Bowling Best Figures Match IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Waqar Younis	40.4	10	133	10	3.27	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Mushtaq Ahmed	69.0	22	149	9	2.15	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PS de Villiers	24.4	8	48	8	1.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
AA Donald	28.0	7	74	8	2.64	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
SM Pollock	40.3	9	105	8	2.59	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
AA Donald	46.3	12	127	8	2.73	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
M Muralidaran	53.5	12	157	8	2.91	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
M Muralidaran	86.0	18	243	8	2.82	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
AA Donald	29.2	7	99	6	3.37	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
AA Donald	41.3	11	130	6	3.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SM Pollock	49.0	8	160	6	3.26	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
WJ Cronje	22.3	6	34	5	1.51	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Shoaib Akhtar	23.0	1	63	5	2.73	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
ST Jayasuriya	39.0	8	82	4	2.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
L Klusener	24.0	6	93	4	3.87	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
WPUJC Vaas	32.0	5	116	4	3.62	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
PR Adams	47.0	5	152	4	3.23	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Fazl-e-Akbar	13.0	4	32	3	2.46	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PR Adams	16.0	8	36	3	2.25	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Mushtaq Ahmed	27.0	5	66	3	2.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
ST Jayasuriya	24.0	8	72	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Azhar Mahmood	36.0	8	96	3	2.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Waqar Younis	28.3	5	98	3	3.43	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
GP Wickramasinghe	36.4	8	99	3	2.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Wasim Akram	42.0	11	107	3	2.54	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Waqar Younis	36.2	4	123	3	3.38	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Saqlain Mushtaq	12.2	-	47	2	3.81	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
SM Pollock	24.1	10	55	2	2.27	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
JH Kallis	18.0	7	58	2	3.22	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
M Ntini	15.3	1	74	2	4.77	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Ntini	28.5	9	74	2	2.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
AA Donald	23.0	4	89	2	3.86	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
L Klusener	27.0	4	99	2	3.66	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PS de Villiers	34.0	6	106	2	3.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
DNT Zoysa	14.0	2	40	1	2.85	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
GP Wickramasinghe	21.0	3	43	1	2.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Azhar Mahmood	20.0	1	52	1	2.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
JH Kallis	26.0	10	54	1	2.07	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Mushtaq Ahmed	16.0	1	65	1	4.06	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
JH Kallis	22.0	6	68	1	3.09	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SM Pollock	33.0	7	79	1	2.39	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
KR Pushpakumara	23.0	4	82	1	3.56	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
PR Adams	29.0	7	102	1	3.51	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Shoaib Akhtar	26.0	2	106	1	4.07	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400

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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:

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>> 120/3 (32.4 ov, A Wanninayake 51*, KPNM Karunanayake 1*, KDA Manoj 1/33)

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 35/2 (10.0 ov, H Jayasundara 18*, T Amarasinghe 4*, AM Fernando 1/15)

Police Sports Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 40/2 (18.0 ov, LPPM Kumara 17*, LA de Zoysa 18*, DS Thilakaratne 0/4)