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
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	3.90	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
CA Walsh	36.4	13	61	6	1.66	West Indies	3	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
D Ramnarine	31.5	10	78	5	2.45	West Indies	3	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
CRD Fernando	34.0	4	98	5	2.88	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Muralidaran	58.3	16	122	5	2.08	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Dillon	15.1	5	32	4	2.10	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
CA Walsh	38.0	13	56	4	1.47	West Indies	3	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
NC McGarrell	43.0	19	72	4	1.67	West Indies	1	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
DNT Zoysa	22.0	8	76	4	3.45	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
CS Martin	29.0	8	104	4	3.58	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
M Dillon	34.0	1	147	4	4.32	West Indies	1	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
CA Walsh	18.0	8	31	3	1.72	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
DR Tuffey	8.0	1	38	3	4.75	New Zealand	4	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
M Dillon	18.2	4	47	3	2.56	West Indies	1	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
D Ramnarine	18.0	6	57	3	3.16	West Indies	1	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
M Dillon	28.0	8	58	3	2.07	West Indies	3	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
M Dillon	19.0	3	59	3	3.10	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
NAM McLean	16.5	2	60	3	3.56	West Indies	1	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
D Ramnarine	31.0	6	61	3	1.96	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
CA Walsh	22.0	6	62	3	2.81	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
M Dillon	27.0	5	64	3	2.37	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
RP Arnold	24.2	4	76	3	3.12	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SB O'Connor	30.0	4	87	3	2.90	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
CA Walsh	45.0	15	87	3	1.93	West Indies	1	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
CS Martin	22.1	4	89	3	4.01	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
D Ramnarine	41.0	9	105	3	2.56	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
WW Hinds	5.0	-	23	2	4.60	West Indies	1	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
CS Martin	15.0	4	43	2	2.86	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
CA Walsh	21.0	5	47	2	2.23	West Indies	1	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
CL Hooper	34.0	12	49	2	1.44	West Indies	3	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
GP Wickramasinghe	12.3	3	51	2	4.08	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
CA Walsh	28.0	7	56	2	2.00	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
CE Cuffy	17.0	6	58	2	3.41	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
SB O'Connor	26.4	8	68	2	2.55	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
NAM McLean	22.0	-	75	2	3.40	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
BGK Walker	27.0	4	92	2	3.40	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
KP Walmsley	5.0	2	7	1	1.40	New Zealand	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
SB O'Connor	8.0	4	9	1	1.12	New Zealand	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
WW Hinds	10.0	5	13	1	1.30	West Indies	1	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
CS Martin	5.0	3	18	1	3.60	New Zealand	4	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
D Ramnarine	11.0	4	20	1	1.81	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
NAM McLean	10.0	3	25	1	2.50	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
SB O'Connor	7.0	-	28	1	4.00	New Zealand	4	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
CA Walsh	14.0	3	28	1	2.00	West Indies	3	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
CE Cuffy	10.0	4	28	1	2.80	West Indies	3	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
CD McMillan	17.0	6	31	1	1.82	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
CL Hooper	10.0	2	31	1	3.10	West Indies	1	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
CS Martin	12.0	3	32	1	2.66	New Zealand	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
CL Hooper	24.0	7	37	1	1.54	West Indies	3	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
KP Walmsley	13.0	2	40	1	3.07	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
NC McGarrell	15.0	3	41	1	2.73	West Indies	3	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
CL Hooper	28.0	8	43	1	1.53	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
D Ramnarine	20.0	6	45	1	2.25	West Indies	1	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
CA Walsh	31.0	14	45	1	1.45	West Indies	1	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
NJ Astle	36.0	18	46	1	1.27	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
D Ramnarine	27.3	14	46	1	1.67	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
CRD Fernando	10.0	-	48	1	4.80	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
RP Arnold	14.0	2	50	1	3.57	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SB O'Connor	15.0	5	52	1	3.46	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
D Ramnarine	42.0	24	55	1	1.30	West Indies	3	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
NJ Astle	24.0	5	57	1	2.37	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
BGK Walker	23.0	5	61	1	2.65	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
D Ramnarine	35.0	8	64	1	1.82	West Indies	3	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
CE Cuffy	30.0	7	71	1	2.36	West Indies	1	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
PDRL Perera	19.0	3	73	1	3.84	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
D Ramnarine	33.1	6	86	1	2.59	West Indies	1	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
M Muralidaran	43.0	11	99	1	2.30	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CRD Fernando	25.0	2	105	1	4.20	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CRD Fernando	16.0	1	107	1	6.68	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
WPUJC Vaas	32.0	6	109	1	3.40	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]