Best bowling figures in a match in Tests at SA: Newlands, Cape Town - South Africa
Best bowling figures in a match
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 62.3 | 20 | 112 | 11 | 1.79 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
| 81.0 | 29 | 196 | 11 | 2.41 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 | Test # 519 | |
| 29.0 | 5 | 92 | 10 | 3.17 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
| 30.1 | 12 | 75 | 9 | 2.48 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 5 Jan 2018 | Test # 2292 | |
| 43.2x5 | 12 | 89 | 9 | 2.46 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 | |
| 45.0 | 16 | 99 | 9 | 2.20 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 14 Feb 2013 | Test # 2073 | |
| 30.4 | 10 | 110 | 9 | 3.58 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Mar 2018 | Test # 2300 | |
| 59.5 | 14 | 161 | 9 | 2.69 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
| 28.0 | 6 | 78 | 8 | 2.78 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 9 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 | |
| 35.5 | 9 | 95 | 8 | 2.65 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 | |
| 39.5 | 12 | 104 | 8 | 2.61 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2008 | Test # 1858 | |
| 48.5 | 10 | 136 | 8 | 2.78 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1927 | Test # 169 | |
| 29.5 | 10 | 58 | 7 | 1.94 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1996 | Test # 1321 | |
| 22.4 | 9 | 59 | 7 | 2.60 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
| 26.0 | 5 | 75 | 7 | 2.88 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
| 30.0 | 11 | 83 | 7 | 2.76 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2013 | Test # 2069 | |
| 37.3 | 12 | 91 | 7 | 2.42 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 | Test # 2448 | |
| 43.1x4 | 18 | 95 | 7 | 3.29 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
| 34.0 | 11 | 95 | 7 | 2.79 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1996 | Test # 1321 | |
| 32.3 | 6 | 100 | 7 | 3.07 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 7 Mar 1910 | Test # 109 | |
| 53.1 | 15 | 108 | 7 | 2.03 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 24 Mar 1906 | Test # 91 | |
| 55.1 | 14 | 115 | 7 | 2.08 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1927 | Test # 169 | |
| 51.0 | 14 | 117 | 7 | 2.29 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1995 | Test # 1282 | |
| 42.4 | 9 | 124 | 7 | 2.90 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1999 | Test # 1440 | |
| 39.0 | 9 | 126 | 7 | 3.23 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 | Test # 2448 | |
| 34.1 | 5 | 133 | 7 | 3.89 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2019 | Test # 2340 | |
| 43.0 | 10 | 152 | 7 | 3.53 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
| 48.5 | 9 | 153 | 7 | 3.13 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2015 | Test # 2154 | |
| 50.0 | 12 | 153 | 7 | 3.06 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2015 | Test # 2154 | |
| 21.2 | 4 | 62 | 6 | 2.90 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
| 29.0 | 8 | 77 | 6 | 2.65 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 | Test # 670 | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 78 | 6 | 4.33 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 26 Jan 2007 | Test # 1830 | |
| 25.0 | 5 | 78 | 6 | 3.12 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 9 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 | |
| 36.4 | 15 | 82 | 6 | 2.23 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2000 | Test # 1482 | |
| 34.0 | 12 | 88 | 6 | 2.58 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2007 | Test # 1827 | |
| 24.0 | 3 | 91 | 6 | 3.79 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 9 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 | |
| 26.4 | 4 | 96 | 6 | 3.60 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2019 | Test # 2340 | |
| 43.4 | 12 | 99 | 6 | 2.26 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2005 | Test # 1732 | |
| 39.0 | 11 | 100 | 6 | 2.56 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 | |
| 34.5 | 5 | 116 | 6 | 3.33 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 8 Nov 1902 | Test # 77 | |
| 48.1 | 12 | 117 | 6 | 2.42 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
| 49.0 | 17 | 118 | 6 | 2.40 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2011 | Test # 1988 | |
| 49.0 | 17 | 123 | 6 | 2.51 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2008 | Test # 1858 | |
| 50.0 | 13 | 126 | 6 | 2.52 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2010 | Test # 1946 | |
| 36.0x8 | 4 | 128 | 6 | 2.66 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
| 41.3 | 11 | 130 | 6 | 3.13 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1998 | Test # 1410 | |
| 49.1 | 13 | 144 | 6 | 2.92 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2004 | Test # 1681 | |
| 61.2x8 | 8 | 145 | 6 | 1.77 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1949 | Test # 309 | |
| 57.0 | 16 | 148 | 6 | 2.59 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2010 | Test # 1946 | |
| 57.0 | 16 | 151 | 6 | 2.64 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1995 | Test # 1282 | |
| 49.0 | 8 | 160 | 6 | 3.26 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1998 | Test # 1410 | |
| 65.0x8 | 25 | 163 | 6 | 1.88 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1957 | Test # 435 | |
| 40.1 | 5 | 170 | 6 | 4.23 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 | |
| 41.1 | 1 | 206 | 6 | 5.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 8 Mar 2002 | Test # 1593 | |
| 24.5 | 10 | 53 | 5 | 2.13 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 4 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 | |
| 32.2 | 12 | 65 | 5 | 2.01 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 30 Mar 1906 | Test # 92 | |
| 30.5 | 11 | 70 | 5 | 2.27 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 24 Mar 1906 | Test # 91 | |
| 28.4 | 6 | 75 | 5 | 2.61 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 5 Jan 2018 | Test # 2292 | |
| 35.0 | 11 | 77 | 5 | 2.20 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 | |
| 23.1 | 4 | 85 | 5 | 3.66 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 26 Jan 2007 | Test # 1830 | |
| 37.2 | 8 | 85 | 5 | 2.27 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2013 | Test # 2069 | |
| 35.3 | 10 | 86 | 5 | 2.42 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 613 | |
| 57.2 | 26 | 88 | 5 | 1.53 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 | |
| 26.0 | 4 | 91 | 5 | 3.50 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 4 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 | |
| 42.0 | 13 | 94 | 5 | 2.23 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 17 Mar 1994 | Test # 1253 | |
| 34.2 | 9 | 94 | 5 | 2.73 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 | |
| 33.0 | 7 | 96 | 5 | 2.90 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2005 | Test # 1732 | |
| 44.1 | 14 | 99 | 5 | 2.24 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2007 | Test # 1827 | |
| 42.1 | 11 | 100 | 5 | 2.37 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 | Test # 670 | |
| 48.0 | 16 | 101 | 5 | 2.10 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2005 | Test # 1732 | |
| 31.0 | 5 | 104 | 5 | 3.35 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 16 Mar 2006 | Test # 1789 | |
| 36.0 | 4 | 117 | 5 | 3.25 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2020 | Test # 2379 | |
| 46.0 | 14 | 119 | 5 | 2.58 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1995 | Test # 1282 | |
| 51.0x8 | 18 | 120 | 5 | 1.76 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 | Test # 445 | |
| 32.5 | 7 | 122 | 5 | 3.71 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Mar 2018 | Test # 2300 | |
| 31.0 | 6 | 132 | 5 | 4.25 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2019 | Test # 2340 | |
| 39.5 | 6 | 137 | 5 | 3.43 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2020 | Test # 2379 | |
| 42.0 | 8 | 139 | 5 | 3.30 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 | |
| 53.0 | 7 | 151 | 5 | 2.84 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 | |
| 40.0x8 | 3 | 157 | 5 | 2.94 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1938 | Test # 268 | |
| 53.0 | 8 | 160 | 5 | 3.01 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 | |
| 52.2 | 8 | 167 | 5 | 3.19 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 14 Feb 2013 | Test # 2073 | |
| 65.0 | 13 | 175 | 5 | 2.69 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 202 | |
| 59.0 | 9 | 179 | 5 | 3.03 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2007 | Test # 1827 | |
| 46.5 | 9 | 183 | 5 | 3.90 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 8 Mar 2002 | Test # 1593 | |
| 51.0 | 7 | 187 | 5 | 3.66 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 2.33 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 30 Mar 1906 | Test # 92 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 2.80 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
| 15.2 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 1.95 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 30 Mar 1906 | Test # 92 | |
| 30.0 | 16 | 39 | 4 | 1.30 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 | Test # 670 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 3.13 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 | Test # 110 | |
| 34.0 | 13 | 49 | 4 | 1.44 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1993 | Test # 1209 | |
| 23.0 | 9 | 50 | 4 | 2.17 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2000 | Test # 1482 | |
| 28.3 | 12 | 54 | 4 | 1.89 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 | Test # 2448 | |
| 16.0 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 3.62 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 7 Mar 1910 | Test # 109 | |
| 27.0 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 2.37 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2013 | Test # 2069 | |
| 34.4 | 10 | 66 | 4 | 1.90 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 202 | |
| 17.5 | 2 | 71 | 4 | 3.98 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 71 | 4 | 5.91 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
| 40.3 | 14 | 80 | 4 | 1.97 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2000 | Test # 1482 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa vs Pakistan at Cape Town, South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Jan 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2576]
South Africa vs India at Cape Town, India in South Africa 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]
India vs South Africa at Cape Town, India in South Africa 3rd Test, Jan 11-14, 2022 [Test # 2448]