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
VD Philander	13.0	5	21	6	1.61	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	3.16	South Africa	4	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
VD Philander	15.4	4	42	6	2.68	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
K Rabada	22.0	9	54	6	2.45	South Africa	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
M Morkel	11.0	5	21	5	1.90	South Africa	2	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
M Morkel	9.4	3	23	5	2.37	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
Mohammed Shami	12.3	2	28	5	2.24	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
K Rabada	11.0	1	30	5	2.72	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	6 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
K Rabada	13.5	4	33	5	2.38	South Africa	2	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	6 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
MA Starc	10.4	3	34	5	3.18	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
JJ Bumrah	18.5	2	54	5	2.86	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
KA Maharaj	17.3	5	59	5	3.37	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
PJ Cummins	28.5	5	83	5	2.87	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
K Rabada	21.0	2	96	5	4.57	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
KA Maharaj	33.4	5	123	5	3.65	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
KA Maharaj	10.4	1	25	4	2.34	South Africa	4	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
Mohammed Shami	16.0	3	49	4	3.06	India	3	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
PJ Cummins	18.0	5	58	4	3.22	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
M Morkel	22.1	5	60	4	2.70	South Africa	2	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
MA Starc	18.0	2	75	4	4.16	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
PJ Cummins	26.0	6	78	4	3.00	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
B Kumar	19.0	4	87	4	4.57	India	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
M Morkel	21.0	7	87	4	4.14	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
K Rabada	20.5	1	91	4	4.36	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
KA Maharaj	29.4	4	102	4	3.43	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
R Ashwin	38.5	10	113	4	2.90	India	1	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
AL Phehlukwayo	7.0	2	13	3	1.85	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
Mominul Haque	6.0	-	27	3	4.50	Bangladesh	3	v South Africa	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
Mohammed Shami	12.0	3	28	3	2.33	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
VD Philander	18.0	8	30	3	1.66	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
K Rabada	10.0	3	33	3	3.30	South Africa	4	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
VD Philander	14.3	8	33	3	2.27	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
K Rabada	16.4	4	34	3	2.04	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
AL Phehlukwayo	9.4	2	36	3	3.72	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	6 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
JJ Bumrah	11.2	1	39	3	3.44	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
K Rabada	18.4	6	39	3	2.08	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
D Olivier	12.0	3	40	3	3.33	South Africa	2	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	6 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
B Kumar	19.0	9	44	3	2.31	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
I Sharma	22.0	4	46	3	2.09	India	1	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
K Rabada	14.0	3	47	3	3.35	South Africa	4	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
M Morkel	21.0	6	47	3	2.23	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
M Morkel	15.0	4	47	3	3.13	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
NM Lyon	16.0	3	50	3	3.12	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
L Ngidi	13.3	3	51	3	3.77	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
K Rabada	19.0	7	53	3	2.78	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
KM Jarvis	18.0	2	57	3	3.16	Zimbabwe	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
CB Mpofu	13.3	1	58	3	4.29	Zimbabwe	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
VD Philander	27.0	12	59	3	2.18	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
VD Philander	21.1	5	61	3	2.88	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
JR Hazlewood	15.4	2	61	3	3.89	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
PJ Cummins	27.0	5	67	3	2.48	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
K Rabada	23.0	5	69	3	3.00	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
JR Hazlewood	25.2	5	69	3	2.72	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
JJ Bumrah	20.0	3	70	3	3.50	India	3	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
PJ Cummins	24.0	6	79	3	3.29	Australia	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
KA Maharaj	27.1	8	92	3	3.38	South Africa	2	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
KA Maharaj	20.0	3	92	3	4.60	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
NM Lyon	31.0	2	102	3	3.29	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
Subashis Roy	29.0	3	118	3	4.06	Bangladesh	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	6 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
NM Lyon	40.0	3	182	3	4.55	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
AL Phehlukwayo	3.0	-	12	2	4.00	South Africa	2	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
K Rabada	6.1	2	12	2	1.94	South Africa	2	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
M Morkel	5.2	2	19	2	3.56	South Africa	4	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
R Ashwin	7.1	1	21	2	2.93	India	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
L Ngidi	13.0	5	24	2	1.84	South Africa	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
AL Phehlukwayo	7.0	1	25	2	3.57	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
VD Philander	18.0	7	25	2	1.38	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
MR Marsh	9.0	1	26	2	2.88	Australia	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
VD Philander	15.0	5	26	2	1.73	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
HH Pandya	6.0	-	27	2	4.50	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
K Rabada	13.0	5	28	2	2.15	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
M Morkel	10.4	5	28	2	2.62	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
Mustafizur Rahman	11.0	2	30	2	2.72	Bangladesh	3	v South Africa	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
VD Philander	19.0	10	31	2	1.63	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
I Sharma	16.0	3	31	2	1.93	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
KA Maharaj	12.0	2	32	2	2.66	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
B Kumar	11.0	5	33	2	3.00	India	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
M Morkel	11.0	1	39	2	3.54	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
I Sharma	17.0	3	40	2	2.35	India	3	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
K Rabada	12.0	2	41	2	3.41	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
NM Lyon	19.5	6	43	2	2.16	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
NM Lyon	9.0	-	44	2	4.88	Australia	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
M Morkel	17.0	5	47	2	2.76	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
M Morkel	19.0	7	51	2	2.68	South Africa	2	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
DW Steyn	17.3	6	51	2	2.91	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
M Morkel	19.0	6	57	2	3.00	South Africa	2	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
JJ Bumrah	21.0	3	57	2	2.71	India	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
JR Hazlewood	23.0	4	59	2	2.56	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
AG Cremer	18.0	-	66	2	3.66	Zimbabwe	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
K Rabada	25.0	7	74	2	2.96	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
CJ Sayers	35.0	9	78	2	2.22	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
K Rabada	24.0	5	84	2	3.50	South Africa	2	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
KA Maharaj	23.0	2	90	2	3.91	South Africa	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
JR Hazlewood	30.0	5	98	2	3.26	Australia	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
NM Lyon	41.0	13	116	2	2.82	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
KA Maharaj	5.0	2	7	1	1.40	South Africa	2	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	6 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
VD Philander	7.0	3	10	1	1.42	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
D Elgar	3.0	1	10	1	3.33	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
K Rabada	7.0	3	12	1	1.71	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
PJ Cummins	4.5	-	13	1	2.68	Australia	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298

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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]