Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Players - 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
PR Adams	45.0	11	128	7	2.84	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
SM Pollock	29.2	9	78	6	2.65	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
M Ntini	20.0	7	49	5	2.45	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
M Ntini	25.5	8	66	5	2.55	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
A Nel	28.1	8	87	5	3.08	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
M Ntini	32.0	9	94	5	2.93	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
SM Pollock	10.0	2	26	4	2.60	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2004	ODI # 2090
SM Pollock	17.0	6	31	4	1.82	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
A Nel	10.0	-	39	4	3.90	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049
M Ntini	10.0	-	46	4	4.60	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	5 Oct 2003	ODI # 2047
M Ntini	14.0	4	53	4	3.78	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
N Boje	20.0	2	65	4	3.25	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SM Pollock	32.0	10	69	4	2.15	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
N Boje	33.2	7	69	4	2.07	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SM Pollock	30.4	4	98	4	3.19	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
SM Pollock	32.5	6	113	4	3.44	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
JH Kallis	3.0	-	8	3	2.66	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	30 Jan 2004	ODI # 2092
L Klusener	5.2	2	9	3	1.68	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Cape Town	25 Jan 2004	ODI # 2088
M Ntini	6.0	1	15	3	2.50	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Cape Town	25 Jan 2004	ODI # 2088
M Ntini	7.4	-	25	3	3.26	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049
SM Pollock	9.3	-	33	3	3.47	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 2003	ODI # 2050
A Nel	13.0	4	43	3	3.30	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
M Ntini	9.0	-	45	3	5.00	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Oct 2003	ODI # 2048
M Ntini	10.0	1	45	3	4.50	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 2004	ODI # 2100
M Ntini	7.0	1	47	3	6.71	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	29 Feb 2004	ODI # 2107
A Nel	18.0	6	64	3	3.55	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
A Nel	18.0	3	68	3	3.77	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
JH Kallis	26.0	7	71	3	2.73	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
M Ntini	26.0	8	72	3	2.76	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
A Nel	32.5	11	78	3	2.37	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
M Ntini	21.0	4	82	3	3.90	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
SM Pollock	29.0	2	85	3	2.93	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
M Ntini	28.0	4	99	3	3.53	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
M Ntini	36.0	7	110	3	3.05	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
A Nel	6.0	1	18	2	3.00	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Cape Town	25 Jan 2004	ODI # 2088
JH Kallis	6.0	1	21	2	3.50	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2004	ODI # 2090
RJ Peterson	7.0	-	26	2	3.71	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Oct 2003	ODI # 2048
L Klusener	6.0	-	30	2	5.00	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	29 Feb 2004	ODI # 2107
RJ Peterson	10.0	-	32	2	3.20	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 2003	ODI # 2050
A Nel	8.0	-	36	2	4.50	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 2003	ODI # 2050
M Ntini	9.0	1	38	2	4.22	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 2003	ODI # 2050
L Klusener	9.0	-	39	2	4.33	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Feb 2004	ODI # 2099
SM Pollock	10.0	-	40	2	4.00	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Centurion	1 Feb 2004	ODI # 2094
M Ntini	10.0	1	41	2	4.10	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Feb 2004	ODI # 2099
A Nel	10.0	1	42	2	4.20	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Feb 2004	ODI # 2099
M Ntini	20.0	7	45	2	2.25	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
L Klusener	8.0	-	46	2	5.75	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	30 Jan 2004	ODI # 2092
A Nel	13.0	3	49	2	3.76	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JH Kallis	10.0	1	53	2	5.30	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	3 Oct 2003	ODI # 2046
A Nel	21.0	5	58	2	2.76	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SM Pollock	23.0	3	59	2	2.56	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
M Ntini	10.0	1	63	2	6.30	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Dunedin	25 Feb 2004	ODI # 2104
M Ntini	29.0	9	64	2	2.20	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
A Nel	15.4	2	64	2	4.08	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
SM Pollock	22.0	10	65	2	2.95	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
A Nel	27.0	5	67	2	2.48	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
SM Pollock	24.0	6	88	2	3.66	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
PR Adams	45.0	11	118	2	2.62	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
JH Kallis	7.0	5	4	1	0.57	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SM Pollock	10.0	4	9	1	0.90	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049
SM Pollock	6.0	2	9	1	1.50	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Cape Town	25 Jan 2004	ODI # 2088
GC Smith	5.1	2	13	1	2.51	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
A Nel	4.0	-	15	1	3.75	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
SM Pollock	8.0	4	16	1	2.00	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	30 Jan 2004	ODI # 2092
GC Smith	5.0	-	19	1	3.80	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
JH Kallis	7.0	-	20	1	2.85	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049
AJ Hall	13.0	3	20	1	1.53	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
JH Kallis	11.0	3	20	1	1.81	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
JH Kallis	5.0	-	20	1	4.00	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 2004	ODI # 2100
RJ Peterson	15.0	6	21	1	1.40	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
M Ntini	6.0	-	23	1	3.83	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	30 Jan 2004	ODI # 2092
A Nel	8.0	2	25	1	3.12	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	30 Jan 2004	ODI # 2092
SM Pollock	22.0	12	27	1	1.22	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
RJ Peterson	9.0	-	28	1	3.11	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Napier	2 Mar 2004	ODI # 2109
AJ Hall	8.0	1	31	1	3.87	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049
M Ntini	5.0	-	31	1	6.20	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
JA Morkel	9.0	-	33	1	3.66	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Napier	2 Mar 2004	ODI # 2109
SM Pollock	10.0	-	35	1	3.50	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Oct 2003	ODI # 2048
L Klusener	7.4	-	35	1	4.56	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2004	ODI # 2090
N Boje	6.0	-	35	1	5.83	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Dunedin	25 Feb 2004	ODI # 2104
GC Smith	4.1	-	36	1	8.64	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 2004	ODI # 2101
SM Pollock	7.0	-	36	1	5.14	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	29 Feb 2004	ODI # 2107
AJ Hall	8.0	1	37	1	4.62	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Oct 2003	ODI # 2048
JH Kallis	7.0	-	37	1	5.28	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Centurion	1 Feb 2004	ODI # 2094
SM Pollock	7.0	-	37	1	5.28	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Napier	2 Mar 2004	ODI # 2109
SM Pollock	10.0	2	39	1	3.90	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	5 Oct 2003	ODI # 2047
JA Morkel	7.0	-	41	1	5.85	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	29 Feb 2004	ODI # 2107
SM Pollock	22.0	9	42	1	1.90	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
L Klusener	8.0	-	42	1	5.25	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2004	ODI # 2096
M Ntini	10.0	-	44	1	4.40	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Napier	2 Mar 2004	ODI # 2109
JH Kallis	5.0	-	45	1	9.00	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 2004	ODI # 2101
SM Pollock	10.0	3	46	1	4.60	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	3 Oct 2003	ODI # 2046
JH Kallis	12.0	4	46	1	3.83	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
SM Pollock	16.2	6	46	1	2.81	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
SM Pollock	22.0	7	48	1	2.18	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
JH Kallis	16.0	4	49	1	3.06	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
N Boje	7.0	-	49	1	7.00	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 2004	ODI # 2101
M Ntini	20.0	6	50	1	2.50	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
JH Kallis	19.0	6	51	1	2.68	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
GC Smith	8.0	-	52	1	6.50	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2004	ODI # 2096

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