Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	2.97	South Africa	4	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
PR Adams	19.1	6	55	6	2.86	South Africa	1	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
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
AA Donald	11.1	4	14	4	1.25	South Africa	4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
AA Donald	27.0	14	37	4	1.37	South Africa	1	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
BN Schultz	20.0	4	52	4	2.60	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
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
PR Adams	9.2	4	30	3	3.21	South Africa	3	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
AA Donald	15.0	3	32	3	2.13	South Africa	3	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
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
PR Adams	16.2	4	45	3	2.75	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AA Donald	20.0	5	60	3	3.00	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
AA Donald	21.2	4	72	3	3.37	South Africa	2	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
L Klusener	27.0	6	75	3	2.77	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
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
SM Pollock	6.0	3	6	2	1.00	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
WJ Cronje	10.0	5	11	2	1.10	South Africa	1	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
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
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
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
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
BM McMillan	18.0	7	40	2	2.22	South Africa	1	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
PL Symcox	22.0	8	47	2	2.13	South Africa	3	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
PL Symcox	21.0	5	48	2	2.28	South Africa	1	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
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
BM McMillan	16.0	4	52	2	3.25	South Africa	2	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
PS de Villiers	18.0	5	55	2	3.05	South Africa	1	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
PS de Villiers	24.0	10	58	2	2.41	South Africa	3	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
PR Adams	21.0	4	66	2	3.14	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
PR Adams	13.0	1	69	2	5.30	South Africa	2	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
L Klusener	25.0	7	72	2	2.88	South Africa	3	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SM Pollock	23.0	2	76	2	3.30	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
PR Adams	20.0	1	84	2	4.20	South Africa	3	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
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
PR Adams	4.0	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
BM McMillan	11.0	4	16	1	1.45	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
BM McMillan	9.0	4	18	1	2.00	South Africa	3	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
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
BM McMillan	6.2	0	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
PL Symcox	6.0	1	28	1	4.66	South Africa	4	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
SM Pollock	11.0	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
BM McMillan	19.0	8	33	1	1.73	South Africa	4	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
WJ Cronje	9.3	1	36	1	3.78	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
L Klusener	14.4	1	40	1	2.72	South Africa	3	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
PS de Villiers	17.0	4	45	1	2.64	South Africa	3	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
PR Adams	17.0	2	46	1	2.70	South Africa	1	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
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
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
PL Symcox	26.0	2	101	1	3.88	South Africa	3	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
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]