Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - South Africa

Best averages for India vs South Africa in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - South Africa

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
S van Zyl	2015-2015	3	4.0	1	24	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.25	24.00	-	-	-
JM Kemp	2001-2007	13	24.3	-	147	126	9	3/20	14.00	5.14	16.33	-	-	-
CJ Dala	2018-2018	3	12.0	1	72	110	7	3/35	15.71	9.16	10.28	-	-	-
BE Hendricks	2014-2023	4	26.2	1	158	142	9	3/63	15.77	5.39	17.55	-	-	-
N Burger	2023-2024	6	66.2	10	398	322	17	4/33	18.94	4.85	23.41	1	-	-
AA Donald	1991-2002	37	655.5	143	3935	1960	103	7/84	19.02	2.98	38.20	2	4	1
AC Dawson	1999-2003	4	32.1	5	193	141	7	4/49	20.14	4.38	27.57	1	-	-
Z de Bruyn	2004-2004	2	27.0	7	162	61	3	2/32	20.33	2.25	54.00	-	-	-
L Ngidi	2018-2024	22	260.5	47	1565	1145	55	6/39	20.81	4.38	28.45	2	2	-
KJ Abbott	2015-2015	5	66.5	17	401	194	9	5/40	21.55	2.90	44.55	-	1	-
SM Pollock	1996-2007	46	746.1	177	4477	2213	102	6/56	21.69	2.96	43.89	5	3	1
DW Steyn	2006-2018	36	621.4	114	3730	2274	102	7/51	22.29	3.65	36.56	3	6	1
R McLaren	2013-2013	4	22.0	-	132	144	6	3/49	24.00	6.54	22.00	-	-	-
JA Rudolph	2003-2004	5	8.0	1	48	24	1	1/24	24.00	3.00	48.00	-	-	-
A Nel	2001-2007	15	189.5	29	1139	706	29	4/13	24.34	3.71	39.27	1	-	-
PR Adams	1996-2003	11	199.5	31	1199	732	30	6/55	24.40	3.66	39.96	-	1	-
BC Fortuin	2019-2022	4	20.0	2	120	123	5	2/19	24.60	6.15	24.00	-	-	-
M Hayward	2000-2001	6	142.3	31	855	422	17	4/31	24.82	2.96	50.29	1	-	-
VD Philander	2007-2019	13	295.2	86	1772	772	31	6/42	24.90	2.61	57.16	1	1	-
SR Harmer	2015-2015	2	83.2	11	500	254	10	4/61	25.40	3.04	50.00	2	-	-
LL Tsotsobe	2010-2013	14	176.4	23	1060	751	29	4/22	25.89	4.25	36.55	3	-	-
D Pretorius	2019-2022	9	31.5	-	191	260	10	3/26	26.00	8.16	19.10	-	-	-
J Theron	2011-2012	2	5.0	-	30	52	2	2/39	26.00	10.40	15.00	-	-	-
PS de Villiers	1992-1996	19	229.0	47	1374	690	26	3/19	26.53	3.01	52.84	-	-	-
K Rabada	2015-2024	42	597.5	100	3587	2300	85	5/59	27.05	3.84	42.20	3	1	-
M Morkel	2006-2018	41	692.4	131	4156	2416	89	5/20	27.14	3.48	46.69	3	1	-
BN Schultz	1992-1992	3	60.4	17	364	136	5	2/37	27.20	2.24	72.80	-	-	-
N Peter	2024-2024	2	7.0	-	42	55	2	1/20	27.50	7.85	21.00	-	-	-
D Elgar	2015-2024	16	48.0	3	288	166	6	4/22	27.66	3.45	48.00	1	-	-
L Klusener	1996-2002	32	326.2	37	1958	1350	48	8/64	28.12	4.13	40.79	-	2	-
M Jansen	2021-2024	15	188.3	35	1131	876	31	4/31	28.25	4.64	36.48	3	-	-
CR Matthews	1991-1997	15	223.0	54	1338	652	23	3/32	28.34	2.92	58.17	-	-	-
AP Kuiper	1991-1992	4	18.0	-	108	88	3	2/28	29.33	4.88	36.00	-	-	-
M Ntini	2000-2011	32	493.3	69	2961	1836	62	5/48	29.61	3.72	47.75	1	1	-
MW Pringle	1992-1992	4	50.0	10	300	155	5	3/51	31.00	3.10	60.00	-	-	-
WJ Cronje	1992-2000	45	353.1	80	2119	1098	34	5/32	32.29	3.10	62.32	-	1	-
AJ Hall	2000-2007	14	133.2	16	800	520	16	3/36	32.50	3.90	50.00	-	-	-
GF Linde	2019-2019	1	31.0	2	186	133	4	4/133	33.25	4.29	46.50	1	-	-
RE van der Merwe	2009-2010	4	25.0	-	150	135	4	2/47	33.75	5.40	37.50	-	-	-
S Elworthy	1999-2000	8	57.0	8	342	243	7	3/17	34.71	4.26	48.85	-	-	-
N Boje	1996-2001	17	161.2	30	968	560	16	5/83	35.00	3.47	60.50	-	1	-
PE Kruger	2024-2024	1	2.0	-	12	35	1	1/35	35.00	17.50	12.00	-	-	-
PN Kirsten	1991-1993	15	8.0	1	48	36	1	1/23	36.00	4.50	48.00	-	-	-
AL Phehlukwayo	2017-2023	20	96.3	1	579	580	16	3/40	36.25	6.01	36.18	-	-	-
G Coetzee	2023-2024	6	38.3	1	231	290	8	3/32	36.25	7.53	28.87	-	-	-
BM McMillan	1991-1997	27	446.0	101	2676	1294	35	4/32	36.97	2.90	76.45	2	-	-
Imran Tahir	2013-2019	21	233.2	16	1400	1080	29	5/38	37.24	4.62	48.27	1	1	-
JH Kallis	1996-2013	58	520.0	75	3120	2086	55	3/3	37.92	4.01	56.72	-	-	-
JA Morkel	2005-2015	10	25.0	-	150	193	5	3/12	38.60	7.72	30.00	-	-	-
D Olivier	2022-2022	2	57.0	8	342	195	5	3/64	39.00	3.42	68.40	-	-	-
LB Williams	2023-2023	4	26.0	1	156	198	5	2/46	39.60	7.61	31.20	-	-	-
DN Crookes	1996-2000	10	71.4	4	430	407	10	3/47	40.70	5.67	43.00	-	-	-
MS Tshabalala	2007-2007	1	8.0	2	48	42	1	1/42	42.00	5.25	48.00	-	-	-
A Simelane	2024-2024	4	11.0	-	66	128	3	2/34	42.66	11.63	22.00	-	-	-
RP Snell	1991-1993	6	49.0	2	294	267	6	3/33	44.50	5.44	49.00	-	-	-
RJ Peterson	2002-2013	14	126.0	7	756	598	13	4/74	46.00	4.74	58.15	1	-	-
J Botha	2005-2012	16	100.1	2	601	552	12	3/16	46.00	5.51	50.08	-	-	-
TG Shaw	1991-1991	1	10.0	-	60	46	1	1/46	46.00	4.60	60.00	-	-	-
KA Maharaj	2018-2024	32	320.0	27	1920	1511	31	3/189	48.74	4.72	61.93	-	-	-
CK Langeveldt	2005-2010	10	75.3	3	453	402	8	2/20	50.25	5.32	56.62	-	-	-
HS Williams	2000-2000	2	10.5	1	65	51	1	1/11	51.00	4.70	65.00	-	-	-
PL Harris	2007-2011	9	392.0	86	2352	1141	22	4/129	51.86	2.91	106.90	1	-	-
WD Parnell	2009-2022	23	150.5	6	905	986	19	3/15	51.89	6.53	47.63	-	-	-
F du Plessis	2011-2019	30	8.0	-	48	52	1	1/22	52.00	6.50	48.00	-	-	-
CH Morris	2015-2019	13	80.2	4	482	526	10	2/16	52.60	6.54	48.20	-	-	-
PL Symcox	1993-1997	15	209.0	23	1254	752	14	2/38	53.71	3.59	89.57	-	-	-
CEB Rice	1991-1991	3	23.0	-	138	114	2	1/46	57.00	4.95	69.00	-	-	-
A Nortje	2019-2024	14	93.2	11	560	519	9	2/26	57.66	5.56	62.22	-	-	-
T Shamsi	2018-2024	21	102.4	2	616	757	13	2/52	58.23	7.37	47.38	-	-	-
O Henry	1992-1993	3	71.1	15	427	189	3	2/56	63.00	2.65	142.33	-	-	-
RK Kleinveldt	2010-2013	2	14.0	-	84	129	2	2/48	64.50	9.21	42.00	-	-	-
SSB Magala	2022-2022	2	18.0	-	108	133	2	1/64	66.50	7.38	54.00	-	-	-
AK Markram	2018-2024	37	49.0	-	294	345	5	1/4	69.00	7.04	58.80	-	-	-
JP Duminy	2007-2019	42	168.0	2	1008	900	13	2/60	69.23	5.35	77.53	-	-	-
DJ Callaghan	1992-1995	9	32.0	-	192	141	2	1/13	70.50	4.40	96.00	-	-	-
JL Ontong	2004-2012	4	31.3	2	189	151	2	1/28	75.50	4.79	94.50	-	-	-
PWA Mulder	2021-2023	4	44.0	8	264	155	2	1/26	77.50	3.52	132.00	-	-	-
DL Piedt	2015-2019	3	110.0	14	660	480	6	4/117	80.00	4.36	110.00	1	-	-
S Muthusamy	2019-2019	2	37.3	2	225	180	2	1/63	90.00	4.80	112.50	-	-	-
L Sipamla	2024-2024	2	8.0	-	48	103	1	1/58	103.00	12.87	48.00	-	-	-
F Behardien	2012-2018	13	20.0	-	120	123	1	1/38	123.00	6.15	120.00	-	-	-
PC Strydom	2000-2000	5	32.0	-	192	167	1	1/48	167.00	5.21	192.00	-	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs Pakistan at Faisalabad, South Africa in Pakistan 1st ODI, Nov 4, 2025 [ODI # 4924 - Live]
>> 263/10 (49.1 ov, L Ngidi 0*, Naseem Shah 3/40) - Innings break

Australia vs India at Hobart, India in Australia 3rd T20I, Nov 2, 2025 [T20I # 3551]

South Africa vs Pakistan at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 3rd T20I, Nov 1, 2025 [T20I # 3549]