Bowling Best Figures Match - South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match for India vs South Africa in Tests - South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AA Donald	55.0	15	139	12	2.52	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
DW Steyn	34.5	7	108	10	3.10	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
SM Pollock	48.4	18	147	10	3.02	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
AA Donald	27.1	9	54	9	1.98	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
VD Philander	30.1	12	75	9	2.48	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
SR Harmer	50.0	12	101	9	2.02	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
DW Steyn	51.0	17	147	9	2.88	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
SR Harmer	29.2	8	51	8	1.73	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
M Ntini	34.0	10	89	8	2.61	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
L Ngidi	34.0	7	102	8	3.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
DW Steyn	34.5	7	110	8	3.15	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
DW Steyn	31.0	3	114	8	3.67	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
L Klusener	35.3	5	139	8	3.91	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
PR Adams	39.1	7	139	8	3.54	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
AA Donald	42.0	17	69	7	1.64	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
M Jansen	34.5	12	71	7	2.03	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
SM Pollock	33.5	11	72	7	2.12	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
N Burger	25.4	7	83	7	3.23	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
L Ngidi	26.2	5	90	7	3.41	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
M Jansen	37.3	12	91	7	2.42	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
K Rabada	32.0	7	91	7	2.84	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
N Boje	53.0	20	93	7	1.75	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
M Jansen	34.0	9	98	7	2.88	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
M Morkel	43.4	11	114	7	2.61	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
K Rabada	43.0	9	114	7	2.65	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
K Rabada	39.0	9	126	7	3.23	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
VD Philander	55.0	16	129	7	2.34	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
DW Steyn	40.1	7	139	7	3.46	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
M Morkel	26.1	12	54	6	2.06	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
M Ntini	22.2	4	62	6	2.77	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
SM Pollock	31.4	12	67	6	2.11	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
Imran Tahir	26.3	4	71	6	2.67	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
SM Pollock	42.0	14	79	6	1.88	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
Imran Tahir	24.2	3	79	6	3.24	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
KJ Abbott	46.5	16	87	6	1.85	South Africa	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
DW Steyn	34.0	12	88	6	2.58	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
K Rabada	41.4	11	108	6	2.59	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
DW Steyn	49.0	17	118	6	2.40	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
AA Donald	50.1	15	126	6	2.51	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
M Ntini	33.4	3	134	6	3.98	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
K Rabada	37.1	5	141	6	3.79	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
SM Pollock	20.0	6	43	5	2.15	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
WJ Cronje	19.0	6	49	5	2.57	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
M Jansen	22.0	7	50	5	2.27	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
K Rabada	28.4	6	75	5	2.61	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
LL Tsotsobe	24.0	6	83	5	3.45	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
VD Philander	40.1	15	92	5	2.29	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
PR Adams	34.2	9	94	5	2.73	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
M Morkel	38.0	11	94	5	2.47	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
SM Pollock	44.1	14	99	5	2.24	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
SR Harmer	38.0	6	112	5	2.94	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
M Morkel	34.1	4	115	5	3.36	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
A Nel	39.0	9	117	5	3.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
AA Donald	51.0	15	121	5	2.37	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
M Ntini	48.0	9	123	5	2.56	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
M Jansen	32.0	8	124	5	3.87	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
AA Donald	42.0	8	139	5	3.30	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
SR Harmer	45.2	5	142	5	3.13	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
M Hayward	43.3	13	144	5	3.31	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
PL Harris	59.0	9	179	5	3.03	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
KA Maharaj	77.0	6	318	5	4.12	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
AA Donald	30.0	12	46	4	1.53	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
CR Matthews	34.0	13	49	4	1.44	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1993	Test # 1209
L Ngidi	28.3	12	54	4	1.89	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
D Elgar	15.0	2	56	4	3.73	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
CR Matthews	49.0	23	64	4	1.30	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
M Morkel	30.1	8	70	4	2.32	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
BM McMillan	32.0	11	71	4	2.21	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
M Morkel	20.0	3	71	4	3.55	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
K Rabada	17.5	2	71	4	3.98	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
N Burger	12.0	2	71	4	5.91	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
PR Adams	26.2	6	76	4	2.88	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
M Jansen	23.1	3	88	4	3.79	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
PL Symcox	43.0	13	95	4	2.20	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
M Morkel	30.0	7	96	4	3.20	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
A Nel	37.5	9	103	4	2.72	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
DW Steyn	32.0	3	103	4	3.21	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
SM Pollock	35.0	4	105	4	3.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
JH Kallis	34.0	9	105	4	3.08	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
M Morkel	26.0	1	107	4	4.11	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
BM McMillan	50.0	17	108	4	2.16	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
PL Harris	55.0	19	115	4	2.09	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
D Olivier	29.0	2	115	4	3.96	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
K Rabada	34.0	4	121	4	3.55	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
GF Linde	31.0	2	133	4	4.29	South Africa	v India	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
PL Harris	37.5	8	137	4	3.62	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
RJ Peterson	46.0	5	149	4	3.23	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
PR Adams	45.0	7	168	4	3.73	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
DL Piedt	56.0	7	170	4	3.03	South Africa	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
L Klusener	16.1	4	24	3	1.48	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
L Ngidi	6.0	1	30	3	5.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
M Morkel	25.0	13	38	3	1.52	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
JH Kallis	21.0	9	51	3	2.42	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
BM McMillan	37.0	18	52	3	1.40	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
AJ Hall	12.1	1	54	3	4.43	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
VD Philander	27.0	8	61	3	2.25	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
WJ Cronje	24.3	8	63	3	2.57	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SM Pollock	41.3	19	66	3	1.59	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
L Ngidi	21.1	6	69	3	3.25	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
AA Donald	21.2	4	72	3	3.37	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341

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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]