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
DW Steyn	16.4	6	51	7	3.06	South Africa	2	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
DW Steyn	13.5	1	51	5	3.68	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
M Morkel	22.0	4	75	5	3.40	South Africa	2	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
PL Harris	37.0	10	123	5	3.32	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
F de Wet	23.0	8	55	4	2.39	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
M Morkel	16.0	5	59	4	3.68	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
DW Steyn	22.0	5	74	4	3.36	South Africa	2	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
M Morkel	11.0	1	39	3	3.54	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
DW Steyn	18.1	1	57	3	3.13	South Africa	3	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
PL Harris	38.0	17	76	3	2.00	South Africa	3	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
M Morkel	31.0	6	78	3	2.51	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
PL Harris	40.0	14	85	3	2.12	South Africa	4	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
JP Duminy	24.0	1	89	3	3.70	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
JP Duminy	1.5	-	10	2	5.45	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
WD Parnell	8.0	1	17	2	2.12	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
JP Duminy	12.0	3	30	2	2.50	South Africa	4	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
M Morkel	18.0	3	46	2	2.55	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
PL Harris	26.0	11	51	2	1.96	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
WD Parnell	13.0	2	58	2	4.46	South Africa	3	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
DW Steyn	14.0	1	64	2	4.57	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
DW Steyn	35.0	11	74	2	2.11	South Africa	4	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
M Ntini	23.0	4	78	2	3.39	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
DW Steyn	34.0	6	94	2	2.76	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
M Morkel	26.0	3	115	2	4.42	South Africa	2	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
JP Duminy	3.0	-	7	1	2.33	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
JH Kallis	12.0	3	19	1	1.58	South Africa	3	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
F de Wet	12.0	5	23	1	1.91	South Africa	4	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
JH Kallis	14.0	2	27	1	1.92	South Africa	2	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
R McLaren	10.0	3	30	1	3.00	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
WD Parnell	7.0	1	31	1	4.42	South Africa	2	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
PL Harris	17.0	2	39	1	2.29	South Africa	2	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
JH Kallis	10.0	3	40	1	4.00	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
M Morkel	28.0	9	51	1	1.82	South Africa	4	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
M Morkel	15.0	4	58	1	3.86	South Africa	2	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
M Morkel	21.0	-	60	1	2.85	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
M Morkel	21.0	6	65	1	3.09	South Africa	3	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
F de Wet	20.0	3	72	1	3.60	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
JP Duminy	15.0	-	73	1	4.86	South Africa	2	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
DW Steyn	30.0	5	115	1	3.83	South Africa	2	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
PL Harris	38.0	4	146	1	3.84	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
PL Harris	50.0	5	182	1	3.64	South Africa	2	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952

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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 - Live]
>> 302/8 (75.0 ov, JG Bethell 142*, MJ Potts 0*, SM Boland 2/34) - Stumps

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]