Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for South Africa in T20s

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
T Shamsi	2017-2024	70	70	1509	251.3	1	1860	89	5/24	20.89	7.39	16.95	3	1	0
K Rabada	2014-2026	73	73	1561	260.1	3	2207	79	3/18	27.93	8.48	19.75	0	0	0
L Ngidi	2017-2026	57	57	1143	190.3	1	1679	78	5/39	21.52	8.81	14.65	2	1	0
DW Steyn	2007-2020	47	47	1015	169.1	3	1175	64	4/9	18.35	6.94	15.85	2	0	0
Imran Tahir	2013-2019	35	35	785	130.5	0	859	61	5/23	14.08	6.56	12.86	2	2	0
WD Parnell	2009-2023	57	56	1118	186.2	4	1557	59	5/30	26.38	8.35	18.94	1	1	0
A Nortje	2019-2026	45	44	929	154.5	0	1130	53	4/7	21.32	7.29	17.52	3	0	0
AL Phehlukwayo	2017-2024	42	39	748	124.4	0	1112	50	4/24	22.24	8.91	14.96	1	0	0
M Morkel	2007-2017	42	42	904	150.4	3	1118	47	4/17	23.78	7.42	19.23	2	0	0
KA Maharaj	2021-2026	43	43	875	145.5	1	1111	43	3/27	25.83	7.61	20.34	0	0	0
J Botha	2006-2012	41	40	798	133.0	1	857	38	3/16	22.55	6.44	21.00	0	0	0
D Pretorius	2017-2022	30	27	504	84.0	0	696	35	5/17	19.88	8.28	14.40	0	1	0
CH Morris	2012-2019	23	23	498	83.0	3	697	34	4/27	20.50	8.39	14.64	1	0	0
GF Linde	2020-2026	29	29	546	91.0	0	675	31	4/21	21.77	7.41	17.61	1	0	0
KJ Abbott	2013-2016	22	22	460	76.4	0	601	28	3/20	21.46	7.83	16.42	0	0	0
JA Morkel	2005-2015	51	47	659	109.5	2	871	26	3/12	33.50	7.93	25.34	0	0	0
RJ Peterson	2006-2014	22	20	383	63.5	1	487	25	3/28	19.48	7.62	15.32	0	0	0
BE Hendricks	2014-2021	19	19	409	68.1	0	627	25	4/14	25.08	9.19	16.36	1	0	0
D Wiese	2013-2016	20	20	392	65.2	0	497	24	5/23	20.70	7.60	16.33	0	1	0
LB Williams	2021-2025	20	19	389	64.5	0	623	24	3/35	25.95	9.60	16.20	0	0	0
BC Fortuin	2019-2025	27	27	480	80.0	1	650	23	3/16	28.26	8.12	20.86	0	0	0
LL Tsotsobe	2009-2014	24	24	492	82.0	2	559	22	4/18	25.40	6.81	22.36	1	0	0
JP Duminy	2007-2019	83	42	469	78.1	0	606	22	3/18	27.54	7.75	21.31	0	0	0
C Bosch	2025-2026	15	15	300	50.0	1	401	22	4/14	18.22	8.02	13.63	1	0	0
OEG Baartman	2024-2025	17	17	347	57.5	1	475	22	4/11	21.59	8.21	15.77	2	0	0
M Jansen	2022-2026	24	24	523	87.1	1	745	22	3/16	33.86	8.54	23.77	0	0	0
AM Phangiso	2012-2018	16	16	342	57.0	0	443	20	3/25	22.15	7.77	17.10	0	0	0
R McLaren	2009-2014	13	13	281	46.5	0	359	18	5/19	19.94	7.66	15.61	0	1	0
CK Langeveldt	2005-2010	9	9	198	33.0	0	241	17	4/19	14.17	7.30	11.64	1	0	0
KT Maphaka	2024-2026	16	15	304	50.4	0	495	16	4/20	30.93	9.76	19.00	1	0	0
SM Pollock	2005-2008	12	11	243	40.3	1	309	15	3/28	20.60	7.62	16.20	0	0	0
AK Markram	2019-2026	69	35	384	64.0	2	558	15	3/21	37.20	8.71	25.60	0	0	0
RE van der Merwe	2009-2010	13	13	264	44.0	0	305	14	2/14	21.78	6.93	18.85	0	0	0
J Theron	2010-2012	10	10	218	36.2	0	295	14	4/27	21.07	8.11	15.57	1	0	0
G Coetzee	2023-2025	13	13	257	42.5	1	453	14	3/32	32.35	10.57	18.35	0	0	0
CJ Dala	2018-2021	10	10	192	32.0	1	307	13	3/35	23.61	9.59	14.76	0	0	0
JH Kallis	2005-2012	25	19	276	46.0	1	333	12	4/15	27.75	7.23	23.00	1	0	0
L Sipamla	2019-2025	13	13	260	43.2	0	452	10	2/22	45.20	10.43	26.00	0	0	0
RK Kleinveldt	2008-2013	6	6	122	20.2	1	173	9	3/18	19.22	8.50	13.55	0	0	0
D Paterson	2017-2018	8	8	179	29.5	0	265	9	4/32	29.44	8.88	19.88	1	0	0
N Peter	2024-2025	12	12	210	35.0	0	324	9	2/32	36.00	9.25	23.33	0	0	0
JJ van der Wath	2006-2007	8	8	186	31.0	0	231	8	2/31	28.87	7.45	23.25	0	0	0
PE Kruger	2024-2024	7	7	116	19.2	1	179	8	4/27	22.37	9.25	14.50	1	0	0
PWA Mulder	2021-2024	11	10	120	20.0	0	195	8	2/10	24.37	9.75	15.00	0	0	0
A Simelane	2024-2025	10	10	162	27.0	0	271	8	2/28	33.87	10.03	20.25	0	0	0
M de Lange	2012-2015	6	6	140	23.2	0	228	7	2/26	32.57	9.77	20.00	0	0	0
N Burger	2023-2025	8	8	174	29.0	0	239	6	2/21	39.83	8.24	29.00	0	0	0
M Ntini	2005-2011	10	10	192	32.0	0	298	6	2/22	49.66	9.31	32.00	0	0	0
SSB Magala	2021-2023	6	6	120	20.0	0	226	6	3/21	37.66	11.30	20.00	0	0	0
R Frylinck	2017-2018	3	3	60	10.0	0	62	5	2/20	12.40	6.20	12.00	0	0	0
S Muthusamy	2025-2025	5	5	108	18.0	0	128	5	2/24	25.60	7.11	21.60	0	0	0
E Leie	2015-2015	2	2	36	6.0	0	48	4	3/16	12.00	8.00	9.00	0	0	0
VD Philander	2007-2007	7	6	83	13.5	0	114	4	2/23	28.50	8.24	20.75	0	0	0
F Behardien	2012-2018	39	4	36	6.0	0	37	3	2/15	12.33	6.16	12.00	0	0	0
AC Thomas	2007-2007	1	1	24	4.0	0	25	3	3/25	8.33	6.25	8.00	0	0	0
AJ Hall	2006-2006	2	2	48	8.0	0	60	3	3/22	20.00	7.50	16.00	0	0	0
AD Galiem	2024-2024	1	1	24	4.0	0	21	2	2/21	10.50	5.25	12.00	0	0	0
A Nel	2005-2007	2	2	48	8.0	0	42	2	2/19	21.00	5.25	24.00	0	0	0
YA Abdulla	2009-2009	2	2	42	7.0	0	44	2	1/16	22.00	6.28	21.00	0	0	0
R Telemachus	2006-2007	3	3	72	12.0	0	90	2	1/22	45.00	7.50	36.00	0	0	0
J Louw	2008-2009	2	2	42	7.0	0	54	2	2/36	27.00	7.71	21.00	0	0	0
D Ferreira	2023-2025	16	7	106	17.4	0	153	2	1/13	76.50	8.66	53.00	0	0	0
H Davids	2012-2013	9	2	12	2.0	0	13	1	1/6	13.00	6.50	12.00	0	0	0
N Boje	2005-2005	1	1	24	4.0	0	27	1	1/27	27.00	6.75	24.00	0	0	0
JT Smuts	2017-2021	13	10	136	22.4	0	178	1	1/19	178.00	7.85	136.00	0	0	0
M Zondeki	2006-2006	1	1	18	3.0	0	41	1	1/41	41.00	13.66	18.00	0	0	0
JL Ontong	2008-2015	15	4	36	6.0	0	83	1	1/25	83.00	13.83	36.00	0	0	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs South Africa at Johannesburg, West Indies in South Africa 3rd T20I, Jan 31, 2026 [T20I # 3680]

West Indies vs South Africa at Centurion, West Indies in South Africa 2nd T20I, Jan 29, 2026 [T20I # 3675]

West Indies vs South Africa at Paarl, West Indies in South Africa 1st T20I, Jan 27, 2026 [T20I # 3671]