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
BE Hendricks	15.3	2	64	5	4.12	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
A Nortje	24.0	1	110	5	4.58	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
KA Maharaj	58.0	15	180	5	3.10	South Africa	1	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
VD Philander	14.2	8	16	4	1.11	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
K Rabada	24.0	3	103	4	4.29	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
GF Linde	31.0	2	133	4	4.29	South Africa	1	v India	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
A Nortje	17.0	4	56	3	3.29	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
A Nortje	18.0	2	61	3	3.38	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
K Rabada	15.0	1	68	3	4.53	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
K Rabada	19.5	3	68	3	3.42	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
K Rabada	23.0	7	85	3	3.69	South Africa	1	v India	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
K Rabada	30.0	3	93	3	3.10	South Africa	1	v India	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
KA Maharaj	55.0	6	189	3	3.43	South Africa	1	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
D Pretorius	11.0	5	26	2	2.36	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
KA Maharaj	16.0	3	37	2	2.31	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
VD Philander	16.0	3	46	2	2.87	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
A Nortje	12.0	2	47	2	3.91	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
VD Philander	20.0	2	50	2	2.50	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
A Nortje	18.0	2	56	2	3.11	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
A Nortje	11.0	1	61	2	5.54	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
K Rabada	20.0	3	69	2	3.45	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
D Paterson	20.2	3	86	2	4.22	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
D Pretorius	18.0	2	87	2	4.83	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
K Rabada	28.0	6	97	2	3.46	South Africa	1	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
KA Maharaj	22.0	-	129	2	5.86	South Africa	3	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
KA Maharaj	43.0	9	160	2	3.72	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
D Elgar	1.0	-	4	1	4.00	South Africa	1	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
D Paterson	13.3	5	18	1	1.33	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
VD Philander	12.0	5	21	1	1.75	South Africa	3	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
D Pretorius	8.0	2	23	1	2.87	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
D Pretorius	16.0	6	26	1	1.62	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
K Rabada	13.0	3	41	1	3.15	South Africa	3	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
D Pretorius	16.0	4	56	1	3.50	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
D Paterson	24.0	3	62	1	2.58	South Africa	1	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
S Muthusamy	15.0	1	63	1	4.20	South Africa	1	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
VD Philander	22.0	4	68	1	3.09	South Africa	1	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
KA Maharaj	27.0	6	68	1	2.51	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
A Nortje	24.3	5	79	1	3.22	South Africa	1	v India	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
S Muthusamy	19.3	1	97	1	4.97	South Africa	1	v India	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
A Nortje	25.0	4	97	1	3.88	South Africa	1	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
DL Piedt	18.0	3	101	1	5.61	South Africa	1	v India	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
DL Piedt	19.0	1	107	1	5.63	South Africa	1	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
BE Hendricks	23.0	3	111	1	4.82	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
KA Maharaj	50.0	10	196	1	3.92	South Africa	1	v India	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364

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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 - Live]
>> 302/8 (75.0 ov, JG Bethell 142*, MJ Potts 0*, SM Boland 2/34) - Stumps

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]