Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MG Johnson	24.0	4	61	8	2.54	Australia	2	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
Shakib Al Hasan	28.0	3	99	6	3.53	Bangladesh	2	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
PM Siddle	27.5	11	59	5	2.11	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
Shakib Al Hasan	38.0	4	130	5	3.42	Bangladesh	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
MG Johnson	18.1	7	25	4	1.37	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
PM Siddle	34.0	9	81	4	2.38	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MG Johnson	34.2	2	112	4	3.26	Australia	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
MG Johnson	37.3	5	148	4	3.94	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
AB McDonald	12.0	4	25	3	2.08	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
MG Johnson	16.0	5	37	3	2.31	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
SM Katich	11.2	1	45	3	3.97	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
PM Siddle	25.0	8	46	3	1.84	Australia	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
PM Siddle	27.0	12	54	3	2.00	Australia	4	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
PM Siddle	28.0	12	61	3	2.17	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
PM Siddle	21.0	1	76	3	3.61	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
MG Johnson	34.2	5	98	3	2.85	Australia	4	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
NM Hauritz	43.0	13	98	3	2.27	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
SM Katich	3.0	1	9	2	3.00	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
PM Siddle	13.3	6	20	2	1.48	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
AB McDonald	13.0	6	32	2	2.46	Australia	4	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MG Johnson	23.2	7	49	2	2.10	Australia	4	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
DE Bollinger	21.0	5	53	2	2.52	Australia	4	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
Mahbubul Alam	24.5	8	62	2	2.49	Bangladesh	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
BW Hilfenhaus	31.0	7	68	2	2.19	Australia	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
MG Johnson	28.0	6	69	2	2.46	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
Shahadat Hossain	22.2	2	89	2	3.98	Bangladesh	2	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
MG Johnson	39.0	6	127	2	3.25	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
BW Hilfenhaus	34.0	4	133	2	3.91	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
MEK Hussey	5.0	0	22	1	4.40	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
AB McDonald	10.0	4	22	1	2.20	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
BW Hilfenhaus	11.0	2	28	1	2.54	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
MJ North	7.0	0	29	1	4.14	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
AB McDonald	22.0	8	31	1	1.40	Australia	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
MJ North	20.0	6	36	1	1.80	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
NM Hauritz	10.0	0	41	1	4.10	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
AB McDonald	22.0	8	41	1	1.86	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
PM Siddle	16.5	5	44	1	2.61	Australia	2	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
NM Hauritz	28.0	10	47	1	1.67	Australia	4	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
BW Hilfenhaus	25.0	9	58	1	2.32	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
PM Siddle	35.0	15	67	1	1.91	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
Mashrafe Mortaza	22.0	4	69	1	3.13	Bangladesh	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
B Lee	27.0	4	73	1	2.70	Australia	4	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
Mashrafe Mortaza	26.0	2	74	1	2.84	Bangladesh	2	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
MG Johnson	33.0	9	78	1	2.36	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
BW Hilfenhaus	24.0	4	79	1	3.29	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
Mahbubul Alam	26.0	5	85	1	3.26	Bangladesh	2	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
JJ Krejza	25.0	2	102	1	4.08	Australia	2	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
AB McDonald	27.0	7	102	1	3.77	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
Shahadat Hossain	25.0	1	125	1	5.00	Bangladesh	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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]