Bowling List 5wi - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

List of five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SR Watson	5.0	2	17	5	3.40	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
PJ Cummins	29.0	5	79	6	2.72	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
UWMBCA Welegedara	16.4	3	52	5	3.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
HMRKB Herath	30.3	7	79	5	2.59	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
MR Gillespie	15.0	2	59	5	3.93	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
MR Gillespie	33.4	7	113	6	3.35	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037

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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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 181/3 (58.4 ov, N Yikha 62*, R Herrmann 87*, L Alder 0/38) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/6 (37.0 ov, A Wanninayake 21*, DS Thilakaratne 2/48) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps