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
K Rabada	29.0	6	112	7	3.86	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
K Rabada	10.4	2	32	6	3.00	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
Imran Tahir	11.3	2	38	5	3.30	South Africa	3	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
KJ Abbott	24.5	7	40	5	1.61	South Africa	1	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
K Rabada	23.1	5	78	5	3.36	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
DL Piedt	36.0	4	153	5	4.25	South Africa	3	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
D Elgar	8.0	1	22	4	2.75	South Africa	1	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
Imran Tahir	16.3	1	48	4	2.90	South Africa	3	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
SR Harmer	24.0	5	61	4	2.54	South Africa	3	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
DW Steyn	25.1	5	70	4	2.78	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
M Morkel	26.0	5	76	4	2.92	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
SR Harmer	27.2	2	78	4	2.85	South Africa	1	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
DL Piedt	38.0	6	117	4	3.07	South Africa	1	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
M Morkel	10.0	5	19	3	1.90	South Africa	3	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
S van Zyl	10.1	3	20	3	1.96	South Africa	3	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
M Morkel	16.1	7	35	3	2.16	South Africa	1	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
M Morkel	12.0	5	36	3	3.00	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
DL Piedt	18.0	8	38	3	2.11	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
M Morkel	21.0	6	51	3	2.42	South Africa	3	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
M Morkel	20.0	1	76	3	3.80	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
K Rabada	29.5	2	175	3	5.86	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
D Elgar	3.4	1	10	2	2.72	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
Imran Tahir	10.0	3	23	2	2.30	South Africa	1	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
VD Philander	15.0	5	38	2	2.53	South Africa	1	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
M Morkel	23.2	4	73	2	3.12	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
S van Zyl	4.0	1	5	1	1.25	South Africa	3	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
D Elgar	4.0	-	7	1	1.75	South Africa	1	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
CH Morris	6.0	2	8	1	1.33	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
DL Piedt	7.0	2	11	1	1.57	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
JP Duminy	5.0	-	21	1	4.20	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
VD Philander	12.0	3	23	1	1.91	South Africa	3	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
JP Duminy	2.0	-	24	1	12.00	South Africa	3	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
CH Morris	12.0	4	24	1	2.00	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
M Morkel	16.0	7	26	1	1.62	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
K Rabada	10.0	-	30	1	3.00	South Africa	1	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
K Rabada	17.0	8	30	1	1.76	South Africa	1	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
M Morkel	20.3	5	38	1	1.85	South Africa	3	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
Imran Tahir	12.5	1	41	1	3.19	South Africa	1	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
KJ Abbott	22.0	9	47	1	2.13	South Africa	3	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
SR Harmer	14.0	1	51	1	3.64	South Africa	1	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
K Rabada	13.0	2	57	1	4.38	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
KJ Abbott	21.4	3	62	1	2.86	South Africa	3	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
DL Piedt	16.0	2	63	1	3.93	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
SR Harmer	18.0	3	64	1	3.55	South Africa	3	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
Imran Tahir	16.0	2	66	1	4.12	South Africa	1	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
KJ Abbott	24.0	4	66	1	2.75	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
CH Morris	15.0	1	71	1	4.73	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
Imran Tahir	26.1	4	74	1	2.82	South Africa	3	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
GC Viljoen	15.0	-	79	1	5.26	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
M Morkel	29.0	5	114	1	3.93	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
CH Morris	28.0	3	150	1	5.35	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197

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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:

Panadura Sports Club vs Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 186/8 (50.2 ov, T Harshana 7*, JDF Vandersay 14*, KDA Manoj 2/41)

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 117/5 (32.0 ov, KVA Adikari 3*, S Liyanage 5*, GS Dinusha 1/29)

Police Sports Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 99/4 (39.0 ov, TN Sampath 23*, Kevin Perera 32*, N Premaratne 1/42)