Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
L Embuldeniya	26.0	3	66	5	2.53	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
RAS Lakmal	16.3	3	39	4	2.36	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Mohammad Amir	20.0	6	62	4	3.10	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
MVT Fernando	17.0	1	62	4	3.64	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Shaheen Shah Afridi	18.0	1	64	4	3.55	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
MVT Fernando	17.1	2	71	4	4.13	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Mohammad Amir	33.0	9	88	4	2.66	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Shaheen Shah Afridi	27.1	3	123	4	4.52	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
DM de Silva	11.0	1	36	3	3.27	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Shadab Khan	11.3	0	41	3	3.56	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Faheem Ashraf	14.0	3	42	3	3.00	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Faheem Ashraf	15.0	2	57	3	3.80	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
MVT Fernando	18.2	2	62	3	3.38	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
CAK Rajitha	15.0	2	67	3	4.46	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
CAK Rajitha	14.4	0	68	3	4.63	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
DM de Silva	5.0	0	15	2	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
CAK Rajitha	7.0	1	20	2	2.85	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Mohammad Amir	15.4	2	36	2	2.29	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Mohammad Abbas	18.0	6	44	2	2.44	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Mohammad Amir	20.0	2	56	2	2.80	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Hasan Ali	18.0	4	70	2	3.88	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
Hasan Ali	17.0	3	75	2	4.41	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Shan Masood	3.0	1	6	1	2.00	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
FDM Karunaratne	4.3	1	12	1	2.66	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Mohammad Abbas	4.0	0	14	1	3.50	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Shan Masood	5.0	1	19	1	3.80	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Yasir Shah	7.4	1	20	1	2.60	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
RAS Lakmal	14.0	3	29	1	2.07	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
MVT Fernando	10.0	1	32	1	3.20	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Hasan Ali	13.0	6	39	1	3.00	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
Shadab Khan	10.0	2	39	1	3.90	Pakistan	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
L Embuldeniya	10.0	1	51	1	5.10	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Shaheen Shah Afridi	15.0	1	53	1	3.53	Pakistan	4	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
CAK Rajitha	13.0	1	54	1	4.15	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Mohammad Abbas	18.0	3	73	1	4.05	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Hasan Ali	17.0	1	83	1	4.88	Pakistan	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Mohammad Abbas	34.0	8	100	1	2.94	Pakistan	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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]