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
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
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
M Morkel	30.0	5	146	5	4.86	South Africa	1	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
DW Steyn	16.0	4	40	4	2.50	South Africa	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
VD Philander	19.0	6	40	4	2.10	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	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
RJ Peterson	8.1	1	44	3	5.38	South Africa	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
DW Steyn	15.4	2	48	3	3.06	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
M Morkel	19.0	4	50	3	2.63	South Africa	3	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
RK Kleinveldt	19.0	2	65	3	3.42	South Africa	3	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
DW Steyn	30.0	6	67	3	2.23	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
DW Steyn	22.5	6	72	3	3.15	South Africa	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
RJ Peterson	29.0	8	73	3	2.51	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
M Morkel	31.0	6	127	3	4.09	South Africa	2	v Australia	Brisbane	9 Nov 2012	Test # 2056
RJ Peterson	20.0	2	127	3	6.35	South Africa	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
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
JH Kallis	3.3	1	19	2	5.42	South Africa	1	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
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
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
VD Philander	21.0	8	41	2	1.95	South Africa	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
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
DW Steyn	17.0	5	50	2	2.94	South Africa	3	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
RK Kleinveldt	11.0	3	53	2	4.81	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
VD Philander	16.0	-	55	2	3.43	South Africa	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
M Morkel	16.0	2	57	2	3.56	South Africa	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
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
DW Steyn	23.4	4	79	2	3.33	South Africa	1	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
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
JH Kallis	9.0	3	18	1	2.00	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
M Morkel	13.0	6	19	1	1.46	South Africa	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
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
RJ Peterson	10.0	2	32	1	3.20	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
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
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
RK Kleinveldt	20.1	4	81	1	4.01	South Africa	1	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
DW Steyn	30.0	3	129	1	4.30	South Africa	2	v Australia	Brisbane	9 Nov 2012	Test # 2056

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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]