Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages for South Africa in ODIs

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AA Donald	1991-2003	164	1426.5	101	8561	5926	272	6/23	21.78	4.15	31.47	11	2	0
SM Pollock	1996-2008	294	2571.4	308	15430	9409	387	6/35	24.31	3.65	39.87	12	5	0
M Ntini	1998-2009	172	1440.5	123	8645	6501	265	6/22	24.53	4.51	32.62	8	4	0
Imran Tahir	2011-2019	107	923.3	38	5541	4297	173	7/45	24.83	4.65	32.02	7	3	0
LL Tsotsobe	2009-2013	61	494.0	44	2964	2347	94	4/22	24.96	4.75	31.53	7	0	0
CR Matthews	1991-1997	56	500.3	53	3003	1975	79	4/10	25.00	3.94	38.01	3	0	0
M Morkel	2007-2018	114	930.0	45	5580	4595	180	5/21	25.52	4.94	31.00	7	2	0
DW Steyn	2006-2019	123	1032.3	69	6195	5045	194	6/39	26.00	4.88	31.93	4	3	0
AJ Hall	1999-2007	88	556.5	30	3341	2515	95	5/18	26.47	4.51	35.16	3	1	0
R McLaren	2009-2014	54	400.3	13	2403	2102	77	4/19	27.29	5.24	31.20	5	0	0
K Rabada	2015-2025	106	907.2	63	5444	4613	168	6/16	27.45	5.08	32.40	6	2	0
A Nel	2001-2008	79	633.3	58	3801	2935	106	5/45	27.68	4.63	35.85	3	1	0
PS de Villiers	1992-1997	83	737.0	86	4422	2636	95	4/27	27.74	3.57	46.54	2	0	0
L Ngidi	2018-2025	75	576.5	32	3461	3350	115	6/58	29.13	5.80	30.09	4	2	0
CK Langeveldt	2001-2010	72	581.3	29	3489	2962	100	5/39	29.62	5.09	34.89	1	2	0
L Klusener	1996-2004	171	1222.4	46	7336	5751	192	6/49	29.95	4.70	38.20	1	6	0
WD Parnell	2009-2023	73	537.2	23	3224	3010	99	5/48	30.40	5.60	32.56	3	2	0
KA Maharaj	2017-2025	56	480.5	15	2885	2272	73	5/33	31.12	4.72	39.52	3	1	0
AL Phehlukwayo	2016-2024	85	529.1	17	3175	3041	97	4/22	31.35	5.74	32.73	3	0	0
JH Kallis	1996-2014	323	1773.0	77	10638	8568	269	5/30	31.85	4.83	39.54	2	2	0
T Shamsi	2016-2025	55	449.3	8	2697	2510	73	5/49	34.38	5.58	36.94	3	1	0
WJ Cronje	1992-2000	188	892.5	33	5357	3966	114	5/32	34.78	4.44	46.99	1	1	0
N Boje	1995-2005	113	742.5	21	4457	3351	95	5/21	35.27	4.51	46.91	2	1	0
RJ Peterson	2002-2014	79	546.2	15	3278	2680	75	4/12	35.73	4.90	43.70	3	0	0
RP Snell	1991-1996	42	349.1	25	2095	1574	44	5/40	35.77	4.50	47.61	2	1	0
BM McMillan	1991-1998	78	603.5	33	3623	2589	70	4/32	36.98	4.28	51.75	1	0	0
PL Symcox	1993-1999	80	665.1	25	3991	2762	72	4/28	38.36	4.15	55.43	1	0	0
J Botha	2005-2012	76	617.1	11	3703	2816	72	4/19	39.11	4.56	51.43	1	0	0
JP Duminy	2004-2019	199	585.3	9	3513	3143	69	4/16	45.55	5.36	50.91	1	0	0

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Visakhapatnam, South Africa in India 3rd ODI, Dec 6, 2025 [ODI # 4936]

India vs South Africa at Raipur, South Africa in India 2nd ODI, Dec 3, 2025 [ODI # 4935]

India vs South Africa at Ranchi, South Africa in India 1st ODI, Nov 30, 2025 [ODI # 4934]