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Best Bowling

T20IODITest
Most RunsMost WicketsHighest ScoresBest Bowling
PlayerFiguresOversEconOpponentDate
Keshav Maharaj9/12941.13.13Sri Lanka
Marco Jansen7/136.51.90Sri Lanka
Kyle Abbott7/2911.42.49Pakistan
Keshav Maharaj7/3210.03.20Bangladesh
Keshav Maharaj7/4012.03.33Bangladesh
Dale Steyn7/5116.43.06India
Marchant de Lange7/8123.23.47Sri Lanka
Keshav Maharaj7/10242.42.39Pakistan
Kagiso Rabada7/11229.03.86England
Paul Adams7/12845.02.84Pakistan
Dale Steyn6/88.10.98Pakistan
Vernon Philander6/2113.01.62Australia
Morne Morkel6/2316.41.38New Zealand
Kagiso Rabada6/3210.43.00England
Andre Nel6/3216.21.96West Indies
Dale Steyn6/348.24.08West Indies
Duanne Olivier6/3714.02.64Pakistan
Simon Harmer6/3723.01.61India
Lungi Ngidi6/3912.23.16India
Monde Zondeki6/3914.32.69Zimbabwe
Shaun Pollock6/3917.42.21England
Keshav Maharaj6/4020.21.97New Zealand
Vernon Philander6/4215.42.68India
Vernon Philander6/4415.52.78New Zealand
Kagiso Rabada6/4617.52.58Bangladesh

South Africa's men record list for best bowling in Test cricket, computed ball by ball from every recorded match since 26 December 2002.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best Test bowling figures for South Africa's men?

9/129 by Keshav Maharaj against Sri Lanka on 2018-07-20.

How are these records calculated?

Computed ball by ball from every recorded match — South Africa's men since 26 December 2002 — using source data from Cricsheet under the Open Database License. Records update automatically as new matches are ingested.