Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	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	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
Saqlain Mushtaq	15.0	6	36	3	2.40	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
AC Dale	20.0	5	45	3	2.25	Australia A	1	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
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
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
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
PR Reiffel	18.0	7	24	2	1.33	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
ME Waugh	18.0	8	28	2	1.55	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
Waqar Younis	10.0	1	36	2	3.60	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
MP Atkinson	13.0	2	40	2	3.07	West Aust	1	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
WPUJC Vaas	11.0	3	41	2	3.72	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Waqar Younis	14.0	2	43	2	3.07	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
Saqlain Mushtaq	12.2	0	47	2	3.81	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
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
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
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
SG Law	7.0	2	15	1	2.14	Australia A	1	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
Fazl-e-Akbar	5.0	2	16	1	3.20	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
GD McGrath	17.0	9	20	1	1.17	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
Wasim Akram	13.0	3	26	1	2.00	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
GS Blewett	14.0	5	26	1	1.85	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
SR Waugh	10.0	3	27	1	2.70	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
P Wilson	15.0	5	29	1	1.93	Australia A	3	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
DNT Zoysa	12.0	2	29	1	2.41	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
GS Blewett	13.0	5	30	1	2.30	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
MS Mason	17.0	6	34	1	2.00	West Aust	3	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
Azhar Mahmood	10.4	2	36	1	3.37	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
GP Wickramasinghe	15.0	2	36	1	2.40	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
PJ Hutchison	13.0	4	41	1	3.15	Tasmania	4	v Sth Africans	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
B Lee	13.0	3	42	1	3.23	Australia A	3	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
Wasim Akram	11.0	0	46	1	4.18	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
GD McGrath	20.0	6	51	1	2.55	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
SK Warne	15.0	2	52	1	3.46	Australia	3	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
Azhar Mahmood	20.0	1	52	1	2.60	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
KR Pushpakumara	16.0	2	55	1	3.43	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
MG Bevan	18.0	1	57	1	3.16	Australia A	3	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
GD McGrath	28.0	11	57	1	2.03	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
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
B Lee	28.0	6	73	1	2.60	Australia A	1	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
P Wilson	28.0	7	82	1	2.92	Australia A	1	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
Shoaib Akhtar	21.0	2	84	1	4.00	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
MG Bevan	19.0	3	87	1	4.57	Australia A	1	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
AJ Bichel	35.0	10	103	1	2.94	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
KM Harvey	25.0	7	110	1	4.40	West Aust	1	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
Saqlain Mushtaq	32.0	7	120	1	3.75	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381

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