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
KJ Abbott	11.4	4	29	7	2.48	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
DW Steyn	8.1	6	8	6	0.97	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
Saeed Ajmal	42.0	9	96	6	2.28	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
Rahat Ali	27.2	1	127	6	4.64	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
VD Philander	6.0	3	7	5	1.16	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
DW Steyn	13.0	5	17	5	1.30	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
DW Steyn	28.4	10	52	5	1.81	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
VD Philander	26.0	10	59	5	2.26	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
Mohammad Hafeez	7.2	1	16	4	2.18	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
VD Philander	19.0	6	40	4	2.10	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
Saeed Ajmal	18.1	2	51	4	2.80	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
DW Steyn	23.0	5	80	4	3.47	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
M Morkel	6.0	2	14	3	2.33	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
DW Steyn	18.3	5	38	3	2.05	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
DW Steyn	15.4	2	48	3	3.06	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
CS Martin	19.2	4	63	3	3.25	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
DW Steyn	30.0	6	67	3	2.23	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
RJ Peterson	29.0	8	73	3	2.51	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
TA Boult	21.0	2	78	3	3.71	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
Mohammad Irfan	21.0	1	86	3	4.09	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
DAJ Bracewell	34.0	6	94	3	2.76	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
JH Kallis	6.0	2	11	2	1.83	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
VD Philander	9.0	5	16	2	1.77	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
DW Steyn	7.2	2	18	2	2.45	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
RJ Peterson	7.0	2	20	2	2.85	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
VD Philander	10.0	2	30	2	3.00	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
JH Kallis	11.1	3	31	2	2.77	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
Junaid Khan	18.0	8	33	2	1.83	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
RK Kleinveldt	13.0	2	33	2	2.53	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
M Morkel	16.0	6	36	2	2.25	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
KJ Abbott	17.0	7	39	2	2.29	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
C Munro	18.0	4	40	2	2.22	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
RK Kleinveldt	15.0	8	44	2	2.93	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
RJ Peterson	26.0	13	47	2	1.80	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
RK Kleinveldt	11.0	3	53	2	4.81	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
Ehsan Adil	12.1	2	54	2	4.43	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
Umar Gul	19.0	2	56	2	2.94	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
Umar Gul	14.0	2	58	2	4.14	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
M Morkel	20.3	6	59	2	2.87	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
VD Philander	22.0	3	60	2	2.72	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
VD Philander	24.0	8	76	2	3.16	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
M Morkel	25.0	7	89	2	3.56	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
RJ Peterson	23.2	-	94	2	4.02	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
Younis Khan	4.0	-	16	1	4.00	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
JH Kallis	9.0	3	18	1	2.00	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
Mohammad Hafeez	9.1	1	24	1	2.61	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
DW Steyn	12.0	5	25	1	2.08	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
M Morkel	12.4	6	26	1	2.05	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
Younis Khan	6.0	-	28	1	4.66	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
RJ Peterson	10.0	2	32	1	3.20	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
Tanvir Ahmed	5.0	-	34	1	6.80	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
JH Kallis	15.0	5	35	1	2.33	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
RJ Peterson	16.0	6	42	1	2.62	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
Umar Gul	8.0	-	46	1	5.75	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
JEC Franklin	14.0	1	50	1	3.57	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
M Morkel	21.0	6	50	1	2.38	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
DW Steyn	25.0	7	55	1	2.20	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
Saeed Ajmal	18.0	1	74	1	4.11	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
DAJ Bracewell	24.0	4	93	1	3.87	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
TA Boult	32.0	5	108	1	3.37	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
JS Patel	36.5	2	134	1	3.63	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
N Wagner	33.0	4	135	1	4.09	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071

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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]