Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in an innings for South Africa in ODIs - vs Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
L Klusener	10.0	-	49	6	4.90	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	06 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
M Ntini	8.2	-	37	5	4.44	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
CK Langeveldt	10.0	1	39	5	3.90	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
T Shamsi	7.4	-	49	5	6.39	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	04 Sep 2021	ODI # 4315
M Morkel	6.0	2	10	4	1.66	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	11 Jan 2012	ODI # 3225
RP Snell	7.1	2	12	4	1.67	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Guwahati	19 Nov 1993	ODI # 853
SM Pollock	8.4	2	18	4	2.07	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	27 Nov 2002	ODI # 1903
LL Tsotsobe	7.0	2	22	4	3.14	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	26 Jul 2013	ODI # 3398
Imran Tahir	8.2	-	26	4	3.12	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	18 Mar 2015	ODI # 3640
Imran Tahir	8.3	-	27	4	3.17	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	03 Jun 2017	ODI # 3877
CH Morris	10.0	1	31	4	3.10	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	10 Feb 2017	ODI # 3834
T Shamsi	8.3	-	33	4	3.88	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	29 Jul 2018	ODI # 4025
SM Pollock	9.5	1	36	4	3.66	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
K Rabada	8.0	-	41	4	5.12	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	29 Jul 2018	ODI # 4025
R Telemachus	10.0	-	43	4	4.30	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	05 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
R McLaren	10.0	-	48	4	4.80	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	09 Jul 2014	ODI # 3501
L Ngidi	8.2	-	57	4	6.84	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	05 Aug 2018	ODI # 4029
WD Parnell	9.1	-	58	4	6.32	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	07 Feb 2017	ODI # 3833
BM McMillan	5.0	1	12	3	2.40	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	02 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
PS de Villiers	10.0	4	15	3	1.50	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	02 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
AA Donald	10.0	4	18	3	1.80	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	04 Dec 2002	ODI # 1911
LL Tsotsobe	6.0	1	19	3	3.16	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	11 Jan 2012	ODI # 3225
F Behardien	6.0	-	19	3	3.16	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	26 Jul 2013	ODI # 3398
D Pretorius	7.0	2	19	3	2.71	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	04 Feb 2017	ODI # 3831
JH Kallis	6.0	1	20	3	3.33	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	22 Aug 2004	ODI # 2158
SM Pollock	8.0	2	21	3	2.62	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
S Elworthy	4.0	-	21	3	5.25	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	30 Oct 1998	ODI # 1362
L Klusener	5.2	1	21	3	3.93	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
CR Matthews	7.0	-	22	3	3.14	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Dec 1994	ODI # 967
M Ntini	10.0	1	22	3	2.20	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	27 Nov 2002	ODI # 1903
R Telemachus	8.0	1	25	3	3.12	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	17 Jan 2001	ODI # 1673
D Pretorius	10.0	2	25	3	2.50	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	28 Jun 2019	ODI # 4176
JH Kallis	8.0	-	26	3	3.25	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
Imran Tahir	10.0	-	26	3	2.60	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2017	ODI # 3828
Imran Tahir	10.0	1	26	3	2.60	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Mar 2019	ODI # 4104
PL Symcox	7.0	-	27	3	3.85	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	30 Oct 1998	ODI # 1362
JP Duminy	9.0	1	29	3	3.22	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	18 Mar 2015	ODI # 3640
GC Smith	10.0	-	30	3	3.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	31 Jan 2006	ODI # 2321
CK Langeveldt	7.0	-	31	3	4.42	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
M Morkel	10.0	-	34	3	3.40	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	23 Jul 2013	ODI # 3394
R McLaren	8.0	-	37	3	4.62	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	12 Jul 2014	ODI # 3502
M Ntini	10.0	-	38	3	3.80	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	29 Nov 2002	ODI # 1905
KA Maharaj	10.0	-	38	3	3.80	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	07 Sep 2021	ODI # 4318
SM Pollock	9.3	-	40	3	4.21	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	04 Dec 2002	ODI # 1911
JH Kallis	10.0	-	41	3	4.10	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	03 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979
A Nel	9.0	1	41	3	4.55	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	24 Oct 2006	ODI # 2435
AA Donald	9.5	-	42	3	4.27	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	02 Mar 1992	ODI # 727
SM Pollock	10.0	-	42	3	4.20	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	08 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
JH Kallis	10.0	-	42	3	4.20	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
K Rabada	9.0	1	43	3	4.77	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	06 Mar 2019	ODI # 4107
SM Pollock	10.0	2	44	3	4.40	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
AL Phehlukwayo	9.0	-	45	3	5.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	01 Aug 2018	ODI # 4027
CH Morris	9.3	-	46	3	4.84	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	28 Jun 2019	ODI # 4176
DW Steyn	9.0	2	47	3	5.22	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	22 Sep 2009	ODI # 2893
WD Parnell	10.0	1	48	3	4.80	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2017	ODI # 3828
AJ Hall	10.0	-	50	3	5.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	07 Feb 2006	ODI # 2325
Imran Tahir	7.0	-	50	3	7.14	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	06 Jul 2014	ODI # 3500
L Ngidi	8.0	1	50	3	6.25	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	01 Aug 2018	ODI # 4027
K Rabada	10.0	1	50	3	5.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	16 Mar 2019	ODI # 4115
EO Simons	10.0	1	51	3	5.10	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	15 Dec 1994	ODI # 963
LL Tsotsobe	10.0	-	51	3	5.10	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	20 Jan 2012	ODI # 3228
SM Pollock	8.5	-	54	3	6.11	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	14 Aug 1998	ODI # 1345
A Nortje	8.0	-	57	3	7.12	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	13 Mar 2019	ODI # 4114
L Ngidi	10.0	-	60	3	6.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Mar 2019	ODI # 4104
G Coetzee	9.0	-	68	3	7.55	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	07 Oct 2023	ODI # 4661
AL Phehlukwayo	9.0	-	74	3	8.22	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	05 Aug 2018	ODI # 4029
WD Parnell	10.0	-	79	3	7.90	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	22 Sep 2009	ODI # 2893
RJ Peterson	3.1	-	5	2	1.57	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	11 Jan 2012	ODI # 3225
N Boje	2.2	-	7	2	3.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	29 Nov 2002	ODI # 1905
SM Pollock	8.0	3	10	2	1.25	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
L Ngidi	5.2	-	14	2	2.62	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	06 Mar 2019	ODI # 4107
JH Kallis	6.0	1	16	2	2.66	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
K Rabada	6.0	-	16	2	2.66	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	04 Sep 2021	ODI # 4315
SM Pollock	10.0	3	17	2	1.70	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	31 Jan 2006	ODI # 2321
AA Donald	7.0	1	18	2	2.57	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	02 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
Imran Tahir	5.0	-	19	2	3.80	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	10 Mar 2019	ODI # 4112
PL Symcox	10.0	1	20	2	2.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Club)	01 Oct 1996	ODI # 1122
WJ Cronje	6.0	1	21	2	3.50	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Guwahati	19 Nov 1993	ODI # 853
SM Pollock	10.0	-	21	2	2.10	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	24 Oct 2006	ODI # 2435
Imran Tahir	9.2	2	21	2	2.25	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	04 Feb 2017	ODI # 3831
AL Phehlukwayo	5.2	-	21	2	3.93	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	13 Mar 2019	ODI # 4114
R Telemachus	8.0	1	23	2	2.87	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
SM Pollock	10.0	4	23	2	2.30	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	06 Dec 2002	ODI # 1912
M Ntini	9.0	1	24	2	2.66	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	24 Oct 2006	ODI # 2435
JH Kallis	5.0	-	25	2	5.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	04 Dec 2002	ODI # 1911
A Nortje	7.0	-	25	2	3.57	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	06 Mar 2019	ODI # 4107
WJ Cronje	5.0	1	26	2	5.20	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	30 Oct 1998	ODI # 1362
M Ntini	8.0	-	26	2	3.25	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
Imran Tahir	8.5	1	26	2	2.94	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	01 Feb 2017	ODI # 3830
AL Phehlukwayo	5.0	-	26	2	5.20	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	04 Feb 2017	ODI # 3831
WJ Cronje	8.0	-	27	2	3.37	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Dec 1994	ODI # 967
AA Donald	6.0	-	27	2	4.50	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	29 Nov 2002	ODI # 1905
PL Symcox	9.0	1	28	2	3.11	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 1993	ODI # 836
WJ Cronje	8.0	-	29	2	3.62	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	14 Aug 1998	ODI # 1345
CH Morris	9.3	1	29	2	3.05	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2017	ODI # 3828
JP Duminy	5.0	-	30	2	6.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	01 Feb 2017	ODI # 3830
KA Maharaj	10.0	1	30	2	3.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	02 Sep 2021	ODI # 4314
PS de Villiers	10.0	1	31	2	3.10	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	15 Dec 1994	ODI # 963
JH Kallis	8.0	-	31	2	3.87	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
T Shamsi	10.0	-	31	2	3.10	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	07 Sep 2021	ODI # 4318

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