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
MA Wood	30.4	5	100	9	3.26	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
R Ashwin	66.2	16	189	8	2.84	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
JM Anderson	37.0	15	63	7	1.70	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
UT Yadav	21.0	5	59	6	2.80	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
DM Bess	53.0	23	87	6	1.64	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
R Ashwin	49.4	15	114	6	2.29	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
JC Archer	36.0	5	167	6	4.63	England	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
RA Jadeja	65.0	11	211	6	3.24	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
Mohammed Shami	20.0	10	32	5	1.60	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
UT Yadav	18.0	2	75	5	4.16	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
Mohammed Shami	28.5	6	82	5	2.84	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
SCJ Broad	29.3	6	100	5	3.38	England	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
SM Curran	32.4	8	109	5	3.33	England	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
S Nadeem	17.2	5	40	4	2.30	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
SCJ Broad	23.4	11	44	4	1.85	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
BA Stokes	27.0	5	94	4	3.48	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
JE Root	40.0	17	112	4	2.80	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
RA Jadeja	57.2	19	133	4	2.31	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
RA Jadeja	27.0	8	55	3	2.03	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
MA Wood	27.5	10	63	3	2.26	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
BA Stokes	32.4	8	69	3	2.11	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
SCJ Broad	41.0	14	75	3	1.82	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
SM Curran	29.0	7	76	3	2.62	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
Mohammed Shami	26.0	5	78	3	3.00	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
CR Woakes	31.0	10	85	3	2.74	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
BA Stokes	8.0	1	22	2	2.75	England	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
JL Denly	18.0	4	42	2	2.33	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
SCJ Broad	24.0	4	53	2	2.20	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
JM Anderson	33.0	5	116	2	3.51	England	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
DM Bess	60.0	17	119	2	1.98	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
BA Stokes	10.0	3	35	1	3.50	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
I Sharma	15.0	3	53	1	3.53	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
SM Curran	23.0	6	63	1	2.73	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
I Sharma	23.0	4	72	1	3.13	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
R Ashwin	22.0	4	76	1	3.45	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
SM Curran	17.0	2	78	1	4.58	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380

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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]