Bowling Averages for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN South Africa
Bowling averages
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 | Ct | St |
| PW Hasaranga | 2020-2021 | 2 | 3 | 308 | 5 | 210 | 4 | 4/171 | 52.50 | 4.09 | 77 | - | - | 1 | - |
| KJ Abbott | 2016-2017 | 2 | 4 | 389 | 16 | 156 | 5 | 3/63 | 31.20 | 2.40 | 77.8 | - | - | 1 | - |
| HD Ackerman | 1998-1998 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| PR Adams | 1998-1998 | 2 | 4 | 456 | 12 | 254 | 5 | 2/62 | 50.80 | 3.34 | 91.2 | - | - | 3 | - |
| HM Amla | 2011-2019 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - |
| RP Arnold | 2000-2002 | 5 | 4 | 344 | 11 | 170 | 4 | 3/76 | 42.50 | 2.96 | 86 | - | - | 6 | - |
| MS Atapattu | 1998-2002 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 7 | - | - | - | 7.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| AM Bacher | 1998-1998 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T Bavuma | 2016-2024 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| DG Bedingham | 2024-2024 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| M Bhanuka | 2021-2021 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N Boje | 2000-2001 | 3 | 4 | 384 | 21 | 147 | 9 | 4/28 | 16.33 | 2.29 | 42.6 | - | - | 2 | - |
| MV Boucher | 1998-2012 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 2 |
| PVD Chameera | 2016-2021 | 2 | 3 | 258 | 2 | 206 | 2 | 1/53 | 103.00 | 4.79 | 129 | - | - | 1 | - |
| LD Chandimal | 2011-2024 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 |
| G Coetzee | 2024-2024 | 1 | 2 | 96 | - | 85 | 4 | 2/18 | 21.25 | 5.31 | 24 | - | - | 1 | - |
| SC Cook | 2016-2017 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| WJ Cronje | 1998-1998 | 2 | 3 | 165 | 9 | 39 | 5 | 3/21 | 7.80 | 1.41 | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| DJ Cullinan | 1998-2001 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Q de Kock | 2016-2021 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 1 |
| M de Lange | 2011-2011 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 5 | 126 | 8 | 7/81 | 15.75 | 3.46 | 27.2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| DM de Silva | 2016-2024 | 8 | 12 | 444 | 3 | 307 | 7 | 3/36 | 43.85 | 4.14 | 63.4 | - | - | 3 | - |
| PA de Silva | 1998-2001 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 3 | 34 | - | - | - | 2.83 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| AB de Villiers | 2011-2012 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T de Zorzi | 2024-2024 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| N Dickwella | 2019-2021 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - |
| TM Dilshan | 2000-2012 | 5 | 4 | 138 | 4 | 84 | 2 | 1/17 | 42.00 | 3.65 | 69 | - | - | 5 | - |
| HH Dippenaar | 2000-2001 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| AA Donald | 1998-2001 | 3 | 6 | 624 | 25 | 324 | 17 | 5/54 | 19.05 | 3.11 | 36.7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| JP Duminy | 2016-2017 | 3 | 2 | 24 | - | 9 | - | - | - | 2.25 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| F du Plessis | 2016-2021 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| D Elgar | 2016-2021 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5.00 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| S Elworthy | 2002-2002 | 2 | 4 | 351 | 11 | 206 | 4 | 2/39 | 51.50 | 3.52 | 87.7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| L Embuldeniya | 2019-2019 | 2 | 3 | 249 | 4 | 143 | 6 | 5/66 | 23.83 | 3.44 | 41.5 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| AM Fernando | 2021-2024 | 3 | 6 | 560 | 15 | 333 | 10 | 3/44 | 33.30 | 3.56 | 56 | - | - | 2 | - |
| N Pradeep | 2016-2017 | 3 | 5 | 537 | 16 | 301 | 7 | 4/78 | 43.00 | 3.36 | 76.7 | - | - | - | - |
| BOP Fernando | 2019-2019 | 2 | 2 | 12 | - | 16 | - | - | - | 8.00 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| CRD Fernando | 2000-2011 | 7 | 10 | 1146 | 14 | 779 | 18 | 5/98 | 43.27 | 4.07 | 63.6 | 1 | - | - | - |
| KHRK Fernando | 2002-2002 | 2 | 2 | 234 | 7 | 108 | 4 | 3/63 | 27.00 | 2.76 | 58.5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| MVT Fernando | 2019-2024 | 6 | 11 | 1172 | 23 | 691 | 28 | 5/101 | 24.67 | 3.53 | 41.8 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| HH Gibbs | 2001-2002 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| DA Gunawardene | 2001-2001 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AJ Hall | 2002-2002 | 2 | 4 | 210 | 10 | 83 | 6 | 3/1 | 13.83 | 2.37 | 35 | - | - | 1 | - |
| HMRKB Herath | 2011-2017 | 6 | 9 | 1222 | 31 | 565 | 16 | 5/79 | 35.31 | 2.77 | 76.3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Imran Tahir | 2011-2012 | 3 | 6 | 666 | 13 | 362 | 10 | 3/106 | 36.20 | 3.26 | 66.6 | - | - | - | - |
| M Jansen | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 382 | 11 | 240 | 14 | 7/13 | 17.14 | 3.76 | 27.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| NGRP Jayasuriya | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 660 | 9 | 369 | 10 | 5/129 | 36.90 | 3.35 | 66 | 1 | - | - | - |
| ST Jayasuriya | 1998-2002 | 6 | 6 | 456 | 20 | 192 | 7 | 4/53 | 27.42 | 2.52 | 65.1 | - | - | 5 | - |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 2000-2012 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 1.33 | - | - | - | 8 | - |
| JH Kallis | 1998-2012 | 10 | 19 | 1206 | 52 | 586 | 19 | 4/39 | 30.84 | 2.91 | 63.4 | - | - | 22 | - |
| RS Kaluwitharana | 1998-2001 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 4 |
| FDM Karunaratne | 2016-2024 | 9 | 3 | 86 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 1/12 | 57.00 | 3.97 | 86 | - | - | 6 | - |
| JM Kemp | 2001-2001 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 3/33 | 10.40 | 2.91 | 21.4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| G Kirsten | 1998-2002 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| L Klusener | 2000-2001 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 1/20 | 27.00 | 1.68 | 96 | - | - | 1 | - |
| CBRLS Kumara | 2017-2024 | 5 | 8 | 882 | 12 | 657 | 20 | 6/122 | 32.85 | 4.46 | 44.1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| RAS Lakmal | 2016-2019 | 5 | 9 | 1112 | 38 | 523 | 17 | 5/63 | 30.76 | 2.82 | 65.4 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| MKGCP Lakshitha | 2002-2002 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 3 | 77 | 2 | 2/71 | 38.50 | 3.20 | 72 | - | - | 1 | - |
| GFJ Liebenberg | 1998-1998 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ND McKenzie | 2000-2002 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| RS Mahanama | 1998-1998 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| KA Maharaj | 2016-2024 | 8 | 13 | 1185 | 34 | 655 | 20 | 5/76 | 32.75 | 3.31 | 59.2 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| AK Markram | 2019-2024 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 31 | - | - | - | 3.44 | - | - | - | 7 | - |
| AD Mathews | 2011-2024 | 8 | 9 | 492 | 20 | 209 | 3 | 2/52 | 69.66 | 2.54 | 164 | - | - | 8 | - |
| BKG Mendis | 2016-2024 | 9 | 1 | 42 | - | 41 | - | - | - | 5.85 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
| PHKD Mendis | 2024-2024 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12.00 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| M Morkel | 2011-2012 | 3 | 6 | 547 | 14 | 333 | 8 | 2/46 | 41.62 | 3.65 | 68.3 | - | - | 2 | - |
| J Mubarak | 2002-2002 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 3.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| PWA Mulder | 2019-2024 | 4 | 6 | 354 | 14 | 197 | 10 | 3/25 | 19.70 | 3.33 | 35.4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| M Muralidaran | 1998-2002 | 6 | 10 | 2119 | 77 | 911 | 35 | 6/39 | 26.02 | 2.57 | 60.5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - |
| M Ngam | 2000-2001 | 2 | 4 | 278 | 7 | 155 | 9 | 3/26 | 17.22 | 3.34 | 30.8 | - | - | 1 | - |
| L Ngidi | 2020-2021 | 2 | 4 | 324 | 13 | 190 | 7 | 4/44 | 27.14 | 3.51 | 46.2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| P Nissanka | 2024-2024 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| A Nortje | 2020-2021 | 2 | 4 | 394 | 7 | 255 | 11 | 6/56 | 23.18 | 3.88 | 35.8 | 1 | - | - | - |
| M Ntini | 1998-2002 | 7 | 14 | 1157 | 53 | 569 | 26 | 4/39 | 21.88 | 2.95 | 44.5 | - | - | 2 | - |
| D Olivier | 2017-2019 | 3 | 6 | 414 | 13 | 235 | 12 | 3/38 | 19.58 | 3.40 | 34.5 | - | - | 2 | - |
| NT Paranavitana | 2011-2011 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| WD Parnell | 2017-2017 | 1 | 2 | 127 | 3 | 89 | 6 | 4/51 | 14.83 | 4.20 | 21.1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| D Paterson | 2024-2024 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 7 | 104 | 7 | 5/71 | 14.85 | 3.05 | 29.1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MDKJ Perera | 2016-2021 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NLTC Perera | 2011-2012 | 3 | 4 | 408 | 5 | 320 | 5 | 3/114 | 64.00 | 4.70 | 81.6 | - | - | - | - |
| PDRL Perera | 2001-2002 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 5 | 113 | 1 | 1/73 | 113.00 | 3.85 | 176 | - | - | 1 | - |
| AN Petersen | 2012-2012 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| VD Philander | 2011-2019 | 6 | 12 | 1039 | 42 | 495 | 36 | 5/45 | 13.75 | 2.85 | 28.8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - |
| SM Pollock | 1998-2002 | 7 | 13 | 1269 | 69 | 519 | 26 | 6/30 | 19.96 | 2.45 | 48.8 | 1 | - | 8 | - |
| KTGD Prasad | 2012-2012 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 2 | 156 | 2 | 2/154 | 78.00 | 5.20 | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| AG Prince | 2002-2011 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| KR Pushpakumara | 1998-1998 | 2 | 4 | 306 | 7 | 187 | 1 | 1/55 | 187.00 | 3.66 | 306 | - | - | 1 | - |
| K Rabada | 2016-2024 | 7 | 14 | 1317 | 42 | 756 | 33 | 6/55 | 22.90 | 3.44 | 39.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| CAK Rajitha | 2019-2020 | 3 | 5 | 311 | 4 | 225 | 9 | 3/67 | 25.00 | 4.34 | 34.5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| A Ranatunga | 1998-1998 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| RD Rickelton | 2024-2024 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| JA Rudolph | 2011-2012 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TT Samaraweera | 2011-2012 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| KC Sangakkara | 2000-2012 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| MD Shanaka | 2020-2021 | 2 | 3 | 281 | 6 | 148 | 4 | 2/42 | 37.00 | 3.16 | 70.2 | - | - | 3 | - |
| JK Silva | 2011-2017 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| L Sipamla | 2020-2021 | 2 | 4 | 239 | 5 | 167 | 10 | 4/76 | 16.70 | 4.19 | 23.9 | - | - | 1 | - |
| GC Smith | 2002-2012 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 19 | - | - | - | 3.16 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| DW Steyn | 2011-2019 | 5 | 10 | 958 | 31 | 498 | 20 | 5/73 | 24.90 | 3.11 | 47.9 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| T Stubbs | 2024-2024 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| WU Tharanga | 2017-2017 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| HDRL Thirimanne | 2012-2021 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| HP Tillakaratne | 1998-2002 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| WPUJC Vaas | 1998-2002 | 5 | 8 | 975 | 24 | 522 | 11 | 3/79 | 47.45 | 3.21 | 88.6 | - | - | 1 | - |
| HE van der Dussen | 2020-2021 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| M van Jaarsveld | 2002-2002 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K Verreynne | 2024-2024 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara | 2011-2012 | 3 | 4 | 556 | 19 | 288 | 9 | 5/52 | 32.00 | 3.10 | 61.7 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| GP Wickramasinghe | 1998-2001 | 3 | 5 | 421 | 14 | 193 | 6 | 3/75 | 32.16 | 2.75 | 70.1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| DNT Zoysa | 1998-2001 | 4 | 6 | 522 | 19 | 279 | 5 | 4/76 | 55.80 | 3.20 | 104.4 | - | - | - | - |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa vs India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]
South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]
Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]