| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Boje | 65.0 | 5 | 221 | 0 | 3.40 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 | |
| PL Harris | 53.1 | 6 | 203 | 3 | 3.81 | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 | |
| KA Maharaj | 50.0 | 10 | 196 | 1 | 3.92 | v India | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 | Test # 2364 | |
| KA Maharaj | 55.0 | 6 | 189 | 3 | 3.43 | v India | Visakhapatnam | 2 Oct 2019 | Test # 2363 | |
| CL Vincent | 42.0 | 5 | 188 | 2 | 4.47 | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 1935 | Test # 246 | |
| PR Adams | 45.0 | 6 | 184 | 3 | 4.08 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 20 Jul 2000 | Test # 1504 | |
| PL Harris | 50.0 | 5 | 182 | 1 | 3.64 | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 | |
| Imran Tahir | 23.0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 7.82 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 | Test # 2061 | |
| KA Maharaj | 58.0 | 15 | 180 | 5 | 3.10 | v England | Gqeberha | 16 Jan 2020 | Test # 2380 | |
| K Rabada | 29.5 | 2 | 175 | 3 | 5.86 | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
| N Gordon | 55.2x8 | 10 | 174 | 1 | 2.36 | v England | Durban | 3 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
| AMB Rowan | 65.0 | 11 | 174 | 1 | 2.67 | v England | Lord's | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
| AMB Rowan | 68.0 | 17 | 174 | 5 | 2.55 | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
| ARA Murray | 51.2x8 | 11 | 169 | 4 | 2.47 | v Australia | Sydney | 9 Jan 1953 | Test # 362 | |
| RO Schwarz | 38.0 | 4 | 168 | 1 | 4.42 | v Australia | Melbourne | 17 Feb 1911 | Test # 114 | |
| AMB Rowan | 60.0x8 | 9 | 167 | 5 | 2.08 | v England | Gqeberha | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
| XC Balaskas | 44.0 | 4 | 165 | 4 | 3.75 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 | Test # 250 | |
| PL Harris | 62.0 | 9 | 165 | 2 | 2.66 | v West Indies | Basseterre | 18 Jun 2010 | Test # 1961 | |
| PR Adams | 52.0 | 7 | 163 | 1 | 3.13 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 28 Feb 1997 | Test # 1356 | |
| N Boje | 44.0 | 5 | 163 | 1 | 3.70 | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2004 | Test # 1730 | |
| M Ntini | 43.0 | 5 | 162 | 4 | 3.76 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 | |
| KA Maharaj | 43.0 | 9 | 160 | 2 | 3.72 | v England | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2020 | Test # 2379 | |
| XC Balaskas | 51.0 | 4 | 157 | 1 | 3.07 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 | |
| N Gordon | 40.0x8 | 3 | 157 | 5 | 2.94 | v England | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1938 | Test # 268 | |
| AMB Rowan | 41.0x8 | 4 | 155 | 1 | 2.83 | v England | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
| CL Vincent | 55.0 | 16 | 154 | 4 | 2.80 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1931 | Test # 214 | |
| NBF Mann | 36.0x8 | 4 | 154 | 2 | 3.20 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 3 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
| KA Maharaj | 40.0 | 4 | 154 | 3 | 3.85 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | |
| N Boje | 35.0 | 4 | 153 | 1 | 4.37 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 22 Feb 2002 | Test # 1590 | |
| DL Piedt | 36.0 | 4 | 153 | 5 | 4.25 | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2015 | Test # 2196 | |
| GM Parker | 37.0 | 2 | 152 | 6 | 4.10 | v England | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 | |
| Q McMillan | 33.0 | 3 | 150 | 4 | 4.54 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1931 | Test # 214 | |
| CH Morris | 28.0 | 3 | 150 | 1 | 5.35 | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
| EP Nupen | 51.0 | 7 | 148 | 3 | 2.90 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
| L Tuckett | 50.0 | 5 | 148 | 4 | 2.96 | v England | Manchester | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
| N Boje | 42.0 | 3 | 148 | 2 | 3.52 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 4 Aug 2004 | Test # 1709 | |
| GWA Chubb | 46.2 | 12 | 146 | 4 | 3.15 | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
| PL Harris | 38.0 | 4 | 146 | 1 | 3.84 | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2009 | Test # 1944 | |
| M Morkel | 30.0 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 4.86 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 | Test # 2061 | |
| M Ntini | 31.0 | 5 | 145 | 5 | 4.67 | v England | Lord's | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 | |
| GC Smith | 43.0 | 3 | 145 | 2 | 3.37 | v West Indies | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 | |
| HJ Tayfield | 49.0x8 | 5 | 144 | 2 | 2.20 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
| MA Seymour | 46.0 | 4 | 144 | 1 | 3.13 | v England | Durban | 4 Dec 1964 | Test # 571 | |
| K Rabada | 28.0 | 1 | 144 | 2 | 5.14 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2022 | Test # 2485 | |
| JB Robertson | 55.0 | 11 | 143 | 3 | 2.60 | v Australia | Durban | 14 Dec 1935 | Test # 247 | |
| VI Smith | 51.0 | 15 | 143 | 4 | 2.80 | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| CW Henderson | 67.0 | 24 | 143 | 4 | 2.13 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 Sep 2001 | Test # 1563 | |
| RO Schwarz | 32.0 | 0 | 142 | 3 | 4.43 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 | Test # 121 | |
| AJ Bell | 40.0 | 2 | 142 | 5 | 3.55 | v Australia | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1932 | Test # 215 | |
| HJ Tayfield | 44.0x8 | 6 | 142 | 4 | 2.42 | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1953 | Test # 364 |
| 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 | post-war |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023
[Test # 2497] |
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South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 1st Test, Feb 28-Mar 2, 2023
[Test # 2495] |
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Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 3rd Test, Jan 4-8, 2023
[Test # 2488] |
