Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs 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
SK Warne	21.0	9	34	6	1.61	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
Mushtaq Ahmed	37.0	13	78	6	2.10	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Waqar Younis	23.0	6	78	6	3.39	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Shoaib Akhtar	12.0	1	43	5	3.58	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
M Muralidaran	30.0	8	63	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
SK Warne	32.1	8	75	5	2.33	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
Saqlain Mushtaq	62.0	13	129	5	2.08	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
Wasim Akram	8.0	-	33	4	4.12	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Lahore	2 Nov 1997	ODI # 1248
Wasim Akram	16.0	6	42	4	2.62	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
ST Jayasuriya	33.0	7	53	4	1.60	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Waqar Younis	17.4	4	55	4	3.11	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Mushtaq Ahmed	22.0	6	57	4	2.59	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
MW Ridgway	29.0	6	105	4	3.62	Tasmania	2	v Sth Africans	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
M Muralidaran	41.0	10	108	4	2.63	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
J Stewart	26.0	6	121	4	4.65	West Aust	1	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
Mushtaq Ahmed	38.0	12	122	4	3.21	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
M Muralidaran	45.0	8	135	4	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
PR Reiffel	12.0	3	14	3	1.16	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
SCG MacGill	7.0	1	22	3	3.14	Australia	3	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
MS Kasprowicz	13.5	3	28	3	2.02	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
PR Reiffel	10.0	1	32	3	3.20	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	26 Jan 1998	ODI # 1285
WPUJC Vaas	7.5	-	33	3	4.21	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.0	1	34	3	3.77	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Lahore	2 Nov 1997	ODI # 1248
Saqlain Mushtaq	15.0	6	36	3	2.40	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
GD McGrath	10.0	1	40	3	4.00	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	4 Dec 1997	ODI # 1254
PR Reiffel	9.0	-	40	3	4.44	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	27 Jan 1998	ODI # 1287
AC Dale	20.0	5	45	3	2.25	Australia A	1	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	-	46	3	4.60	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Lahore	6 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
AJ Bichel	9.0	-	46	3	5.11	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	4 Dec 1997	ODI # 1254
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	47	3	4.70	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
UDU Chandana	10.0	1	48	3	4.80	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
Azhar Mahmood	15.0	1	49	3	3.26	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Azhar Mahmood	10.0	-	50	3	5.00	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
SK Warne	10.0	1	52	3	5.20	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	23 Jan 1998	ODI # 1283
Waqar Younis	17.2	1	60	3	3.46	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
SK Warne	42.0	15	64	3	1.52	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
Mushtaq Ahmed	27.0	5	66	3	2.44	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Wasim Akram	26.0	8	70	3	2.69	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Mushtaq Ahmed	32.0	9	71	3	2.21	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
GP Wickramasinghe	28.4	7	75	3	2.61	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Waqar Younis	23.0	4	80	3	3.47	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Mushtaq Ahmed	22.0	3	81	3	3.68	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
M Muralidaran	23.5	4	94	3	3.94	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
SK Warne	44.0	11	97	3	2.20	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
MS Kasprowicz	39.0	7	125	3	3.20	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
Mushtaq Ahmed	58.5	17	126	3	2.14	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
ST Jayasuriya	5.0	2	10	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
DS Lehmann	4.0	-	11	2	2.75	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	23 Jan 1998	ODI # 1283
Fazl-e-Akbar	8.0	2	16	2	2.00	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
JL Langer	11.0	5	17	2	1.54	Australia A	3	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
GP Wickramasinghe	8.0	2	22	2	2.75	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
PR Reiffel	18.0	7	24	2	1.33	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
CL Cairns	10.0	2	26	2	2.60	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
PA de Silva	6.0	-	26	2	4.33	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
CD McMillan	5.0	-	27	2	5.40	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Brisbane	9 Jan 1998	ODI # 1270
ME Waugh	18.0	8	28	2	1.55	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
CL Cairns	9.5	1	29	2	2.94	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	6 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
NJ Astle	9.0	-	31	2	3.44	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	6 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
GR Larsen	10.0	-	31	2	3.10	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	6 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
ST Jayasuriya	7.0	-	34	2	4.85	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
Waqar Younis	10.0	1	36	2	3.60	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
SB O'Connor	7.0	1	36	2	5.14	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	6 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
CZ Harris	10.0	-	36	2	3.60	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
ME Waugh	10.0	-	39	2	3.90	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	9 Dec 1997	ODI # 1257
Wasim Akram	10.0	-	39	2	3.90	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Durban	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1303
MP Atkinson	13.0	2	40	2	3.07	West Aust	1	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
CZ Harris	10.0	-	41	2	4.10	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Brisbane	9 Jan 1998	ODI # 1270
WPUJC Vaas	11.0	3	41	2	3.72	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SB O'Connor	7.0	-	42	2	6.00	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
Waqar Younis	14.0	2	43	2	3.07	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
ME Waugh	10.0	-	45	2	4.50	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	23 Jan 1998	ODI # 1283
Saqlain Mushtaq	12.2	-	47	2	3.81	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Waqar Younis	10.0	-	47	2	4.70	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
KSC de Silva	6.0	-	48	2	8.00	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Lahore	8 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
P Wilson	10.0	1	50	2	5.00	Australia	2	v South Africa	Brisbane	11 Jan 1998	ODI # 1272
CL Cairns	10.0	1	50	2	5.00	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 1998	ODI # 1278
KSC de Silva	9.0	1	51	2	5.66	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Lahore	6 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
Azhar Mahmood	14.0	3	52	2	3.71	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
DJ Marsh	14.0	3	54	2	3.85	Tasmania	2	v Sth Africans	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
MS Kasprowicz	18.0	5	55	2	3.05	Australia	3	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
MG Bevan	23.0	3	56	2	2.43	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
PA de Silva	8.0	-	61	2	7.62	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Lahore	6 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
SCG MacGill	24.0	8	69	2	2.87	Australia A	3	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
J Stewart	19.0	4	71	2	3.73	West Aust	3	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
Ali Hussain Rizvi	18.3	1	72	2	3.89	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
Azhar Mahmood	27.0	1	74	2	2.74	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	2	75	2	3.57	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
CR Miller	41.0	10	94	2	2.29	Tasmania	2	v Sth Africans	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
SK Warne	33.0	6	95	2	2.87	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
MS Garnaut	29.0	6	101	2	3.48	West Aust	1	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
SCG MacGill	29.0	7	112	2	3.86	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
SCG MacGill	39.0	10	150	2	3.84	Australia A	1	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
GD McGrath	5.0	2	8	1	1.60	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
TM Moody	8.0	3	10	1	1.25	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	9 Dec 1997	ODI # 1257
ME Waugh	3.0	-	12	1	4.00	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	4 Dec 1997	ODI # 1254
SR Waugh	7.0	2	12	1	1.71	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
CR Miller	10.0	3	13	1	1.30	Tasmania	4	v Sth Africans	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
CD McMillan	3.0	-	13	1	4.33	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 1998	ODI # 1278
SR Waugh	4.0	-	14	1	3.50	Australia	2	v South Africa	Brisbane	11 Jan 1998	ODI # 1272
SG Law	7.0	2	15	1	2.14	Australia A	1	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class

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>> 246/7 (80.5 ov, Marshall Ayub 118*, Sumon Khan 12*, Mojammel Hasan Shakil 1/43) - Stumps

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>> 214/2 (64.0 ov, KR Patterson 79*, L Shaw 42*, MP Kuhnemann 0/46) - Stumps