Bowling Most 5wi Career - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn	2007-2008	12	23	2261	376.5	67	1267	78	6/49	16.24	3.36	28.98	6	6	2
RJ Peterson	2008-2008	1	2	174	29.0	4	94	6	5/33	15.66	3.24	29.00	-	1	-
M Morkel	2008-2008	5	9	713	118.5	14	439	14	5/50	31.35	3.69	50.92	-	1	-
JH Kallis	2007-2008	12	21	1116	186.0	46	444	17	5/30	26.11	2.38	65.64	-	1	-
PL Harris	2007-2008	9	14	1954	325.4	79	855	27	5/73	31.66	2.62	72.37	1	1	-

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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]
>> 4/2 (2.0 ov, TJ van Rensburg 4*, L Alder 0/1) - 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]
>> 121/2 (31.0 ov, PARP Perera 24*, A Tharindu 78*, JDF Vandersay 0/35) - 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