Bowling Best Figures Match - South Africa

Cricket Records in 2010s in Test matches - South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
K Rabada	39.4	8	144	13	3.63	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
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
K Rabada	43.0	11	150	11	3.48	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
K Rabada	24.5	5	63	10	2.53	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
K Rabada	29.0	5	92	10	3.17	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
VD Philander	24.1	3	102	10	4.22	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
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
VD Philander	31.0	13	51	9	1.64	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
KJ Abbott	28.4	11	68	9	2.37	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
VD Philander	30.1	12	75	9	2.48	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
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
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
DW Steyn	51.0	17	147	9	2.88	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
KA Maharaj	63.2	9	225	9	3.55	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
DW Steyn	28.4	7	65	8	2.26	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
VD Philander	28.0	6	78	8	2.78	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
DW Steyn	44.0	20	84	8	1.90	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	09 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
KA Maharaj	36.2	11	87	8	2.39	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
DW Steyn	29.3	6	94	8	3.18	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
DW Steyn	36.2	7	99	8	2.72	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
DW Steyn	34.5	7	110	8	3.15	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
D Olivier	28.0	4	125	8	4.46	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
M de Lange	36.2	5	126	8	3.46	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
Imran Tahir	55.0	17	130	8	2.36	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	23 Oct 2013	Test # 2100
DL Piedt	49.0	4	152	8	3.10	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	09 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
M Morkel	49.0	9	196	8	4.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
VD Philander	26.0	5	75	7	2.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
VD Philander	38.5	13	78	7	2.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
M Morkel	32.2	14	78	7	2.41	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
VD Philander	30.0	11	83	7	2.76	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
L Ngidi	26.2	5	90	7	3.41	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
K Rabada	26.0	1	94	7	3.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
M Morkel	27.0	6	98	7	3.62	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
J Botha	39.5	7	102	7	2.56	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
DW Steyn	38.5	10	112	7	2.88	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
M Morkel	43.4	11	114	7	2.61	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
DW Steyn	27.5	2	115	7	4.13	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
KA Maharaj	37.5	9	117	7	3.09	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
VD Philander	55.0	16	129	7	2.34	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
DW Steyn	34.1	5	133	7	3.89	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
DW Steyn	40.1	7	139	7	3.46	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
DW Steyn	48.5	9	153	7	3.13	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
SR Harmer	50.0	12	153	7	3.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
DW Steyn	51.0	13	155	7	3.03	South Africa	v England	The Oval	19 Jul 2012	Test # 2049
K Rabada	51.0	7	170	7	3.33	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
K Rabada	39.0	4	171	7	4.38	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
M Morkel	46.3	8	179	7	3.84	South Africa	v England	Lord's	06 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
DW Steyn	20.4	5	54	6	2.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
M Morkel	26.1	12	54	6	2.06	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
KA Maharaj	22.0	3	63	6	2.86	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
M Morkel	25.0	10	68	6	2.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
Imran Tahir	26.3	4	71	6	2.67	South Africa	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
DW Steyn	24.0	7	73	6	3.04	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
M Morkel	36.4	13	77	6	2.10	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
DW Steyn	25.0	5	78	6	3.12	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
Imran Tahir	24.2	3	79	6	3.24	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
DW Steyn	22.2	5	87	6	3.89	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
KJ Abbott	46.5	16	87	6	1.85	South Africa	v India	Delhi	03 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
WD Parnell	21.1	3	89	6	4.20	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
M Morkel	24.0	3	91	6	3.79	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
K Rabada	26.4	4	96	6	3.60	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
VD Philander	39.0	11	100	6	2.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
K Rabada	32.0	8	106	6	3.31	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
K Rabada	41.4	11	108	6	2.59	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
VD Philander	40.4	10	110	6	2.70	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
VD Philander	42.0	12	110	6	2.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
VD Philander	35.0	7	117	6	3.34	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
DW Steyn	49.0	17	118	6	2.40	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
DW Steyn	38.0	8	119	6	3.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
M Morkel	50.0	13	126	6	2.52	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
M Morkel	39.1	7	133	6	3.39	South Africa	v England	Manchester	04 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
DW Steyn	43.2	8	139	6	3.20	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
K Rabada	43.0	11	141	6	3.27	South Africa	v England	Manchester	04 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
DW Steyn	57.0	16	148	6	2.59	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
RJ Peterson	28.1	3	171	6	6.07	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
K Rabada	48.0	9	173	6	3.60	South Africa	v England	Lord's	06 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
DL Piedt	52.0	6	216	6	4.15	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
AL Phehlukwayo	10.0	2	25	5	2.50	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
M Morkel	15.0	5	33	5	2.20	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
VD Philander	22.0	10	35	5	1.59	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
CH Morris	14.5	4	45	5	3.03	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
VD Philander	26.1	11	52	5	1.98	South Africa	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
K Rabada	23.0	5	54	5	2.34	South Africa	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
D Olivier	18.0	5	57	5	3.16	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
KA Maharaj	17.3	5	59	5	3.37	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
VD Philander	23.0	5	72	5	3.13	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
K Rabada	28.4	6	75	5	2.61	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
L Ngidi	26.3	8	75	5	2.83	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
DW Steyn	34.0	10	80	5	2.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
LL Tsotsobe	24.0	6	83	5	3.45	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
DW Steyn	37.2	8	85	5	2.27	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
K Rabada	27.4	5	91	5	3.28	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
VD Philander	40.1	15	92	5	2.29	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
K Rabada	24.0	6	94	5	3.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
KA Maharaj	28.3	7	94	5	3.29	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017	Test # 2253

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 26-29, 2019 [Test # 2377]

Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2019 [Test # 2376]

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 19-23, 2019 [Test # 2375]