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
K Rabada	2017-2018	10	20	1903	317.1	79	951	56	6/54	16.98	2.99	33.98	1	4	2
M Morkel	2017-2018	8	16	1369	228.1	65	657	37	5/21	17.75	2.87	37.00	2	2	-
VD Philander	2017-2018	8	16	1454	242.2	88	538	33	6/21	16.30	2.22	44.06	-	2	-
KA Maharaj	2017-2018	9	17	1582	263.4	42	910	31	5/59	29.35	3.45	51.03	2	2	-
L Ngidi	2018-2018	3	6	479	79.5	22	230	14	6/39	16.42	2.88	34.21	-	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