Bowling Most Wickets Career IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AA Donald (SA)	1998-1998	5	9	1010	168.2	41	519	30	5/54	17.30	3.08	33.66	2	2	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-1998	5	8	923	153.5	37	408	17	6/50	24.00	2.65	54.29	1	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-1998	3	6	633	105.3	19	354	16	6/78	22.12	3.35	39.56	1	1	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998-1998	2	4	839	139.5	30	400	16	5/63	25.00	2.86	52.43	2	1	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1998	3	4	672	112.0	28	280	13	6/78	21.53	2.50	51.69	0	1	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1998-1998	2	4	352	58.4	14	154	10	6/23	15.40	2.62	35.20	0	1	0
PR Adams (SA)	1998-1998	3	5	552	92.0	20	290	8	3/36	36.25	3.15	69.00	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1998-1998	2	4	378	63.0	16	154	7	4/53	22.00	2.44	54.00	1	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	1998-1998	2	3	306	51.0	10	192	6	4/93	32.00	3.76	51.00	1	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-1998	3	6	468	78.0	9	257	6	5/43	42.83	3.29	78.00	0	1	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1998-1998	4	4	195	32.3	9	59	5	3/21	11.80	1.81	39.00	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	192	32.0	5	116	4	2/41	29.00	3.62	48.00	0	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1998-1998	2	4	346	57.4	11	142	4	3/75	35.50	2.46	86.50	0	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	1998-1998	2	4	266	44.2	10	148	4	2/61	37.00	3.33	66.50	0	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1998-1998	3	5	504	84.0	19	188	4	3/49	47.00	2.23	126.00	0	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-1998	5	6	498	83.0	24	226	4	2/58	56.50	2.72	124.50	0	0	0
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1998-1998	1	2	78	13.0	4	32	3	2/16	10.66	2.46	26.00	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1998-1998	1	2	252	42.0	11	107	3	3/70	35.66	2.54	84.00	0	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1998-1998	1	1	74	12.2	0	47	2	2/47	23.50	3.81	37.00	0	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	84	14.0	2	40	1	1/29	40.00	2.85	84.00	0	0	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1998-1998	2	4	306	51.0	7	187	1	1/55	187.00	3.66	306.00	0	0	0

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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:

Andhra vs Bengal at Kalyani, Ranji Trophy 3rd quarter final, Feb 6-10, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 418/6 (146.0 ov, S Habib Gandhi 45*, SK Gharami 216*, Saurabh Kumar 2/81) - Stumps

Water and Power Development Authority vs Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Lahore, President's Trophy Grade-I Final, Feb 8-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>>

Jammu & Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh at Indore, Ranji Trophy 2nd quarter final, Feb 6-10, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 87/5 (28.0 ov, SS Sharma 11*, VR Iyer 7*, Abid Mushtaq 2/19) - Stumps