Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages for Pakistan vs South Africa in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2000-2000	1	8.0	1	48	20	4	4/20	5.00	2.50	12.00	1	-	-
H Davids (SA)	2013-2013	4	1.0	-	6	6	1	1/6	6.00	6.00	6.00	-	-	-
AC Thomas (SA)	2007-2007	1	4.0	-	24	25	3	3/25	8.33	6.25	8.00	-	-	-
AD Galiem (SA)	2024-2024	1	4.0	-	24	21	2	2/21	10.50	5.25	12.00	-	-	-
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1998-1998	1	13.0	4	78	32	3	2/16	10.66	2.46	26.00	-	-	-
Shan Masood (PAK)	2013-2025	9	8.0	2	48	25	2	1/6	12.50	3.12	24.00	-	-	-
AP Kuiper (SA)	1992-1992	1	6.0	-	36	40	3	3/40	13.33	6.66	12.00	-	-	-
Zahid Mahmood (PAK)	2021-2021	1	4.0	-	24	40	3	3/40	13.33	10.00	8.00	-	-	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2015	5	56.0	11	336	220	13	7/29	16.92	3.92	25.84	-	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1992-1992	1	10.0	-	60	34	2	2/34	17.00	3.40	30.00	-	-	-
S Muthusamy (SA)	2025-2025	2	52.0	7	312	191	11	6/117	17.36	3.67	28.36	-	2	1
D Olivier (SA)	2018-2019	5	107.0	16	642	477	27	6/37	17.66	4.45	23.77	1	3	1
Iftikhar Anjum (PAK)	2006-2007	7	60.4	8	364	257	14	3/33	18.35	4.23	26.00	-	-	-
D Pretorius (SA)	2019-2021	5	29.0	1	174	151	8	5/17	18.87	5.20	21.75	-	1	-
F Behardien (SA)	2012-2013	7	4.0	-	24	19	1	1/10	19.00	4.75	24.00	-	-	-
VD Philander (SA)	2013-2019	10	241.0	67	1446	632	33	5/59	19.15	2.62	43.81	1	1	-
Yasir Arafat (PAK)	2006-2012	2	8.0	-	48	58	3	2/25	19.33	7.25	16.00	-	-	-
CM Willoughby (SA)	2000-2000	1	10.0	2	60	39	2	2/39	19.50	3.90	30.00	-	-	-
R McLaren (SA)	2013-2013	15	114.2	5	686	551	28	4/19	19.67	4.81	24.50	2	-	-
A Nortje (SA)	2021-2022	5	99.3	21	597	397	20	5/56	19.85	3.98	29.85	2	1	-
Jahandad Khan (PAK)	2024-2024	1	4.0	-	24	40	2	2/40	20.00	10.00	12.00	-	-	-
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	3	142.3	33	855	363	18	6/112	20.16	2.54	47.50	1	2	1
J Theron (SA)	2010-2010	3	15.5	-	95	101	5	4/27	20.20	6.37	19.00	1	-	-
GF Linde (SA)	2021-2024	8	67.5	15	407	263	13	5/64	20.23	3.87	31.30	1	1	-
R Telemachus (SA)	1998-2007	5	37.4	2	226	166	8	2/20	20.75	4.40	28.25	-	-	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	238.1	38	1429	793	38	6/23	20.86	3.32	37.60	2	2	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2019	34	594.2	120	3566	2067	99	6/8	20.87	3.47	36.02	3	5	1
S Elworthy (SA)	1998-2000	6	49.0	4	294	210	10	3/28	21.00	4.28	29.40	-	-	-
LB Williams (SA)	2021-2021	4	15.4	-	94	147	7	3/35	21.00	9.38	13.42	-	-	-
Sufiyan Muqeem (PAK)	2024-2024	2	12.0	1	72	105	5	4/52	21.00	8.75	14.40	1	-	-
Mohammad Wasim (PAK)	2022-2023	2	12.0	1	72	63	3	2/50	21.00	5.25	24.00	-	-	-
G Coetzee (SA)	2023-2023	1	7.0	-	42	42	2	2/42	21.00	6.00	21.00	-	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1997-2002	23	220.4	19	1324	890	42	5/25	21.19	4.03	31.52	1	2	-
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2007	34	514.2	78	3086	1979	90	6/59	21.98	3.84	34.28	6	3	-
EO Simons (SA)	1994-1995	6	52.0	4	312	243	11	4/42	22.09	4.67	28.36	1	-	-
Usama Mir (PAK)	2023-2023	1	8.0	-	48	45	2	2/45	22.50	5.62	24.00	-	-	-
OEG Baartman (SA)	2024-2024	3	15.0	2	90	114	5	2/37	22.80	7.60	18.00	-	-	-
JJ van der Wath (SA)	2007-2007	1	3.0	-	18	23	1	1/23	23.00	7.66	18.00	-	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	24	331.5	45	1991	1252	54	5/79	23.18	3.77	36.87	3	1	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2006-2010	11	85.5	4	515	441	19	4/19	23.21	5.13	27.10	1	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	49	734.0	154	4404	2219	95	6/50	23.35	3.02	46.35	2	4	-
M Jansen (SA)	2023-2025	6	100.0	10	600	449	19	6/52	23.63	4.49	31.57	-	1	-
Saim Ayub (PAK)	2024-2025	7	19.4	1	118	71	3	1/3	23.66	3.61	39.33	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2010	22	250.2	22	1502	1093	46	5/43	23.76	4.36	32.65	4	1	-
RP Snell (SA)	1992-1994	4	34.1	3	205	143	6	4/37	23.83	4.18	34.16	1	-	-
D Elgar (SA)	2013-2021	9	5.5	-	35	24	1	1/3	24.00	4.11	35.00	-	-	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2013-2019	17	180.0	23	1080	698	29	5/32	24.06	3.87	37.24	1	1	-
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)	2021-2023	10	39.2	-	236	265	11	3/34	24.09	6.73	21.45	-	-	-
CH Morris (SA)	2013-2019	7	36.0	1	216	245	10	2/25	24.50	6.80	21.60	-	-	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2010	7	309.1	99	1855	613	25	5/73	24.52	1.98	74.20	1	1	-
Abbas Afridi (PAK)	2024-2024	2	7.3	-	45	76	3	2/30	25.33	10.13	15.00	-	-	-
D Paterson (SA)	2019-2024	2	42.0	8	252	153	6	5/61	25.50	3.64	42.00	-	1	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1992-2002	28	364.3	44	2187	1225	48	5/16	25.52	3.36	45.56	2	1	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2025	30	293.5	23	1763	1486	58	4/33	25.62	5.05	30.39	5	-	-
Mohammad Irfan (PAK)	2013-2015	18	221.2	19	1328	902	35	4/33	25.77	4.07	37.94	1	-	-
RK Kleinveldt (SA)	2013-2013	5	53.3	6	321	259	10	4/22	25.90	4.84	32.10	1	-	-
LL Tsotsobe (SA)	2010-2013	23	179.4	20	1078	805	31	4/27	25.96	4.48	34.77	1	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2003	39	493.3	49	2961	2134	82	6/78	26.02	4.32	36.10	4	3	1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2013	32	498.1	59	2989	1706	65	6/96	26.24	3.42	45.98	4	2	1
BE Hendricks (SA)	2019-2021	9	46.0	-	276	317	12	4/14	26.41	6.89	23.00	1	-	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2000-2007	14	90.4	7	544	402	15	4/35	26.80	4.43	36.26	1	-	-
Usman Qadir (PAK)	2021-2021	6	26.0	-	156	188	7	2/21	26.85	7.23	22.28	-	-	-
Ehsan Adil (PAK)	2013-2013	1	12.1	2	73	54	2	2/54	27.00	4.43	36.50	-	-	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2009-2022	12	64.2	3	386	380	14	3/25	27.14	5.90	27.57	-	-	-
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2025-2025	1	47.0	3	282	136	5	3/98	27.20	2.89	56.40	-	-	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2003	12	113.0	7	678	464	17	4/25	27.29	4.10	39.88	1	-	-
Usman Shinwari (PAK)	2019-2019	5	30.0	-	180	221	8	4/35	27.62	7.36	22.50	1	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2010-2017	24	329.4	64	1978	1082	39	5/54	27.74	3.28	50.71	1	1	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2019	11	159.4	28	958	574	20	4/62	28.70	3.59	47.90	2	-	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2017-2025	17	204.4	29	1228	979	34	5/54	28.79	4.78	36.11	-	2	1
PR Adams (SA)	1996-2003	7	164.1	38	985	523	18	7/128	29.05	3.18	54.72	-	1	-
KT Maphaka (SA)	2024-2025	5	44.1	3	265	292	10	4/72	29.20	6.61	26.50	1	-	-
JA Morkel (SA)	2007-2012	13	67.3	3	405	383	13	4/44	29.46	5.67	31.15	1	-	-
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2019-2024	21	108.0	2	648	711	24	4/22	29.62	6.58	27.00	1	-	-
Rahat Ali (PAK)	2013-2015	3	60.2	3	362	267	9	6/127	29.66	4.42	40.22	-	1	-
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2024-2025	5	37.0	1	222	209	7	3/37	29.85	5.64	31.71	-	-	-
Tanvir Ahmed (PAK)	2010-2013	2	48.0	11	288	209	7	6/120	29.85	4.35	41.14	-	1	-
Iqbal Sikander (PAK)	1992-1992	1	8.0	-	48	30	1	1/30	30.00	3.75	48.00	-	-	-
SR Harmer (SA)	2025-2025	1	47.1	8	283	152	5	4/51	30.40	3.22	56.60	1	-	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2003-2007	8	460.3	94	2763	1133	37	5/46	30.62	2.46	74.67	2	1	-
M Hayward (SA)	2000-2003	6	85.4	9	514	372	12	5/56	31.00	4.34	42.83	-	1	-
BC Fortuin (SA)	2021-2024	5	30.0	-	180	186	6	2/56	31.00	6.20	30.00	-	-	-
JM Kemp (SA)	2006-2007	10	13.0	-	78	62	2	2/9	31.00	4.76	39.00	-	-	-
RE van der Merwe (SA)	2009-2010	2	6.0	-	36	62	2	1/29	31.00	10.33	18.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2007-2007	11	231.5	52	1391	749	24	5/76	31.20	3.23	57.95	-	2	-
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2019-2025	4	144.0	28	864	477	15	6/54	31.80	3.31	57.60	-	1	-
DN Crookes (SA)	1994-2000	7	44.0	-	264	191	6	3/30	31.83	4.34	44.00	-	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2025	20	357.4	46	2146	1435	45	4/61	31.88	4.01	47.68	1	-	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2022-2025	6	67.1	1	403	353	11	3/37	32.09	5.25	36.63	-	-	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2013-2017	17	199.1	19	1195	867	27	3/42	32.11	4.35	44.25	-	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2007-2017	28	88.2	5	530	386	12	3/67	32.16	4.36	44.16	-	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	30	164.4	16	988	614	19	2/6	32.31	3.72	52.00	-	-	-
Kabir Khan (PAK)	1995-2000	3	54.1	4	325	197	6	2/33	32.83	3.63	54.16	-	-	-
Bilawal Bhatti (PAK)	2013-2013	5	27.1	1	163	165	5	3/37	33.00	6.07	32.60	-	-	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2007	3	68.3	19	411	199	6	4/74	33.16	2.90	68.50	1	-	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1993-1996	9	80.0	9	480	365	11	3/19	33.18	4.56	43.63	-	-	-
T Shamsi (SA)	2019-2025	19	116.0	-	696	768	23	4/25	33.39	6.62	30.26	2	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-2013	64	623.4	86	3742	2345	70	5/41	33.50	3.76	53.45	1	1	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	2000-2000	7	52.0	5	312	210	6	3/51	35.00	4.03	52.00	-	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1996-2007	22	252.4	31	1516	934	26	3/24	35.92	3.69	58.30	-	-	-
Ali Hussain Rizvi (PAK)	1997-1997	1	18.3	1	111	72	2	2/72	36.00	3.89	55.50	-	-	-
Sohail Khan (PAK)	2015-2015	1	5.0	-	30	36	1	1/36	36.00	7.20	30.00	-	-	-
M Zondeki (SA)	2002-2002	1	6.0	-	36	36	1	1/36	36.00	6.00	36.00	-	-	-
C Bosch (SA)	2024-2025	3	43.4	5	262	256	7	4/63	36.57	5.86	37.42	1	-	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2018-2025	7	213.1	30	1279	660	18	3/45	36.66	3.09	71.05	-	-	-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2021	57	376.1	18	2257	1581	43	4/16	36.76	4.20	52.48	1	-	-
Faheem Ashraf (PAK)	2019-2021	17	127.0	15	762	641	17	3/17	37.70	5.04	44.82	-	-	-
Agha Salman (PAK)	2024-2025	7	76.0	7	456	344	9	4/32	38.22	4.52	50.66	1	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2003	19	342.2	43	2054	1323	34	5/129	38.91	3.86	60.41	2	1	-
JL Ontong (SA)	2002-2013	2	4.0	-	24	39	1	1/7	39.00	9.75	24.00	-	-	-
MJR Rindel (SA)	1994-1998	8	10.0	-	60	39	1	1/23	39.00	3.90	60.00	-	-	-
Shadab Khan (PAK)	2017-2023	15	110.3	3	663	625	16	3/41	39.06	5.65	41.43	-	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1996-2015	51	354.2	2	2126	1725	44	3/25	39.20	4.86	48.31	-	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1992-2003	20	410.3	76	2463	1381	35	6/78	39.45	3.36	70.37	2	1	-
MW Pringle (SA)	1992-1994	4	35.0	1	210	159	4	3/52	39.75	4.54	52.50	-	-	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2018-2021	4	123.2	22	740	366	9	4/79	40.66	2.96	82.22	1	-	-
Aamer Nazir (PAK)	1995-1995	1	26.1	2	157	122	3	2/67	40.66	4.66	52.33	-	-	-
Khurram Shahzad (PAK)	2024-2025	2	55.0	5	330	245	6	3/75	40.83	4.45	55.00	-	-	-
Haris Rauf (PAK)	2021-2024	14	81.3	2	489	615	15	3/54	41.00	7.54	32.60	-	-	-
AM Phangiso (SA)	2013-2013	2	13.0	-	78	83	2	1/33	41.50	6.38	39.00	-	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2002-2013	25	253.0	25	1518	1095	26	3/42	42.11	4.32	58.38	-	-	-
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2010-2019	14	116.3	6	699	641	15	3/45	42.73	5.50	46.60	-	-	-
AB de Villiers (SA)	2006-2017	54	6.0	-	36	43	1	1/43	43.00	7.16	36.00	-	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	13	130.0	13	780	521	12	2/33	43.41	4.00	65.00	-	-	-
Imad Wasim (PAK)	2017-2019	9	62.0	1	372	264	6	2/20	44.00	4.25	62.00	-	-	-
Zulfiqar Babar (PAK)	2013-2013	2	82.2	10	494	264	6	3/89	44.00	3.20	82.33	-	-	-
A Simelane (SA)	2024-2024	1	4.0	-	24	44	1	1/44	44.00	11.00	24.00	-	-	-
SD Jack (SA)	1995-1995	1	8.0	-	48	45	1	1/45	45.00	5.62	48.00	-	-	-
Khushdil Shah (PAK)	2021-2025	3	8.0	-	48	45	1	1/39	45.00	5.62	48.00	-	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2003-2007	13	262.5	34	1577	952	21	4/39	45.33	3.62	75.09	1	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1995-1998	11	143.3	23	861	504	11	3/8	45.81	3.51	78.27	-	-	-
SSB Magala (SA)	2021-2021	4	14.0	-	84	138	3	2/33	46.00	9.85	28.00	-	-	-
Sohail Tanvir (PAK)	2007-2013	14	90.3	2	543	512	11	2/21	46.54	5.65	49.36	-	-	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2019-2025	7	68.4	2	412	420	9	3/64	46.66	6.11	45.77	-	-	-
RR Hendricks (SA)	2019-2024	13	7.0	-	42	47	1	1/13	47.00	6.71	42.00	-	-	-
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2007-2013	15	344.0	39	2064	1179	25	4/105	47.16	3.42	82.56	2	-	-
J Botha (SA)	2007-2012	17	191.4	21	1150	806	17	3/31	47.41	4.20	67.64	-	-	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2013	21	319.1	37	1915	1376	29	5/6	47.44	4.31	66.03	-	1	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1998-2013	43	271.5	19	1631	1285	27	3/36	47.59	4.72	60.40	-	-	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2010	14	231.3	20	1389	1039	21	3/20	49.47	4.48	66.14	-	-	-
Anwar Ali (PAK)	2013-2013	4	17.0	1	102	100	2	2/24	50.00	5.88	51.00	-	-	-
P Subrayen (SA)	2025-2025	1	30.4	1	184	100	2	2/78	50.00	3.26	92.00	-	-	-
CE Eksteen (SA)	1994-1995	3	46.0	10	276	151	3	2/34	50.33	3.28	92.00	-	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1992-1996	14	170.4	17	1024	660	13	3/102	50.76	3.86	78.76	-	-	-
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2025	6	64.0	10	384	264	5	2/79	52.80	4.12	76.80	-	-	-
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	2003-2003	1	25.0	3	150	108	2	2/108	54.00	4.32	75.00	-	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2000-2019	44	175.4	11	1054	733	13	4/42	56.38	4.17	81.07	1	-	-
Ata-ur-Rehman (PAK)	1994-1994	1	10.0	-	60	57	1	1/57	57.00	5.70	60.00	-	-	-
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2013	51	38.5	4	233	174	3	1/6	58.00	4.48	77.66	-	-	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1997-1997	1	15.0	4	90	58	1	1/58	58.00	3.86	90.00	-	-	-
Mir Hamza (PAK)	2025-2025	1	30.0	3	180	127	2	2/127	63.50	4.23	90.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Hasnain (PAK)	2021-2025	5	37.0	3	222	264	4	1/25	66.00	7.13	55.50	-	-	-
Asif Mujtaba (PAK)	1993-1995	7	13.0	1	78	66	1	1/46	66.00	5.07	78.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Akram (PAK)	1996-2000	3	26.3	-	159	138	2	1/42	69.00	5.20	79.50	-	-	-
Akram Raza (PAK)	1994-1995	7	68.0	-	408	278	4	2/30	69.50	4.08	102.00	-	-	-
AK Markram (SA)	2018-2025	21	45.0	1	270	215	3	2/48	71.66	4.77	90.00	-	-	-
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2015	56	36.0	4	216	152	2	1/16	76.00	4.22	108.00	-	-	-
Aamer Jamal (PAK)	2024-2025	2	29.0	1	174	157	2	2/36	78.50	5.41	87.00	-	-	-
Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK)	2007-2007	7	47.0	5	282	334	4	2/92	83.50	7.10	70.50	-	-	-
Mohammad Hussain (PAK)	1998-1998	2	16.0	1	96	91	1	1/51	91.00	5.68	96.00	-	-	-
L Sipamla (SA)	2019-2021	6	21.0	-	126	187	2	1/25	93.50	8.90	63.00	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1992-1996	17	54.3	-	327	308	3	1/24	102.66	5.65	109.00	-	-	-
JT Smuts (SA)	2021-2021	3	15.0	-	90	107	1	1/67	107.00	7.13	90.00	-	-	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-2007	3	47.0	3	282	242	2	1/37	121.00	5.14	141.00	-	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1992-1998	19	97.2	5	584	457	3	1/22	152.33	4.69	194.66	-	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Pakistan vs South Africa at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 12-15, 2025 [Test # 2602]

South Africa vs Namibia at Windhoek, South Africa in Namibia Only T20I, Oct 11, 2025 [T20I # 3514]

Pakistan vs India at Dubai (DICS), Men's T20 Asia Cup Final, Sep 28, 2025 [T20I # 3482]