Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in an innings for South Africa in Tests - 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
KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	3.13	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
M Jansen	6.5	1	13	7	1.90	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
M de Lange	23.2	3	81	7	3.47	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	2.19	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
K Rabada	17.0	3	55	6	3.23	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
A Nortje	14.3	1	56	6	3.86	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
VD Philander	20.0	7	45	5	2.25	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
BN Schultz	20.0	8	48	5	2.40	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
VD Philander	11.1	1	49	5	4.38	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
VD Philander	13.0	2	53	5	4.07	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
AA Donald	13.3	2	54	5	4.00	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
DW Steyn	23.0	8	54	5	2.34	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
N Boje	34.0	8	62	5	1.82	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
BN Schultz	36.5	9	63	5	1.71	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
AA Donald	28.0	5	69	5	2.46	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
D Paterson	22.0	4	71	5	3.22	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	05 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
DW Steyn	20.0	3	73	5	3.65	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
KA Maharaj	25.0	3	76	5	3.04	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	05 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
DW Steyn	13.1	1	82	5	6.22	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
N Boje	22.0	-	88	5	4.00	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
DW Steyn	10.4	3	18	4	1.68	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
VD Philander	12.0	4	27	4	2.25	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
N Boje	10.0	3	28	4	2.80	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Morkel	13.3	6	29	4	2.14	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
K Rabada	12.0	2	37	4	3.08	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
K Rabada	12.4	3	38	4	3.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
M Ntini	11.0	5	39	4	3.54	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	14.2	5	39	4	2.72	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
L Ngidi	15.0	5	44	4	2.93	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
DW Steyn	17.0	4	45	4	2.64	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
M Morkel	9.4	1	45	4	4.65	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
SM Pollock	23.0	5	48	4	2.08	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
DW Steyn	20.0	7	48	4	2.40	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
K Rabada	14.0	1	50	4	3.57	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
WD Parnell	10.3	1	51	4	4.85	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
M Ntini	22.0	5	52	4	2.36	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
BN Schultz	16.0	4	58	4	3.62	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
KA Maharaj	20.0	5	58	4	2.90	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
M Jansen	21.4	5	73	4	3.36	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
BN Schultz	31.2	12	75	4	2.39	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
L Sipamla	16.0	1	76	4	4.75	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
SM Pollock	30.0	8	81	4	2.70	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
SM Pollock	26.0	5	83	4	3.19	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Ntini	21.0	3	84	4	4.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
M Ntini	29.0	6	86	4	2.96	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
N Boje	39.3	11	111	4	2.81	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
AJ Hall	2.0	1	1	3	0.50	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
WJ Cronje	14.3	3	21	3	1.44	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
M Ntini	10.0	4	22	3	2.20	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
N Boje	10.1	4	24	3	2.36	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
PWA Mulder	7.0	3	25	3	3.57	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
M Ngam	13.0	3	26	3	2.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
VD Philander	14.0	5	28	3	2.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
RP Snell	12.0	4	32	3	2.66	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
JM Kemp	13.0	2	33	3	2.53	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	17.0	8	35	3	2.05	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
JH Kallis	14.5	2	35	3	2.35	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
M Ngam	8.2	1	36	3	4.32	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
D Olivier	9.0	2	38	3	4.22	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
SM Pollock	22.2	10	40	3	1.79	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
SM Pollock	20.4	7	40	3	1.93	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
L Sipamla	9.5	1	40	3	4.06	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
K Rabada	12.0	3	44	3	3.66	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
K Rabada	12.0	-	44	3	3.66	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
VD Philander	19.0	7	46	3	2.42	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
VD Philander	14.0	1	48	3	3.42	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
M Morkel	18.5	8	49	3	2.60	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
VD Philander	20.0	4	54	3	2.70	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
DW Steyn	20.0	5	56	3	2.80	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
D Olivier	10.0	1	61	3	6.10	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
KJ Abbott	21.5	4	63	3	2.88	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
AA Donald	20.0	4	64	3	3.20	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
AA Donald	21.3	7	66	3	3.06	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
PWA Mulder	20.0	4	69	3	3.45	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
JH Kallis	15.5	2	71	3	4.48	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
KA Maharaj	20.0	1	71	3	3.55	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
AA Donald	33.0	10	73	3	2.21	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
SM Pollock	30.4	8	73	3	2.38	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
PL Symcox	21.0	2	75	3	3.57	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
AJ Hall	25.0	3	75	3	3.00	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
K Rabada	21.0	4	77	3	3.66	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
M Hayward	16.4	-	81	3	4.86	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
SM Pollock	24.0	5	83	3	3.45	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
KA Maharaj	30.3	7	86	3	2.81	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
T Shamsi	25.4	2	91	3	3.54	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
Imran Tahir	32.0	7	106	3	3.31	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
DW Steyn	26.0	1	129	3	4.96	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
KA Maharaj	40.0	4	154	3	3.85	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
PR Adams	45.0	6	184	3	4.08	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
AA Donald	10.0	7	6	2	0.60	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
JH Kallis	6.0	4	6	2	1.00	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
WJ Cronje	8.0	3	13	2	1.62	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
M Hayward	5.0	1	15	2	3.00	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
SM Pollock	8.0	3	17	2	2.12	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
JH Kallis	11.4	4	18	2	1.54	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
G Coetzee	3.0	-	18	2	6.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
JM Kemp	4.5	1	19	2	3.93	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
AJ Hall	11.0	6	19	2	1.72	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
SM Pollock	12.0	2	19	2	1.58	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
D Olivier	9.0	3	19	2	2.11	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247

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