| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM Pollock (Afr/SA) | 1996-2008 | 21 | 20 | 164.5 | 31 | 586 | 24 | 4/33 | 24.41 | 3.55 | 41.2 | 1 | 0 |
| JH Kallis (Afr/SA) | 1996-2013 | 24 | 18 | 113.1 | 4 | 518 | 20 | 3/3 | 25.90 | 4.57 | 33.9 | 0 | 0 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 2000-2009 | 15 | 14 | 115.3 | 6 | 646 | 17 | 4/56 | 38.00 | 5.59 | 40.7 | 1 | 0 |
| DW Steyn (Afr/SA) | 2005-2016 | 9 | 9 | 68.2 | 5 | 327 | 16 | 3/17 | 20.43 | 4.78 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Z Khan (Asia/INDIA) | 2003-2011 | 6 | 6 | 56.1 | 6 | 204 | 15 | 3/14 | 13.60 | 3.63 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1993-2002 | 6 | 6 | 60.0 | 1 | 312 | 15 | 5/25 | 20.80 | 5.20 | 24.0 | 1 | 1 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 8 | 8 | 68.2 | 10 | 230 | 14 | 4/41 | 16.42 | 3.36 | 29.2 | 1 | 0 |
| L Klusener (SA) | 1997-2004 | 11 | 11 | 81.0 | 5 | 356 | 12 | 3/31 | 29.66 | 4.39 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir (SA) | 2015-2019 | 6 | 6 | 49.5 | 1 | 216 | 11 | 3/30 | 19.63 | 4.33 | 27.1 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nehra (Asia/INDIA) | 2003-2011 | 5 | 5 | 35.0 | 4 | 158 | 10 | 6/23 | 15.80 | 4.51 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 |
| A Nel (SA) | 2004-2008 | 7 | 5 | 46.0 | 5 | 210 | 10 | 4/13 | 21.00 | 4.56 | 27.6 | 1 | 0 |
| M Morkel (SA) | 2008-2018 | 7 | 7 | 52.3 | 1 | 299 | 10 | 2/12 | 29.90 | 5.69 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 |
| LL Tsotsobe (SA) | 2011-2013 | 4 | 4 | 31.3 | 1 | 148 | 9 | 4/25 | 16.44 | 4.69 | 21.0 | 2 | 0 |
| CR Matthews (SA) | 1992-1996 | 5 | 5 | 47.0 | 7 | 195 | 9 | 4/10 | 21.66 | 4.14 | 31.3 | 1 | 0 |
| WJ Cronje (SA) | 1992-2000 | 11 | 9 | 57.2 | 3 | 235 | 9 | 3/45 | 26.11 | 4.09 | 38.2 | 0 | 0 |
| AL Phehlukwayo (SA) | 2016-2019 | 5 | 5 | 31.5 | 2 | 162 | 8 | 4/22 | 20.25 | 5.08 | 23.8 | 1 | 0 |
| CL Hooper (WI) | 1993-1999 | 2 | 2 | 19.5 | 1 | 79 | 7 | 4/52 | 11.28 | 3.98 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1993-2002 | 4 | 4 | 40.0 | 2 | 135 | 7 | 3/19 | 19.28 | 3.37 | 34.2 | 0 | 0 |
| B Lee (AUS) | 2000-2006 | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 3 | 183 | 7 | 3/14 | 26.14 | 4.81 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 |
| K Rabada (SA) | 2015-2019 | 6 | 6 | 52.3 | 4 | 267 | 7 | 2/33 | 38.14 | 5.08 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Hayward (SA) | 2000-2002 | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 0 | 196 | 6 | 2/38 | 32.66 | 5.15 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Codrington (CAN) | 2003-2003 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 5/27 | 5.40 | 3.00 | 10.8 | 0 | 1 |
| KD Mills (NZ) | 2005-2007 | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 3 | 59 | 5 | 5/25 | 11.80 | 3.27 | 21.6 | 0 | 1 |
| R Telemachus (SA) | 1998-2006 | 2 | 2 | 18.4 | 1 | 74 | 5 | 3/34 | 14.80 | 3.96 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Bichel (AUS) | 1997-2003 | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 1 | 85 | 5 | 3/43 | 17.00 | 4.47 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 1992-2011 | 8 | 4 | 23.0 | 2 | 107 | 5 | 2/27 | 21.40 | 4.65 | 27.6 | 0 | 0 |
| N Boje (Afr/SA) | 2000-2005 | 5 | 4 | 28.0 | 1 | 131 | 5 | 3/29 | 26.20 | 4.67 | 33.6 | 0 | 0 |
| SK Warne (AUS) | 1994-2002 | 4 | 4 | 34.1 | 3 | 159 | 5 | 2/36 | 31.80 | 4.65 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Hall (SA) | 1999-2006 | 7 | 5 | 37.5 | 4 | 185 | 5 | 2/52 | 37.00 | 4.88 | 45.4 | 0 | 0 |
| NM Hauritz (AUS) | 2009-2009 | 1 | 1 | 8.1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 4/29 | 7.25 | 3.55 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 |
| IR Bishop (WI) | 1993-1993 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 4/32 | 8.00 | 3.20 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 |
| MG Johnson (AUS) | 2009-2011 | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 2/24 | 15.25 | 3.58 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| VD Philander (SA) | 2013-2015 | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 3/44 | 16.00 | 5.33 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (Asia) | 2005-2005 | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 3 | 66 | 4 | 2/16 | 16.50 | 3.66 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MM Patel (INDIA) | 2006-2011 | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 3 | 75 | 4 | 2/36 | 18.75 | 4.41 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| JM Kemp (Afr/SA) | 2001-2007 | 9 | 4 | 24.2 | 1 | 85 | 4 | 3/20 | 21.25 | 3.49 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 |
| T Shamsi (SA) | 2019-2019 | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 85 | 4 | 3/56 | 21.25 | 6.07 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TM Odoyo (Afr/KENYA) | 2003-2005 | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 90 | 4 | 3/45 | 22.50 | 4.50 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| GD McGrath (AUS) | 1994-2003 | 4 | 4 | 39.0 | 7 | 127 | 4 | 2/21 | 31.75 | 3.25 | 58.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaqib Javed (PAK) | 1993-1994 | 4 | 4 | 40.0 | 6 | 159 | 4 | 2/37 | 39.75 | 3.97 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Srinath (INDIA) | 1997-2003 | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 3 | 159 | 4 | 1/11 | 39.75 | 3.61 | 66.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi (Asia/PAK) | 1998-2013 | 5 | 5 | 36.3 | 2 | 167 | 4 | 3/25 | 41.75 | 4.57 | 54.7 | 0 | 0 |
| PS de Villiers (SA) | 1992-1996 | 5 | 5 | 46.4 | 2 | 174 | 4 | 1/22 | 43.50 | 3.72 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK) | 1998-2007 | 5 | 5 | 29.2 | 0 | 196 | 4 | 2/59 | 49.00 | 6.68 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Duminy (SA) | 2007-2018 | 10 | 9 | 39.0 | 1 | 197 | 4 | 2/29 | 49.25 | 5.05 | 58.5 | 0 | 0 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, 3rd ODI, Mar 10, 2019
[ODI # 4112] |
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South Africa v Pakistan at Durban, 2nd ODI, Jan 22, 2019
[ODI # 4081] |
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South Africa v India at Durban, 1st ODI, Feb 1, 2018
[ODI # 3969] |