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
GD McGrath	26.3	10	49	8	1.84	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
J Srinath	47.0	15	104	8	2.21	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
SK Warne	68.4	16	170	8	2.47	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
SK Warne	98.0	25	231	8	2.35	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
SCG MacGill	65.2	19	174	7	2.66	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
SK Warne	21.0	3	70	6	3.33	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
GD McGrath	47.0	18	107	6	2.27	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
SK Warne	43.0	10	141	6	3.27	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
SK Warne	61.5	13	179	6	2.89	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
B Lee	49.0	15	129	5	2.63	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
J Srinath	38.0	7	153	5	4.02	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
RW Price	79.0	19	181	5	2.29	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
AJ Bichel	32.0	6	96	4	3.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
GD McGrath	47.0	14	113	4	2.40	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
GD McGrath	45.0	11	130	4	2.88	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
JN Gillespie	44.0	14	133	4	3.02	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
A Kumble	54.0	12	155	4	2.87	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
B Lee	37.2	3	157	4	4.20	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
JN Gillespie	19.0	6	71	3	3.73	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
TJ Friend	30.2	9	87	3	2.86	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
B Lee	20.0	3	95	3	4.75	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
GD McGrath	45.0	11	98	3	2.17	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
SK Warne	43.0	6	124	3	2.88	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
B Lee	38.0	4	164	3	4.31	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
Harbhajan Singh	54.0	8	168	3	3.11	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
TJ Friend	34.0	2	191	3	5.61	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
ME Waugh	11.5	1	43	2	3.63	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
B Lee	25.0	7	75	2	3.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
JN Gillespie	34.0	11	80	2	2.35	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
B Lee	31.0	5	110	2	3.54	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
A Nehra	25.0	3	130	2	5.20	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
AB Agarkar	45.0	5	156	2	3.46	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
DR Martyn	5.0	2	4	1	0.80	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
ME Waugh	8.0	1	19	1	2.37	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
SR Tendulkar	8.0	-	32	1	4.00	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
GD McGrath	39.0	15	80	1	2.05	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
JN Gillespie	29.0	8	83	1	2.86	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
DT Hondo	19.0	1	87	1	4.57	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
A Kumble	38.0	10	89	1	2.34	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569

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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]
>> 464/7 (113.5 ov, SPD Smith 110*, BJ Webster 10*, JG Bethell 1/46)

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]