Bowling Best Figures Match - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SK Warne	53.1	17	109	11	2.05	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
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
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
Mushtaq Ahmed	44.0	9	138	7	3.13	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
SK Warne	86.0	26	161	6	1.87	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
J Stewart	45.0	10	192	6	4.26	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
Shoaib Akhtar	23.0	1	63	5	2.73	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Wasim Akram	27.0	6	88	5	3.25	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
Saqlain Mushtaq	62.0	13	129	5	2.08	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
SCG MacGill	36.0	8	134	5	3.72	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
MS Kasprowicz	57.0	12	180	5	3.15	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
Waqar Younis	24.0	3	79	4	3.29	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
ST Jayasuriya	39.0	8	82	4	2.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
WPUJC Vaas	32.0	5	116	4	3.62	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Mushtaq Ahmed	38.0	12	122	4	3.21	Pakistan	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
MW Ridgway	35.0	7	126	4	3.60	Tasmania	v Sth Africans	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
SCG MacGill	63.0	18	219	4	3.47	Australia A	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
Fazl-e-Akbar	13.0	4	32	3	2.46	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
AC Dale	20.0	5	45	3	2.25	Australia A	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
PR Reiffel	36.0	10	62	3	1.72	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
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
Saqlain Mushtaq	25.0	8	73	3	2.92	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
MS Kasprowicz	27.5	4	73	3	2.62	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
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
CR Miller	51.0	13	107	3	2.09	Tasmania	v Sth Africans	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
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
Mushtaq Ahmed	58.5	17	126	3	2.14	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
SK Warne	48.0	8	147	3	3.06	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
JL Langer	11.0	5	17	2	1.54	Australia A	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
MP Atkinson	13.0	2	40	2	3.07	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
Saqlain Mushtaq	12.2	-	47	2	3.81	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Azhar Mahmood	14.0	3	52	2	3.71	Pakistan	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
ME Waugh	28.0	8	53	2	1.89	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
PR Reiffel	32.0	12	56	2	1.75	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
DJ Marsh	20.0	6	57	2	2.85	Tasmania	v Sth Africans	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
GD McGrath	25.0	8	59	2	2.36	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
Ali Hussain Rizvi	18.3	1	72	2	3.89	Pakistan	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
Azhar Mahmood	27.0	1	74	2	2.74	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
MG Bevan	26.0	3	74	2	2.84	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
GD McGrath	45.0	20	77	2	1.71	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
P Wilson	43.0	12	111	2	2.58	Australia A	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
B Lee	41.0	9	115	2	2.80	Australia A	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
MS Garnaut	40.0	10	134	2	3.35	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
MG Bevan	37.0	4	144	2	3.89	Australia A	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
SG Law	7.0	2	15	1	2.14	Australia A	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
SR Waugh	9.0	2	24	1	2.66	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
Wasim Akram	13.0	3	26	1	2.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
GS Blewett	14.0	5	26	1	1.85	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
GS Blewett	15.0	6	31	1	2.06	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
SR Waugh	14.0	4	40	1	2.85	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
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	17.4	4	52	1	2.94	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
Azhar Mahmood	20.0	1	52	1	2.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Mushtaq Ahmed	16.0	1	65	1	4.06	Pakistan	v South Africa	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
Shoaib Akhtar	26.0	2	106	1	4.07	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
KM Harvey	25.0	7	110	1	4.40	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
MS Mason	46.0	14	117	1	2.54	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
Saqlain Mushtaq	32.0	7	120	1	3.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
PJ Hutchison	41.0	10	152	1	3.70	Tasmania	v Sth Africans	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
AJ Bichel	49.0	12	154	1	3.14	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397

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>> 106/6 (41.0 ov, PARP Perera 6*, HH Ramanayake 1*, GS Dinusha 1/7) - Stumps

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>> 159/4 (38.3 ov, P Sooriyabandara 16*, K Nuwantha 2/32) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 272/5 (81.0 ov, KVA Adikari 16*, NHG Cooray 11*, RS Fernando 3/107) - Stumps