Bowling Most 5wi Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings for South Africa in Tests

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	171	18608	3101.2	660	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	151	17584	2930.4	614	7876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68	46.76	19	22	4
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	179	22103	3683.5	1001	8501	405	8/45	20.99	2.30	54.57	21	22	3
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	132	242	30019	5003.1	1144	12688	519	7/37	24.44	2.53	57.84	32	22	3
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	129	15519	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	190	20834	3472.2	759	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	79	148	27115	-	1313	8989	309	8/38	29.09	1.98	87.75	11	18	2
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	130	13100	2183.2	433	7306	336	7/112	21.74	3.34	38.98	15	17	4
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	202	24353	4058.5	1222	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	61	13568	-	602	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	119	11391	1898.3	507	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	60	113	12680	-	459	5898	249	8/92	23.68	2.79	50.92	11	13	2
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2012	55	97	9602	1600.2	183	6249	165	7/87	37.87	3.90	58.19	3	12	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	47	90	11135	-	382	5174	202	7/54	25.61	2.78	55.12	8	11	2
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	59	100	11666	1944.2	367	6055	203	9/129	29.82	3.11	57.46	6	11	1
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2025	85	154	14944	2490.4	540	7729	284	6/48	27.21	3.10	52.61	14	11	1
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1961	43	76	13939	-	813	4579	158	7/49	28.98	1.97	88.22	6	10	1
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	52	6522	-	270	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	48	92	10421	-	312	5066	192	7/69	26.38	2.91	54.27	11	9	1
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2024	69	122	11305	1884.1	485	4924	162	6/42	30.39	2.61	69.78	4	8	1
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1962	36	63	12953	-	789	4215	139	8/104	30.32	1.95	93.18	7	8	2
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	160	16498	2749.4	605	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	-
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	58	111	13169	2194.5	576	5433	259	6/56	20.97	2.47	50.84	18	7	-
S Shillingford (WI)	2010-2014	16	27	4694	782.2	122	2419	70	6/49	34.55	3.09	67.05	3	6	2
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2015	26	42	7321	1220.1	229	3402	87	6/81	39.10	2.78	84.14	2	6	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	43	76	8407	1401.1	288	3909	161	6/40	24.27	2.78	52.21	6	6	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2012-2023	59	104	9379	1563.1	269	5348	166	8/62	32.21	3.42	56.50	5	6	1
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	159	21599	-	974	7999	235	6/73	34.03	2.22	91.91	8	6	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	28	2764	460.4	96	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	17	31	4159	693.1	133	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	34	4805	800.5	221	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5	2
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1992	28	53	4829	804.5	109	2874	93	5/24	30.90	3.57	51.92	4	5	-
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1969	28	50	5631	-	177	2683	94	6/36	28.54	2.85	59.90	2	5	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	46	6391	-	218	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	75	11736	-	706	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	270	20172	3362.0	846	9497	291	6/54	32.63	2.82	69.31	7	5	-
S Joseph (WI)	2024-2025	11	21	1740	290.0	38	1105	51	7/68	21.66	3.81	34.11	4	4	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	21	2292	-	55	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	32	3057	509.3	81	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1935	16	26	3342	557.0	89	1567	48	6/99	32.64	2.81	69.62	1	4	-
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	25	3888	648.0	132	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	-
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	27	3890	-	106	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	43	4227	704.3	124	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1992-1998	26	48	5132	855.2	158	2785	92	6/66	30.27	3.25	55.78	4	4	1
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
DJG Sammy (WI)	2007-2013	38	65	6215	1035.5	216	3007	84	7/66	35.79	2.90	73.98	1	4	-
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-2007	30	53	6337	1056.1	245	3004	93	7/57	32.30	2.84	68.13	3	4	1
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2025	52	77	6901	1150.1	131	3980	86	8/60	46.27	3.46	80.24	4	4	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2016	46	78	7757	1292.5	258	4480	130	6/47	34.46	3.46	59.66	5	4	-
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2018	36	59	8067	1344.3	174	4350	117	8/49	37.17	3.23	68.94	8	4	1
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	45	76	8850	1475.0	339	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4	1
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	102	145	13794	2299.0	531	5635	114	5/26	49.42	2.45	121.00	1	4	-
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	10	17	1605	-	40	804	37	5/22	21.72	3.00	43.37	2	3	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	11	21	2081	346.5	95	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	-	3	-
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	29	2292	382.0	64	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1954	8	15	2568	428.0	83	1165	34	6/92	34.26	2.72	75.52	1	3	1
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	20	35	2578	429.4	100	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	-
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	18	32	2929	488.1	86	1696	77	7/13	22.02	3.47	38.03	5	3	1
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2025	21	40	3464	577.2	117	1965	88	6/61	22.32	3.40	39.36	4	3	-
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1965	11	20	3684	-	136	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.72	3	3	-
DS Atkinson (WI)	1948-1958	22	39	5201	-	311	1647	47	7/53	35.04	1.90	110.65	-	3	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	25	40	5851	975.1	194	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	27	52	6165	1027.3	211	2913	125	8/29	23.30	2.83	49.32	7	3	-
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2006	32	61	6964	1160.4	221	3671	106	6/53	34.63	3.16	65.69	7	3	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	69	7630	1271.4	280	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	72	8620	1436.4	293	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	37	63	8809	1468.1	336	3901	103	6/127	37.87	2.65	85.52	3	3	-
VA Holder (WI)	1969-1979	40	72	9095	-	367	3627	109	6/28	33.27	2.39	83.44	6	3	-
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1965	2	3	660	110.0	37	257	11	6/128	23.36	2.33	60.00	-	2	1
HHH Johnson (WI)	1948-1950	3	5	789	131.3	37	238	13	5/41	18.30	1.80	60.69	-	2	1
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	11	1064	-	61	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	-
D Paterson (SA)	2020-2024	7	13	1319	219.5	43	656	25	5/61	26.24	2.98	52.76	-	2	-
JM Noreiga (WI)	1971-1971	4	7	1322	220.2	47	493	17	9/95	29.00	2.23	77.76	-	2	-
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
GWA Chubb (SA)	1951-1951	5	8	1425	237.3	63	577	21	6/51	27.47	2.42	67.85	1	2	-
CP Carter (SA)	1912-1924	10	12	1475	245.5	47	694	28	6/50	24.78	2.82	52.67	-	2	-
SP Narine (WI)	2012-2013	6	11	1650	275.0	60	851	21	6/91	40.52	3.09	78.57	-	2	-
MG Melle (SA)	1950-1953	7	12	1667	-	20	851	26	6/71	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1992-1997	9	14	1733	288.5	82	749	37	5/48	20.24	2.59	46.83	4	2	-
G Motie (WI)	2022-2025	11	19	1740	290.0	45	946	35	7/37	27.02	3.26	49.71	1	2	1
N Gordon (SA)	1938-1939	5	8	1966	245.6	28	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.30	-	2	-
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1932	13	22	2021	336.5	38	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	-
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1949	9	17	2104	-	47	980	19	5/68	51.57	2.79	110.73	1	2	-
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2005	13	25	2364	394.0	55	1512	51	7/78	29.64	3.83	46.35	3	2	-
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2024	12	20	2427	404.3	57	1521	37	5/89	41.10	3.76	65.59	3	2	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	31	2639	439.5	66	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-
HC Griffith (WI)	1928-1933	13	18	2663	443.5	89	1243	44	6/103	28.25	2.80	60.52	2	2	-
RRS Cornwall (WI)	2019-2023	10	18	2761	460.1	84	1316	35	7/75	37.60	2.85	78.88	1	2	1
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1924	16	23	2989	498.1	84	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	-
FA Rose (WI)	1997-2000	19	31	3124	520.4	101	1637	53	7/84	30.88	3.14	58.94	2	2	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1951	15	25	3499	-	64	1510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	-
KD Boyce (WI)	1971-1976	21	39	3501	-	99	1801	60	6/77	30.01	3.08	58.35	3	2	1
LN Constantine (WI)	1928-1939	18	29	3583	-	125	1746	58	5/75	30.10	2.92	61.77	4	2	-
TL Best (WI)	2003-2013	25	45	3716	619.2	80	2291	57	6/40	40.19	3.69	65.19	2	2	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2015	20	37	3925	654.1	86	2294	57	5/32	40.24	3.50	68.85	1	2	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	18	33	3980	663.2	231	1502	52	5/42	28.88	2.26	76.53	1	2	-
JA Warrican (WI)	2015-2025	21	36	4076	679.2	100	2063	73	7/32	28.26	3.03	55.83	6	2	1
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2010	40	61	6466	1077.4	213	3426	86	6/55	39.83	3.17	75.18	6	2	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at Wankhede, England in India 5th T20I, Feb 2, 2025 [T20I # 3086]

India vs England at Pune, England in India 4th T20I, Jan 31, 2025 [T20I # 3085]

England vs India at Rajkot, England in India 3rd T20I, Jan 28, 2025 [T20I # 3084]