Bowling Most Wickets Series

South Africa vs other countries ODIs Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Series

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	6	306	51.0	1	6	236	17	4/23	13.88	4.62	18.00	2	-	-
India in South Africa ODI Series, 2017/18
Waqar Younis (PAK)	7	334	55.4	2	7	247	16	5/25	15.43	4.43	20.87	-	1	-
Total International Series (Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies in South Africa), 1992/93
YS Chahal (IND)	6	313	52.1	1	6	262	16	5/22	16.37	5.02	19.56	1	1	-
India in South Africa ODI Series, 2017/18
A Dananjaya (SL)	5	252	42.0	-	5	250	14	6/29	17.85	5.95	18.00	-	1	-
South Africa in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2018
GI Allott (NZ)	7	334	55.4	5	7	263	14	4/35	18.78	4.72	23.85	2	-	-
South Africa in New Zealand ODI Series, 1998/99
CJ McDermott (AUS)	8	443	73.5	3	8	338	14	3/30	24.14	4.57	31.64	-	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia), 1984/85
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	6	304	50.4	3	6	216	13	4/25	16.61	4.26	23.38	2	-	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
MG Johnson (AUS)	5	275	45.5	2	5	222	13	4/34	17.07	4.84	21.15	1	-	-
Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 2008/09
SK Warne (AUS)	7	378	63.0	10	7	254	13	3/28	19.53	4.03	29.07	-	-	-
Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 1998/99
JR Thomson (AUS)	8	426	71.0	5	8	328	13	3/55	25.23	4.61	32.76	-	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia), 1981/82
Kabir Ali (ENG)	7	375	62.3	3	7	340	13	3/44	26.15	5.44	28.84	-	-	-
England in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05
A Kumble (IND)	4	217	36.1	3	4	100	12	6/12	8.33	2.76	18.08	-	1	-
C.A.B. Jubilee Tournament (Hero Cup) (India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe in India), 1993/94
Rishad Hossain (BAN)	3	168	28.0	-	3	131	12	6/35	10.91	4.67	14.00	-	1	-
West Indies in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2025/26
CJ McDermott (AUS)	5	235	39.1	-	5	153	12	4/34	12.75	3.90	19.58	1	-	-
Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 1990/91
LS Pascoe (AUS)	5	275	45.5	4	5	183	12	4/39	15.25	3.99	22.91	1	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia), 1981/82
Iftikhar Anjum (PAK)	5	262	43.4	2	5	205	12	3/33	17.08	4.69	21.83	-	-	-
South Africa in Pakistan ODI Series, 2007/08
AR McBrine (IRE)	6	270	45.0	4	5	216	12	4/28	18.00	4.80	22.50	2	-	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
KLT Arthurton (WI)	7	263	43.5	-	6	236	12	4/44	19.66	5.38	21.91	2	-	-
West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 1998/99
PL Taylor (AUS)	7	372	62.0	4	7	249	12	3/22	20.75	4.01	31.00	-	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia), 1988/89
SK Warne (AUS)	6	335	55.5	3	6	253	12	4/48	21.08	4.53	27.91	1	-	-
Carlton Series (Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe in Australia), 2000/01
DW Fleming (AUS)	7	355	59.1	4	7	273	12	3/41	22.75	4.61	29.58	-	-	-
Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 1998/99
JN Gillespie (AUS)	6	350	58.2	3	6	287	12	4/43	23.91	4.92	29.16	1	-	-
Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 2001/02
MA Starc (AUS)	3	131	21.5	3	3	102	11	5/20	9.27	4.67	11.90	-	2	-
West Indies in Australia ODI Series, 2012/13
MA Starc (AUS)	3	163	27.1	2	3	117	11	5/48	10.63	4.30	14.81	-	1	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
MA Starc (AUS)	3	163	27.1	2	3	117	11	5/48	10.63	4.30	14.81	-	1	-
Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 2021
DE Bollinger (AUS)	5	192	32.0	7	5	125	11	4/28	11.36	3.90	17.45	1	-	-
West Indies in Australia ODI Series, 2009/10
SM Pollock (SA)	6	264	44.0	10	6	127	11	6/35	11.54	2.88	24.00	-	1	-
West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 1998/99
D Gough (ENG)	4	234	39.0	3	4	129	11	4/29	11.72	3.30	21.27	1	-	-
Standard Bank Triangular Tournament (England, South Africa, Zimbabwe in South Africa), 1999/00
Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK)	4	207	34.3	6	4	130	11	4/43	11.81	3.76	18.81	1	-	-
West Indies in Pakistan ODI Series, 2006/07
Mohammad Irfan (PAK)	4	198	33.0	2	4	151	11	4/33	13.72	4.57	18.00	1	-	-
Pakistan in South Africa ODI Series, 2012/13
WJ Cronje (SA)	7	225	37.3	3	6	162	11	3/10	14.72	4.32	20.45	-	-	-
West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 1998/99
M Morkel (SA)	4	193	32.1	3	4	175	11	4/21	15.90	5.44	17.54	1	-	-
South Africa in West Indies ODI Series, 2010
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	5	288	48.0	4	5	181	11	4/30	16.45	3.77	26.18	1	-	-
Pakistan v South Africa ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2013/14
A Mishra (IND)	5	300	50.0	9	5	199	11	4/31	18.09	3.98	27.27	1	-	-
India in West Indies ODI Series, 2011
D Gough (ENG)	6	354	59.0	4	6	201	11	4/33	18.27	3.40	32.18	1	-	-
England in South Africa ODI Series, 1995/96
CK Langeveldt (SA)	5	244	40.4	2	5	206	11	5/62	18.72	5.06	22.18	-	1	-
South Africa in West Indies ODI Series, 2005
MM Patel (IND)	5	246	41.0	3	5	206	11	4/29	18.72	5.02	22.36	1	-	-
India in South Africa ODI Series, 2010/11
L Klusener (SA)	7	305	50.5	3	7	211	11	3/31	19.18	4.15	27.72	-	-	-
West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 1998/99
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	7	308	51.2	7	6	221	11	5/50	20.09	4.30	28.00	-	1	-
West Indies Tri-Nation Series (Australia, South Africa, West Indies), 2016
CA Young (IRE)	6	250	41.4	1	5	236	11	3/42	21.45	5.66	22.72	-	-	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
D Gough (ENG)	6	349	58.1	6	6	241	11	3/52	21.90	4.14	31.72	-	-	-
England in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05
XJ Doherty (AUS)	5	272	45.2	5	5	242	11	4/49	22.00	5.33	24.72	1	-	-
Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 2011/12
B Lee (AUS)	6	292	48.4	7	6	246	11	3/50	22.36	5.05	26.54	-	-	-
Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 2003
SL Malinga (SL)	5	270	45.0	2	5	248	11	5/54	22.54	5.51	24.54	-	1	-
Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series, 2011/12
Haris Rauf (PAK)	5	264	44.0	2	5	278	11	4/77	25.27	6.31	24.00	1	-	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
SK Warne (AUS)	8	414	69.0	3	8	285	11	4/36	25.90	4.13	37.63	1	-	-
Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 1993/94
CG Rackemann (AUS)	8	456	76.0	11	8	319	11	3/46	29.00	4.19	41.45	-	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia), 1983/84
Rashid Khan (AFG)	3	112	18.4	2	2	44	10	7/18	4.40	2.35	11.20	-	1	-
Afghanistan in West Indies ODI Series, 2017
Arshdeep Singh (IND)	3	162	27.0	1	3	95	10	5/37	9.50	3.51	16.20	1	1	-
India in South Africa ODI Series, 2023/24
LE Plunkett (ENG)	3	145	24.1	4	3	99	10	4/40	9.90	4.09	14.50	1	-	-
England in West Indies ODI Series, 2016/17
TA Boult (NZ)	3	150	25.0	5	3	100	10	7/34	10.00	4.00	15.00	-	1	-
West Indies in New Zealand ODI Series, 2017/18
DK Lillee (AUS)	4	209	34.5	6	4	103	10	4/28	10.30	2.95	20.90	1	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1979/80
CJ McDermott (AUS)	4	214	35.4	5	4	113	10	3/23	11.30	3.16	21.40	-	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series (Australia, India, West Indies in Australia), 1991/92
AR McBrine (IRE)	3	168	28.0	4	3	116	10	4/28	11.60	4.14	16.80	2	-	-
Ireland in West Indies ODI Series, 2021/22
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	4	210	35.0	4	4	121	10	4/37	12.10	3.45	21.00	1	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia), 1981/82
BAW Mendis (SL)	3	172	28.4	2	3	122	10	4/51	12.20	4.25	17.20	1	-	-
South Africa in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2013
A Flintoff (ENG)	5	184	30.4	2	4	129	10	3/21	12.90	4.20	18.40	-	-	-
NatWest Series [South Africa in England], 2008
B Lee (AUS)	4	216	36.0	4	4	130	10	5/22	13.00	3.61	21.60	1	1	-
VB Series (Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2005/06
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	5	204	34.0	3	5	135	10	7/12	13.50	3.97	20.40	-	1	-
Pakistan in West Indies ODI Series, 2013
JE Emburey (ENG)	4	225	37.3	1	4	152	10	4/37	15.20	4.05	22.50	1	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1986/87
M Ntini (SA)	4	228	38.0	5	4	158	10	4/46	15.80	4.15	22.80	1	-	-
South Africa in West Indies ODI Series, 2005
Al-Amin Hossain (BAN)	3	172	28.4	2	3	170	10	4/51	17.00	5.93	17.20	2	-	-
Bangladesh in West Indies ODI Series, 2014
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)	4	222	37.0	1	4	170	10	4/19	17.00	4.59	22.20	1	-	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
Mohammed Shami (IND)	3	166	27.4	1	3	174	10	4/36	17.40	6.28	16.60	2	-	-
West Indies in India ODI Series, 2014/15
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	5	264	44.0	3	5	178	10	3/19	17.80	4.04	26.40	-	-	-
West Indies in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2012/13
JM Anderson (ENG)	4	222	37.0	3	4	179	10	4/38	17.90	4.83	22.20	1	-	-
NatWest Series (England, South Africa, Zimbabwe in England), 2003
Waqar Younis (PAK)	4	229	38.1	1	4	179	10	4/52	17.90	4.68	22.90	1	-	-
Mandela Trophy (New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka in South Africa), 1994/95
JH Kallis (SA)	6	290	48.2	3	6	183	10	4/22	18.30	3.78	29.00	1	-	-
South Africa in West Indies ODI Series, 2000/01
SE Bond (NZ)	5	292	48.4	8	5	186	10	3/32	18.60	3.82	29.20	-	-	-
West Indies in New Zealand ODI Series, 2005/06
TG Southee (NZ)	5	257	42.5	5	5	196	10	3/37	19.60	4.57	25.70	-	-	-
New Zealand in West Indies ODI Series, 2012
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	6	294	49.0	5	6	197	10	3/29	19.70	4.02	29.40	-	-	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
JH Kallis (SA)	7	285	47.3	3	7	201	10	3/24	20.10	4.23	28.50	-	-	-
West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 1998/99
Wasim Akram (PAK)	7	337	56.1	1	7	205	10	5/16	20.50	3.64	33.70	-	1	-
Total International Series (Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies in South Africa), 1992/93
RJW Topley (ENG)	5	216	36.0	3	5	219	10	4/50	21.90	6.08	21.60	1	-	-
England in South Africa ODI Series, 2015/16
A Zampa (AUS)	5	255	42.3	-	5	224	10	3/16	22.40	5.27	25.50	-	-	-
West Indies Tri-Nation Series (Australia, South Africa, West Indies), 2016
CC Lewis (ENG)	5	274	45.4	3	5	227	10	4/35	22.70	4.97	27.40	1	-	-
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1993/94
Waqar Younis (PAK)	5	263	43.5	5	5	239	10	4/41	23.90	5.45	26.30	1	-	-
Pakistan in South Africa ODI Series, 2002/03
DG Cork (ENG)	6	348	58.0	4	6	264	10	3/44	26.40	4.55	34.80	-	-	-
England in South Africa ODI Series, 1995/96
SK Warne (AUS)	6	325	54.1	2	6	272	10	2/36	27.20	5.02	32.50	-	-	-
Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 1996/97
M Prasidh Krishna (IND)	3	163	27.1	4	3	68	9	4/12	7.55	2.50	18.11	1	-	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
M Prasidh Krishna (IND)	3	163	27.1	4	3	68	9	4/12	7.55	2.50	18.11	1	-	-
West Indies in India ODI Series, 2021/22
SK Warne (AUS)	3	180	30.0	9	3	73	9	4/29	8.11	2.43	20.00	1	-	-
ICC World Cup (in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland), 1999
C Pringle (NZ)	3	159	26.3	2	3	90	9	3/24	10.00	3.39	17.66	-	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa in Australia), 1993/94
SP Narine (WI)	3	179	29.5	-	3	101	9	6/27	11.22	3.38	19.88	-	1	-
West Indies Tri-Nation Series (Australia, South Africa, West Indies), 2016
LS Pascoe (AUS)	3	177	29.3	2	3	101	9	4/29	11.22	3.42	19.66	1	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1979/80
KD Mills (NZ)	3	168	28.0	3	3	102	9	5/25	11.33	3.64	18.66	-	1	-
New Zealand in South Africa ODI Series, 2007/08
HMCM Bandara (SL)	4	164	27.2	-	3	109	9	4/31	12.11	3.98	18.22	1	-	-
VB Series (Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2005/06
Waqar Younis (PAK)	4	189	31.3	4	4	123	9	4/43	13.66	3.90	21.00	1	-	-
Carlton & United Series (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia), 1996/97
Imran Tahir (SA)	3	174	29.0	-	3	126	9	7/45	14.00	4.34	19.33	-	1	-
West Indies Tri-Nation Series (Australia, South Africa, West Indies), 2016
Imran Khan (PAK)	5	289	48.1	3	5	139	9	3/23	15.44	2.88	32.11	-	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia), 1981/82
Umar Gul (PAK)	3	167	27.5	5	3	141	9	3/31	15.66	5.06	18.55	-	-	-
Pakistan v West Indies ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2008/09
CA Young (IRE)	3	148	24.4	1	3	141	9	3/42	15.66	5.71	16.44	-	-	-
Ireland in West Indies ODI Series, 2021/22
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	4	188	31.2	2	4	144	9	5/35	16.00	4.59	20.88	-	1	-
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
GR Larsen (NZ)	5	280	46.4	10	5	146	9	3/26	16.22	3.12	31.11	-	-	-
New Zealand in West Indies ODI Series, 1995/96
AU Rashid (ENG)	3	140	23.2	-	3	153	9	4/63	17.00	6.55	15.55	1	-	-
West Indies in England ODI Series, 2025
Wasim Akram (PAK)	4	222	37.0	2	4	154	9	4/46	17.11	4.16	24.66	1	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia), 1992/93
CJ McDermott (AUS)	4	188	31.2	2	4	155	9	4/38	17.22	4.94	20.88	1	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia), 1988/89
PR Reiffel (AUS)	6	282	47.0	6	6	155	9	3/14	17.22	3.29	31.33	-	-	-
Benson & Hedges World Series (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia), 1992/93
A Kumble (IND)	4	228	38.0	1	4	156	9	4/25	17.33	4.10	25.33	1	-	-
Titan Cup (Australia, India, South Africa in India), 1996/97
Sohag Gazi (BAN)	5	276	46.0	8	5	156	9	4/29	17.33	3.39	30.66	1	-	-
West Indies in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2012/13

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi, Sri Lanka in Pakistan 1st ODI, Nov 11, 2025 [ODI # 4928]

South Africa vs Pakistan at Faisalabad, South Africa in Pakistan 3rd ODI, Nov 8, 2025 [ODI # 4927]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Faisalabad, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd ODI, Nov 6, 2025 [ODI # 4926]