| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJ Tayfield | 74.0x8 | 26 | 192 | 13 | 1.94 | South Africa | v England | 15 Feb 1957 | Test # 437 | |
| MJ Hoggard | 52.3 | 7 | 205 | 12 | 3.90 | England | v South Africa | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
| DW Steyn | 36.5 | 16 | 60 | 11 | 1.62 | South Africa | v Pakistan | 1 Feb 2013 | Test # 2072 | |
| AA Donald | 38.0 | 10 | 127 | 11 | 3.34 | South Africa | v England | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 | |
| DW Steyn | 31.3 | 4 | 93 | 10 | 2.95 | South Africa | v New Zealand | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 | |
| PS de Villiers | 40.2 | 15 | 108 | 10 | 2.67 | South Africa | v Pakistan | 19 Jan 1995 | Test # 1283 | |
| M Ntini | 44.5 | 6 | 178 | 10 | 3.97 | South Africa | v Australia | 31 Mar 2006 | Test # 1795 | |
| VD Philander | 31.0 | 13 | 51 | 9 | 1.64 | South Africa | v Australia | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 | |
| GB Lawrence | 52.3 | 16 | 98 | 9 | 1.86 | South Africa | v New Zealand | 26 Dec 1961 | Test # 517 | |
| MA Wood | 30.4 | 5 | 100 | 9 | 3.26 | England | v South Africa | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 | |
| SM Pollock | 43.3 | 8 | 103 | 9 | 2.36 | South Africa | v West Indies | 26 Nov 1998 | Test # 1429 | |
| GB Lawrence | 38.3 | 13 | 109 | 9 | 2.83 | South Africa | v New Zealand | 2 Feb 1962 | Test # 523 | |
| PJ Cummins | 46.5 | 10 | 141 | 9 | 3.01 | Australia | v South Africa | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 | |
| M Ntini | 46.0 | 13 | 147 | 9 | 3.19 | South Africa | v West Indies | 12 Dec 2003 | Test # 1674 | |
| R Benaud | 61.2x8 | 8 | 154 | 9 | 1.88 | Australia | v South Africa | 7 Feb 1958 | Test # 449 | |
| DG Cork | 63.3 | 13 | 162 | 9 | 2.55 | England | v South Africa | 30 Nov 1995 | Test # 1315 | |
| GD McGrath | 26.3 | 10 | 49 | 8 | 1.84 | Australia | v South Africa | 22 Feb 2002 | Test # 1590 | |
| TE Bailey | 30.4x8 | 11 | 53 | 8 | 1.30 | England | v South Africa | 24 Dec 1956 | Test # 434 | |
| SM Pollock | 39.2 | 17 | 80 | 8 | 2.03 | South Africa | v England | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 | |
| TL Goddard | 58.5 | 25 | 92 | 8 | 1.56 | South Africa | v Australia | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
| S Sreesanth | 35.0 | 11 | 99 | 8 | 2.82 | India | v South Africa | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1823 | |
| SCJ Broad | 34.1 | 11 | 99 | 8 | 2.89 | England | v South Africa | 14 Jan 2016 | Test # 2199 | |
| SN Thakur | 33.5 | 5 | 108 | 8 | 3.19 | India | v South Africa | 3 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
| A Kumble | 70.0 | 30 | 113 | 8 | 1.61 | India | v South Africa | 26 Nov 1992 | Test # 1201 | |
| A Nortje | 33.3 | 3 | 120 | 8 | 3.58 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
| D Olivier | 28.0 | 4 | 125 | 8 | 4.46 | South Africa | v Pakistan | 11 Jan 2019 | Test # 2341 | |
| MN Hart | 58.4 | 14 | 134 | 8 | 2.28 | New Zealand | v South Africa | 25 Nov 1994 | Test # 1276 | |
| MG Johnson | 52.3 | 9 | 137 | 8 | 2.60 | Australia | v South Africa | 26 Feb 2009 | Test # 1910 | |
| CR Matthews | 47.0 | 12 | 140 | 8 | 2.97 | South Africa | v New Zealand | 25 Nov 1994 | Test # 1276 | |
| I Meckiff | 57.0x8 | 6 | 177 | 8 | 2.32 | Australia | v South Africa | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 | |
| JW Gleeson | 66.4 | 17 | 186 | 8 | 2.79 | Australia | v South Africa | 19 Feb 1970 | Test # 672 | |
| NAT Adcock | 33.0x8 | 7 | 69 | 7 | 1.56 | South Africa | v England | 24 Dec 1956 | Test # 434 | |
| SM Pollock | 33.5 | 11 | 72 | 7 | 2.12 | South Africa | v India | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1823 | |
| M Morkel | 27.0 | 6 | 98 | 7 | 3.62 | South Africa | v England | 14 Jan 2010 | Test # 1948 | |
| M Jansen | 34.0 | 9 | 98 | 7 | 2.88 | South Africa | v India | 3 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
| CA Walsh | 46.0 | 14 | 111 | 7 | 2.41 | West Indies | v South Africa | 26 Nov 1998 | Test # 1429 | |
| JJ Bumrah | 39.5 | 5 | 111 | 7 | 2.78 | India | v South Africa | 24 Jan 2018 | Test # 2294 | |
| DW Steyn | 27.5 | 2 | 115 | 7 | 4.13 | South Africa | v England | 14 Jan 2010 | Test # 1948 | |
| PJ Cummins | 44.0 | 8 | 117 | 7 | 2.65 | Australia | v South Africa | 17 Nov 2011 | Test # 2018 | |
| VD Philander | 55.0 | 16 | 129 | 7 | 2.34 | South Africa | v India | 18 Dec 2013 | Test # 2108 | |
| DW Steyn | 34.0 | 6 | 134 | 7 | 3.94 | South Africa | v New Zealand | 5 May 2006 | Test # 1801 | |
| SR Clark | 46.0 | 12 | 145 | 7 | 3.15 | Australia | v South Africa | 31 Mar 2006 | Test # 1795 | |
| AK Davidson | 49.4x8 | 8 | 149 | 7 | 2.25 | Australia | v South Africa | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 | |
| A Nortje | 35.0 | 2 | 171 | 7 | 4.88 | South Africa | v England | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 | |
| AH McKinnon | 86.0 | 30 | 172 | 7 | 2.00 | South Africa | v England | 22 Jan 1965 | Test # 575 | |
| M Ntini | 54.1 | 10 | 173 | 7 | 3.19 | South Africa | v England | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
| J Srinath | 49.1 | 11 | 193 | 7 | 3.92 | India | v South Africa | 16 Jan 1997 | Test # 1350 |
| 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] |
|
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, Jan 3-5, 2021
[Test # 2401] |
|
South Africa v England at Johannesburg, 4th Test, Jan 24-27, 2020
[Test # 2382] |
