Henry
35.0109032.57New Zealand1v South AfricaChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
Naseem Shah
22.019234.18Pakistan2v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
40.089432.35Bangladesh1v South AfricaDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
Mohammad Abbas
27.319433.41Pakistan1v South AfricaCape Town3 Jan 2025Test # 2576
Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years
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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]