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	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
RJ Harris	24.3	15	32	4	1.30	Australia	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
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
M Morkel	23.0	12	34	3	1.47	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
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
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
VD Philander	28.0	10	68	3	2.42	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
JH Kallis	20.0	5	68	3	3.40	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
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
WD Parnell	8.3	2	31	2	3.64	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
RJ Harris	12.4	5	35	2	2.76	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
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
PM Siddle	16.0	6	55	2	3.43	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
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	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
MJ Clarke	7.5	2	16	1	2.04	Australia	1	v South Africa	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
JP Duminy	5.0	-	24	1	4.80	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
SPD Smith	8.0	-	30	1	3.75	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
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
SR Watson	9.0	1	34	1	3.77	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
JH Kallis	14.0	4	37	1	2.64	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
SPD Smith	13.0	3	43	1	3.30	Australia	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
DW Steyn	10.1	-	44	1	4.32	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
M Morkel	15.0	6	46	1	3.06	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
NM Lyon	17.0	2	48	1	2.82	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
DW Steyn	13.0	3	55	1	4.23	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
DW Steyn	26.0	7	61	1	2.34	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
RJ Harris	27.0	6	63	1	2.33	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
M Morkel	13.0	1	67	1	5.15	South Africa	3	v Australia	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
VD Philander	24.0	5	69	1	2.87	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
MG Johnson	25.0	5	70	1	2.80	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
M Morkel	22.0	5	73	1	3.31	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
RJ Peterson	19.0	-	87	1	4.57	South Africa	3	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
I Sharma	29.0	4	91	1	3.13	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
D Elgar	22.0	-	99	1	4.50	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Mohammed Shami	27.0	2	104	1	3.85	India	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
VD Philander	26.4	2	116	1	4.35	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Z Khan	34.0	1	135	1	3.97	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108

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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]