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
SM Pollock	21.4	10	56	6	2.58	South Africa	3	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
J Srinath	30.0	6	76	6	2.53	India	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
SK Warne	70.0	15	161	6	2.30	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
GD McGrath	12.3	4	21	5	1.68	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
SM Pollock	16.0	3	40	5	2.50	South Africa	2	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
J Srinath	33.0	6	140	5	4.24	India	2	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
SK Warne	13.0	4	33	4	2.53	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
SK Warne	12.0	3	44	4	3.66	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
B Lee	17.2	1	82	4	4.73	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
SM Pollock	27.0	8	91	4	3.37	South Africa	1	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
M Ntini	22.5	5	93	4	4.07	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
PR Adams	20.0	1	102	4	5.10	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
GD McGrath	14.0	6	28	3	2.00	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
JH Kallis	11.0	2	29	3	2.63	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
B Lee	10.0	1	40	3	4.00	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
GD McGrath	20.0	4	42	3	2.10	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
JN Gillespie	15.0	4	52	3	3.46	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
M Ntini	17.0	2	65	3	3.82	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
M Hayward	20.3	5	70	3	3.41	South Africa	1	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
A Kumble	50.0	12	132	3	2.64	India	2	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
DJ Terbrugge	4.0	1	21	2	5.25	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
SK Warne	9.0	-	26	2	2.88	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
J Srinath	17.0	9	28	2	1.64	India	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
PR Adams	9.0	-	37	2	4.11	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
ME Waugh	11.5	1	43	2	3.63	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
PR Adams	13.0	-	47	2	3.61	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
JH Kallis	10.0	2	50	2	5.00	South Africa	2	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
M Hayward	25.0	6	58	2	2.32	South Africa	4	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
JN Gillespie	15.0	5	58	2	3.86	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
DJ Terbrugge	16.0	2	61	2	3.81	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
JH Kallis	16.0	1	65	2	4.06	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
B Lee	16.0	1	65	2	4.06	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
JH Kallis	17.0	2	68	2	4.00	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
SK Warne	28.0	10	70	2	2.50	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
M Hayward	23.0	8	74	2	3.21	South Africa	3	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
Harbhajan Singh	20.0	2	79	2	3.95	India	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
JH Kallis	22.0	6	87	2	3.95	South Africa	1	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
M Ntini	20.0	3	87	2	4.35	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
JH Kallis	20.0	3	95	2	4.75	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
PR Adams	21.1	-	104	2	4.91	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
SK Warne	30.0	6	108	2	3.60	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
JH Kallis	24.0	1	116	2	4.83	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
A Nehra	22.0	3	121	2	5.50	India	2	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
A Nel	30.4	6	121	2	3.94	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
JN Gillespie	4.0	1	13	1	3.25	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
SR Tendulkar	4.0	-	22	1	5.50	India	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
A Kumble	4.0	-	23	1	5.75	India	4	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
JN Gillespie	14.0	6	25	1	1.78	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
GD McGrath	11.0	4	26	1	2.36	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
AJ Hall	9.1	2	35	1	3.81	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
M Ntini	10.0	3	39	1	3.90	South Africa	3	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
SM Pollock	26.0	11	39	1	1.50	South Africa	4	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
M Hayward	17.0	5	45	1	2.64	South Africa	2	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
M Ntini	14.0	3	49	1	3.50	South Africa	2	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
JH Kallis	15.0	3	56	1	3.73	South Africa	3	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
D Pretorius	14.0	5	60	1	4.28	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
A Kumble	29.0	10	67	1	2.31	India	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
M Ntini	14.4	2	71	1	4.84	South Africa	1	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
AB Agarkar	23.0	3	71	1	3.08	India	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
AA Donald	15.2	2	72	1	4.69	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
JN Gillespie	29.0	10	81	1	2.79	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
AB Agarkar	22.0	2	85	1	3.86	India	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
Harbhajan Singh	34.0	6	89	1	2.61	India	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
M Ntini	24.0	4	90	1	3.75	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
B Lee	22.0	3	99	1	4.50	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
M Ntini	33.0	8	124	1	3.75	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
N Boje	35.0	4	153	1	4.37	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590

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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
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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]