Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for India vs South Africa in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2008	21	40	6830	1138.2	261	2671	84	6/53	31.79	2.34	81.30	3	3	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	14	23	2721	453.3	103	1400	65	7/51	21.53	3.08	41.86	3	5	1
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2001	13	25	3315	552.3	131	1567	64	6/21	24.48	2.83	51.79	1	4	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2011	11	19	3569	594.5	96	1704	60	7/87	28.40	2.86	59.48	3	4	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	17	31	3119	519.5	125	1532	58	5/20	26.41	2.94	53.77	1	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2000	11	20	2494	415.4	121	987	57	7/84	17.31	2.37	43.75	2	3	1
R Ashwin (IND)	2013-2023	14	26	3026	504.2	130	1270	57	7/66	22.28	2.51	53.08	3	5	1
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	14	25	2474	412.2	90	1243	55	5/59	22.60	3.01	44.98	2	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2013-2025	11	19	2622	437.0	119	1021	52	6/138	19.63	2.33	50.42	5	3	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	12	23	2710	451.4	149	1021	52	6/56	19.63	2.26	52.11	4	2	1
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2022	11	22	2012	335.2	71	1005	48	5/28	20.93	2.99	41.91	1	3	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	10	19	1965	327.3	65	937	46	6/61	20.36	2.86	42.71	1	4	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2013	12	22	2651	441.5	84	1457	40	4/62	36.42	3.29	66.27	3	-	-
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	7	14	1167	194.3	53	566	36	6/48	15.72	2.91	32.41	3	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2008	10	18	1870	311.4	53	1043	36	5/48	28.97	3.34	51.94	1	1	-
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	9	16	1770	295.0	48	1045	31	5/40	33.70	3.54	57.09	2	2	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2019	15	27	2671	445.1	89	1349	31	4/79	43.51	3.03	86.16	1	-	-
VD Philander (SA)	2013-2019	8	15	1652	275.2	82	682	30	6/42	22.73	2.47	55.06	1	1	-
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2025	4	8	976	162.4	31	406	27	6/37	15.03	2.49	36.14	4	1	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	7	12	978	163.0	45	493	27	6/39	18.25	3.02	36.22	-	2	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1997	6	12	1278	213.0	33	684	25	6/104	27.36	3.21	51.12	-	3	1
PR Adams (SA)	1996-1997	5	9	947	157.5	30	546	23	6/55	23.73	3.45	41.17	-	1	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	10	18	1819	303.1	98	678	23	4/74	29.47	2.23	79.08	1	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2013	18	25	1754	292.2	65	909	22	3/30	41.31	3.10	79.72	-	-	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	9	15	2352	392.0	86	1141	22	4/129	51.86	2.91	106.90	1	-	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2015-2022	5	10	636	106.0	30	294	18	3/9	16.33	2.77	35.33	-	-	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2025	6	11	840	140.0	23	464	18	6/15	25.77	3.31	46.66	-	1	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2001	9	14	1072	178.4	35	605	17	8/64	35.58	3.38	63.05	-	1	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2013-2015	5	9	712	118.4	14	415	16	5/38	25.93	3.49	44.50	1	1	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	11	17	1045	174.1	75	316	14	3/23	22.57	1.81	74.64	-	-	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2018-2025	10	16	1487	247.5	28	937	14	3/189	66.92	3.78	106.21	-	-	-
SN Thakur (IND)	2021-2023	4	7	551	91.5	13	330	13	7/61	25.38	3.59	42.38	-	1	-
N Burger (SA)	2023-2024	2	4	226	37.4	9	154	11	4/33	14.00	4.08	20.54	1	-	-
A Mishra (IND)	2010-2015	4	7	942	157.0	25	409	11	3/51	37.18	2.60	85.63	-	-	-
B Kumar (IND)	2018-2018	2	4	402	67.0	22	203	10	4/87	20.30	3.02	40.20	1	-	-
M Hayward (SA)	2000-2001	3	6	699	116.3	29	318	10	3/70	31.80	2.72	69.90	-	-	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1993	3	6	654	109.0	44	190	9	3/32	21.11	1.74	72.66	-	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2006-2006	2	4	461	76.5	18	220	9	3/57	24.44	2.86	51.22	-	-	-
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2011	15	10	579	96.3	11	265	9	3/12	29.44	2.74	64.33	-	-	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1992-1993	4	8	864	144.0	31	389	9	4/90	43.22	2.70	96.00	1	-	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2025-2025	2	4	379	63.1	6	229	8	4/115	28.62	3.62	47.37	1	-	-
SB Joshi (IND)	1996-1996	3	6	549	91.3	17	248	8	4/43	31.00	2.71	68.62	1	-	-
M Kartik (IND)	2000-2004	3	5	858	143.0	40	294	8	3/123	36.75	2.05	107.25	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1992-1993	4	8	990	165.0	46	299	8	3/43	37.37	1.81	123.75	-	-	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2001	4	6	486	81.0	27	172	7	5/83	24.57	2.12	69.42	-	1	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2004-2006	3	5	407	67.5	15	217	7	3/93	31.00	3.19	58.14	-	-	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1992-2011	25	21	527	87.5	13	300	7	3/10	42.85	3.41	75.28	-	-	-
LL Tsotsobe (SA)	2010-2011	3	6	576	96.0	20	342	7	3/43	48.85	3.56	82.28	-	-	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2015-2015	2	3	317	52.5	17	105	6	5/40	17.50	1.98	52.83	-	1	-
D Elgar (SA)	2015-2024	15	7	288	48.0	3	166	6	4/22	27.66	3.45	48.00	1	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1996-1996	3	6	642	107.0	22	324	6	2/47	54.00	3.02	107.00	-	-	-
DL Piedt (SA)	2015-2019	3	5	660	110.0	14	480	6	4/117	80.00	4.36	110.00	1	-	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1996-1996	2	4	444	74.0	26	176	5	2/55	35.20	2.37	88.80	-	-	-
D Olivier (SA)	2022-2022	2	4	342	57.0	8	195	5	3/64	39.00	3.42	68.40	-	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2004-2013	2	3	402	67.0	7	239	5	4/74	47.80	3.56	80.40	1	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	17	17	510	85.0	17	257	5	2/36	51.40	3.02	102.00	-	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2010-2015	7	11	438	73.0	2	312	5	2/87	62.40	4.27	87.60	-	-	-
S Nadeem (IND)	2019-2019	1	2	104	17.2	5	40	4	2/18	10.00	2.30	26.00	-	-	-
Mukesh Kumar (IND)	2024-2024	1	2	74	12.2	4	56	4	2/0	14.00	4.54	18.50	-	-	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1992-1992	2	3	310	51.4	16	101	4	2/37	25.25	1.95	77.50	-	-	-
GF Linde (SA)	2019-2019	1	1	186	31.0	2	133	4	4/133	33.25	4.29	46.50	1	-	-
SLV Raju (IND)	1992-1993	2	4	786	131.0	43	242	4	3/73	60.50	1.84	196.50	-	-	-
Z de Bruyn (SA)	2004-2004	2	2	162	27.0	7	61	3	2/32	20.33	2.25	54.00	-	-	-
HH Pandya (IND)	2018-2018	3	6	306	51.0	7	162	3	2/27	54.00	3.17	102.00	-	-	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2008	2	3	344	57.2	11	174	3	3/72	58.00	3.03	114.66	-	-	-
O Henry (SA)	1992-1993	3	4	427	71.1	15	189	3	2/56	63.00	2.65	142.33	-	-	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2010-2010	2	3	240	40.0	4	192	3	2/58	64.00	4.80	80.00	-	-	-
VRV Singh (IND)	2006-2006	2	4	265	44.1	7	199	3	1/8	66.33	4.50	88.33	-	-	-
S Muthusamy (SA)	2019-2025	3	5	279	46.3	3	203	3	1/21	67.66	4.36	93.00	-	-	-
AR Kapoor (IND)	1996-1996	1	2	126	21.0	10	29	2	2/19	14.50	1.38	63.00	-	-	-
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2018-2018	1	2	60	10.0	1	40	2	2/25	20.00	4.00	30.00	-	-	-
AR Patel (IND)	2025-2025	1	2	120	20.0	2	57	2	1/21	28.50	2.85	60.00	-	-	-
VR Aaron (IND)	2015-2015	2	3	120	20.0	1	72	2	1/3	36.00	3.60	60.00	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1992-1992	3	4	186	31.0	4	74	2	2/38	37.00	2.38	93.00	-	-	-
PP Chawla (IND)	2008-2008	1	2	120	20.0	3	84	2	2/66	42.00	4.20	60.00	-	-	-
DJ Johnson (IND)	1996-1996	1	2	144	24.0	3	91	2	2/52	45.50	3.79	72.00	-	-	-
ND Hirwani (IND)	1996-1996	2	3	240	40.0	6	129	2	2/38	64.50	3.22	120.00	-	-	-
A Nehra (IND)	2001-2001	1	2	150	25.0	3	130	2	2/121	65.00	5.20	75.00	-	-	-
M Prasidh Krishna (IND)	2023-2024	2	3	168	28.0	4	130	2	1/27	65.00	4.64	84.00	-	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2001	2	4	336	56.0	7	186	2	1/71	93.00	3.32	168.00	-	-	-
S van Zyl (SA)	2015-2015	3	1	24	4.0	1	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.25	24.00	-	-	-
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2004	2	1	48	8.0	1	24	1	1/24	24.00	3.00	48.00	-	-	-
MM Patel (IND)	2007-2007	1	2	126	21.0	5	45	1	1/43	45.00	2.14	126.00	-	-	-
C Bosch (SA)	2025-2025	1	2	78	13.0	4	46	1	1/32	46.00	3.53	78.00	-	-	-
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2008-2008	1	2	72	12.0	1	46	1	1/39	46.00	3.83	72.00	-	-	-
AK Markram (SA)	2018-2025	12	4	102	17.0	1	50	1	1/5	50.00	2.94	102.00	-	-	-
MW Pringle (SA)	1992-1992	2	1	204	34.0	10	67	1	1/67	67.00	1.97	204.00	-	-	-
G Coetzee (SA)	2023-2023	1	2	126	21.0	1	102	1	1/74	102.00	4.85	126.00	-	-	-
JL Ontong (SA)	2004-2004	1	2	173	28.5	2	123	1	1/79	123.00	4.26	173.00	-	-	-
Washington Sundar (IND)	2025-2025	2	3	294	49.0	7	128	1	1/67	128.00	2.61	294.00	-	-	-
D Ganesh (IND)	1997-1997	2	4	257	42.5	10	165	1	1/38	165.00	3.85	257.00	-	-	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2019	2	2	297	49.3	10	179	1	1/79	179.00	3.61	297.00	-	-	-

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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]