Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for Pakistan vs South Africa in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2019	13	26	2648	441.2	108	1374	59	6/8	23.28	3.11	44.88	3	3	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2007	12	22	2367	394.3	115	961	45	6/50	21.35	2.43	52.60	1	3	0
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2007	9	18	1859	309.5	66	987	41	6/59	24.07	3.18	45.34	3	2	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2003-2007	7	14	2703	450.3	93	1096	36	5/46	30.44	2.43	75.08	2	1	0
K Rabada (SA)	2018-2025	9	18	1695	282.3	44	975	34	4/61	28.67	3.45	49.85	1	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1997-2003	8	12	1823	303.5	72	865	29	6/78	29.82	2.84	62.86	2	1	0
VD Philander (SA)	2013-2019	7	14	1278	213.0	62	546	27	5/59	20.22	2.56	47.33	1	1	0
AA Donald (SA)	1995-1998	6	11	1080	180.0	32	604	27	5/79	22.37	3.35	40.00	2	1	0
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2010-2013	6	10	1859	309.5	51	846	26	6/96	32.53	2.73	71.50	2	2	1
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-2013	19	32	2172	362.0	74	1041	26	4/42	40.03	2.87	83.53	1	0	0
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2010	7	13	1855	309.1	99	613	25	5/73	24.52	1.98	74.20	1	1	0
D Olivier (SA)	2018-2019	3	6	528	88.0	16	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2018-2025	5	10	1430	238.2	35	641	24	7/102	26.70	2.68	59.58	0	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1997-2003	7	11	1215	202.3	37	690	24	6/78	28.75	3.40	50.62	1	1	1
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	4	8	1059	176.3	36	495	22	6/112	22.50	2.80	48.13	1	2	1
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2007-2007	5	10	1175	195.5	51	545	21	5/76	25.95	2.78	55.95	0	2	0
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2025	6	10	974	162.2	19	581	21	4/33	27.66	3.57	46.38	4	0	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1995-1998	3	6	594	99.0	29	262	20	6/23	13.10	2.64	29.70	1	2	1
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2007-2010	4	8	1590	265.0	38	789	20	4/105	39.45	2.97	79.50	2	0	0
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2018-2025	5	10	820	136.4	26	531	18	5/54	29.50	3.88	45.55	0	2	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-2003	6	8	1334	222.2	37	733	18	5/129	40.72	3.29	74.11	1	1	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2007	5	9	705	117.3	14	391	16	5/43	24.43	3.32	44.06	2	1	0
PR Adams (SA)	1997-2003	5	8	882	147.0	36	457	15	7/128	30.46	3.10	58.80	0	1	0
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2019-2025	4	8	864	144.0	28	477	15	6/54	31.80	3.31	57.60	0	1	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2007-2013	6	12	1383	230.3	33	822	15	3/100	54.80	3.56	92.20	0	0	0
SR Harmer (SA)	2025-2025	2	4	553	92.1	16	277	13	6/50	21.30	3.00	42.53	1	1	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1995-1998	4	7	846	141.0	35	387	13	4/42	29.76	2.74	65.07	1	0	0
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2018-2019	3	6	634	105.4	26	283	12	4/62	23.58	2.67	52.83	2	0	0
M Morkel (SA)	2010-2013	6	12	1162	193.4	56	496	12	5/54	41.33	2.56	96.83	0	1	0
S Muthusamy (SA)	2025-2025	2	4	342	57.0	7	202	11	6/117	18.36	3.54	31.09	0	2	1
A Nel (SA)	2003-2007	5	10	1157	192.5	32	612	11	3/100	55.63	3.17	105.18	0	0	0
M Hayward (SA)	2002-2003	2	4	298	49.4	7	219	10	5/56	21.90	4.40	29.80	0	1	0
M Jansen (SA)	2024-2025	3	6	513	85.3	15	295	10	6/52	29.50	3.45	51.30	0	1	0
Mohammad Irfan (PAK)	2013-2013	4	6	712	118.4	15	389	10	3/44	38.90	3.27	71.20	0	0	0
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2013	1	2	172	28.4	11	68	9	7/29	7.55	2.37	19.11	0	1	0
A Nortje (SA)	2021-2021	2	4	453	75.3	20	242	9	5/56	26.88	3.20	50.33	0	1	0
L Klusener (SA)	1997-1998	4	6	426	71.0	13	249	9	4/93	27.66	3.50	47.33	1	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1998	6	9	856	142.4	27	366	9	3/49	40.66	2.56	95.11	0	0	0
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2018-2021	4	7	740	123.2	22	366	9	4/79	40.66	2.96	82.22	1	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2007-2013	9	15	741	123.3	14	370	9	4/16	41.11	2.99	82.33	1	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2010	6	11	993	165.3	17	679	9	3/92	75.44	4.10	110.33	0	0	0
Imran Tahir (SA)	2013-2013	1	2	330	55.0	17	130	8	5/32	16.25	2.36	41.25	0	1	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1997-1998	4	6	525	87.3	22	249	8	3/8	31.12	2.84	65.62	0	0	0
Faheem Ashraf (PAK)	2019-2021	3	6	366	61.0	15	176	7	3/42	25.14	2.88	52.28	0	0	0
Tanvir Ahmed (PAK)	2010-2013	2	4	288	48.0	11	209	7	6/120	29.85	4.35	41.14	0	1	0
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2013	5	9	751	125.1	22	415	7	3/73	59.28	3.31	107.28	0	0	0
Asif Afridi (PAK)	2025-2025	1	2	231	38.3	6	94	6	6/79	15.66	2.44	38.50	0	1	0
D Paterson (SA)	2024-2024	1	2	204	34.0	7	116	6	5/61	19.33	3.41	34.00	0	1	0
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2003	1	2	363	60.3	18	144	6	4/74	24.00	2.38	60.50	1	0	0
Rahat Ali (PAK)	2013-2013	2	3	314	52.2	2	227	6	6/127	37.83	4.33	52.33	0	1	0
Khurram Shahzad (PAK)	2024-2025	2	3	330	55.0	5	245	6	3/75	40.83	4.45	55.00	0	0	0
Zulfiqar Babar (PAK)	2013-2013	2	3	494	82.2	10	264	6	3/89	44.00	3.20	82.33	0	0	0
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2025-2025	2	4	471	78.3	6	270	6	3/98	45.00	3.43	78.50	0	0	0
J Botha (SA)	2010-2010	2	4	553	92.1	20	293	6	3/61	48.83	3.17	92.16	0	0	0
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2013-2013	3	5	595	99.1	14	310	6	3/57	51.66	3.12	99.16	0	0	0
C Bosch (SA)	2024-2024	1	2	160	26.4	5	117	5	4/63	23.40	4.38	32.00	1	0	0
GF Linde (SA)	2021-2021	2	4	287	47.5	15	119	5	5/64	23.80	2.48	57.40	0	1	0
JP Duminy (SA)	2013-2013	2	2	241	40.1	4	135	5	3/67	27.00	3.36	48.20	0	0	0
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1995-1995	1	2	334	55.4	8	184	5	3/102	36.80	3.30	66.80	0	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2002-2003	2	3	354	59.0	10	195	5	3/70	39.00	3.30	70.80	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2003-2007	4	6	450	75.0	11	234	5	4/42	46.80	3.12	90.00	1	0	0
Shadab Khan (PAK)	2019-2019	1	2	129	21.3	2	80	4	3/41	20.00	3.72	32.25	0	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-1998	6	6	227	37.5	11	102	4	2/6	25.50	2.69	56.75	0	0	0
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2024-2024	1	2	186	31.0	1	126	4	3/92	31.50	4.06	46.50	0	0	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1995-1997	4	5	330	55.0	11	159	4	2/33	39.75	2.89	82.50	0	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2002-2003	2	3	306	51.0	4	188	4	2/53	47.00	3.68	76.50	0	0	0
Salman Agha (PAK)	2024-2025	4	5	324	54.0	7	211	4	3/148	52.75	3.90	81.00	0	0	0
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1998-1998	1	2	78	13.0	4	32	3	2/16	10.66	2.46	26.00	0	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2007-2007	1	2	90	15.0	3	52	3	2/23	17.33	3.46	30.00	0	0	0
KT Maphaka (SA)	2025-2025	1	2	128	21.2	1	90	3	2/43	30.00	4.21	42.66	0	0	0
Kabir Khan (PAK)	1995-1995	1	2	223	37.1	4	118	3	2/60	39.33	3.17	74.33	0	0	0
Aamer Nazir (PAK)	1995-1995	1	2	157	26.1	2	122	3	2/67	40.66	4.66	52.33	0	0	0
Shan Masood (PAK)	2013-2025	9	2	48	8.0	2	25	2	1/6	12.50	3.12	24.00	0	0	0
CE Eksteen (SA)	1995-1995	1	2	156	26.0	8	50	2	2/34	25.00	1.92	78.00	0	0	0
Ehsan Adil (PAK)	2013-2013	1	1	73	12.1	2	54	2	2/54	27.00	4.43	36.50	0	0	0
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2010-2010	1	1	108	18.0	3	61	2	2/61	30.50	3.38	54.00	0	0	0
Ali Hussain Rizvi (PAK)	1997-1997	1	1	111	18.3	1	72	2	2/72	36.00	3.89	55.50	0	0	0
L Ngidi (SA)	2021-2021	1	2	120	20.0	1	74	2	2/57	37.00	3.70	60.00	0	0	0
RK Kleinveldt (SA)	2013-2013	1	2	150	25.0	3	82	2	2/33	41.00	3.28	75.00	0	0	0
P Subrayen (SA)	2025-2025	1	2	184	30.4	1	100	2	2/78	50.00	3.26	92.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	2003-2003	1	1	150	25.0	3	108	2	2/108	54.00	4.32	75.00	0	0	0
Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK)	2007-2007	1	2	144	24.0	5	113	2	2/92	56.50	4.70	72.00	0	0	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2002-2013	14	8	192	32.0	4	125	2	1/16	62.50	3.90	96.00	0	0	0
Mir Hamza (PAK)	2025-2025	1	1	180	30.0	3	127	2	2/127	63.50	4.23	90.00	0	0	0
PWA Mulder (SA)	2021-2025	3	5	294	49.0	9	151	2	1/40	75.50	3.08	147.00	0	0	0
Aamer Jamal (PAK)	2024-2025	2	3	174	29.0	1	157	2	2/36	78.50	5.41	87.00	0	0	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	2007-2007	2	4	240	40.0	3	188	2	1/37	94.00	4.70	120.00	0	0	0
Saim Ayub (PAK)	2024-2025	2	1	16	2.4	0	3	1	1/3	3.00	1.12	16.00	0	0	0
D Elgar (SA)	2013-2021	9	4	35	5.5	0	24	1	1/3	24.00	4.11	35.00	0	0	0
BN Schultz (SA)	1997-1997	1	1	90	15.0	4	58	1	1/58	58.00	3.86	90.00	0	0	0
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1995-1998	5	5	152	25.2	4	87	1	1/47	87.00	3.43	152.00	0	0	0
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2013	16	6	163	27.1	4	115	1	1/13	115.00	4.23	163.00	0	0	0

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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]