Bowling Most 5wi Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings Held in South Africa for Tests

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	53	101	10760	1793.2	396	5727	269	6/8	21.28	3.19	40.00	19	17	3
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	40	72	8383	1397.1	353	3979	190	8/71	20.94	2.84	44.12	4	13	3
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	55	107	11650	1941.4	461	6173	250	6/59	24.69	3.17	46.60	13	12	2
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2025	37	71	6949	1158.1	228	3976	198	7/112	20.08	3.43	35.09	7	10	4
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	37	71	6576	1096.0	307	2863	147	6/21	19.47	2.61	44.73	5	9	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	62	115	13052	2175.2	670	5187	248	6/30	20.91	2.38	52.62	16	9	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	20	34	7621	952.5	306	2378	92	9/113	25.84	1.87	82.83	1	8	1
SF Barnes (ENG)	1913-1914	4	8	1356	226.0	56	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	7	3
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	30	52	5134	855.4	162	2758	90	7/32	30.64	3.22	57.04	2	6	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	2077	346.1	140	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	-	5	3
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	15	28	3865	644.1	123	1631	49	6/46	33.28	2.53	78.87	1	5	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	3	6	520	104.0	38	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1902	5	9	1146	-	43	643	30	6/92	21.43	3.36	38.20	-	4	1
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	10	20	1907	317.5	67	984	45	7/94	21.86	3.09	42.37	2	4	1
R Benaud (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1937	242.1	56	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.56	2	4	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1998	9	18	2501	416.5	112	1068	51	6/23	20.94	2.56	49.03	3	4	1
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1923	13	20	3180	530.0	120	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.78	1	4	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2004	13	22	4138	689.4	175	1627	61	6/39	26.67	2.35	67.83	3	4	1
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2005	35	56	7346	1224.2	323	3287	122	6/73	26.94	2.68	60.21	9	4	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	42	82	8033	1338.5	305	4114	158	5/20	26.03	3.07	50.84	6	4	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2005-2005	2	4	391	65.1	14	237	21	7/59	11.28	3.63	18.61	1	3	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	8	1118	139.6	37	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	-	3	1
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	7	13	1318	219.4	28	827	35	6/56	23.62	3.76	37.65	-	3	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	8	15	1593	265.3	48	789	38	6/61	20.76	2.97	41.92	1	3	-
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2022	12	22	1702	283.4	52	1001	49	6/37	20.42	3.52	34.73	1	3	1
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	7	13	1858	309.4	106	716	33	7/46	21.69	2.31	56.30	-	3	2
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2011-2017	8	13	1918	319.4	59	852	35	8/63	24.34	2.66	54.80	1	3	1
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1966-1970	8	14	2317	386.1	91	957	25	5/46	38.28	2.47	92.68	-	3	-
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2005	15	25	2566	427.4	87	1540	45	5/73	34.22	3.60	57.02	1	3	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2001	12	24	3302	550.2	135	1539	58	6/76	26.53	2.79	56.93	1	3	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	17	31	3480	580.0	160	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.14	1	3	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	17	31	4039	-	112	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.39	4	3	-
RW Price (ZIM)	1999-2011	15	26	4307	717.5	171	2004	61	6/73	32.85	2.79	70.60	5	3	1
JJ Ferris (ENG)	1892-1892	1	2	272	54.2	27	91	13	7/37	7.00	2.00	20.92	-	2	1
MJ Henry (NZ)	2025-2025	2	4	351	58.3	14	146	16	6/39	9.12	2.49	21.93	-	2	-
J Briggs (ENG)	1889-1889	2	4	391	97.3	51	101	21	8/11	4.80	1.54	18.61	1	2	1
G Geary (ENG)	1927-1928	2	3	465	77.3	18	180	12	7/70	15.00	2.32	38.75	-	2	1
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1965	2	3	660	110.0	37	257	11	6/128	23.36	2.33	60.00	-	2	1
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2018-2021	4	8	692	115.2	29	392	20	5/27	19.60	3.39	34.60	1	2	-
G Motie (WI)	2023-2023	3	6	710	118.2	25	374	22	7/37	17.00	3.16	32.27	1	2	1
DN Patel (NZ)	1992-1992	2	4	715	119.1	31	304	15	6/50	20.26	2.55	47.66	-	2	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1997	3	6	732	122.0	15	425	17	5/60	25.00	3.48	43.05	-	2	1
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2007-2007	3	6	755	125.5	34	351	19	5/76	18.47	2.78	39.73	-	2	-
D Paterson (SA)	2020-2024	4	7	755	125.5	25	386	17	5/61	22.70	3.06	44.41	-	2	-
Rahat Ali (PAK)	2013-2013	4	7	757	126.1	18	432	14	6/127	30.85	3.42	54.07	-	2	-
GHT Simpson-Hayward (ENG)	1910-1910	5	10	898	149.4	18	420	23	6/43	18.26	2.80	39.04	1	2	-
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1994-1999	5	8	916	152.4	24	466	14	7/116	33.28	3.05	65.42	-	2	-
Robiul Islam (BAN)	2011-2013	3	6	918	153.0	33	447	18	6/71	24.83	2.92	51.00	-	2	-
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2020	4	7	1032	172.0	32	594	19	5/66	31.26	3.45	54.31	1	2	-
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	11	1064	-	61	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-2000	4	8	1065	177.3	49	461	20	5/31	23.05	2.59	53.25	-	2	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2016	5	8	1067	177.5	39	473	21	6/41	22.52	2.65	50.80	-	2	-
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1998	4	8	1071	178.3	34	570	19	6/109	30.00	3.19	56.36	-	2	1
CP Carter (SA)	1914-1921	5	7	1169	194.5	42	517	24	6/50	21.54	2.65	48.70	-	2	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2018	5	10	1198	199.4	40	589	29	6/79	20.31	2.94	41.31	2	2	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2005	5	10	1203	200.3	37	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	-	2	1
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1962	5	9	1208	201.2	54	493	20	5/48	24.65	2.44	60.40	-	2	-
WS Lees (ENG)	1906-1906	5	9	1256	209.2	69	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2010	4	7	1262	210.2	25	659	21	5/54	31.38	3.13	60.09	1	2	-
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	6	11	1284	214.0	35	771	27	5/40	28.55	3.60	47.55	2	2	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1970	4	7	1286	214.2	57	522	20	6/47	26.10	2.43	64.30	-	2	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2021	6	10	1298	216.2	44	631	24	6/99	26.29	2.91	54.08	1	2	-
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	9	17	1341	223.3	61	675	39	6/39	17.30	3.02	34.38	1	2	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	1502	250.2	112	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.62	3	2	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2022	8	16	1563	260.3	50	813	35	5/28	23.22	3.12	44.65	1	2	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1613	201.5	47	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	-
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1922-1923	5	9	1683	280.3	91	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	10	20	1727	287.5	58	1014	51	7/13	19.88	3.52	33.86	4	2	1
Sikandar Raza (ZIM)	2013-2025	11	13	1751	291.5	50	825	24	7/113	34.37	2.82	72.95	-	2	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2013	6	11	1826	304.2	61	827	31	7/95	26.67	2.71	58.90	3	2	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-2003	9	16	1843	307.1	60	1026	41	6/78	25.02	3.34	44.95	3	2	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2014	8	15	1964	327.2	63	1037	41	7/68	25.29	3.16	47.90	4	2	1
N Gordon (SA)	1938-1939	5	8	1966	245.6	28	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.30	-	2	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1910	10	19	1973	328.5	79	907	43	6/87	21.09	2.75	45.88	3	2	-
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2017-2025	11	15	1973	328.5	61	1059	35	7/58	30.25	3.22	56.37	2	2	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2002	14	21	2143	357.1	54	1243	41	5/70	30.31	3.48	52.26	2	2	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	9	16	2156	359.2	114	775	35	6/86	22.14	2.15	61.60	1	2	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1948-1949	5	9	2218	277.2	40	794	24	5/80	33.08	2.14	92.41	2	2	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2005-2020	10	18	2311	385.1	75	1177	34	5/40	34.61	3.05	67.97	1	2	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1931	10	17	2350	391.4	90	891	41	6/51	21.73	2.27	57.31	1	2	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1950	10	17	2437	304.5	33	1097	26	6/43	42.19	2.70	93.73	-	2	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	12	22	2610	435.0	161	928	36	5/42	25.77	2.13	72.50	1	2	-
PS Heine (SA)	1956-1962	10	19	2691	-	60	961	37	6/58	25.97	2.14	72.72	1	2	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1994-2001	13	21	3214	535.4	130	1289	37	8/109	34.83	2.40	86.86	-	2	1
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	18	31	3664	610.4	145	1635	48	6/127	34.06	2.67	76.33	3	2	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2006	13	24	4000	666.4	186	1620	67	6/86	24.17	2.43	59.70	5	2	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	22	43	4508	751.2	178	2340	76	6/81	30.78	3.11	59.31	1	2	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	91	149	10479	1746.3	397	5142	168	5/21	30.60	2.94	62.37	5	2	-
A Rose-Innes (SA)	1889-1889	2	3	128	32.0	8	89	5	5/43	17.80	4.17	25.60	-	1	-
ZG Foulkes (NZ)	2025-2025	1	2	150	25.0	7	75	9	5/37	8.33	3.00	16.66	1	1	-
CA Smith (ENG)	1889-1889	1	2	154	38.2	16	61	7	5/19	8.71	2.37	22.00	-	1	-
C Heseltine (ENG)	1896-1896	2	3	157	31.2	3	84	5	5/38	16.80	3.21	31.40	-	1	-
WH Ashley (SA)	1889-1889	1	1	173	43.1	18	95	7	7/95	13.57	3.29	24.71	-	1	-
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2007-2007	1	1	180	30.0	7	136	5	5/136	27.20	4.53	36.00	-	1	-
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2019	1	2	216	36.0	5	167	6	5/102	27.83	4.63	36.00	-	1	-
M de Lange (SA)	2011-2011	1	2	218	36.2	5	126	8	7/81	15.75	3.46	27.25	-	1	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2011-2014	3	5	221	36.5	10	114	7	5/17	16.28	3.09	31.57	-	1	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Namibia vs Canada at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 82nd Match, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4903]

Canada vs Scotland at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 81st Match, Aug 31, 2025 [ODI # 4901]

Canada vs Namibia at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 79th Match, Aug 27, 2025 [ODI # 4898]