Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
37.01111392.29South Africav EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957Test # 437
41.11012993.13South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)20 Jul 2018Test # 2313
30.3125381.73South Africav New ZealandJohannesburg26 Dec 1961Test # 517
21.346482.97South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996Test # 1341
37.7146981.36South Africav EnglandDurban25 Jan 1957Test # 436
31.487082.21South Africav EnglandJohannesburg10 Mar 1906Test # 90
33.0127182.15South Africav ZimbabweHarare13 Oct 1995Test # 1307
8.412372.02South Africav AustraliaDurban20 Jan 1950Test # 320
19.052971.52South Africav EnglandDurban04 Feb 1928Test # 172
11.442972.48South Africav PakistanCenturion22 Feb 2013Test # 2075
10.0-3273.2South Africav BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
19.573771.86South Africav West IndiesPort of Spain08 Apr 2005Test # 1747
12.034073.33South Africav BangladeshGqeberha08 Apr 2022Test # 2461
16.465173.06South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010Test # 1951
37.3126371.68South Africav EnglandCape Town01 Jan 1923Test # 149
31.086572.09South Africav EnglandLord's10 Jun 1912Test # 122
37.1138171.63South Africav AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1952Test # 361
23.238173.47South Africav Sri LankaDurban26 Dec 2011Test # 2026
27.148473.09South Africav EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1912Test # 128
28.048473South Africav IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992Test # 1206
41.0118772.12South Africav AustraliaAdelaide30 Jan 1998Test # 1397
31.169172.19South Africav AustraliaSydney07 Feb 1964Test # 555
22.029474.27South Africav EnglandJohannesburg01 Jan 1910Test # 106
43.1189573.29South Africav EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889Test # 32
29.0611273.86South Africav EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016Test # 2200
47.21212872.7South Africav EnglandLord's01 Jul 1907Test # 93
45.01112872.84South Africav PakistanLahore17 Oct 2003Test # 1664
8.16860.97South Africav PakistanJohannesburg01 Feb 2013Test # 2072
14.071360.69South Africav New ZealandJohannesburg29 Jan 1954Test # 381
11.041761.54South Africav EnglandLeeds29 Jul 1907Test # 94
13.052161.61South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg30 Mar 2018Test # 2302
11.552361.94South Africav PakistanGqeberha06 Mar 1998Test # 1406
16.472361.38South Africav New ZealandWellington23 Mar 2012Test # 2037
12.042662.6South Africav EnglandCape Town01 Apr 1899Test # 59
13.463062.19South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2001Test # 1528
16.233261.95South Africav West IndiesBridgetown21 Apr 2005Test # 1749
10.423263South Africav EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016Test # 2200
8.223464.08South Africav West IndiesCenturion17 Dec 2014Test # 2150
14.033762.64South Africav PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2018Test # 2338
20.383861.85South Africav New ZealandDurban08 Dec 1961Test # 515
17.443962.2South Africav EnglandNottingham14 Aug 2003Test # 1654
14.323962.68South Africav ZimbabweCenturion11 Mar 2005Test # 1740
12.233963.16South Africav IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018Test # 2293
20.274061.96South Africav New ZealandWellington16 Mar 2017Test # 2255
15.444262.68South Africav IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018Test # 2292
12.024362.68South Africav EnglandDurban16 Dec 1948Test # 306
18.024361.79South Africav AustraliaDurban24 Jan 1958Test # 447
23.384361.82South Africav AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1994Test # 1243
15.534462.77South Africav New ZealandHamilton15 Mar 2012Test # 2036
16.114662.84South Africav EnglandJohannesburg13 Feb 1931Test # 206
11.4-4764.02South Africav AustraliaSydney03 Mar 1911Test # 115
31.594761.47South Africav New ZealandWellington21 Feb 1964Test # 558
10.314964.66South Africav New ZealandCenturion16 Nov 2007Test # 1848
28.085061.78South Africav EnglandDurban14 Feb 1914Test # 133
22.365062.22South Africav PakistanDurban26 Feb 1998Test # 1403
19.065062.63South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010Test # 1987
15.035063.33South Africav West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
31.295161.62South Africav EnglandDurban21 Feb 1931Test # 207
26.375161.92South Africav EnglandManchester05 Jul 1951Test # 336
32.5145361.61South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966Test # 611
15.035363.53South Africav EnglandJohannesburg25 Nov 1999Test # 1471
17.045463.17South Africav EnglandLeeds21 Aug 2003Test # 1656
22.095462.45South Africav AustraliaGqeberha09 Mar 2018Test # 2298
19.165562.86South Africav IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996Test # 1344
17.035563.23South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2017Test # 2244
21.4105662.58South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001Test # 1564
14.315663.86South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg03 Jan 2021Test # 2401
14.235863.05South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1957Test # 444
35.0115861.65South Africav New ZealandDunedin28 Feb 1964Test # 559
37.4145961.18South Africav EnglandDurban16 Dec 1948Test # 306
27.085962.18South Africav AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1997Test # 1392
21.065962.8South Africav PakistanGqeberha19 Jan 2007Test # 1829
36.0176261.29South Africav New ZealandDurban11 Dec 1953Test # 377
31.3106562.06South Africav EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1960Test # 496
31.4126662.08South Africav New ZealandBloemfontein17 Nov 2000Test # 1514
36.0176761.86South Africav West IndiesBridgetown29 Mar 2001Test # 1541
20.5-7162.58South Africav AustraliaBrisbane05 Dec 1952Test # 359
24.057162.95South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
21.567263.29South Africav West IndiesDurban10 Jan 2008Test # 1860
24.0117363.04South Africav AustraliaGqeberha05 Mar 1970Test # 673
22.557663.32South Africav EnglandJohannesburg23 Dec 1922Test # 148
23.137763.32South Africav AustraliaHobart12 Nov 2016Test # 2233
24.367862.4South Africav EnglandGqeberha01 Mar 1957Test # 438
29.297862.65South Africav PakistanFaisalabad24 Oct 2003Test # 1666
20.548163.88South Africav PakistanJohannesburg19 Jan 1995Test # 1283
29.078162.79South Africav EnglandCenturion21 Jan 2005Test # 1736
22.048163.68South Africav New ZealandWellington23 Mar 2012Test # 2037
36.4118262.23South Africav EnglandJohannesburg09 Feb 1923Test # 151
29.498462.13South Africav AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1952Test # 361
40.0108662.15South Africav New ZealandAuckland13 Mar 1964Test # 560
33.488762.58South Africav EnglandDurban21 Jan 1910Test # 107
25.338763.41South Africav EnglandJohannesburg24 Dec 1930Test # 200
40.0148862.2South Africav EnglandManchester02 Jul 1998Test # 1420
29.549163.05South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921Test # 146
22.039264.18South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg11 Oct 1902Test # 75
29.559263.08South Africav EnglandLeeds13 Jul 1929Test # 183
22.6-9563.13South Africav AustraliaBrisbane06 Dec 1963Test # 548
28.039563.39South Africav West IndiesPort of Spain08 Apr 2005Test # 1747
37.569661.91South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg07 Feb 1958Test # 449
30.549763.14South Africav AustraliaCape Town08 Nov 1902Test # 77
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]

New Zealand v South Africa at Mount Maunganui, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 4-7, 2024 [Test # 2528]

South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]