Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DW Steyn	13.1	1	82	5	6.22	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
A Nel	13.0	4	39	4	3.00	Sth Africans	2	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (Colts)	22 Jul 2006	First-class
M Ntini	21.0	3	84	4	4.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
N Boje	39.3	11	111	4	2.81	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
AJ Hall	25.0	3	75	3	3.00	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
DW Steyn	26.0	1	129	3	4.96	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
M Ntini	11.0	4	32	2	2.90	Sth Africans	2	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (Colts)	22 Jul 2006	First-class
N Boje	12.3	2	46	2	3.68	Sth Africans	2	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (Colts)	22 Jul 2006	First-class
M Ntini	7.2	2	13	1	1.77	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
N Boje	5.0	1	27	1	5.40	Sth Africans	4	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (Colts)	22 Jul 2006	First-class
DW Steyn	10.0	2	40	1	4.00	Sth Africans	2	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (Colts)	22 Jul 2006	First-class
SM Pollock	19.0	2	60	1	3.15	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
N Boje	20.0	6	71	1	3.55	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
AJ Hall	25.0	2	99	1	3.96	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
A Nel	25.1	2	114	1	4.52	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810

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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:

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 160/2 (42.0 ov, LC Ngoepe 83*, KJ Dudgeon 0/27) - Stumps

KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs Lions at Johannesburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 28th Match, Feb 9-11, 2026 [First-class]

Water and Power Development Authority vs Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Lahore, President's Trophy Grade-I Final, Feb 8-11, 2026 [First-class]