Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs 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
Harbhajan Singh	38.0	1	120	7	3.15	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
Tanvir Ahmed	28.0	6	120	6	4.28	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
S Sreesanth	29.0	-	114	5	3.93	India	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
Harbhajan Singh	7.2	2	10	4	1.36	India	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
Z Khan	13.0	2	36	3	2.76	India	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
S Sreesanth	14.0	2	45	3	3.21	India	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
Z Khan	17.0	3	57	3	3.35	India	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
Abdur Rehman	22.0	1	81	3	3.68	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
Z Khan	29.5	6	89	3	2.98	India	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
Umar Gul	30.0	4	100	3	3.33	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
Abdur Rehman	32.0	2	101	3	3.15	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
Wahab Riaz	18.0	3	61	2	3.38	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
Harbhajan Singh	29.0	5	70	2	2.41	India	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
I Sharma	27.0	6	77	2	2.85	India	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
Saeed Ajmal	35.0	6	95	2	2.71	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
I Sharma	27.1	2	120	2	4.41	India	2	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
Abdur Rehman	50.0	9	150	2	3.00	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
Harbhajan Singh	36.0	2	169	2	4.69	India	2	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
SR Tendulkar	2.0	-	9	1	4.50	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
Umar Gul	7.0	-	32	1	4.57	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
Mohammad Hafeez	16.0	4	32	1	2.00	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
I Sharma	11.3	-	36	1	3.13	India	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
S Sreesanth	8.0	-	41	1	5.12	India	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
I Sharma	9.0	2	42	1	4.66	India	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
Mohammad Hafeez	12.0	-	58	1	4.83	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
I Sharma	18.0	1	62	1	3.44	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
Z Khan	20.0	2	64	1	3.20	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
Saeed Ajmal	27.0	2	102	1	3.77	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
Abdur Rehman	36.0	5	105	1	2.91	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976

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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:

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