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Bowling Best Figures Match - South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match in 2020s in Tests - South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
M Jansen
28.3686113.01South Africav Sri LankaDurban27 Nov 2024Test # 2563
S Muthusamy
49.07174113.55South Africav PakistanLahore12 Oct 2025Test # 2602
K Rabada
28.587292.49South Africav BangladeshMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
KA Maharaj
36.099792.69South Africav BangladeshGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
SR Harmer
50.01210192.02South Africav IndiaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
K Rabada
33.4611093.26South Africav AustraliaLord's11 Jun 2025Test # 2585
KA Maharaj
54.1613692.51South Africav PakistanRawalpindi20 Oct 2025Test # 2603
SR Harmer
29.285181.73South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Nov 2025Test # 2606
K Rabada
21.328984.13South Africav AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2022Test # 2482
K Rabada
31.079483.03South Africav West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
L Ngidi
34.0710283.00South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
K Rabada
38.0810682.78South Africav New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
A Nortje
33.3312083.58South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg3 Jan 2021Test # 2401
SR Harmer
45.0812582.77South Africav PakistanRawalpindi20 Oct 2025Test # 2603
KA Maharaj
66.21716482.47South Africav West IndiesPort of Spain7 Aug 2024Test # 2542
N Brand
39.0217184.38South Africav New ZealandMount Maunganui4 Feb 2024Test # 2528
DL Piedt
64.3918282.82South Africav New ZealandHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
M Jansen
34.5127172.03South Africav IndiaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
K Rabada
27.057972.92South Africav EnglandLord's17 Aug 2022Test # 2474
A Nortje
25.088173.24South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
KA Maharaj
35.398372.33South Africav West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
N Burger
25.478373.23South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2023Test # 2520
M Jansen
37.3129172.42South Africav IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
K Rabada
32.079172.84South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2023Test # 2520
M Jansen
26.349573.58South Africav PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
KA Maharaj
47.0159772.06South Africav BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
M Jansen
34.099872.88South Africav IndiaJohannesburg3 Jan 2022Test # 2445
D Paterson
34.0710473.05South Africav Sri LankaGqeberha5 Dec 2024Test # 2566
K Rabada
43.0911472.65South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
KA Maharaj
33.0411673.51South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Oct 2024Test # 2559
SR Harmer
49.01512472.53South Africav BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
K Rabada
39.0912673.23South Africav IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
KA Maharaj
49.2814172.85South Africav Sri LankaGqeberha5 Dec 2024Test # 2566
M Jansen
45.0816173.57South Africav New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
A Nortje
35.0217174.88South Africav EnglandJohannesburg24 Jan 2020Test # 2382
K Rabada
30.0115861.93South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
Codi Yusuf
23.056462.78South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo28 Jun 2025Test # 2590
PWA Mulder
23.046762.91South Africav West IndiesProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
SR Harmer
21.527363.34South Africav BangladeshGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
G Coetzee
22.057863.54South Africav West IndiesJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
A Nortje
29.058462.89South Africav West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
L Sipamla
21.0110064.76South Africav Sri LankaCenturion26 Dec 2020Test # 2399
A Nortje
20.0311065.50South Africav EnglandLord's17 Aug 2022Test # 2474
D Paterson
34.0711663.41South Africav PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
KA Maharaj
53.11413962.61South Africav BangladeshMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
K Rabada
37.1514163.79South Africav IndiaJohannesburg3 Jan 2022Test # 2445
K Rabada
40.1517064.23South Africav PakistanCape Town3 Jan 2025Test # 2576
BE Hendricks
38.3517564.54South Africav EnglandJohannesburg24 Jan 2020Test # 2382
KA Maharaj
83.01520862.50South Africav PakistanRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
KA Maharaj
17.044552.64South Africav West IndiesProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
L Ngidi
26.5105051.86South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
M Jansen
22.075052.27South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Nov 2025Test # 2606
K Rabada
16.025453.37South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Oct 2024Test # 2559
S Muthusamy
16.045553.43South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Oct 2024Test # 2559
C Bosch
26.096552.50South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo6 Jul 2025Test # 2593
GF Linde
31.5116852.13South Africav PakistanRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
K Rabada
29.096852.34South Africav West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
C Bosch
21.037453.52South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo28 Jun 2025Test # 2590
M Jansen
19.527553.78South Africav EnglandThe Oval8 Sep 2022Test # 2476
PWA Mulder
32.0510853.37South Africav Sri LankaCenturion26 Dec 2020Test # 2399
SR Harmer
34.41010853.11South Africav West IndiesJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
A Nortje
41.31511352.72South Africav PakistanRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
A Nortje
36.0411753.25South Africav EnglandCape Town3 Jan 2020Test # 2379
C Bosch
26.4511754.38South Africav PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
M Jansen
32.0812453.87South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
K Rabada
39.5613753.43South Africav EnglandCape Town3 Jan 2020Test # 2379
K Rabada
24.0213855.75South Africav EnglandThe Oval8 Sep 2022Test # 2476
KA Maharaj
53.0715152.84South Africav PakistanCape Town3 Jan 2025Test # 2576
SR Harmer
47.1815253.22South Africav PakistanLahore12 Oct 2025Test # 2602
KA Maharaj
58.01518053.10South Africav EnglandGqeberha16 Jan 2020Test # 2380
K Rabada
19.063842.00South Africav West IndiesJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
M Jansen
11.414343.68South Africav EnglandLord's17 Aug 2022Test # 2474
L Ngidi
28.3125441.89South Africav IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
Codi Yusuf
24.045842.41South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo6 Jul 2025Test # 2593
PWA Mulder
21.076242.95South Africav BangladeshMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
PWA Mulder
23.046342.73South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo28 Jun 2025Test # 2590
L Sipamla
18.546743.55South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg3 Jan 2021Test # 2401
K Rabada
17.527143.98South Africav IndiaCape Town3 Jan 2024Test # 2522
N Burger
12.027145.91South Africav IndiaCape Town3 Jan 2024Test # 2522
PWA Mulder
20.067743.85South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg3 Jan 2021Test # 2401
P Subrayen
24.047843.25South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo6 Jul 2025Test # 2593
G Coetzee
16.0-8545.31South Africav Sri LankaDurban27 Nov 2024Test # 2563
L Ngidi
25.088843.52South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg3 Jan 2021Test # 2401
M Jansen
23.138843.79South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2023Test # 2520
K Rabada
32.099042.81South Africav West IndiesProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
K Rabada
30.079443.13South Africav West IndiesPort of Spain7 Aug 2024Test # 2542
KA Maharaj
34.1410242.98South Africav PakistanKarachi26 Jan 2021Test # 2406
M Jansen
32.0810743.34South Africav AustraliaLord's11 Jun 2025Test # 2585
D Olivier
29.0211543.96South Africav IndiaJohannesburg3 Jan 2022Test # 2445
KA Maharaj
47.51112142.52South Africav New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
A Nortje
34.0512943.79South Africav PakistanKarachi26 Jan 2021Test # 2406
S Muthusamy
32.3313644.18South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo6 Jul 2025Test # 2593
KA Maharaj
40.4814143.46South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo28 Jun 2025Test # 2590
PWA Mulder
8.031531.87South Africav West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
PWA Mulder
13.072531.92South Africav BangladeshGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
L Ngidi
6.013035.00South Africav IndiaCape Town3 Jan 2024Test # 2522
M Jansen
9.013233.55South Africav AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2022Test # 2482
D Paterson
13.013732.84South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Oct 2024Test # 2559
PWA Mulder
14.034433.14South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo6 Jul 2025Test # 2593
LB Williams
18.535432.86South Africav BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]