Bowling Best Figures Match

Records for South Africa in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Ntini	47.5	10	132	13	2.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
K Rabada	39.4	8	144	13	3.63	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
HJ Tayfield	66.5x8	22	165	13	1.85	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
HJ Tayfield	74.0x8	26	192	13	1.94	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
SJ Snooke	53.0	9	127	12	2.39	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906	Test # 90
AA Donald	55.0	15	139	12	2.52	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
AEE Vogler	52.1	6	181	12	3.46	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910	Test # 106
KA Maharaj	81.1	14	283	12	3.48	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
DW Steyn	36.5	16	60	11	1.62	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
D Olivier	29.0	6	96	11	3.31	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
AE Hall	62.3	20	112	11	1.79	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
AA Donald	50.1	15	113	11	2.25	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
AA Donald	38.0	10	127	11	3.34	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
EP Nupen	51.4	4	150	11	2.90	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
K Rabada	43.0	11	150	11	3.48	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
SF Burke	81.0	29	196	11	2.41	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
K Rabada	24.5	5	63	10	2.53	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
PM Pollock	47.5	23	87	10	1.81	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965	Test # 595
A Nel	37.4	6	88	10	2.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
DW Steyn	24.3	6	91	10	3.71	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
K Rabada	29.0	5	92	10	3.17	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
DW Steyn	31.3	4	93	10	2.95	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
VD Philander	24.1	3	102	10	4.22	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
PR Adams	31.1	8	106	10	3.40	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
PS de Villiers	40.2	15	108	10	2.67	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
DW Steyn	34.5	7	108	10	3.10	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
VD Philander	30.5	6	114	10	3.69	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
CB Llewellyn	49.5	12	116	10	2.32	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902	Test # 76
PS de Villiers	59.3	20	123	10	2.06	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
M Ntini	33.0	5	145	10	4.39	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
SM Pollock	48.4	18	147	10	3.02	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
DW Steyn	49.2	9	154	10	3.12	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
M Ntini	44.5	6	178	10	3.97	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
M Ntini	48.0	8	220	10	4.58	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
VD Philander	31.0	13	51	9	1.64	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
AA Donald	27.1	9	54	9	1.98	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
KJ Abbott	28.4	11	68	9	2.37	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
GA Faulkner	31.0	7	75	9	2.41	South Africa	v England	Leeds	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
VD Philander	30.1	12	75	9	2.48	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
JH Sinclair	43.2x5	12	89	9	2.46	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Apr 1899	Test # 59
GF Bissett	35.0	6	90	9	2.57	South Africa	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
HJ Tayfield	61.7x8	31	90	9	1.09	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
JH Kallis	37.1	11	92	9	2.47	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
SM Pollock	60.5	25	94	9	1.54	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
HJ Tayfield	62.1x8	29	97	9	1.17	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
KA Maharaj	36.0	9	97	9	2.69	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
GB Lawrence	52.3	16	98	9	1.86	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
PM Pollock	42.3	11	99	9	2.32	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
VD Philander	45.0	16	99	9	2.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
DW Steyn	40.0	12	99	9	2.47	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
XC Balaskas	59.0	16	103	9	1.74	South Africa	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
MJ Procter	49.1	22	103	9	2.09	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
SM Pollock	43.3	8	103	9	2.36	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
M Zondeki	35.3	9	105	9	2.95	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
BN Schultz	36.0	12	106	9	2.94	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
GB Lawrence	38.3	13	109	9	2.83	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
M Morkel	30.4	10	110	9	3.58	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
KJ Abbott	35.5	6	118	9	3.29	South Africa	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
Q McMillan	39.5	6	127	9	3.18	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
J Middleton	61.4x5	18	130	9	2.52	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
AA Donald	56.0	14	133	9	2.37	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
JM Blanckenberg	46.5	8	135	9	2.88	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
M Ntini	46.0	13	147	9	3.19	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
DW Steyn	51.0	17	147	9	2.88	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
SM Pollock	71.4	23	148	9	2.06	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
PL Harris	59.5	14	161	9	2.69	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
HJ Tayfield	78.1	29	164	9	2.09	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
MG Melle	46.5x8	2	166	9	2.67	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
AE Hall	68.4	15	167	9	2.43	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
HJ Tayfield	57.4x8	6	167	9	2.17	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JT Partridge	63.1x8	11	176	9	2.09	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
EP Nupen	67.1	8	194	9	2.88	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
JT Partridge	52.3x8	6	211	9	3.02	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
CB Llewellyn	48.0	6	216	9	4.50	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	11 Oct 1902	Test # 75
KA Maharaj	63.2	9	225	9	3.55	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
PS de Villiers	24.4	8	48	8	1.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
HJ Tayfield	43.0x8	19	61	8	1.06	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
DW Steyn	28.4	7	65	8	2.26	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
AA Donald	28.0	7	74	8	2.64	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
PM Pollock	47.5	13	78	8	1.63	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
VD Philander	28.0	6	78	8	2.78	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
SM Pollock	39.2	17	80	8	2.03	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
DW Steyn	44.0	20	84	8	1.90	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	09 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
NAT Adcock	33.0x8	6	87	8	1.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
KA Maharaj	36.2	11	87	8	2.39	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
DEJ Ironside	39.5x8	14	88	8	1.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
M Ntini	34.0	10	89	8	2.61	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
K Rabada	21.3	2	89	8	4.13	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
TL Goddard	58.5	25	92	8	1.56	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
DW Steyn	29.3	6	94	8	3.18	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
K Rabada	31.0	7	94	8	3.03	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
M Ntini	35.5	9	95	8	2.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
AA Donald	38.0	10	96	8	2.52	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
HJ Tayfield	72.4	36	99	8	1.36	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
DW Steyn	36.2	7	99	8	2.72	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
JH Kallis	44.0	18	101	8	2.29	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
L Ngidi	34.0	7	102	8	3.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
SM Pollock	59.0	22	104	8	1.76	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
SM Pollock	53.4	22	104	8	1.93	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
DW Steyn	39.5	12	104	8	2.61	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023 [Test # 2497]

South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 28-Mar 2, 2023 [Test # 2495]

Australia v South Africa at Sydney, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jan 4-8, 2023 [Test # 2488]