Bowling Best Figures Match

Best bowling figures in a match for Pakistan vs South Africa in Tests

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DW Steyn	36.5	16	60	11	1.62	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
D Olivier	29.0	6	96	11	3.31	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
S Muthusamy	49.0	7	174	11	3.55	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	12 Oct 2025	Test # 2602
PS de Villiers	40.2	15	108	10	2.67	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
Hasan Ali	31.4	4	114	10	3.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
Waqar Younis	40.4	10	133	10	3.27	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Saeed Ajmal	60.1	11	147	10	2.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
Noman Ali	63.0	7	191	10	3.03	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	12 Oct 2025	Test # 2602
KJ Abbott	28.4	11	68	9	2.37	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
VD Philander	45.0	16	99	9	2.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
KA Maharaj	54.1	6	136	9	2.51	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	20 Oct 2025	Test # 2603
Mushtaq Ahmed	69.0	22	149	9	2.15	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PS de Villiers	24.4	8	48	8	1.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
AA Donald	28.0	7	74	8	2.64	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
M Ntini	35.5	9	95	8	2.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
SM Pollock	40.3	9	105	8	2.59	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
M Ntini	40.0	12	109	8	2.72	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
D Olivier	28.0	4	125	8	4.46	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
SR Harmer	45.0	8	125	8	2.77	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	20 Oct 2025	Test # 2603
Imran Tahir	55.0	17	130	8	2.36	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	23 Oct 2013	Test # 2100
PR Adams	56.0	12	185	8	3.30	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
Abdur Rehman	69.0	9	210	8	3.04	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
Noman Ali	42.3	12	73	7	1.71	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
M Jansen	26.3	4	95	7	3.58	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
SM Pollock	31.0	6	101	7	3.25	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
SM Pollock	51.2	21	105	7	2.04	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
DW Steyn	28.3	5	106	7	3.71	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
Mohammad Asif	47.0	18	110	7	2.34	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Danish Kaneria	49.3	10	111	7	2.24	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
M Hayward	23.4	2	119	7	5.02	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
PL Harris	66.0	21	131	7	1.98	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
DW Steyn	34.1	5	133	7	3.89	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Yasir Shah	55.0	13	133	7	2.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
Mohammad Abbas	40.3	10	133	7	3.28	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
Mushtaq Ahmed	44.0	9	138	7	3.13	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
Danish Kaneria	65.2	17	141	7	2.15	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Mohammad Asif	41.5	6	145	7	3.46	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
JH Kallis	18.0	1	78	6	4.33	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Asif Afridi	38.3	6	94	6	2.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	20 Oct 2025	Test # 2603
K Rabada	26.4	4	96	6	3.60	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Shoaib Akhtar	28.3	3	98	6	3.43	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
AA Donald	29.2	7	99	6	3.37	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Faheem Ashraf	29.0	5	99	6	3.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
K Rabada	32.0	8	106	6	3.31	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
D Paterson	34.0	7	116	6	3.41	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
Rahat Ali	27.2	1	127	6	4.64	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
Saeed Ajmal	61.5	13	133	6	2.15	Pakistan	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	14 Oct 2013	Test # 2098
Shabbir Ahmed	60.3	18	144	6	2.38	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Tanvir Ahmed	33.0	7	149	6	4.51	Pakistan	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
Saeed Ajmal	55.5	8	151	6	2.70	Pakistan	v South Africa	Dubai (DICS)	23 Oct 2013	Test # 2100
M Ntini	40.0	5	161	6	4.02	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
K Rabada	40.1	5	170	6	4.23	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
KA Maharaj	83.0	15	208	6	2.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
Shoaib Akhtar	23.0	1	63	5	2.73	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
GF Linde	31.5	11	68	5	2.13	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
SM Pollock	35.0	11	77	5	2.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
M Ntini	23.1	4	85	5	3.66	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Wasim Akram	27.0	6	88	5	3.25	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
Shaheen Shah Afridi	34.0	8	88	5	2.58	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
VD Philander	31.0	6	95	5	3.06	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	14 Oct 2013	Test # 2098
Danish Kaneria	48.0	15	96	5	2.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Mohammad Asif	37.0	10	96	5	2.59	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
M Morkel	43.0	11	100	5	2.32	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
DW Steyn	35.0	10	105	5	3.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
A Nortje	41.3	15	113	5	2.72	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
K Rabada	27.4	2	116	5	4.19	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
PL Harris	60.0	19	117	5	1.95	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
Shaheen Shah Afridi	33.0	2	117	5	3.54	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
C Bosch	26.4	5	117	5	4.38	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
PL Harris	69.0	31	126	5	1.82	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
Saqlain Mushtaq	62.0	13	129	5	2.08	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
M Ntini	39.0	6	132	5	3.38	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
D Olivier	31.0	6	132	5	4.25	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Sajid Khan	47.0	3	136	5	2.89	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	12 Oct 2025	Test # 2602
Abdul Razzaq	40.0	7	138	5	3.45	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Zulfiqar Babar	46.0	8	140	5	3.04	Pakistan	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	14 Oct 2013	Test # 2098
KA Maharaj	53.0	7	151	5	2.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
SR Harmer	47.1	8	152	5	3.22	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	12 Oct 2025	Test # 2602
RJ Peterson	52.2	8	167	5	3.19	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
Aaqib Javed	55.4	8	184	5	3.30	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
Danish Kaneria	64.0	6	209	5	3.26	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
Danish Kaneria	87.4	16	213	5	2.42	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
Abdur Rehman	72.0	10	231	5	3.20	Pakistan	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
Shoaib Akhtar	11.0	2	36	4	3.27	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Mohammad Hafeez	12.2	1	48	4	3.89	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
Shaheen Shah Afridi	13.5	3	48	4	3.46	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	12 Oct 2025	Test # 2602
PL Harris	33.2	8	71	4	2.13	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
VD Philander	31.0	8	76	4	2.45	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
BM McMillan	23.0	4	79	4	3.43	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
Waqar Younis	24.0	3	79	4	3.29	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
Shadab Khan	21.3	2	80	4	3.72	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
VD Philander	27.0	8	84	4	3.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Mohammad Irfan	31.2	5	86	4	2.74	Pakistan	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	14 Oct 2013	Test # 2098
DW Steyn	35.4	11	86	4	2.41	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	23 Oct 2013	Test # 2100
Mohammad Amir	32.0	11	86	4	2.68	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
DW Steyn	24.0	6	87	4	3.62	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
SM Pollock	27.0	6	89	4	3.29	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Mohammad Amir	35.4	4	92	4	2.57	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
L Klusener	24.0	6	93	4	3.87	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
DW Steyn	43.3	12	93	4	2.13	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073

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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]