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
DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	4.66	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DW Steyn	21.5	6	72	6	3.29	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
DW Steyn	14.3	3	34	5	2.34	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
DW Steyn	17.0	1	59	5	3.47	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
MR Gillespie	30.0	7	136	5	4.53	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DJ Bravo	13.1	3	24	4	1.82	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
PL Harris	15.4	5	35	4	2.23	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
SM Pollock	11.0	2	35	4	3.18	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
DW Steyn	14.0	5	42	4	3.00	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DW Steyn	19.5	7	44	4	2.21	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
DW Steyn	20.0	5	60	4	3.00	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
SE Bond	17.0	1	73	4	4.29	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
DJ Bravo	37.0	9	82	4	2.21	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
FH Edwards	13.0	3	37	3	2.84	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
A Nel	6.3	-	45	3	6.92	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
JE Taylor	13.0	4	46	3	3.53	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
M Ntini	14.0	3	47	3	3.35	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
DBL Powell	17.0	4	58	3	3.41	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
A Nel	22.0	5	61	3	2.77	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
A Nel	27.0	12	62	3	2.29	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
JE Taylor	18.0	1	66	3	3.66	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
CS Martin	17.3	3	67	3	3.82	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
DW Steyn	17.0	3	67	3	3.94	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
A Nel	25.4	7	85	3	3.31	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
M Ntini	30.0	6	100	3	3.33	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
JH Kallis	4.0	-	11	2	2.75	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
DL Vettori	18.0	6	26	2	1.44	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
M Ntini	7.0	1	30	2	4.28	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
A Nel	12.0	1	37	2	3.08	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
A Nel	13.0	3	42	2	3.23	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
RN Lewis	8.2	-	42	2	5.04	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
JE Taylor	21.0	6	51	2	2.42	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
M Ntini	15.4	4	52	2	3.31	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
M Ntini	22.0	7	63	2	2.86	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
IE O'Brien	21.3	6	78	2	3.62	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
CS Martin	22.0	6	81	2	3.68	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DW Steyn	31.0	4	121	2	3.90	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
DBL Powell	35.0	4	123	2	3.51	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
PL Harris	6.0	2	11	1	1.83	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
JH Kallis	9.0	1	11	1	1.22	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
MN Samuels	6.5	1	14	1	2.04	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
JH Kallis	3.0	-	15	1	5.00	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
JH Kallis	7.0	1	16	1	2.28	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
JH Kallis	5.0	2	18	1	3.60	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DW Steyn	8.0	2	18	1	2.25	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
IE O'Brien	10.0	4	23	1	2.30	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
RN Lewis	12.2	3	26	1	2.10	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
DJG Sammy	7.0	-	29	1	4.14	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
DJ Bravo	7.0	-	34	1	4.85	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
JH Kallis	19.0	6	34	1	1.78	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
JH Kallis	11.0	2	35	1	3.18	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
M Ntini	11.0	3	35	1	3.18	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
PL Harris	10.0	-	36	1	3.60	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
M Ntini	12.0	4	39	1	3.25	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DBL Powell	14.0	2	47	1	3.35	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
JDP Oram	16.4	2	49	1	2.94	New Zealand	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
SM Pollock	17.0	4	50	1	2.94	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
CS Martin	24.0	6	55	1	2.29	New Zealand	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
SE Bond	16.0	1	60	1	3.75	New Zealand	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
DL Vettori	20.0	2	61	1	3.05	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
M Ntini	26.0	8	62	1	2.38	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
DJ Bravo	16.0	2	63	1	3.93	West Indies	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
A Nel	17.0	2	67	1	3.94	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
PL Harris	30.0	9	69	1	2.30	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
MN Samuels	21.0	-	90	1	4.28	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
JE Taylor	25.0	3	92	1	3.68	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
M Ntini	20.0	4	95	1	4.75	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
DJG Sammy	25.0	4	104	1	4.16	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
DBL Powell	26.0	1	128	1	4.92	West Indies	2	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860

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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]