| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgar (SA) | 2013-2022 | 9 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 5.50 | 2.53 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke (AUS) | 2009-2011 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2/6 | 2/8 | 4.00 | 1.33 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | 2013-2013 | 1 | 74 | 48 | 4 | 4/16 | 4/48 | 12.00 | 3.89 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| MA Wood (ENG) | 2020-2020 | 1 | 184 | 100 | 9 | 5/46 | 9/100 | 11.11 | 3.26 | 20.4 | 1 | 0 |
| SR Watson (AUS) | 2011-2011 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1/13 | 1/13 | 13.00 | 3.39 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WD Parnell (SA) | 2010-2017 | 2 | 193 | 124 | 8 | 4/51 | 6/89 | 15.50 | 3.85 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 |
| SN Thakur (IND) | 2022-2022 | 1 | 203 | 108 | 8 | 7/61 | 8/108 | 13.50 | 3.19 | 25.3 | 1 | 0 |
| AJ Hall (SA) | 2002-2006 | 2 | 209 | 91 | 8 | 3/1 | 5/20 | 11.37 | 2.61 | 26.1 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Hoggard (ENG) | 2005-2005 | 1 | 315 | 205 | 12 | 7/61 | 12/205 | 17.08 | 3.90 | 26.2 | 2 | 1 |
| S Sreesanth (IND) | 2006-2006 | 1 | 210 | 99 | 8 | 5/40 | 8/99 | 12.37 | 2.82 | 26.2 | 1 | 0 |
| D Olivier (SA) | 2017-2022 | 3 | 450 | 297 | 17 | 5/51 | 8/125 | 17.47 | 3.96 | 26.4 | 1 | 0 |
| JEC Franklin (NZ) | 2006-2006 | 1 | 159 | 154 | 6 | 3/67 | 6/154 | 25.66 | 5.81 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nortje (SA) | 2020-2021 | 2 | 411 | 291 | 15 | 6/56 | 8/120 | 19.40 | 4.24 | 27.4 | 2 | 0 |
| L Sipamla (SA) | 2021-2021 | 1 | 113 | 67 | 4 | 3/40 | 4/67 | 16.75 | 3.55 | 28.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Faheem Ashraf (PAK) | 2019-2019 | 1 | 174 | 99 | 6 | 3/42 | 6/99 | 16.50 | 3.41 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Jansen (SA) | 2022-2022 | 1 | 204 | 98 | 7 | 4/31 | 7/98 | 14.00 | 2.88 | 29.1 | 0 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder (SA) | 2021-2021 | 1 | 120 | 77 | 4 | 3/25 | 4/77 | 19.25 | 3.85 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AL Phehlukwayo (SA) | 2018-2018 | 1 | 60 | 40 | 2 | 2/25 | 2/40 | 20.00 | 4.00 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Younis Khan (PAK) | 2013-2013 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 1/16 | 1/16 | 16.00 | 3.20 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| GB Lawrence (SA) | 1961-1962 | 2 | 546 | 207 | 18 | 8/53 | 9/98 | 11.50 | 2.27 | 30.3 | 2 | 0 |
| GD McGrath (AUS) | 1997-2002 | 2 | 375 | 143 | 12 | 5/21 | 8/49 | 11.91 | 2.28 | 31.2 | 1 | 0 |
| RB Simpson (AUS) | 1957-1967 | 4 | 157 | 109 | 5 | 2/10 | 4/76 | 21.80 | 4.16 | 31.4 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Bevan (AUS) | 1997-1997 | 1 | 192 | 96 | 6 | 4/32 | 6/96 | 16.00 | 3.00 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan (PAK) | 2019-2019 | 1 | 129 | 80 | 4 | 3/41 | 4/80 | 20.00 | 3.72 | 32.2 | 0 | 0 |
| MVT Fernando (SL) | 2021-2021 | 1 | 166 | 124 | 5 | 5/101 | 5/124 | 24.80 | 4.48 | 33.2 | 1 | 0 |
| PJ Cummins (AUS) | 2011-2018 | 2 | 545 | 258 | 16 | 6/79 | 9/141 | 16.12 | 2.84 | 34.0 | 2 | 0 |
| WW Hinds (WI) | 2003-2003 | 1 | 172 | 134 | 5 | 3/79 | 5/134 | 26.80 | 4.67 | 34.4 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Procter (SA) | 1967-1970 | 2 | 420 | 142 | 12 | 4/32 | 6/70 | 11.83 | 2.02 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DE Malcolm (ENG) | 1995-1995 | 1 | 210 | 127 | 6 | 4/62 | 6/127 | 21.16 | 3.62 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| BA Stokes (ENG) | 2016-2020 | 2 | 319 | 171 | 9 | 3/53 | 5/77 | 19.00 | 3.21 | 35.4 | 0 | 0 |
| SB Doull (NZ) | 1994-1994 | 1 | 216 | 103 | 6 | 4/33 | 6/103 | 17.16 | 2.86 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KD Walters (AUS) | 1970-1970 | 1 | 72 | 49 | 2 | 2/16 | 2/49 | 24.50 | 4.08 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Rabada (SA) | 2016-2022 | 6 | 1108 | 634 | 30 | 5/78 | 6/108 | 21.13 | 3.43 | 36.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) | 1998-1998 | 1 | 74 | 47 | 2 | 2/47 | 2/47 | 23.50 | 3.81 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBRLS Kumara (SL) | 2017-2017 | 1 | 151 | 107 | 4 | 4/107 | 4/107 | 26.75 | 4.25 | 37.7 | 0 | 0 |
| KD Mills (NZ) | 2006-2006 | 1 | 114 | 79 | 3 | 2/49 | 3/79 | 26.33 | 4.15 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 |
| BE Hendricks (SA) | 2020-2020 | 1 | 231 | 175 | 6 | 5/64 | 6/175 | 29.16 | 4.54 | 38.5 | 1 | 0 |
| VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2020 | 8 | 1588 | 663 | 41 | 6/21 | 9/51 | 16.17 | 2.50 | 38.7 | 2 | 0 |
| SR Clark (AUS) | 2006-2006 | 1 | 276 | 145 | 7 | 4/64 | 7/145 | 20.71 | 3.15 | 39.4 | 0 | 0 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1998-1998 | 1 | 276 | 111 | 7 | 4/66 | 7/111 | 15.85 | 2.41 | 39.4 | 0 | 0 |
| AF Giles (ENG) | 2005-2005 | 1 | 79 | 49 | 2 | 1/24 | 2/49 | 24.50 | 3.72 | 39.5 | 0 | 0 |
| SE Bond (NZ) | 2007-2007 | 1 | 198 | 133 | 5 | 4/73 | 5/133 | 26.60 | 4.03 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 |
| TE Bailey (ENG) | 1956-1957 | 2 | 516 | 119 | 13 | 5/20 | 8/53 | 9.15 | 1.38 | 39.6 | 1 | 0 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 2000-2009 | 10 | 2110 | 1143 | 53 | 6/100 | 10/178 | 21.56 | 3.25 | 39.8 | 3 | 1 |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2010-2020 | 3 | 523 | 235 | 13 | 6/17 | 8/99 | 18.07 | 2.69 | 40.2 | 1 | 0 |
| N Pradeep (SL) | 2017-2017 | 1 | 162 | 78 | 4 | 4/78 | 4/78 | 19.50 | 2.88 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 |
| DW Steyn (SA) | 2005-2019 | 10 | 2076 | 1156 | 50 | 6/8 | 11/60 | 23.12 | 3.34 | 41.5 | 5 | 2 |
| B Lee (AUS) | 2002-2006 | 2 | 375 | 209 | 9 | 3/40 | 6/114 | 23.22 | 3.34 | 41.6 | 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 India at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, Jan 3-6, 2022
[Test # 2445] |
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South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, Jan 3-5, 2021
[Test # 2401] |
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South Africa v England at Johannesburg, 4th Test, Jan 24-27, 2020
[Test # 2382] |
