Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
47.510132132.75South Africav West IndiesPort of Spain08 Apr 2005Test # 1747
39.48144133.63South Africav EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016Test # 2200
66.5x822165131.85South Africav AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1952Test # 361
74.0x826192131.94South Africav EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957Test # 437
53.09127122.39South Africav EnglandJohannesburg10 Mar 1906Test # 90
55.015139122.52South Africav IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992Test # 1206
52.16181123.46South Africav EnglandJohannesburg01 Jan 1910Test # 106
81.114283123.48South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)20 Jul 2018Test # 2313
36.51660111.62South Africav PakistanJohannesburg01 Feb 2013Test # 2072
29.0696113.31South Africav PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2018Test # 2338
62.320112111.79South Africav EnglandCape Town01 Jan 1923Test # 149
50.115113112.25South Africav ZimbabweHarare13 Oct 1995Test # 1307
38.010127113.34South Africav EnglandJohannesburg25 Nov 1999Test # 1471
51.44150112.90South Africav EnglandJohannesburg24 Dec 1930Test # 200
43.011150113.48South Africav AustraliaGqeberha09 Mar 2018Test # 2298
81.029196112.41South Africav New ZealandCape Town01 Jan 1962Test # 519
24.5563102.53South Africav BangladeshBloemfontein06 Oct 2017Test # 2277
47.52387101.81South Africav EnglandNottingham05 Aug 1965Test # 595
37.4688102.33South Africav West IndiesBridgetown21 Apr 2005Test # 1749
24.3691103.71South Africav New ZealandCenturion16 Nov 2007Test # 1848
29.0592103.17South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2017Test # 2244
31.3493102.95South Africav New ZealandJohannesburg08 Nov 2007Test # 1846
24.13102104.22South Africav Sri LankaCenturion15 Dec 2011Test # 2023
31.18106103.40South Africav BangladeshChattogram24 Apr 2003Test # 1640
40.215108102.67South Africav PakistanJohannesburg19 Jan 1995Test # 1283
34.57108103.10South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010Test # 1951
30.56114103.69South Africav New ZealandHamilton15 Mar 2012Test # 2036
49.512116102.32South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg18 Oct 1902Test # 76
59.320123102.06South Africav AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1994Test # 1243
33.05145104.39South Africav New ZealandCenturion15 Apr 2006Test # 1798
48.418147103.02South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001Test # 1564
49.29154103.12South Africav AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2008Test # 1902
44.56178103.97South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg31 Mar 2006Test # 1795
48.08220104.58South Africav EnglandLord's31 Jul 2003Test # 1653
31.0135191.64South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg30 Mar 2018Test # 2302
27.195491.98South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996Test # 1347
28.4116892.37South Africav PakistanCenturion22 Feb 2013Test # 2075
31.077592.41South Africav EnglandLeeds29 Jul 1907Test # 94
30.1127592.48South Africav IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018Test # 2292
43.2x5128992.46South Africav EnglandCape Town01 Apr 1899Test # 59
35.069092.57South Africav EnglandDurban04 Feb 1928Test # 172
61.7x8319091.09South Africav EnglandDurban25 Jan 1957Test # 436
37.1119292.47South Africav EnglandLeeds21 Aug 2003Test # 1656
60.5259491.54South Africav West IndiesKingston19 Apr 2001Test # 1544
62.1x8299791.17South Africav New ZealandDurban11 Dec 1953Test # 377
36.099792.69South Africav BangladeshGqeberha08 Apr 2022Test # 2461
52.3169891.86South Africav New ZealandJohannesburg26 Dec 1961Test # 517
42.3119992.32South Africav New ZealandDurban08 Dec 1961Test # 515
45.0169992.20South Africav PakistanCape Town14 Feb 2013Test # 2073
40.0129992.47South Africav Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2014Test # 2129
59.01610391.74South Africav EnglandLord's29 Jun 1935Test # 243
49.12210392.09South Africav AustraliaGqeberha05 Mar 1970Test # 673
43.3810392.36South Africav West IndiesJohannesburg26 Nov 1998Test # 1429
35.3910592.95South Africav ZimbabweCenturion11 Mar 2005Test # 1740
36.01210692.94South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)06 Sep 1993Test # 1233
38.31310992.83South Africav New ZealandJohannesburg02 Feb 1962Test # 523
30.41011093.58South Africav AustraliaCape Town22 Mar 2018Test # 2300
35.5611893.29South Africav AustraliaHobart12 Nov 2016Test # 2233
39.5612793.18South Africav New ZealandChristchurch27 Feb 1932Test # 217
61.4x51813092.52South Africav EnglandGqeberha13 Feb 1896Test # 47
56.01413392.37South Africav AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1997Test # 1392
46.5813592.88South Africav EnglandJohannesburg23 Dec 1922Test # 148
46.01314793.19South Africav West IndiesJohannesburg12 Dec 2003Test # 1674
51.01714792.88South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013Test # 2111
71.42314892.06South Africav AustraliaAdelaide30 Jan 1998Test # 1397
59.51416192.69South Africav AustraliaCape Town19 Mar 2009Test # 1916
78.12916492.09South Africav EnglandLeeds21 Jul 1955Test # 411
46.5x8216692.67South Africav AustraliaBrisbane05 Dec 1952Test # 359
68.41516792.43South Africav EnglandJohannesburg28 Jan 1928Test # 171
57.4x8616792.17South Africav AustraliaDurban20 Jan 1950Test # 320
63.1x81117692.09South Africav AustraliaSydney07 Feb 1964Test # 555
67.1819492.88South Africav EnglandJohannesburg13 Feb 1931Test # 206
52.3x8621193.02South Africav AustraliaSydney10 Jan 1964Test # 550
48.0621694.50South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg11 Oct 1902Test # 75
63.2922593.55South Africav AustraliaDurban01 Mar 2018Test # 2297
24.484881.94South Africav PakistanGqeberha06 Mar 1998Test # 1406
43.0x8196181.06South Africav New ZealandJohannesburg29 Jan 1954Test # 381
28.476582.26South Africav New ZealandGqeberha11 Jan 2013Test # 2071
28.077482.64South Africav PakistanGqeberha06 Mar 1998Test # 1406
47.5137881.63South Africav New ZealandWellington21 Feb 1964Test # 558
28.067882.78South Africav AustraliaCape Town09 Nov 2011Test # 2016
39.2178082.03South Africav EnglandJohannesburg25 Nov 1999Test # 1471
44.0208481.90South Africav ZimbabweHarare09 Aug 2014Test # 2135
33.0x868781.97South Africav New ZealandJohannesburg24 Dec 1953Test # 378
36.2118782.39South Africav New ZealandWellington16 Mar 2017Test # 2255
39.5x8148881.66South Africav New ZealandJohannesburg24 Dec 1953Test # 378
34.0108982.61South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006Test # 1825
21.328984.13South Africav AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2022Test # 2482
58.5259281.56South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966Test # 611
29.369483.18South Africav West IndiesPort of Spain10 Jun 2010Test # 1960
31.079483.03South Africav West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
35.599582.65South Africav PakistanCape Town02 Jan 2003Test # 1637
38.0109682.52South Africav AustraliaCenturion21 Mar 1997Test # 1362
72.4369981.36South Africav EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1955Test # 412
36.279982.72South Africav New ZealandCenturion27 Aug 2016Test # 2220
44.01810182.29South Africav West IndiesBridgetown29 Mar 2001Test # 1541
34.0710283.00South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
59.02210481.76South Africav EnglandLeeds06 Aug 1998Test # 1422
53.42210481.93South Africav EnglandNottingham14 Aug 2003Test # 1654
39.51210482.61South Africav West IndiesCape Town02 Jan 2008Test # 1858
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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]