Most wickets in a series
Player Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4 5
Imran Tahir 5 20.0 0 131 12 4/21 10.91 6.55 10.0 1 0
World T20 (in Bangladesh), 2013/14
A Nortje 5 17.3 0 94 11 4/10 8.54 5.37 9.5 2 0
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in Australia), 2022/23
CK Langeveldt 4 16.0 0 104 11 4/19 9.45 6.50 8.7 1 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in West Indies), 2010
RE van der Merwe 6 24.0 0 135 10 2/14 13.50 5.62 14.4 0 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in England), 2009
D Wiese 3 10.2 0 86 9 5/23 9.55 8.32 6.8 0 1
West Indies in South Africa T20I Series, 2014/15
D Pretorius 5 14.4 0 101 9 3/17 11.22 6.88 9.7 0 0
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in Oman/United Arab Emirates), 2021/22
A Nortje 5 19.2 0 104 9 3/8 11.55 5.37 12.8 0 0
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in Oman/United Arab Emirates), 2021/22
WD Parnell 6 20.5 0 119 9 4/13 13.22 5.71 13.8 1 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in England), 2009
M Morkel 5 20.0 0 120 9 4/17 13.33 6.00 13.3 1 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in South Africa), 2007/08
DW Steyn 6 22.0 0 145 9 2/21 16.11 6.59 14.6 0 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in England), 2009
DW Steyn 5 19.1 0 153 9 4/17 17.00 7.98 12.7 1 0
World T20 (in Bangladesh), 2013/14
BE Hendricks 3 11.0 0 84 8 4/14 10.50 7.63 8.2 1 0
Pakistan in South Africa T20I Series, 2018/19
T Shamsi 3 11.0 0 100 8 5/24 12.50 9.09 8.2 0 1
South Africa in England T20I Series, 2022
M Morkel 4 15.0 0 119 8 4/20 14.87 7.93 11.2 1 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in West Indies), 2010
T Shamsi 5 19.0 0 121 8 3/17 15.12 6.36 14.2 0 0
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in Oman/United Arab Emirates), 2021/22
L Ngidi 3 12.0 0 133 8 3/30 16.62 11.08 9.0 0 0
England in South Africa T20I Series, 2019/20
K Rabada 5 19.0 0 155 8 3/20 19.37 8.15 14.2 0 0
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in Oman/United Arab Emirates), 2021/22
SM Pollock 5 19.3 1 167 8 3/40 20.87 8.56 14.6 0 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in South Africa), 2007/08
T Shamsi 2 8.0 0 41 7 4/27 5.85 5.12 6.8 1 0
South Africa in Ireland T20I Series, 2021
AL Phehlukwayo 2 7.0 0 49 7 4/24 7.00 7.00 6.0 1 0
Sri Lanka in South Africa T20I Series, 2018/19
L Ngidi 3 8.4 0 60 7 5/39 8.57 6.92 7.4 0 1
South Africa in England T20I Series, 2022
WD Parnell 2 8.0 0 66 7 5/30 9.42 8.25 6.8 0 1
South Africa v Ireland T20I Series (in England), 2022
JH Kallis 5 11.0 1 73 7 4/15 10.42 6.63 9.4 1 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in Sri Lanka), 2012/13
T Shamsi 5 20.0 0 80 7 2/13 11.42 4.00 17.1 0 0
South Africa in West Indies T20I Series, 2021
KJ Abbott 3 11.1 0 91 7 3/41 13.00 8.14 9.5 0 0
World T20 (in India), 2015/16
CJ Dala 3 12.0 1 110 7 3/35 15.71 9.16 10.2 0 0
India in South Africa T20I Series, 2017/18
L Ngidi 4 13.0 0 116 7 4/29 16.57 8.92 11.1 1 0
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in Australia), 2022/23
LB Williams 4 15.4 0 147 7 3/35 21.00 9.38 13.4 0 0
Pakistan in South Africa T20I Series, 2021
K Rabada 5 18.0 0 170 7 3/37 24.28 9.44 15.4 0 0
South Africa in West Indies T20I Series, 2021
L Ngidi 3 8.0 0 44 6 4/19 7.33 5.50 8.0 1 0
Sri Lanka in South Africa T20I Series, 2016/17
Imran Tahir 3 10.0 0 55 6 3/18 9.16 5.50 10.0 0 0
Sri Lanka in South Africa T20I Series, 2016/17
T Shamsi 3 12.0 0 61 6 4/25 10.16 5.08 12.0 1 0
South Africa in Pakistan T20I Series, 2020/21
D Pretorius 3 9.0 0 63 6 5/17 10.50 7.00 9.0 0 1
South Africa in Pakistan T20I Series, 2020/21
DW Steyn 5 17.0 1 82 6 3/22 13.66 4.82 17.0 0 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in Sri Lanka), 2012/13
Imran Tahir 4 16.0 0 83 6 2/13 13.83 5.18 16.0 0 0
World T20 (in India), 2015/16
CH Morris 3 11.0 0 102 6 2/27 17.00 9.27 11.0 0 0
Pakistan in South Africa T20I Series, 2018/19
J Botha 6 19.0 0 118 6 3/16 19.66 6.21 19.0 0 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in England), 2009
GF Linde 5 16.0 0 125 6 2/16 20.83 7.81 16.0 0 0
South Africa in West Indies T20I Series, 2021
JJ van der Wath 5 20.0 0 150 6 2/31 25.00 7.50 20.0 0 0
ICC World Twenty20 (in South Africa), 2007/08
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 2nd T20I, Mar 26, 2023 [T20I # 2032]
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 1st T20I, Mar 25, 2023 [T20I # 2031]
Netherlands v South Africa at Adelaide, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 40th match, Nov 6, 2022 [T20I # 1871]