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
PS de Villiers	11.5	5	23	6	1.94	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
SM Pollock	22.3	6	50	6	2.22	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
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
AA Donald	13.3	2	54	5	4.00	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
M Muralidaran	30.0	8	63	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
AA Donald	19.2	4	79	5	4.08	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
AA Donald	15.0	4	27	4	1.80	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
AA Donald	13.0	3	47	4	3.61	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
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
SM Pollock	26.0	5	83	4	3.19	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
L Klusener	24.0	6	93	4	3.87	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
M Muralidaran	41.0	10	108	4	2.63	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Muralidaran	45.0	8	135	4	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
WJ Cronje	14.3	3	21	3	1.44	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
PR Adams	16.0	8	36	3	2.25	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Azhar Mahmood	15.0	1	49	3	3.26	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Waqar Younis	17.2	1	60	3	3.46	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
AA Donald	20.0	4	64	3	3.20	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Mushtaq Ahmed	27.0	5	66	3	2.44	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
AA Donald	21.3	7	66	3	3.06	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
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
AA Donald	33.0	10	73	3	2.21	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
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
M Muralidaran	23.5	4	94	3	3.94	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
ST Jayasuriya	5.0	2	10	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
WJ Cronje	8.0	3	13	2	1.62	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Fazl-e-Akbar	8.0	2	16	2	2.00	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PS de Villiers	12.5	3	25	2	1.94	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
WPUJC Vaas	11.0	3	41	2	3.72	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Saqlain Mushtaq	12.2	-	47	2	3.81	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
SM Pollock	24.1	10	55	2	2.27	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
SM Pollock	18.0	3	55	2	3.05	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
JH Kallis	18.0	7	58	2	3.22	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
M Ntini	22.5	7	61	2	2.67	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
PR Adams	20.0	2	62	2	3.10	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
L Klusener	18.0	3	67	2	3.72	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	2	75	2	3.57	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SM Pollock	23.0	3	77	2	3.34	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
AA Donald	23.0	4	89	2	3.86	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
PR Adams	27.0	3	90	2	3.33	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Fazl-e-Akbar	5.0	2	16	1	3.20	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
M Ntini	5.3	-	17	1	3.09	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
AA Donald	10.0	3	20	1	2.00	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PR Adams	7.0	1	25	1	3.57	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
DNT Zoysa	12.0	2	29	1	2.41	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
GP Wickramasinghe	15.0	2	36	1	2.40	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
JH Kallis	19.0	7	42	1	2.21	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
JH Kallis	15.0	5	45	1	3.00	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SM Pollock	17.0	2	46	1	2.70	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
PS de Villiers	16.0	1	51	1	3.18	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Azhar Mahmood	20.0	1	52	1	2.60	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
PS de Villiers	18.0	5	55	1	3.05	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
KR Pushpakumara	16.0	2	55	1	3.43	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
M Ntini	10.0	1	57	1	5.70	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
ST Jayasuriya	19.0	6	62	1	3.26	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Mushtaq Ahmed	16.0	1	65	1	4.06	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Shoaib Akhtar	21.0	2	84	1	4.00	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400

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