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
MG Johnson	17.1	1	68	7	3.96	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
DW Steyn	9.0	-	39	6	4.33	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	27 Nov 2013	ODI # 3440
DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	3.33	South Africa	1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
RA Jadeja	58.2	15	138	6	2.36	India	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
MG Johnson	16.0	3	59	5	3.68	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
NM Lyon	46.0	7	130	5	2.82	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
LL Tsotsobe	7.1	-	25	4	3.48	South Africa	2	v India	Durban	8 Dec 2013	ODI # 3443
RJ Harris	24.3	15	32	4	1.30	Australia	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
I Sharma	10.0	1	40	4	4.00	India	1	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Dec 2013	ODI # 3444
MG Johnson	19.0	5	42	4	2.21	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
DW Steyn	20.0	5	55	4	2.75	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
VD Philander	27.0	6	61	4	2.25	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
JP Duminy	17.0	-	73	4	4.29	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
RJ Peterson	24.0	3	74	4	3.08	South Africa	3	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
DW Steyn	29.0	6	78	4	2.68	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
I Sharma	25.0	5	79	4	3.16	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
Z Khan	26.3	6	88	4	3.32	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
DW Steyn	7.0	1	17	3	2.42	South Africa	2	v India	Durban	8 Dec 2013	ODI # 3443
DW Steyn	8.0	3	25	3	3.12	South Africa	2	v India	Johannesburg	5 Dec 2013	ODI # 3442
VD Philander	10.0	3	26	3	2.60	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Centurion	30 Nov 2013	ODI # 3441
Shahid Afridi	4.0	-	28	3	7.00	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Nov 2013	T20I # 343
DW Steyn	10.0	2	33	3	3.30	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	24 Nov 2013	ODI # 3438
M Morkel	23.0	12	34	3	1.47	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
Bilawal Bhatti	7.1	-	37	3	5.16	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	24 Nov 2013	ODI # 3438
M Morkel	10.0	-	39	3	3.90	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	24 Nov 2013	ODI # 3438
Junaid Khan	9.0	-	42	3	4.66	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Nov 2013	ODI # 3440
VD Philander	16.0	4	43	3	2.68	South Africa	3	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
DW Steyn	21.0	8	47	3	2.23	South Africa	3	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
Mohammed Shami	8.0	-	48	3	6.00	India	1	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 2013	ODI # 3443
R McLaren	8.0	-	49	3	6.12	South Africa	2	v India	Johannesburg	5 Dec 2013	ODI # 3442
M Morkel	23.3	6	50	3	2.12	South Africa	1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
KJ Abbott	14.0	2	61	3	4.35	South Africa	3	v Australia	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
M Morkel	17.0	-	63	3	3.70	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
RJ Harris	22.0	9	63	3	2.86	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Mohammed Shami	10.0	1	68	3	6.80	India	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 Dec 2013	ODI # 3442
JH Kallis	20.0	5	68	3	3.40	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
VD Philander	28.0	10	68	3	2.42	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
VD Philander	13.0	-	68	3	5.23	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
Mohammed Shami	10.0	-	69	3	6.90	India	1	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Dec 2013	ODI # 3444
MG Johnson	34.0	11	92	3	2.70	Australia	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Mohammed Shami	28.0	5	107	3	3.82	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
JP Duminy	1.0	-	5	2	5.00	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	12 Mar 2014	T20I # 363
MA Starc	4.0	1	16	2	4.00	Australia	1	v South Africa	Centurion	14 Mar 2014	T20I # 365
GJ Maxwell	4.0	-	19	2	4.75	Australia	1	v South Africa	Centurion	14 Mar 2014	T20I # 365
Imran Tahir	4.0	-	21	2	5.25	South Africa	2	v Australia	Centurion	14 Mar 2014	T20I # 365
Junaid Khan	3.0	-	24	2	8.00	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	20 Nov 2013	T20I # 340
Anwar Ali	6.0	-	24	2	4.00	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	24 Nov 2013	ODI # 3438
Mohammad Hafeez	4.0	-	25	2	6.25	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	20 Nov 2013	T20I # 340
Saeed Ajmal	10.0	-	28	2	2.80	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	24 Nov 2013	ODI # 3438
R McLaren	8.0	1	28	2	3.50	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Centurion	30 Nov 2013	ODI # 3441
DW Steyn	4.0	-	29	2	7.25	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	22 Nov 2013	T20I # 343
WD Parnell	8.3	2	31	2	3.64	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
GB Hogg	4.0	-	31	2	7.75	Australia	1	v South Africa	Centurion	14 Mar 2014	T20I # 365
Saeed Ajmal	10.0	1	34	2	3.40	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Centurion	30 Nov 2013	ODI # 3441
M Morkel	6.0	-	34	2	5.66	South Africa	2	v India	Durban	8 Dec 2013	ODI # 3443
RJ Harris	12.4	5	35	2	2.76	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
Shahid Afridi	9.0	-	38	2	4.22	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Nov 2013	ODI # 3440
LL Tsotsobe	10.0	2	38	2	3.80	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Centurion	30 Nov 2013	ODI # 3441
NM Lyon	14.0	-	38	2	2.71	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
VD Philander	17.0	3	39	2	2.29	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
Mohammed Shami	18.0	3	48	2	2.66	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
RJ Peterson	15.0	-	49	2	3.26	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
MG Johnson	15.0	1	51	2	3.40	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
JH Kallis	8.0	-	53	2	6.62	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	24 Nov 2013	ODI # 3438
PM Siddle	16.0	6	55	2	3.43	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
Imran Tahir	10.0	-	56	2	5.60	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Centurion	30 Nov 2013	ODI # 3441
DW Steyn	14.2	2	61	2	4.25	South Africa	3	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
JL Pattinson	27.0	10	62	2	2.29	Australia	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Imran Tahir	15.4	1	69	2	4.40	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
R McLaren	20.0	4	72	2	3.60	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
JL Pattinson	18.5	4	77	2	4.08	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
JP Duminy	24.0	-	87	2	3.62	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
PM Siddle	19.0	2	89	2	4.68	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
Z Khan	28.0	4	97	2	3.46	India	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
JP Duminy	1.1	-	3	1	2.57	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	20 Nov 2013	T20I # 340
KJ Abbott	1.0	-	5	1	5.00	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	12 Mar 2014	T20I # 363
JP Duminy	4.0	-	10	1	2.50	South Africa	1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
JP Duminy	4.0	-	12	1	3.00	South Africa	3	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
Shahid Afridi	4.0	-	14	1	3.50	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	20 Nov 2013	T20I # 340
V Kohli	2.0	-	15	1	7.50	India	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 Dec 2013	ODI # 3442
MC Henriques	3.0	-	15	1	5.00	Australia	1	v South Africa	Centurion	14 Mar 2014	T20I # 365
WD Parnell	2.0	-	15	1	7.50	South Africa	2	v Australia	Centurion	14 Mar 2014	T20I # 365
MJ Clarke	7.5	2	16	1	2.04	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
NM Coulter-Nile	2.0	-	17	1	8.50	Australia	1	v South Africa	Durban	12 Mar 2014	T20I # 363
WD Parnell	1.4	-	17	1	10.20	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	12 Mar 2014	T20I # 363
LL Tsotsobe	4.0	-	19	1	4.75	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	20 Nov 2013	T20I # 340
JH Kallis	3.0	-	20	1	6.66	South Africa	2	v India	Johannesburg	5 Dec 2013	ODI # 3442
VD Philander	6.0	1	20	1	3.33	South Africa	2	v India	Durban	8 Dec 2013	ODI # 3443
BE Hendricks	3.0	-	21	1	7.00	South Africa	2	v Australia	Centurion	14 Mar 2014	T20I # 365
JP Duminy	5.0	-	24	1	4.80	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
D Elgar	7.4	-	24	1	3.13	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
M Morkel	8.0	1	29	1	3.62	South Africa	2	v India	Johannesburg	5 Dec 2013	ODI # 3442
Saeed Ajmal	4.0	-	30	1	7.50	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Nov 2013	T20I # 343
WD Parnell	8.5	-	30	1	3.39	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Centurion	30 Nov 2013	ODI # 3441
SPD Smith	8.0	-	30	1	3.75	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
AM Phangiso	3.0	-	33	1	11.00	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	22 Nov 2013	T20I # 343
Imran Tahir	8.0	-	33	1	4.12	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	27 Nov 2013	ODI # 3440
PM Siddle	13.0	1	33	1	2.53	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
JP Duminy	14.0	3	33	1	2.35	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
Mohammad Hafeez	10.0	-	34	1	3.40	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	24 Nov 2013	ODI # 3438

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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:

West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad, West Indies in India 1st Test, Oct 2-4, 2025 [Test # 2600]

Namibia vs Zimbabwe at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final Final, Oct 4, 2025 [T20I # 3503]

Uganda vs Nigeria at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 5th place play-off, Oct 4, 2025 [T20I # 3502]