Bowling Best Figures Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GD McGrath	40.4	15	86	6	2.11	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
AA Donald	18.0	5	36	5	2.00	South Africa	3	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
AA Donald	16.0	5	40	5	2.50	South Africa	2	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
JN Gillespie	23.0	10	54	5	2.34	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	3.15	India	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	3.72	India	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	4.13	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
AA Donald	11.1	4	14	4	1.25	South Africa	4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
MG Bevan	15.0	3	32	4	2.13	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SK Warne	28.0	15	43	4	1.53	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
BN Schultz	20.0	4	52	4	2.60	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
GD McGrath	26.0	8	77	4	2.96	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
MG Bevan	13.0	3	18	3	1.38	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SM Pollock	12.0	4	25	3	2.08	South Africa	4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
JH Kallis	16.0	7	29	3	1.81	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AA Donald	18.0	6	38	3	2.11	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
AA Donald	18.0	5	40	3	2.22	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
A Kumble	23.0	7	40	3	1.73	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
PR Adams	16.2	4	45	3	2.75	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
JN Gillespie	18.0	4	49	3	2.72	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AA Donald	20.0	5	60	3	3.00	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
SK Warne	23.4	5	62	3	2.61	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
L Klusener	27.0	6	75	3	2.77	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
JN Gillespie	31.0	13	75	3	2.41	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
J Srinath	18.0	5	78	3	4.33	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
J Srinath	23.0	5	80	3	3.47	India	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
PR Adams	21.0	1	80	3	3.80	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
AA Donald	32.1	9	88	3	2.73	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
BKV Prasad	36.0	1	114	3	3.16	India	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
J Srinath	38.0	8	130	3	3.42	India	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
SM Pollock	6.0	3	6	2	1.00	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
L Klusener	9.0	2	16	2	1.77	South Africa	4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SM Pollock	8.0	2	18	2	2.25	South Africa	2	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SK Warne	17.4	7	20	2	1.13	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
WJ Cronje	14.0	7	21	2	1.50	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
L Klusener	14.5	4	23	2	1.55	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
A Kumble	11.0	3	26	2	2.36	India	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BM McMillan	8.0	2	27	2	3.37	South Africa	2	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SM Pollock	12.0	2	29	2	2.41	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
BM McMillan	14.0	2	32	2	2.28	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
J Srinath	20.0	7	36	2	1.80	India	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SC Ganguly	12.0	1	36	2	3.00	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
WJ Cronje	16.3	5	39	2	2.36	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
BN Schultz	17.0	4	39	2	2.29	South Africa	3	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
PR Adams	18.0	5	49	2	2.72	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
PL Symcox	19.0	5	49	2	2.57	South Africa	3	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
DJ Johnson	15.0	2	52	2	3.46	India	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
A Kumble	25.0	4	58	2	2.32	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
BKV Prasad	15.0	1	59	2	3.93	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
MG Bevan	17.0	1	64	2	3.76	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
JN Gillespie	17.0	6	66	2	3.88	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
PR Adams	21.0	4	66	2	3.14	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
GD McGrath	22.0	7	66	2	3.00	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SK Warne	27.4	9	68	2	2.45	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SM Pollock	23.0	2	76	2	3.30	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
BKV Prasad	20.0	2	83	2	4.15	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
J Srinath	24.0	6	89	2	3.70	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
AA Donald	24.0	3	99	2	4.12	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
SM Pollock	32.0	3	105	2	3.28	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
AA Donald	35.0	7	136	2	3.88	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SR Waugh	4.0	1	4	1	1.00	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
PR Adams	4.0	-	5	1	1.25	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
L Klusener	7.1	2	8	1	1.11	South Africa	2	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SC Ganguly	9.0	4	12	1	1.33	India	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
GS Blewett	3.0	-	13	1	4.33	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
BM McMillan	11.0	4	16	1	1.45	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AA Donald	23.0	13	18	1	0.78	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
JH Kallis	9.4	2	18	1	1.86	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
JN Gillespie	3.4	-	19	1	5.18	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
BM McMillan	6.2	-	22	1	3.47	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
WJ Cronje	8.0	3	24	1	3.00	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SM Pollock	11.0	-	28	1	2.54	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
WJ Cronje	16.4	5	32	1	1.92	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
ME Waugh	7.0	1	34	1	4.85	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
WJ Cronje	9.3	1	36	1	3.78	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
D Ganesh	10.0	3	38	1	3.80	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
L Klusener	14.4	1	40	1	2.72	South Africa	3	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
GD McGrath	13.0	3	43	1	3.30	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
BM McMillan	21.0	5	46	1	2.19	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
JH Kallis	21.0	4	54	1	2.57	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
PL Symcox	23.0	4	62	1	2.69	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
A Kumble	25.0	5	63	1	2.52	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
L Klusener	12.0	1	88	1	7.33	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
PR Adams	24.0	6	88	1	3.66	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
L Klusener	37.0	10	122	1	3.29	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
PR Adams	52.0	7	163	1	3.13	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]